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Each week we provide you with one of the week's most thought provoking articles. | |  The True Human Meanings of A Nuclear Iran
Choices Still Open to Israel: Preemption or Apocalypse
By Louis René Beres, The Jewish Press
For many years, any talk of preemption against a nuclearizing Iran was certain to elicit primarily harsh and uniform condemnation. In some circles, such talk amounted to nothing less than a shamelessly proposed "aggression." Other critics, although somewhat more charitable in their particular denunciations, still expressed guarded sentiments that any Israeli or American defensive first-strikes against Iran would be "premature."
Now, finally, several authoritative figures are speaking plainly about the stark choices still open to Israel: preemption or apocalypse. Early in July, Meir Amit, a former director of Mossad, spoke unambiguously of Israel's imperative to use military force against Iran. Nothing else, said Amit, could any longer stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. In the best of all possible worlds, the United States would already have stepped up to the plate in the matter of Iran, but - for a variety of both political and geostrategic reasons - this did not happen. The more things change; the more they remain the same. Once again, Israel stands alone in the world. Further, all of this talk about Iran has been either strategic and/or jurisprudential. Little or none of it, however, has focused on what - in distinctly human terms - would be the probable outcome of an Iranian nuclear attack on Israel. Moreover, we already know Iran's public position - in essence, drawn from Tehran itself - which Israel lacks even the minimal right to endure. Continue Reading>> | | One that calls for a Response
Each week we take a meaningful quote, tie it to scripture, and leave you with a take-home. | |  Former Arkansas governor and candidate for U.S. President Mike Huckabee said: "There are many, many places where a homeland for the Palestinians could in fact take place that would be consistent with their roots, but there is only one place on earth where the Jewish people could have a homeland that is consistent with their roots. ... the international community agreed to recognize clear, definitive boundaries of a Jewish homeland in Israel as early as 1919. ... We have a moral obligation to the Jewish people to honor the commitment that has been made through decades and decades of understanding that there is going to be a homeland for the Jewish people, the question shouldn't be 'Do Arabs have a right to live in Jewish territory, but, 'Do Jews have a right to live in Jewish territory?'"
God says: "I will surely gather them from all the lands where I bansih them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me so that they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing them good and will most assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul." (Jeremiah 32:37-41).
 The Jerusalem Connection: Pray that the upcoming elections will produce political leaders with the same moral clarity as Govenor Huckabee regarding Israel and the Palestinians. Humanly speaking, the future of both Israel and the United States may well depend on how the U.S. leadership treats Israel. While those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. (Genesis 12:3).
 If you haven't already, please add your signature to the "Resolution Regarding Israel" for Senator John McCain. | | |  Gaza Women Training as Suicide Bombers
The cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip has brought a semblance of calm to the region, but neither side has stopped preparing for the possible renewal of violence. In Gaza, Islamic Jihad members recently offered TV cameras a rare glimpse into training undergone by women who are prepared to carry out suicide attacks against Israelis when the truce comes to an end. The inspiration for these women is Fatma Al-Najar, a 57-year-old grandmother who blew herself up in Gaza in 2006, killing 3 IDF soldiers.
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