The Threat of Newly Formed Right- Wing Israeli Government – A Warning to Christians

This article is an open letter to American Christian leaders who support the state of Israel, and it is a call to a serious contemplation and subsequent action.

Israel’s newly formed right wing government is an attack on basic human rights and on democracy in general.  “Israel – the only democracy in the Middle East” is a phrase that was used on many occasions by Benjamin Netanyahu when he was soliciting American politicians for the unconditional support of Israel. The famous phrase was often parroted in Christian pulpits and used as the “icing on a cake” by Christian pastors who preached unreserved love and support of the political State of Israel.

American support of the Jewish State has its roots in futuristic dispensational interpretation of biblical prophecy so prevalent among the United States Christians. However, Israel being a supposed democracy with equal rights for all – was indeed the “icing on a cake”. If one disagrees with the prophecy interpretation, there is always the “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East” line that would surely make a freedom loving American give a thumbs up for financial and moral support of The State.

In truth, Benjamin Netanyahu did us all a favor. He removed the icing from the cake, and we can now see the true ingredients of what’s in the baked goods.