Who are Israel's allies?

[mizzdy]

So when it comes to determining who are her allies... would a nation's pacifism towards Israel render them a foe?

I'm still trying to come to grips with what would practically be a fulfilment of that prophecy, and it appears that we are some distance away yet. This distance could be covered quite quickly, the way things are moving at the moment... but we aren't there yet.

Do you think entities like the EU or UN would impose embargo's as part of this prophecy?

I do see them doing such things, some of the EU countries are of course using the so called 'settlements' as proof Israel is not wanting to move forward towards a 'peace' deal. I have been wondering if the UN and at least the arabs will try and push for Israel to sign the nuke treaty making them declare they have them, things like that.

[Rick-Parker]

Who are they, and what (practically speaking) does it take to be an ally?

Both major parties in our government supposedly are pro-Israel, but I don't know that plays out in practice in world politics.

Ideas?

Israel is in a mutual defense treaty with no country, to my knowledge. Meaning that technically they have no allies. The United States and a few other countries (Australia being one of them) tacitly claim to back Israel against potential foes. I wonder about this, though, as Israel has had 3 invasion attempts on it in the past 62 years and none of these countries actually intervened with their military. So I'll just go ahead and make the claim that Israel's only true, and by far most important, ally is God.

Eze 39:1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Eze 39:2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

Eze 39:3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

Eze 39:4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

Eze 39:5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

I'm not sure which war it was - I think it was the 6-Day War - that the US actively resupplied Israel on the fly. So, America could be considered a defacto ally, at least until this present situation.

[Steve_S]

Who are they, and what (practically speaking) does it take to be an ally?

Both major parties in our government supposedly are pro-Israel, but I don't know that plays out in practice in world politics.

Ideas?

Israel is in a mutual defense treaty with no country, to my knowledge. Meaning that technically they have no allies. The United States and a few other countries (Australia being one of them) tacitly claim to back Israel against potential foes. I wonder about this, though, as Israel has had 3 invasion attempts on it in the past 62 years and none of these countries actually intervened with their military. So I'll just go ahead and make the claim that Israel's only true, and by far most important, ally is God.

Eze 39:1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

Eze 39:2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

Eze 39:3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

Eze 39:4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

Eze 39:5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

I'm not sure which war it was - I think it was the 6-Day War - that the US actively resupplied Israel on the fly. So, America could be considered a defacto ally, at least until this present situation.

Historically resupplying does not really an ally make, it just makes you a supplier. The united states supplied great Britain and the Soviet Union before they got into the war, but weren't considered allies until they entered the war. That being said I think that in Biblical context that may be enough. I think you'll see every country either against Israel or refusing to help her and keeping a distance (perhaps due to threats from larger and more powerful countries, perhaps not) in the end.