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CHAPTER 11: ISRAEL – 2015

The Western Wall and the Mosque in Jerusalem (CCASA)

The nation of Israel is God’s chosen people. God had spoken to Abram and said He would make a great nation
and bless him. That great nation is Israel derived from Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and his twelve sons. Didn’t God
tell Abram that he would bless those who bless him and curse those who curse him? Didn’t that blessing go on
to the descendants of Abram? God extended the blessing when wrestling with Jacob and dislocating his hip.

Genesis 12:2-3 “And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great;
And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will
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curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Most Christians believe that this blessing goes on to those nations who support the Jewish nation of Israel. It
was the nations of England and the United States that first recognized the founding of Israel as a nation in 1948.
The United States has been very supportive of Israel in the past. It has provided military training as well as
equipment to Israel for defense of its land. This equipment has included fighter jets for its air force.

It wasn’t until the Obama administration that friction occurred between the two nations. President Obama made
a grievous mistake in his first term in office by demanding a halt to the Israeli settlement building. Obama
promptly flew to Cairo but not Jerusalem to cozy up to the Muslim world. It was in this most important capital
of the Arab world that Obama demanded a halt to Israeli settlement building. This put Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas into an unsupported diplomatic role. With the passage of time, Obama owned up to his
diplomatic mistake which possibly put the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on hold. Now, at the start of his
second term, Obama has announced his trip to Israel, which happened on March 20, 2013. He planted a tree
there. His visit was to improve his image in the eyes of some Israelis who suspect him as being pro-Palestinian.
This would provide an opportunity for Israel and the U.S. to compare diplomatic issues at the highest level.

167 New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. 1995 (Ge 12:2–3). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.