Are You Making Aliyah?

ARC Israel Updates

Day 235 Swords of Iron – “Vietcong tactics and Hamas tactics”

Chaim starts the video by pointing out the great conundrum of conventional armies battling irregular forces. A conventional army loses if it doesn’t win, but an irregular force can win as long as it doesn’t lose.

Chaim makes some comparisons between the war the IDF is fighting against Hamas in Gaza and the US war in Vietnam, where the Vietcong guerilla force used tunnels, IED’s, booby traps, hit-and-run tactics and ambushes against the better-armed and equipped US military. The Vietcong also used the civilian population as a support network and engaged in relentless psychological warfare against the US troops.

All of these tactics and strategies are similar to what Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist groups are using in their war with the IDF.

But Chaim reminds his viewers that this has been going on for a very long time. He reminds them of the First and Second Intifada back in the 1980s and the 2000s. These two events flank the Oslo Accords in 1995 and the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005. Like the American involvement in Vietnam, this conflict has been going on for decades and includes many high and low points.

He also draws a parallel to the protests against the Vietnam War that took place on US University campuses and the protests against the war against Hamas that are taking place on US university campuses. Also, there’s a parallel that can be seen between those who are in favor of the victory of Communism over Capitalism and those who are in favor of teh victory of Jihadism over democracy.

But Chaim declares to anyone who is listening that Hamas will NOT win this war, and he says this is because the God of Israel is protecting the nation of Israel.

He concludes by quoting Joshua 1:9; Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Then he counts the Omer for day 35.

Share:

(Day 540) Swords of Iron – “What Color is a Jew?”

Chaim starts out by saying that the IDF is hard at work keeping Israel safe and trying for a quiet weekend, which he says Israel needs in order to recuperate. At the same time, he notes that in Gaza, leaflets were distributed advising the residents to move away from areas that were about to be attacked. There have even been instances when an individual who wasn’t moving out of a building that was about to be struck was called and convinced to leave just before the strike came and destroyed that building. Chaim says this is an example of how the IDF is serious and its warnings should be taken seriously.

(Day 539) Swords of Iron – “Shabbat peace as the storm rages”

The video begins with a montage of combat footage that Chaim has taken before the scene changes to Chaim welcoming in the Sabbath with a group of other soldiers, obviously in battlefield conditions. The Jewish soldiers are all heavily armed and wearing full combat gear, but they are singing, praying and eating the Shabbat meal together just the same.

(Day 538) Swords of Iron – “The Waiting Game”

Chaim starts off by talking about ballistic missile attacks by the Houthis on Jerusalem, and says that as bad as they are, it was much worse before Israel had the Iron Dome and other air defense systems. Chaim also concedes that these systems are very expensive but he mentions the “Iron Beam” laser which will shoot down incoming missiles for a fraction of the cost, and soon everyone will want it.

(Day 537) Swords of Iron – USA Stealth bombers head toward Iran and Yemen

Chaim starts by talking about how the US military is deploying assets to Diego Garcia, a British-owned island in the Indian Ocean which also serves as a major hub for US military operations in the Middle East. Chaim says that all this firepower might soon be unleashed on the Houthis in Yemen, who have no way of defending against it. But the other major target is Iran, and some of their strategic assets are deep underground where even the American mili might have a hard time getting at them. Chaim says that Iran is showing this capability off to the world, clearly hoping to intimidate and discourage the US and Israel rom striking, but that is very unlikely to be successful.

Stay Conected!
Sign up for our daily updates

WAYS TO DONATE

Donate via
Credit Card

Donate via
Bank Deposit

Donate via
PayPal

DONATE
JEWELLERY

BANK TRANSFER

Account name: Promised Land Shelters, R.A

Bank: FIBI (First International Bank of Israel) Bank number: 31
Branch: 002 Address: 1 Kikar Rabin, Tiberias Israel 1412201

Account number: 662151

Swift: FIRBILITXXX

Iban code: IL270310020000000662151

Please note: To receive a receipt and acknowledgment, please send a us copy of the transfer to communications@aliyahreturncenter.com or specify your email address when making the bank transfer.