Do you really want to know truth?

Do you really want to know truth?

I am not Jewish. But I am a former Evangelical Christian. It is exactly this type of hate-mongering and support for blind nationalistic militarism that lead me to rethinking my worldview.

But please, hear me. There are many, many Jewish people who do not support the extreme racist positions of certain ultra-Zionist.

If you are open minded enough to find out how many of them feel, check this website:

http://nimn.org/Resources

Interesting Read!

I enjoyed reading this book. It was sort of like a 'wake up' call for America.

Biblical prophecy on the Middle East

This interesting and engaging book starts with the poem The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats. All chapters are introduced by memorable quotes from scripture and by people like Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman, David Ben-Gurion, John Adams, Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, Hitler and Arafat.

The main theme is the United States vis a vis Israel in the light of Biblical prophesy. The author explains that America's relations with the two bothers Isaac (Israel) an Ishmael (Arab nations) will determine the future of the USA. The history of these relations is explored through the record of a long line of presidents up to the present.

The book also looks at the history of Zionism and of the restoration of the State of Israel. Prominent Americans like William E Blackstone, Louis Brandeis and Henry Morgenthau Jr played a significant role in the rebirth of the Jewish State. In the chapter A Deadly Lack Of Conviction, the author investigates the heartbreaking years in Germany from 1933 to 1945. The inaction of President Roosevelt before and during the holocaust is a stain on American history. The refusal to accept shiploads of Jewish refugees form a sad part of this picture.

But there were better days ahead, like President Kennedy's open support for Israel as described in the chapter The Olive Replanted, where the 1967 and 1973 wars and Israel's nuclear development programme are also discussed.

The chapter Reviving Ishmael discusses the role of the British and Ottoman Empires in the founding of Saudi-Arabia and the history of the Middle East in the light of the return of Jews to their homeland. It also contains observations on the Cold War, the doctrine of Wahhabism and the establishment of the PLO under Yasser Arafat. The next chapter, Treason, takes a closer look at Saudi-Arabia and its export of terrorism, the peace efforts of President Clinton that led to the Oslo Accords, and the sale of American arms to Arab nations.

The role of the lunatics, liberals and liars is investigated in the chapter of that name. It visits the September 11 attacks by considering them within the moral relativity of liberal culture and criticises the government's tardiness in taking corrective action, while revealing the Saudi government's public relations influence through huge media campaigns. The main role players on the international stage are also discussed here within a prophetic frame of reference: The USA, Israel, EU, UN, Russia, China and the international terrorists.

Chapter 12 narrows the conflict down to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount in particular, by pointing out the historical and religious significance of this structure. This section contains several prophetic quotes from the Bible. It includes a discussion on the proliferation of WMD and Israel's mercifully highly advanced nuclear strike capabilities.

Another chapter is devoted to the new Anti-Semitism, with reference to the United Nations, the deteriorating situation in Europe and the virulent expression of this ancient poison in the Arab world. Many disturbing examples from the Arab media and from the utterances of Arab and Muslim leaders are given.

Chapter 15 looks at the record of US presidents from Jimmy Carter to George W Bush, comparing in each case the blessings and cursings that the USA incurred as regards its relations with Israel and with terrorist organisations.

Chapters 16 and 17 serve as a warning to the USA by way of scriptural quotes, a warning not only to reject the concept of moral relativism but also to rise in support of Israel. The church must stand up for Israel and the Jews, because they are all part of the same promise. The book concludes on a somewhat more optimistic note in the Afterword that points out how George W Bush has courageously implemented firm pro-Israel policies since April 2004.

The book is not without blemish. The author occasionally lapses into hyperbole whilst his identification of nations in prophecy might be wrong in the case of Babylon = Iraq. I think his criticism of the US reconstruction of Iraq is misplaced; in this regard please read Natan Sharansky's book The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror. The term Babylon might also refer to another superpower, a modern day Roman Empire.

Other books that might help to form a clearer picture include The Mountains of Israel By Norma Parrish Archbold, The New Anti-Semitism by Phyllis Chesler, the Anti-Chomsky Reader (edited by David Horowitz and Peter Collier), Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left, and The Case For Israel by Alan Dershowitz.