Toxic baloney. When it comes to worldwide media coverage of Israel, that’s increasingly the diet we’re being fed. And that toxic baloney is slowly poisoning the hearts and minds of millions.
Example #1: The Land
Listening to today’s media, one gets the notion that Israel is a greedy land grabber, reluctant to share with anyone else.
The fact is, the Arab world is nearly 800 times the size of Israel. Not eight or even eighty. But eight HUNDRED times as large. So why is Israel being pressured to give up the tiny slice it has to the many who have much more?
Example #2 Regional Conflict
It is increasingly suggested that Israel is the source of most trouble in the Middle East. But what about the horrific war in Syria—which has nothing to do with Israel? What about the massive unrest and murderous demonstrations in Egypt? From the instability of the Iranian nuclear program, to Sunnis killing Shiites in Iraq, the Middle East has never lacked for trouble—quite apart from Israel.
Example #3 The Security Fence Along the West Bank
Prior to the violence of the second intifada, there was no wall, and suicide bombers walked right into Israel and detonated deadly explosions. Since the construction of that barrier, the bombings have almost entirely stopped. There are dozens of countries that have fences or walls at their borders including the U.S., Turkey, Northern Ireland, India, Spain, Thailand, the Netherlands, Finland and Yemen. Does Israel not have a right to protect itself against suicide bombers?
You don’t get this kind of perspective from the mainstream media.
Instead, we are fed a toxic baloney.
I’m not saying Israel is perfect. No country is, including ours. But I am saying that many of the charges being made are distorted and one-sided…to keep us from knowing “the whole truth.”
The ultimate truth to keep in mind–the age old promise of Genesis 12:3 regarding Israel: I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."