Arab Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land would suffer equally if Iran were to strike Israel with nuclear weapons. Muslim and Christian Holy sights would burn along with thousands of Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Before all of that can happen Iran would need to have made and tested those kind of weapons - everyone, even Israel and the CIA, agree that Iran does not have any nuclear bombs. Taking the entire population of Israel and the Occupied Territories you will find that roughly half are Arabs and half Israelis. Weapons of mass destruction can't be programed to wipe out only one ethnic group. Why, therefore, is there silence on this issue from both Muslim or Christian leaders in the Holy Land about Iran's threat on Israel? Only Netanyahu and his kind seem to be worried.
The position of the current administration in Israel (not necessarily the people of the State of Israel) is to draw Western nations, including the USA and major powers in Europe, into another Iraq type war in order to market Israel's need for economic aid, protection and military support to sustain Netanyahu and his party rule. The U.S. Congress in particular has bought this old story. Why? The number one export from the USA is military hardware and firepower. The Administration in Israel under Prime Minister Netanyahu and the makers of arms want you to support the fear that is being built up - not because it is real but because they both have something to gain. We should not be fooled into another Iraq type war once again. We urge you to pray that moderate political leaders in the State of Israel will be able to overcome the fear that the current Israeli administration is trying to foster so that real gains will be made to bring about peace and equality for all the people in the Holy Land, Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Read Robert Fisk's article here
Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding
