ISRAEL'S FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
Bruce Thornton - Front Page Magazine writes:

Israel's fight for survival is not only against Hamas, Hizbullah, and their state sponsors Syria and Iran. Equally formidable, if more insidious, are those in the West whose virulent hatred of Israel imperils her existence. This antipathy among Western academics, commentators, and reporters is itself a reflection of the larger moral and intellectual corruption that endangers not just Israel but Western civilization.

But ~ Make no mistake about it - God has a special love for Israel!

Deuteronomy 7:8 speaks about the chosen nation of Israel and says "because the LORD loved you." Isaiah 63:7 says: "I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He hath bestowed on them according to His mercies, and according to the multitude of His loving kindnesses." In a classic passage of God's love for Israel in Jeremiah 31:1-3 we read: "At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people. Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee."

Do not let the disobedience of Israel cloud your understanding of the covenant our L-RD has with His people - for if He could so easily forget the Jewish people because of their disobedience - what could be said for those who have been grafted into and are not original to the Root who are also disobedient?