Our government is long overdue to stop its’ almost illogical and biased support of Israel.  Yes, we have a moral obligation as one of the world’s superpowers to protect the inalienable rights of all for peace and security, but as a nation, we consistently come down on the side of Israel even when circumstances do not warrant it.

For example, we espouse a policy on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, but when it comes to Israel, we pretend that they do not possess a nuclear arsenal.  Everyone knows that they do!  Yet, at the same time, we are inextricably marching towards a military intervention to stop the progress towards developing a nuclear weapon by the Iranian’s.  Am I crazy, but isn’t the possession of nuclear weapons a bite more serious than the plans to eventually develop nuclear weapons?

We must stop turning the other way regarding Israel’s policy of natural growth regarding settlements – there is nothing natural about it!  To my simplistic mind, this is tantamount to accepting a tumor’s right to natural growth within one’s colon!  There is nothing natural about the strong taking personal and real property from the weak by force.   I recall that one of the divinely written (by the finger of God) commandments on the tablets Moses brought down from Mount Sinai proscribes against this practice.

The Holocaust was, and will always be a crime against all of humanity that must never be forgotten, and against any reoccurrence, all must be eternally vigilant, but where was our American sense of fairness when genocides against the indigenous peoples in the Americas was government policy, when the enslavement of Africans was the majority source of our national wealth and prosperity, when countless Albanians were slaughtered, when Africans (the cradle of humanity) were regularly and systematically subjected to acts of genocide, and on, and on throughout history, and certainly continuing today!

We should never relinquish our strong support of the right of Israel to exist in peace and security, but do we not have an equal responsibility to the Palestinians?  Have you visited Gaza lately?  I submit it is marginally better than the Nazi Germany between 1939-1945.  Do you think that is too strong of an analogy, than try experiencing generational oppression, repression, poverty, want and subjugation as most Palestinian men, women and children are subjected to every day!

Genocide can come in the form of a state’s policy as in Nazi Germany, Sudan, Liberia, Rwanda or Darfur and occur with sickening rapidity and efficacy; or, it can come as it does in Palestine, in a slow, protracted, insidious, methodical, and almost benign form, but the ensuing death and suffering is just as profound, outrageous and permanent.  Hopelessness and helplessness might not extinguish live as quickly and efficiently as gas chambers, shooting, hacking, torture, rape and deprivation, but they are much more insidious because they are often ignored.

Israel has a special place in the tradition and beliefs of all Christians.

According to the Gospel of John, salvation comes through the Jews (John 4:22). Evangelical Christians see the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple to be an integral part of God’s divine plan.  The lobbyists and financial supporters of Israel are deeply committed and highly effective within the U S. Both as a nation and as private citizens, an on-going portion of our national wealth flows to Israel.

Since most chose to be selective about recalling historical facts, than my subjective memory calls to mind the tolerance and peace Jews experienced under the Persians, the Moors and other tolerant Muslims and Christians.  For example, President Anwar El Sadat was martyred for extending the hand of peace and friendship to Israel.  The examples go on and on.  So let us change our national bias in favor of Israel and against (by our actions, not our words) the Palestinian people and make the quantum leap forward to being fair, unbiased, and balanced.

I pray that our leaders and those of Israel finally act – words have been exhausted by now and are hollow, concrete actions are the only thing that matters – to show that the life and welfare of a Palestinian is valued equally to that of an Israeli