The Jews history in Israel goes back approximately 3500 years. Like China and India Israel's occupation of their homeland predates both Christianity and Islam. Few nations can make such a claim.
They have lived there since the days of Moses. Continuing archeological discoveries of coins, cities, pottery and culture prove conclusively Israel has a right to the land.
History also supports Israel's claim to the land because Israel existed there up until the time of the Roman Empire and in spite of two dispersions there has always been a Jewish presence in the land.
Israel is being accused by the world of stealing land and being illegitimate "occupiers" of what is and has always been theirs. The U.S., United Kingdom and U.N. are either ingenuous, naive or willingly ignorant in demanding Israel negotiate with people who have no right to the land and have no intention of negotiating peace.
In just over sixty years of it's modern existence Israel has never known a day of peace. Within eleven minutes of President Harry S. Truman's announcement recognizing the creation of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948 the Arab League declared war.
The future of the state of Israel is now in grave doubt. Should it cease to exist our Western civilization will bear the repercussions. God, through Abraham, gave the land to Israel. How extraordinarily arrogant and presumptuous of mere men to imagine they can take it away with impunity.
Gerald Hall
Parksville, B.C.
