
by Pastor Tim Burt
Note from Pastor Tim:
With all that is happening in Israel, I wanted to share with you regarding the current crisis that is happening there in the war with Hamas. I was about to sit down and write when I received this correspondence from my brilliant and good friend Raanan Levy, the former adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. It is slightly longer than normal but will give bring you clear thinking and truth regarding the conflict that is happening between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. It will follow a video that is called: "Who is Responsible for the Suffering in Gaza?" It is a critically important video to help you understand the current situation, to help see the urgency for prayer, and to help you share the truth with others. Watch the video and then please read the article "Gaza, What's Next" from my friend Raanan Levi. God bless you! Pastor Tim
“Who is Responsible for the Suffering in Gaza?”
Gaza, What's Next?

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Gaza, What's Next?
In
2005 Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip, after a 38 year long military
occupation, and Military administrative rule over several thousand Israeli
families who lived there for decades.When PM Ariel Sharon came to explain to
his staff his reasoning for his shocking announcement of his plan to pull
out of Gaza, (spring of 2002), he gave 3 reasons for it:
*
An immediate relief to the heavy burden on the IDF, defending 9,000 Jewish
civilians.
*
Obtaining a solid and broad International support from the USA and EU, once we
leave Gaza and end the "occupation".
*
Rolling the pressure on the "Palestinian Authority", to reciprocate
to a historic Israeli gesture, and compromising on their 50 year long outrageous demands. The PA, said Sharon,
will have to accept the "two state solution", and bow to the International pressure that they will be exposed
to.
While
I still have tremendous respect to Ariel Sharon and his monumental 60 year long
career serving our nation, there is no doubt that this move turned to be the
most echoing fiasco of his career.
Today,
9 years after the disengagement, we can see the total failure of each and every
parameter of his goals:
*
The IDF, in the past 9 years, invests humongous resources in defending Israel
from the largest nest of terror in the world. Not only the passive defense became the most condensed
military zone anywhere on the globe, but Israel had to engage over 3 times in intense "mini-wars", to put a
cap on Hamas military threats on Millions of Israelis.
*
The International community did not move one bit towards Israel, on the
Palestinian issue. No country of relevance, has ever put any pressure on the Palestinian Authority, to change
their demands towards Israel, or to stop the venomous incitement against Israel, amongst Palestinian youth,
children, and mainstream Palestinian Media.
* Although 90% of Palestinians live under Hamas or PA rule, ( 45% under PA in Judea and Samaria, since 1993 Oslo agreements, and another 45% under Islamist and murderous Hamas rule in Gaza), Israel is still blamed to be, or perceived as being, an "occupier" in its' own land.
* Although 90% of Palestinians live under Hamas or PA rule, ( 45% under PA in Judea and Samaria, since 1993 Oslo agreements, and another 45% under Islamist and murderous Hamas rule in Gaza), Israel is still blamed to be, or perceived as being, an "occupier" in its' own land.
The present day offensive in Gaza, was imposed on us deliberately by
Hamas. They chose the timing and they chose the intensity. Israel waited 10
very long days, with over 4-5 Million Israelis running to bomb shelters 5-20
times a day, until it started responding by a massive aerial attack. Then, even
that did not deter the Hamas, which forced us to enter with ground forces, for
the past 12 days already.
The "diplomatic
clock" started ticking seriously, only 5-6 days ago. The USA's response to
the events, literally prolonged this whole thing. Instead of the USA
strengthening Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, (and ... Israel...), the US
decided to embrace America’s strongest haters, giving undeserved clout to
Erdogan and Qatar. "Go figure", as they say. Kerry’s' people say in
the past 24 hours, that Kerry did not make any proposals, "he only shared ideas".
Wow, huge difference. Instead of providing insulting explanations, Kerry should
have told Hamas that they are in no position at all to ask for anything in
return for a ceasefire.
The
inevitable conclusions of all those events, and the "to do" list on
Netanyahu’s' desk, should be obvious. The operation in Gaza should continue,
full force, for another 15-20 days at least. The IDF must have ample time to
achieve 3 key objectives at this point:
*
Destroy all tunnels of all kinds that we know of.
*
Confiscate and demolish all Hamas infrastructure we have access to, in the
13-18 day range. Rockets, rifles, explosive storages, bunkers, communication channels and equipment, and
metal workshops that manufacture mortars and rockets.
*
Catch or eliminate, a meaningful number of Hamas field commanders
and leaders.
Once
those goals are reached, and they will can all be reached in 13-18
days without a doubt, Israel should leave the Gaza, unilaterally, and
without any ceasefire agreement. We need to leave them a note on the fridge,
"We had a great time, call us when you want us to come back". Any
effort to reach an agreement now, will be a terrible mistake. A ceasefire, will
never be honored by Hamas, it will only be used for re-arming and reloading.
It will also turn Israel and USA haters, to benefit from an imaginary
"brokerage" of a diplomatic hoax no one believes in. Who needs it? We
can leave without a ceasefire "agreement", it will look exactly the
same, only with benefits to Israel, and nothing for Hamas.
And
last but not least. Once this is over, Israel should send a senior defense
official to have a personal cup of coffee in Qatar, with the Emir of
Qatar, His Trillionnaireness, Mr. Al
Thani. We should tell him in person, that if Qatar will continue to fuel the
rockets from Gaza, life in Doha, will be very different. If they think they can
put Tel-Aviv in bomb shelters with their money, we can make it clear to them,
that they are very wrong. Without going into details, Israel can send this
message clearly, and it will not go unnoticed. It will also never be challenged
or doubted. It's as easy as that. The Emir of Qatar will not want to see
one of his cousin's Rolls Royces suddenly blow up in his la-la land
country, and have his rule over that insanely wealthy principality, start shaking by unclaimed "events"
in Doha’s' finest restaurants and shopping malls.
A
comprehensive offensive Israeli attitude for only the next 3-4 weeks, can make
a huge difference on the timing of the "next round". We can not
decide when it will be, we can only make clear what the ramifications are.
Raanan
(Rani) Levy, Israel
(Former Adviser to Prime Minister Sharon)
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For additional reading & videos on exactly how Hamas is hurting the Palestinian people in Gaza, click here: http://www.idfblog.com/
Isaiah 62:1 (NLT) "Because I love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I cannot remain silent. I will not stop praying for her until her righteousness shines like the dawn, and her salvation blazes like a burning torch"
In His Love,
Pastor Tim Burt
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