Stand With Israel

For all who love freedom.
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STAND WITH ISRAEL

A small nation
Brought forth from the desert
The dream of the faithful
In exile no more
Now imperiled
Surrounded by hatred
Betrayed and outnumbered
And threatened with war

For all who love freedom
It's time to show

That we stand with Israel
In its lonely battle for liberty
And its right to defend its people and its land
We stand with Israel

A great evil
Has risen around us
A poison that's spreading
Too fast and too far
There's no refuge
We have to defeat it
Or soon it will find us
Wherever we are

Out there on the front lines
They need to know

That we stand with Israel
In its brave resistance to tyranny
And its right to defend its people and its land
We stand with Israel

Sderot and Haifa
(Their fight is our fight)
Beslan and Bali
(Their fight is our fight)
Darfur and Moscow
(Their fight is our fight)
Mumbai and Delhi
(Their fight is our fight)
Rishon Lezion
(Their fight is our fight)
Davao and Kenya
(Their fight is our fight)
Herat and Baghdad
(Their fight is our fight)
New York and London
(Their fight is our fight)

Stand with Israel
In its lonely battle for liberty
And its right to defend its people and its land
(We stand with Israel)

Stand with Israel
In its quest for peace and security
And its right to defend its people and its land
We stand with Israel

Copyright 2006, 2011

Glenn Beck: I Stand Tonight With Israel

On tonight's show, Glenn Beck asks why our administration is siding with the wrong side and standing with all of those who stand against Israel.

Glenn gave a passionate condemnation of US foreign policy on tonight’s TV show. As the Middle East continues to burn, the United States – and most of the world for that matter – have not taken a firm stance in alliance with Israel. Instead, the administration has been silent as groups like the Muslim Brotherhood start to work their way into power in Egypt and other countries.

Glenn makes a compelling argument, noting that Israel is the only country in the Middle East that shares American values. They are constantly provoked and attacked, yet despite having a heavy nuclear arsenal they have not launched a single one. In Israel, unlike most other Middle Eastern countries, women are treated equally and people aren’t stoned for their sexual orientation. Nevertheless, the United States has – at it’s best – remained silent.

But as Glenn also noted, there are those high up in the administration that would stand against Israel, such as Samantha Power (Mrs. Cass Sunstein), who has argued that the United States should shift their support from Israel and focus on the creation of a Palestinian State. They use the doctrine of a “Responsibility to Protect” to say the US and its allies should move against Israel in support of the Palestinian State, the same doctrine that President Obama used to move against Libya without congressional approval. You can see her make the argument in this video:

But Glenn used his opening monologue to take a stand for Israel. “You have to do what you feel is the right thing, because the times call for it.” He made his stand tonight, and he called for viewers to take account of their lives and figure out where they stand on these issues and the other issues facing the country and the world. World leaders may be silent – or worse, standing on the wrong side of history – and its up to the individuals in America to stand on the side of good.

Republican Jewish Coalition

Joel Pollak for Congress - Pro-Israel Politician

Defending Israel

ISRAEL IS NOT THE PROBLEM

I believe it is both wrong and dangerous to treat Israel as the obstacle to peace in the Middle East. I will oppose the administration’s attempts to put pressure on Israel. I will also vote against aid to the Palestinian Authority until its various factions have given up terror and recognized Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. I will also introduce legislation to withdraw U.S. support from United Nations bodies that do nothing except demonize Israel.

STAND UP TO IRAN

I will push the administration to adopt a tougher and more principled approach to Iran. The military option, though a last resort, must be kept on the table. Iran has violated UN Security Council resolutions, and we must apply stronger sanctions. We should also stand up for Iranian dissidents, and make fuel sales to Iran conditional on measurable progress in human rights and democratic reform.

NEW DIPLOMATIC IDEAS

While fighting terrorism, we must remain committed to the goal of peace. I will propose the creation of new bilateral institutions that can form the basis for future cooperation between Israel and her neighbors. I will also take up the cause of Christians and other threatened minority groups throughout the Middle East, and I will defend ordinary Muslims—particularly women—whose rights are being trampled by their governments and by extremist groups.

'The Aim Is to Make Israel a Pariah' RUPERT MURDOCH

Last night, Rupert Murdoch gave an extraordinary speech at an Anti-Defamation League dinner in which he revealed, yet again, that he is a true and selfless friend of the Jewish people and of Israel. Here is the text:

An historian’s point of view

I would like to speak to you today as an historian, because it seems to me that the State of Israel has packed more history into her 62 years on the planet than many other nations have in six hundred. There are many surprising things about this tiny, feisty, brave nation the size of Wales, but the most astonishing is that she has survived at all. The very day after the new state was established, she was invaded by the armies of no fewer than five Arab countries, and she has been struggling for her right to life ever since. And that is what we are here for today, to reiterate Israel’s right to self-defence, inherent in all legitimate countries.

We in the West need to regain moral clarity Israel is a fundamental constituent of the West. If Israel is lost, then we are all lost.

Israel may be located in the Middle East, but it is an integral part of the West. The one thing setting it apart from the rest is its status as the only democracy whose existence has been questioned since inception.

