What Happens to Israeli Prime Ministers?

What Happens to Israeli Prime Ministers?

If you're anything like many of us here in Israel, you would be wondering what has happened to the logic, good sense and common-sense of the Prime Ministers of Israel. Once they take the position of Prime Minister of Israel they seem as if they have been forced to take some kind of mind altering drug! Or is the US and world pressure so great upon them that they somehow forget that they are responsible for the lives of millions of Jews?

I cannot understand how Netanyahu, who often speaks so eloquently, could, for any reason, make a decision to release 1027 terrorists from prison when many have murdered hundreds of Israeli Jews?  Their hands are dripping with Jewish blood. How could he do this and justify his action by saying that many of them will be deported to Gaza, when we know the Gaza Border with Egypt is wide open? For that matter our border with Egypt is without fences for over a hundred kilometers along our Negev Desert. How can he say that the ones being released to Judea and Samaria (West Bank) will not be allowed to enter Israel?  Just how stupid does he think we are?    

Surely there is not one intelligent, thinking Israeli who doesn't expect, and know in his or her heart, that many Israelis will be killed because of this deal to release Gilad Schalit. What kind of leadership makes such a decision to sacrifice many lives for such a deal? We can all understand why, and how, we would RISK lives to save one, but not to SACRIFICE them!

I see Mr. Schalit marching in Israel with his followers to have his son released, and I ask myself ; would I do the same thing? The answer is "yes".  A father's love for his son is unconditional. I would hate to be faced with the decision of possibly sacrificing many other lives to save my son's. In the future there will be a question for that son - when others are murdered because of his release - how will he be able to live with that? 

Then we have the families of those murdered by these terrorists, who will be released to save Gilad Schalit - only to kill again? What value is being placed, or misplaced, upon the death of their sons and daughters? What kind of justice are they receiving?

The worst of all this is that the Islamic terrorist organisation Hamas is being rewarded for their terror, for kidnapping Gilad Schalit , and holding him hostage for five years. Not only being rewarded,  but being encouraged to kidnap more Israelis, and this they have already said they will do!.  

The very day after Gilad Schalit was kidnapped the IDF should have entered Gaza and retrieved him. What makes it so hard to understand is that the IDF wanted to do just that, but our prime minister said no! Maybe the question is; why did he say no? Why, after thousands of rockets and missiles showered down on our civilian population for years, and we went into Gaza with operation "Defensive Shield", was the IDF not allowed to finish off Hamas - and was pulled out by our Prime Minister? We have every right to be asking why? Every IDF General worth anything, knows this, and wants to go into Gaza to destroy this Hamas terrorist organization.  Yet  our prime minister is now making deals with them behind closed doors! Many of us want to know why?

We listened to Netanyahu go against his Likud Party platform and accept the idea of a "Palestinian State." We want to know why, when we have heard him say many times that a Palestinian State is just a step towards the total destruction of Israel. So we know he knows that? We need to know why he is making these horrible decisions? We can blame it all on Obama - but we know it goes far deeper than that? Maybe we should be asking - who controls Obama?  

I remember when I was in the IDF back in June of 1982. We went after the PLO in Lebanon and had Arafat cornered with his back to the sea in Beirut. Instead of finishing the so-called "Palestinian Problem" our Prime Minister let them escape to Tunis. The US 6^th Fleet sent boats to rescue them, where they ran and regrouped - developing into the forerunner of what we have today.  

We watched as Ariel Sharon, who we thought was one of our greatest defenders,  do a 180 degree turnabout -  and demanding, against all logic, the displacement of over 9,000 Jews from their homes in Gaza. Many of them are still homeless and unemployed to this day. Now, as a result of this,  we all see what we have confronting us in Gaza. 

We have witnessed time and time again the acts of the then Prime Minister, and now Defense Minister Ehud Barak. He does everything in his power to divide Israel and the city of Jerusalem - rendering it utterly defenseless. We sat still and watched the surprise move of bringing out all of our IDF soldiers from southern Lebanon, making it possible for Hizbullah to take control. This has left us today facing tens of thousands of missiles capable of hitting all parts of Israel. Essentially giving Iran control of our northern border. Yet this man is still in power and continues to lead our defence forces.

There is so much more - we could also talk of Rabin and his government for hours - but let's move on...   

There is, however, a more accurate book outlining the history of Israel.  We call it the Bible, or in Israel the Tenach or Torah. We know the beginning from the end.  We know how it all ends. One thing I am sure about is that in the end of all this Israel will still be standing. There is no danger of Israel disappearing. There is, however, grave danger ahead for those who are deluded enough to think there is this possibility. History has taught this lesson to such people many times.

God has called this ministry to rescue Jews and to bring them home. We are but a small part of a very large plan, therefore it is important for us to be obedient to God's Call on our lives. Regardless of what this Prime Minister, or others, have done or will do - God is ultimately the power to be reckoned with.  

With the global economy rushing headlong into what would appear to be a final collapse, and armies facing each other off around the world, it is obvious to me that something big is about to happen that will change our lives forever. Yet one thing never changes. God's Word. He loves Israel and the Jewish people regardless of their faults and mistakes, even misguided Prime Ministers! I am happy to report to you that there are still those in the Israeli government who know the ways of God and what Israel is all about.

I have no doubt that we are headed for the worst war Israel has ever witnessed, but I also know that Israel will survive, and God, by His Word, will bring the Jews back home to Israel.  

With the world in turmoil, and the future looking bleak to say the least, God still says in Gen. 12:3 "I will bless them that bless Israel". With the help of those whom God loved enough to bring to a ministry that touches the Apple of His Eye we will be successful in rescuing Jews who will soon be running for their very lives.

We know you have many concerns and we pray that God will bless you with a clear and purposeful mind. If God has touched you to be part of this ministry, stop and pray - asking God what He would have you do. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for our son Joel and all the IDF soldiers.  Joel has been recalled to active duty and that means Connie and I pray ever more fervently daily. Please pray about your part in this ministry.

Shalom, Jerry Golden