Israel: A Normal Country

The streak of Israel articles printed daily in the Wall Street Journal continues. Today's article is exceptionally amazing and is titled, ISRAEL: A NORMAL COUNTRY

Notice first off who signed and wrote this article;

Mr. Aznar is a former prime minister of Spain. Mr. Trimble is a former first minister of Northern Ireland. Mr. Bolton is a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Mr. Toledo is a former president of Peru. Mr. Pera is a former president of the Italian Senate. Mr. Roberts is a British historian. Ms. Nirenstein is vice-president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Mr. Weigel is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Mr. Agostinelli is managing director of the Rhône Group. Mr. Bustelo is a former minister of industry in Spain.

And now notice some of the amazing highlights of the article as the world simply can't quit talking and thinking about this tiny little country with a few million folks.

Israel is a Western democracy and a normal country. Nonetheless, Israel has faced abnormal circumstances since its inception. In fact, Israel is the only Western democracy whose existence has been questioned by force, and whose legitimacy is still being questioned independently of its actions.

The recent flotilla crisis in the Mediterranean provided yet another occasion for Israel's detractors to renew their frenzied campaign. It was so even before the facts of that tragic incident had come to light. Eyes were blind to the reasons why Israel had to respond to the Gaza flotilla's clear provocation.

Because we believe Israel is subjected to unfair treatment, and are convinced that defending Israel means defending the values that made and sustain our Western civilization, we have decided to launch the Friends of Israel Initiative. Our goal is to bring reason and decency back to the discussion about Israel. We are an eclectic group, coming from different countries and holding different opinions on a range of issues. It goes without saying that we do not speak for the State of Israel and we do not defend every course of action that it decides upon. We are united, however, by the following beliefs, principles and aims:

The article goes on to clearly articulate what those six beliefs, principles and aims actually are...so you simply must read them here; http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704862404575351430715581608.html

What an amazing thing! A diverse group of leaders getting together to announce their support of Israel.

And notice this politically incorrect statement that just so happens to be 100% true;

Fourth, we must never forget that Israel is on our side in the battle against Islamism and terror. Israel stands on the front line of that fight as a bulwark of Judeo-Christian values. The belief that the democratic world can sacrifice Israel in order to placate Islamism is profoundly wrong and dangerous. Appeasement failed in the 1930s and it will fail today.

Wow! I sure hope this article can be read and re-read world wide and that the six aims that they state will gain traction.

Certainly, if it did, the results would be world changing....and may even stay the wrath of God that is currently being kindled.