It is easy to blame Israel for all the evils in the Arab world and some are even ready to sacrifice the future of Israel if a new understanding with the Muslim world were to be achieved in return. However, to weaken Israel is a serious mistake since it is our first line of defence in the region; if Israel fell into the hands of its enemies, the West as we know it would cease to exist.

To defend Israel’s right to exist in peace and within defensible borders requires a moral clarity that has mainly gone lost in Europe - this spectre is also looming over the United States. To place Israel as a key component of the West’s fate - and it is - is to acknowledge that enemies are not chosen according to one’s liking and that the enemies of freedom are out there; to say that Israel, with virtues and flaws, has the right to be treated as any other liberal democracy, requires that we acknowledge as our own the values and trademarks in which we have been forged throughout the centuries.

Motivated by the necessity of reconstituting our own Western values, expressing deep concern about the contemporary wave of ideological and civilisational aggression against the state of Israel, and mindful that Israel’s strength is our strength and Israel’s weakness is our weakness, I have launched the Friends of Israel Initiative with the help of some very prominent people: Andrew Roberts, John Bolton, Alejandro Toledo, Marcello Pera, Robert Agostinelli.

Israel, I repeat, is a fundamental constituent of the West. The West is what it is, thanks to its Judeo-Christian roots. If the Jewish part of those roots is upturned and Israel is lost, then we are lost too. Today, to defend Israel is to defend the West. With this initiative we aspire to make that reality ever more patent.

José María Aznar was Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004

http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/36089/we-west-need-regain-moral-clarity

Speech at the British parliament: Israel and human rights Israel, our Forefather

The culture of human rights was born and has flourished in those countries that have been shaped by Judeo-Christianity. Israel and the Jews are therefore central to the greatest political achievements of the West.

2010-07-23 by Marcello Pera

Speech to World Jewish Congress in Jerusalem Defending Israel to Defend Ourselves

Israel today is nothing less than essential to us, not only because the Jewish state is located in the very region where the strategic tectonic plates collide, but because Israel is one of the few nations willing to pay a price for its survival.

2010-09-01 by Jose Maria Aznar

Speech announcing launch of Friends of Israel Initiative in Washington DC

The following is the text of a speech delivered to more than 70 guests, friends and supporters of the Friends of Israel Initiative in Washington DC by Jose Maria Aznar.

2010-09-14 by Jose Maria Aznar

U.S. Congressional Resolution supporting Friends of Israel Initiative

HCON 315 IH
 

111th CONGRESS
 

2d Session

H. CON. RES. 315

Recognizing the formation and supporting the objectives of the Friends of Israel Initiative.

The Real Israel Lobby It’s the American people.

Now we know who constitutes the real Israel lobby: the American public. Especially the Republican-leaning part of it.

Consider the results of a new poll, a survey of 1000 likely voters done October 3 to 5 by McLaughlin and Associates for the Emergency Committee for Israel. (The complete survey results, including cross-tabs, are available at committeeforisrael.com.)

Israel will be first to buy F-35

Israel signed a contract to purchase 20 F-35 stealth fighters on Thursday, and will be the first country to take delivery of the jets in 2015.

On October 7, Israel’s Ministry of Defense Director General (Maj. Gen. Ret.) Udi Shani signed the Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the procurement of the F-35 aircraft. The acquisition of the planes will be funded by U.S. military aid, over eight years. The new fighter will be provided along with an integral support package, sustaining the aircraft through its service life. The decision has yet to pass the approval of the Israeli government. The purchase will be funded by U.S. military aid to Israel. Israel originally planned to initially buy of 25 aircraft. The current decision trims this initial buy by five aircraft. According to Israel MOD sources, the flyaway cost of these aircraft will be $96 million, but this cost reflects only the net price of the platform.

The expenses including the preparation of the new squadron, initial infrastructure, logistical and support package is expected to eventually exceed $150 million per plane. Given the additional integration cost of locally developed Israeli systems, planned for integration into this highly complex aircraft, the cost of future batches is expected to rise significantly for the fully equipped F-35Is in following years. Israel’s future plans are to buy 75 F-35Is. Furthermore, for these enhancement and adaptations Israel may have to rely on local currency funding, unlike the aircraft acquisition program that will be funded entirely by the annual U.S. aid amounting over $2 billion per year.

Israeli pilots will begin training on the new aircraft by 2014 and the first aircraft are expected to arrive in Israel by 2015. The first squadron could become operational in less than two years at one of the Israel Air Force (IAF) southern air bases.

The initial F-35I will represent standard F-35A models. However, the F-35I acquisition agreement is opening opportunities for the installation of Israeli systems in future production batches. These opportunities will also open the aircraft for marketing Israeli systems to other air forces, reflecting an opportunity worth several billions of dollars for the local industry. Gen. Udi Shani has stated that the acquisition agreement also includes a framework for buyback purchasing from the Israeli industry worth $4 billion. The introduction of Israeli components, systems and technologies into the world’s newest fighter plane will also open a potential market opportunity worth about $5 billion among the aircraft users.