Israel: Writing Checks with Your Mouth Your Butt Can’t Cash, Part One
by In the first of a three part series, we take a look at the Israeli budget, raise interesting questions about the United States’ financial support of Israel, and touch on the poverty of the country, and finally look at the feasibility of war.
Israel is in trouble. Once again their mouth has written another check that their backsides can’t cash. Bravado and excessive testosterone have been trumped by a whole host of unconsidered realities now coming back like chickens to roost. Should we be surprised? Judging by their past actions and a nagging inability to listen and heed a good word in due season, Israel ’s actions are as predictable as day and night.
Are we to be held captive to the continuous folly of the Israeli government’s mindset? God is clearly telling Israel will be like a knife twisting in our backs until He returns and takes His throne to rule over the nations. Does that mean we sit back and let Israel hold the world hostage? As Christians, we are commanded to not only to confront, but to fight evil, suited up for battle in the Armor of God, so my guess is no, we are not to turn a blind eye and pretend we don’t see the elephant on the couch.
Please understand what I’m actually saying: there is nothing wrong, anti-semitic or racist to question governmental policies and their impact. When you attack a person due to their nationality or religion, then you are no longer arguing the issue – you are spearheading a direct assault against the individual, which conveniently sidelines the original discussion in the total absence of facts.
But the fact is Israel ’s big mouth wrote a check its butt can’t cash this time around, and the world knows it. What secret information do I possess to make such a lofty and brazen claim? I could claim I’m channeling Johnny Carson’s “The Great Karnack”, but the reality is most of these stories have been unobtrusively reported in various media outlets. My job is to gather those factual elements and put them together into a coherent piece of work as to illustrate my point. So come with me while we explore the finer points of “Bounced Checkgate”.
Haaretz reported on August 30, 2006 the Israeli Defense Ministry was demanding a NIS 19.2 billion increase ($4.37 b) , but recently their budget had been examined and it was determined they could afford a $350 million cut in military spending over the next five years. Right off the bat, one has to ask how they go from a position of a viable reduction to requiring such an infusion of cash. Generally speaking, the article has little value except for one line that’s buried in the story: “ Israel has promised the U.S. it would not exceed its spending limits. ” Spending limits?! United Piggy Bank of America ?
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