Israel under attack

 Hi All,

"I say to the L-rd, “You are my God.”
Hear, L-rd, my cry for mercy.
Sovereign L-rd, my strong deliverer,
you shield my head in the day of battle.
Do not grant the wicked their desires, L-rd;
do not let their plans succeed."

Psalm 140

So we are almost at the end of the Jewish 'high holidays', which began with New Year, then Yom Kippur, Sukkot and today Simchat Torah, which is by tradition a day of celebration. I was looking forward to coming back to blogging, but now there is the news from Israel. 

 The terrorists of Hamas, bankrolled by Iran,  have been responsbile for what some are saying is Israel's '9/11' or in another way a  massive murderous pogrom against Israelis, foreign visitors and members of Israel's minority communities such as the Bedouins. 

 Hamas  fired 5,000 rockets, attacking by sea and by land, the bloody brutal killing of people on the streets and in their houses,as the streets run with blood, so far 300 murdered and 1,600 injured. Then there is the  taking of hostages- including women and children- parading them around in Gaza like they are in a slave market with it all put onto social media for the world to see.  I  think of my brother, sister in law, neices and nephews who live there and pray for their safety and our collective resolve against these savages. 

There will doubtless be some form of backlash here in the diaspora as Israel merely seeks to defend itself and her citizens against these barbaric animals, but then this would happen whatever the context, but the context here is that Hamas are an exestential threat toward Israel and the Jewish people. It also gives a window as to what would happen if Israel either surrendered the West Bank or suffered defeat. Let us pray that this does not happen and that Israel will prevail!