One week off!! Disneyland or Israel?

To many Jews in the world relate to Israel like they do Disneyland. Once every year or two they make the visit. They go to the Kotel (ride the Mattehorn). They go to the Kinneret (Splash Mountain). They give a little Sadakah in the cool boxes and random people (throw the coins in the fountains and random water displays) They have a few taxi rides (Thunder Mountain). They even go visit Mea Sharim for the experience (Pirates of the Caribbean). They leave with tons of pictures, red strings on there wrists, and lots of souvenirs (the little handheld picture viewer that you get when they take your picture when you enter, and even the glow in the dark fancy necklaces). Upon exiting they say goodbye and hope to visit again in the next few years, they had a great time!!!!

If Disneyland closed for some reason indefinitely or was wiped out by an earthquake, many would be disappointed. People would probably be bummed out about it for a while, a few days, maybe even a week. A destruction of Israel G-d forbid, people of course would be more devastated. But what does Israel really mean to the masses of Jews out there?

Its this place that exists over there. They send money to it on occasions. They read about it on the news and on-line at least once a day. They love to give their opinions on the political situation over there. Even some will go to rallies for, and against it. Some go to have there Bar/Bat Mitsphas there. The majority of Jews in the world though have never stepped foot on its soil.

So how important is Israel really than? Maybe the Jews of the world would be better off if it didn't exist. Why should people lash out at them when Israel does something that the world feels unjust? Maybe there are plenty of other places in the world that Jews would be better off! Why put yourself in a dangerous situation by living there, or visiting there for that matter? Do we really need Israel??

OK!! So there were expulsions in practically every country that the Jews lived from the beginning of time. This is 2005, the world is a civilized place now. From what happened 60 years ago the world has come a long way. What happened in the past to us could never happen again!!! Certainly not in America, we helped build it up to what it is today.

This week there was a Suicide Bomber that blew himself up trying to go into a mall in Netanya. Who was Lotfi Abu Saada after? The people he killed, were they his target? Was he going for particular names, certain ages of people, babies, woman, soldiers, elders, handicapped, who?? His target was YOU!! ME!! If you call yourself a Jew than you just made his list. His motive?? Peace?? Revenge??

I don't like to speak about politics to much because it bums me out!! When I read most papers it depresses me. When I see fellow Jews that are more Pro-Palestinian than Pro-Jewish it blows a hole right through me. Unfortunately there are tons of them. It seems that a majority of Jews feel it would be best to give up more land for a so called "peace." My question to them is "Who are we supposed to have peace with?" The only side that I have heard of a real peace comes from the mouths of the Leftist Jew. It seems that the words, and actions of the Palestinian people and their leaders have no affect on their stance. "OK so its still part of the Official Palestinian Covenant that the final goal is to wipe out Israel, they don't really mean it!!!!"

Is it worth the risk to give up more of our land. Why is it such an assumed factor that we are to give back parts of Eretz Israel??? What other country in the world has ever done such a thing??? Give me one sign that the people on the other side really want peace??? What's the price if you're wrong???

When the world condemns us for building a wall to protect our woman and children from being blown up by people like Lotfi Abu Saada something has to click in your head!!! Something's not right here!! When the government is more concerned about the rights and survival of a people that tried to destroy you, more than themselves, something has got to click!! When the majority of Israelis are in favor of giving up more land, and the majority of those people you are giving the land too want to destroy you, something has got to click!!

The number of Arab countries in the world is around 19!! The last time I counted the number of Jewish countries in the world was 1! That's all we got! 1!! For the past 2000 years that number was 0!!! So if something happens to Disneyland, you always have 6 flags, Kings Canyon, Knott's Berry Farm, and a whole slew of other Amusement Adventure Parks. If something, again G-d forbid, happens to our 1 country, where will we turn in time of need??? America??? What happens if overnight they don't want us over there anymore?? France? back to Germany?? Where??