Why bother?

It came as a surprise to none of us in Israel that international sympathy and support (even from America) evaporated within just weeks of the savage Oct. 7 terrorist invasion. The world is uncomfortable with Israel as the victim, so it eagerly leapt at the opportunity to flip the narrative the moment images were broadcast of Palestinian civilians harmed by Israel’s war effort in Gaza.

That Israel goes to extraordinary effort to avoid harming civilians in war doesn’t seem to interest most. Emotion trumps fact in our era of quick-hit media.

Even so, for those with a genuine interest in truth, not a few experts have been pointing it out. One is American military expert John Spencer, head of urban warfare studies at the US Military Academy at West Point. He explained in a recent article that in Gaza, Israel had effectively set a new, positive standard for urban warfare.

That doesn’t sound like what we are hearing from the International Court of Justice in The Hague, or from the mainstream media and the hordes of anti-Israel demonstrators. 

But, as Spencer points out, “Israel has implemented more precautions to prevent civilian harm than any military in history.”  The question is, why bother? What is Israel’s motivation for doing this?

As Spencer notes, protecting enemy non-combatants comes at a major cost to Israel’s war effort. Israel could have destroyed Hamas more quickly, and with less risk to its own soldiers. But doing so would have meant a far higher Palestinian civilian death toll.

Given the high price Israel is paying to keep as many Palestinians as possible alive, and the fact that it gets absolutely no credit for doing so, many Israelis are left asking “why?”

If the motivation is to avoid international condemnation, it’s not working.  The world is going to condemn Israel anyway, so why not just win the war as quickly and as decisively as possible?

In wild contradiction to the equally wild blood libels hurled by global antisemites, we in Israel often lament that the Jewish state is the only one that actually cares about the Palestinians, to the point of putting our own sons and daughters at greater risk to avoid as much as possible harming those Arabs who hate us most.

Everyone else is just using the Palestinians as pawns. 

https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/why-bother/    

Red Heifers get names:

The Temple movement held a conference in ancient Shiloh on Wednesday concerning the red heifer. While the conference focused on the complex theoretical aspects of the esoteric Torah commandment to burn red heifers, the five crimson creatures who were the focus of the debate were off to the side, calmly chewing their cud.

Amir Tsarfati:

French police have arrested an Egyptian migrant and ISIS operative suspected of planning a jihadist attack against the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Both suspects belong to the religion of peace…
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The IDF operation in Shifa “hospital”- senior Hamas terrorists were eliminated. Some were among those released in a previous “deal” with Hamas in exchange for the abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011.
Releasing terrorists from Israeli prisons will only revive Hamas!
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Israeli Judoka Team Faces Antisemitism in Japan, Responds with National Anthem
Israeli judoka Sagi Muki was attacked by Hamas supporters in Japan, having his uniform stolen by the Jew-haters while heading to breakfast with the Olympic delegation.
Despite facing a racist manifestation of hatred, the Israeli national team didn't back down for a moment. Instead, they stood proudly, sang the national anthem together, and defiantly confronted the antisemitic mob.
These evil people managed to poison even this peaceful nation of Japan.
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Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. ...if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
(1 Corinthians 15:12-19)
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While the world goes out of its way to make sure that Ramadan will go as peacefully as possible so Muslims won’t get angry - The religion of peace wants Easter and Passover to be nothing but a bloodbath.
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Happy Resurrection Sunday from Amir and the Behold Israel Team! May the Lord bless you as you celebrate the assurance of eternal life because HE IS RISEN!
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Amir Tsarfati:

On Saturday night, during a routine checkup, a hernia was discovered in Prime Minister Netanyahu.

In consultation with his doctors, it was decided that tonight, at the end of the agenda (Sunday, 31.3), the Prime Minister will arrive at the hospital for hernia surgery.
The operation will be performed under full anesthesia.
At this time, the place of the Prime Minister will be filled by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin.
Netanyahu will give a statement to the media this evening at 7:30 PM Israel time.
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The Jewish messiah has risen!
He will return to His people!
He will reign from His city in the restored Tabernacle of David!
The Lion of the tribe of Judah will not reign from Palestine!
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Jerusalem: The police have announced that the Temple Mount will be closed to Jews during the final ten days of the month of Ramadan.
Apartheid ?
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The Prime Minister's hernia surgery was successful, Mr. Netanyahu is fully conscious.
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This is not an April Fool's joke:
The Israeli stock market closed yesterday at an all-time high, with the Ma'of index crossing 2000 points.
War? Terror attacks? Bad financial situation?
Businesses that close? Investments coming out of Israel?
Tell that to the stock market...
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The IDF operation at the terror base known also as Al Shifa hospital is over. Our forces retreated and the mob are now flocking to behold the damage and destruction. Psychopaths that used patients and medical crew as human shields were eliminated. Weapons and ammunition that could be enough for a whole battalion were found.
Hundreds of terrorists were killed and more than 500 arrested without a single casualty from among the patients and/or medical staff.
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All glory to Jesus Christ.