The Bond Between Judaism and Israel

The connection between Judaism and Israel has				Israel to exist is obvious and well-agreed, but the
long, deep, historic roots. The holy Torah clearly				extremist arab countries are trying to narrow the
shows, that the land of Israel belongs to the				Israeli government ability to fight terror and to
Jewish people, and that the great fathers of the				defend itself and its citizens from threats by
Jewish nation - Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov -				hostile countries (such as Iran, who develops an
lived in "Kenaan" land (which is Israel of				Atomic program) and terrorist organizations (such
nowadays). The modern claim of Arab leaders,				as Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah etc.).
that Israel (or, as they call it, "Palestine") belongs				For this reason, the support of the Jewish
historically to the Palestinians, is absolutely false				communities across the world in the state of
and historians specializing in the Middle east proves				Israel is so important. Most Jewish people,
that the Jewish people lived in that area much				wherever they live, hold the Jewish faith and the
earlier. Further than that, the Muslim religion was				Jewish heritage, and they are faithful to the state
founded only 1400 years ago, while historic				of Israel and the idea of Zionism. But being faithful
evidences shows that Judaism was rooted in the				is not enough, especially in the current situation
land of Israel much earlier than that.				when extremist Arab countries are trying to
However, the connection between Judaism and				harm Israel and to influence other countries to do
Israel is not just historical, and is not similar at all				so as well. Jewish people must be active (and
to the connection between other nations and their				proactive) in helping Israel to survive, and can do
lands. The importance of Israel to the Jewish				so in several ways: They can influence the
people is mainly religious. For over 2000 years,				representatives in whatever country they live in
when Jews were not allowed in Israel, they kept				to defend the interests of Israel in their
praying for their return. Israel has many sites that				parliament and in bilateral connections with other
are holy to the Jewish people, such as the				countrys; They can contribute directly to Israel
Western Wall (a wall in Jerusalem which was a				and to their institutes (for example, Jewishop - an
part of the original Temple), the tombs of the				online Judaica store, that all of its products are
Jewish biblical characters Avraham, Yitzhak,				made in Israel and helping strengthening the Israeli
Yaakov, Sarah, Rivka, Leah, Rachel, Yosef, David,				industry); They can write articles to their local
as well as other biblical sites and important Rabbis				media and convince their friends and family to do
from the Jewish history.				so as well, etc.
Although the connection between the Jewish				But the most important thing, and the bottom line
people to the land of Israel is clear and obvious,				of my editorial, is not to be silent. The current
there are some nations and states that refuse to				situation in the international community is similar to
recognize the existence of the Jewish state of				the biblical story of David vs. Goliath: Israel is
Israel (such as Iran, whose president recently said				David - a young, vibrant country with high moral
that Israel should be "wiped off the map", Syria,				values - and the extremist Arab countries are
the Palestinian authority etc.). Actually, the				Goliath - corrupt and despicable, with the oil
question of the Israeli state is often discussed				weapon on its side. But this time we must not
within international forums (UN, Security Council)				leave David alone in the battlefield. We must help
and raised in the diplomatic ties between countries				David, We must help Israel, for the sake of the
in the international community. The legitimacy of				free world and the western societies.

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The Bond Between Judaism and Israel