OPINION:
The people of Israel have made enormous contributions to society. With inventions in the medical, communications and agricultural industries, few nations have done more for the betterment of mankind.
In the 1970s, Motorola developed the first cellphone with Israeli engineers. The Waze app, computer chips and medical devices such as the PillCam (used to provide images of the gastrointestinal tract) were all developed by Israelis.
So why is it that throughout their history, going back to ancient biblical times, the Jewish people have been the target of those who wish to annihilate them?
They have survived Babylonian persecution, Russian oppression in the early 1900s, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime, Islamic fundamentalism, and now elite Ivy League students who, instead of learning to think intelligently, have become easily influenced neophytes for the hate-Israel, hate-America crowd.
Political commentators who say Israel commits genocide in the Gaza Strip seemingly overlook the attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the atrocities committed against noncombatant men, women and children.
On Dec. 7, 1941, America was also the recipient of an unprovoked attack, by barbarians of the Japanese empire. In the ensuing four years, America responded with a scorched-earth campaign that may have generated some concern over the unfortunate horrors of war. This, however, was never called genocide; it was considered justified retaliation, as it is for Israel today.
The Bible clearly states that God will honor those who stand with Israel as America has through the years. By moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem in 2018, President Trump showed his commitment to the people of Israel, just as President Truman did in 1948 when he led the world in recognizing the free state of Israel.
America must always stand by its friend and ally Israel.
ED MULVANEY JR.
Anniston, Alabama
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