Judea without Jews

Israeli leadership appears to be committed to turning their own people out of their homes in multiple settlements in Judea and Samaria. They are following a strategy of unilateral retreat that will have no tangible benefits. What is the point of all this self inflicted pain?

Taking out violent feelings on people who can't fight back? Self abuse? Suicidal tendencies? Are they trying to please someone? When I watch the faces of the various local and international leaders on TV and WWW, it looks like no one is happy, not the US government (Rice), not Hamas, not the PA, not Iran, not the EU, not Saudi Arabia, certainly not expelled fellow Jews. They shouldn't worry about world opinion and they certainly can't worry about Palestinian opinion which largely continues to hate them on several levels.

The aim of this behavior is simply to make Judea free of all Jews. What a travesty of history and their national identity as a people of G_d. They are giving away the their soul. Next they'll divide up Jerusalem, they will give away their heart.

But then, is lack of faith or belief the real reason? Many in the Israeli establishment don't know their own G_d. The prophet Malachi tells of the lack of justice that cost Israel dearly in the past. The injustices being displayed today in Israel violate the most basic of Torah commandments to love your neighbor, to care for the weak and love the Lord. This is the trouble that the descendants of Jacob are facing, but the prophets say they will survive this. But with what kind of distress, with what kind of grief and sorrow? Pray for them.