True, but what about the spiritual claim? No, I’m not referring to ancient texts with no modern application. I’m referring to the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy that has taken place in recent decades in Israel.

The Tanach clearly foretold the restoration of Jerusalem to Israel in 1967, in the eighth chapter of the Book of Daniel, verses 13 and 14 (see http://www.sixdaywar.co.uk/Daniel8.pdf for the full explanation).

Yet, Jewish people in Israel and worldwide refuse to acknowledge that G-d did it, and did it exactly as prophesied by giving courage to the IDF and by confounding the minds of Israel’s enemies so as to bring about the miraculous result. It’s almost as if the Jewish people are ashamed of their heritage and the relationship that defines Jews as a people.

Israel is in a spiritual battle for Jerusalem and Eretz Yisrael, yet it refuses to use the most powerful weapon at its disposal. That weapon is belief in the G-d of Israel, and in the promises made to Israel in the Tanach, and, in the case of 1967, the miracle performed literally before the eyes of the people of Israel so that they can believe.

If Jewish people do not believe in their Divine right to the Land of Israel, and say so out loud, why should anyone else believe? My question is not an accusation, but a plea. So much is at stake, my friends.

If anything comes of the current futile round it will be nothing more than what the Oslo Treaty was, a Treaty of Hudabiyah. Such will allow the Arabs a few years to grow steronger and Israel relatively weaker. It will not even stop terrorism, as the Oslo Treaty did not. Any Pali government will just claim that private groups are doing the terrorism and they have no control over them, and if Israel retaliates outsiders will scream bloody murder as usual, with no thought for the Israeli victims.

There is something about armed Jews defending themselves against genocide that makes a lot of people nervous, even hysterical. I can only wonder why.

The whole negotiation is a futile farce at this time. Let the Palis stew in their own juice and strike them hard when they attack. Kill the Hamas scum and the other terrorists and let the Palis reap the just rewards for their evil ways. Cut all money transfers off, cut off the gas and electricity, leaving only water going to them, making them pay reasonable amounts for it. After a few years maybe they will be ready to negotiate honestly, but I doubt it.

To paraphrase Inigo Montoya, “I don’ theenk these wor’, ’secure’ meen wha’ some say eet mean.” The Green Line — the effective border pre-1967 is a fractal, with more twists and turns than a Ludlum novel; obviously not secure. The Fence is an attempt to turn a less twisty line into something less insecure.

The Jordan River, though — like the Golan, and the Suez Canal . . . well, that’s a different story.