To Be or Not To Be, That Is Israel's Question...........by Dan Friedman

As of last week, the Jewish people’s welfare no longer resides in the weak hands of the Diaspora; it’s moved to the strong hands of Israel, where it was meant to be all along. After 63 years, Israel’s training wheels have finally come off, and more than at any point in the long lifeline of the Jewish people, Jews control their own fate. Israel is in all ways a powerful, modern Jewish state, and Jewry’s well-being no longer relies on an Abe Foxman press release, a statement from “the presidents,” or Dershowitz’s “defense.” Today, everything rests with a choice only Israelis can make: choose life and defy the Nations, or please the Nations and choose suicide. Thanks to Obama, we won’t have long to wait for Israel’s answer. He’s lit a fire under history, thrown a torch into a cave of slumbering bats, and Israel’s decision time is rushing at her faster than anyone imagined. That means most of us will be blessed to bear witness at the moment of truth, and if you’ve taken G-d’s side in this matter, I suggest both upright Jews and righteous gentiles offer our Creator a simple prayer:

Blessed are you G-d, King of the universe, who gives Your People Israel a mighty arm, and the will to use it.

Say that and G-d via His IDF will take care of the rest.

Dan Friedman
NYC