Posted by
Justamere10 on Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:09:13 AM
I was in Jerusalem last week and can testify that it's still probably as safe to be a tourist in Israel as in Los Angeles or Miami. You just have to avoid the wrong places and times. On only one of my ten days there did we stay away from the inner city out of prudence as Israeli F-16's streaked overhead, bound for Gaza.
Armed soldiers, police, and civilians are everywhere. But it's kind of comforting because as a tourist you know that all those weapons are loaded and each bearer has been in the army. If something happens nearby just assume a low profile and they'll quickly take care of it!
The Jews came to Israel from all over the world. They came with vastly different cultures, habits, ways of worship. Being surrounded by a common ruthless enemy has united them, one positive result of intense adversity.
It's not the ordinary "Palestinian" Arabs that are the enemy of Israel. It's a small population of people with twisted minds who can't wait to shed human blood and earn a pleasure place in their grossly distorted image of "heaven".
We know them today as "terrorists." They've all got the same mentality, the same twisted ruthless way of unthinking.
America is preparing to choose a president. The options seem clear. Our choice is a president who will stand up and fight the enemy, as the Israelis do each day, and unite the country. Or a president who will take away the weapons our warriors need, and please foreign nations by throwing smiles and "yes we cans" as the enemy rushes upon American cities, villages, women and children...