ARC Israel Updates

Day 171

Chaim starts out by saying that he’s enjoying a break from the IDF at his home near the Sea of Galilee, while he watches high-level negotiations taking place over the issue of hostages and a possible cease-fire in Gaza.

This includes some possible Israeli concessions that Chaim thinks might be going too far, but Israel really wants the return of their hostages so they’re trying to be flexible.

He switches to talking about the notorious movement to Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) Israel. There are also dozens of universities all over the world which run officially sanctions “Israel Apartheid Week” events. Chaim finds this particularly absurd because he’s a Jewish man who has lived most of his life in Israel and he has seen first-hand that the apartheid system that prevailed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994 is completely different from the situation in Israel.

As examples, Chaim points out that there have been Arab members of Knesset since the founding of the country in 1948. There are currently 17 Arab members of Knesset and there are also Arab judges who sit on the Supreme Court and in seats of power and authority in every other area of society.

Arabs and Jews mix freely in every venue, from beaches to supermarkets to buses and everywhere else.

Chaim finds it absurd and offensive that people would try to say they’re defending democratic values by sanctioning the one democratic country in the Middle East, while giving its Arab neighbors, who really DO practive aparheid, a pass.

Chaim concludes by saying we need to stand up for the truth and against the lies and deciet of the BDS movement.

The final montage shows a video of an Israeli boy who goes shopping for a Purim costume with his mother. He says he wants to be a superhero, and he ends up picking a costume of an IDF uniform.

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(Day 785) Swords of Iron – “Hold On To Hope”

Chaim starts by talking about how the tunnels Hamas dug under the ground in Gaza are being found and demolished one after the other, and the terrorists that were hiding in them are either being eliminated or surrendering. Meanwhile, Chaim sees miracles happening in this war, including an incident in Syria where a bullet lodged in the helmet of a soldier instead of penetrating. These small miracles let Chaim know that we’re winning and on the right track.

(Day 783) Swords of Iron – “Battling Syrian Jihadists”

Chaim starts by describing an anti-terrorist operation that the IDF recently carried out in southern Syria which resulted in a firefight that left six IDF soldiers wounded, but over 20 terrorists were terminated. This is just one indication of the large and growing threat to Israel that is building on the northern border region. Although Syria’s interim President Abu Muhammed Al Jolani was at the White House in a suit and tie recently, it is widely understood that he is not really in full control of what happens in many places inside Syria, and the border region south of Damascus is at best semi-governed. Many terrorist groups are setting up shop there, and Israel has to contend with that issue.

(Day 782) Swords of Iron – “Happy Thanksgiving”

Chaim starts by saying that he’s addressing them from the Aliyah Return Center which is on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River, and he wants to say a big thank you to all the supporters of the ARC. Being grateful is a big part of who the Jewish people and the nation of Israel are, and giving thanks to God for all He has done for us is woven into the fabric of everyday life.

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