"Blessings Of Israel:" Whose Land Is It Anyway?

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Blessings of Israel
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Dear "Blessings of Israel,"

I see that your "About Us" page includes the following:

The Land of Israel was given to Abraham and his descendants through a covenant from God. In ancient days, this was the blessed land desired by all nations. It was the most magnificent land in all the earth, a land flowing with milk and honey.

All of this is, of course, true.

However, it is not as precise as it could be.

First of all,...

It IS the most magnificent land in all the earth, a land flowing with milk and honey.

This should be in the present tense, not past. But posting this in the past tense, you have already undone your own adaption of Genesis 12:3, in which you encourage others to take part.


Second,...

In ancient days, this was the blessed land desired by all nations.

Actually, this IS the blessed land, STILL desired by all nations.

The descendants of Ishmael, whether they be physical or spiritual descendants, want it. These are Arabs, and Muslims in general, who have laid claim to the Land.

The descendants of Esau, whether they be physical or spiritual descendants, want it. The multifaceted Esau, which is the West, produced a variety of different descendants, many of whom fight among one another. The progressive, libertine segment of Europe, the oil greedy USA, as well as Christianity in all of its forms, albeit each stream claims to be the "real Christians:" The Vatican, the various Christian Orthodoxies, and, last, but not least, the Evangelicals, as well as those hiding their agenda, Hebraizing the worship of their false deity/messiah, while staking out plots of the Jewish homeland for their own. "Grafting on" to the Jews is the current manifestation of Esau's kiss of friendship toward Jacob.

The war between Yishmael and Esau has been ongoing since time in memorial: The Crusades, the Battle of Vienna, the British vs. the Ottomans, the Persian Gulf Wars, and the U. S. vs. the Taliban, are only some of the battles of this conflict.

We are not fooled by the sneaky, temporary alliances between factions on either side. Neither will give up his fight

This brings us to the beginning of this highly imprecise paragraph...

The Land of Israel was given to Abraham and his descendants through a covenant from God.

This is true. But, God did not give the Land of Israel to all of Abraham's descendants, only to those though Isaac, and then Jacob. In other words, not to Ishmael, and not to Esau.

This is a crucial distinction. I have no doubt that your customer base needs no convincing the Ishmael is a threat to Jewish sovereignty over the Land of Israel. But, so are all of the Christians groups I mention above.

So, whether your organization has Christian connections, or you are just Jews, pandering to Christians with code words censored language, I challenge you to adjust the language of this page to reflect, not just the truth, by the entire truth.

Here is a suggested replacement paragraph:

The Land of Israel was given to Abraham and his descendants through a covenant from God, carried on through his son Isaac, and his grandson Jacob. In ancient days, this was, and still is, the blessed land desired by all nations. It is the most magnificent land in all the earth, a land flowing with milk and honey.

The Land of Israel is promised to the People of Israel, and to no other.