"The new [Israeli] government’s greatest tasks" -- Carolyn G

[WilliamL]

"In testimony last week before the House committee in charge of State Department funding, US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power acknowledged that the Obama administration intends to abandon the US’s 50 year policy of supporting Israel at the United Nations.
After going through the tired motions of pledging support for Israel, “when it matters,” Power refused to rule out the possibility that the US would support anti-Israel resolutions in the UN Security Council to limit Israeli sovereignty and control to the lands within the 1949 armistice lines – lines that are indefensible.

 

"...In about a week, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s new government will be sworn in. The new government will have no grace period before it will be called upon to forge and implement policies to lead Israel through perhaps the most trying time in its history.
Clearly, developing the means to cope with our deteriorating relations with the US is one of the most urgent issues on the agenda.

 

"...the need to limit our dependence on US security guarantees became painfully obvious during Operation Protective Edge last summer.
Obama’s interference in military-to-military cooperation between the Defense Ministry and the Pentagon, and his decision to implement an unofficial arms embargo on Israel in the middle of a war, was a shocking rebuke to the powerful voices inside the IDF General Staff and in policy circles that Israel can and must continue to trust the US to back it up in crises.
Our need to limit our dependence on the US to the greatest practicable degree will have consequences on everything from our domestic military production and development industries to intelligence and operational cooperation with the US and other governments.

 

"It is imperative as well that we develop a plan to wean ourselves off of US military aid within the next three-five years.

 

"...Obama has made clear through both word and deed that he is completely committed to a policy of reaching a détente with Iran by enabling Iran to join the nuclear club. He will not voluntarily abandon this policy, which his closest aides have acknowledged is the signature policy of his second term."

 

http://carolineglick.com/the-new-governments-greatest-tasks/

[other one]

How can all of we the people convince him that it is in his best interests to back Israel..

 

Would it be wrong for me to ask God to take him out for the protection of us all.

[coheir]

I do not think they will have a hard time without U.S. backing

Geography:

Israel is only 1/6 of 1% of the landmass of the Middle East.
Israel is roughly half the size of Lake Michigan.
The Sea of Galilee, at 695 ft. Below sea level, is the lowest fresh water lake in the world.
The Dead Sea is the lowest surface point on earth, at about 1,373 feet below sea level. Israel is the only nation in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain in it's number of trees.
Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world.
The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is the oldest, continually used cemetery in the world.

Demographics:
Israel 's population is half the size of Metro New York City.
Israel has only 2% of the population of the Middle East.
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees per capita in the world.
Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation in the world - by a large margin.
Israel has the highest number of scientists and technicians per capita in the world - by a large margin.
Israel has the highest number of engineers per capita in the world.
Israel has the highest number of PhD's per capita in the world.
Israel has the highest number of physicians per capita in the world.
Israel has the largest percentage of it's workforce employed in technical professions in the world.
Israel is the largest immigrant-absorbing nation in the world, per capita.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population has grown over the last 50 years.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Christians, Muslims and Jews are all free to vote.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where women enjoy full political rights.

Economics:
Israel has the largest number of startup companies per capita in the world.
Israel is the world's largest wholesale diamond center, finally surpassing Antwerp in the 1970's.
Most of the cut & polished diamonds in the world come from Israel.
Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ listed companies outside of the US and Canada.
Israel was the first country to have a free trade agreement with the United States.
Apart from the Silicon Valley, Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world.

Electronics:
The cell phone was developed in Israel at Motorola's largest development center.
The Voice Mail technology was developed in Israel.
In the early 80's, IBM chose an Israeli-designed computer chip as the brains for it's firs! t personal computers.
The first anti-virus software for computers was developed in Israel in 1979.
Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems were developed in Israel by.

Microsoft:
Both the Pentium-4 and Centrino processors were entirely designed, developed and produced in Israel.
The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.
Israel has the highest number of home computers per capita in the world.
The technology for the AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ was developed in 1996 by 4 young Israelis.
Israel was the first Middle Eastern country to launch a satellite, the Ofek 1, on September 19, 1988.

Culture:
Hebrew is the only case of a dead national language being revived in all of world history.
Hebrew had not been spoken as a native tongue by anyone for centuries. Today it is the native tongue of millions of people.
Israel has more museums per capita than any other nation in the world.
Israel has more orchestras per capita than any other nation in the world.
Israel publishes more books per capita than any other nation in the world.
Israel publishes more books translated from other languages than any other nation in the world.
Israel reads more books per capita than any other nation in the world.
The most independent and free Arabic press in the Middle East is in Israel.

Military/Security:
Israel has the largest fleet of F-16 aircraft outside of the US.
Israel has the world's most impenetrable airline security.
Israel spends more money per capita on its own protection than any country in the world.

Other:
Israel's dairy cows are the most productive dairy cows in the world.
They average 25,432 pounds of milk per cow per year, compared to just 18,747pounds from American cows; 17,085 from Canadian cows; 13,778 from European Union cows; 10,207 from Australian cows; and 6,600 from Chinese cows.
Israel has more in-vitro fertilization per capita than anywhere in the world, and it's free.
Israelis, per capita, are the world's biggest consumers of fruits and vegetables.
Of the 175 UN Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97were directed against Israel.
Of the 690 UN General Assembly resolutions voted on before 1990, 429 were directed against Israel.

[missmuffet]

How can all of we the people convince him that it is in his best interests to back Israel..

 

Would it be wrong for me to ask God to take him out for the protection of us all.

All in God's timing oo.He is in office for a reason.

[other one]

 

How can all of we the people convince him that it is in his best interests to back Israel..

 

Would it be wrong for me to ask God to take him out for the protection of us all.

All in God's timing oo.He is in office for a reason.

 

Moses talked God into not killing all the Hebrews when they did thier thing with the golden calf.....    maybe I could talk him into going the other way this time.

[missmuffet]

 

 

How can all of we the people convince him that it is in his best interests to back Israel..

 

Would it be wrong for me to ask God to take him out for the protection of us all.

All in God's timing oo.He is in office for a reason.

 

Moses talked God into not killing all the Hebrews when they did thier thing with the golden calf.....    maybe I could talk him into going the other way this time.

 

You can talk to Him all you want but it is not going to change what His plan is for our world.