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[Turkey Turning Against Israel: After vicious, premeditated attacks against Israelis, why does the U.S. refuse to defend the Jewish State? By Joel Rosenberg] "President Obama and the rest of the United States government should immediately and unequivocally condemn all of the activists who used live weapons, stun grenades, metal poles and other weapons to viciously attack Israel naval forces without provocation.

The Israelis boarded the vessel off the coast of Gaza to make sure the vessel wasn’t smuggling rockets and other war materials to the Hamas organization which is at war with Israel. They had every legal right to do so and were following international law. Yet five Israel commandos were wounded in the attacks against them. They returned fire to protect their own lives. The left-wing activists — some of them with ties to Radical Islamic terror organizations, including Hamas — engaged in premediatated acts of violence against Israel. What’s more, they began attacking the Israelis before the Israelis were even able to board the ships, as new videos [see link] show.

Why is the U.S. hesitating to speak out strongly and decisively in defense of Israel, our most faithful ally in the Middle East?

The Israelis have made it clear that they welcome humanitarian aid coming for the people of Gaza, but have insisted that the aid be transferred through safe and legal channels. “The ships participating in the flotilla were repeatedly offered to land the vessels in the Israeli port of Ashdod, and to transfer their aid through the existing land crossings, in accordance with established security procedures,” said Israeli Ambassador Aharon Leshno Yaar, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, Geneva, in testimony [see link] before the U.N. Human Rights Council. “But all our overtures were outright rejected..." Full text: Turkey Turning Against Israel

McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary: The Prophets (Zechariah). electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1991 (Thru the Bible Commentary 32), S. 172

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Because we have a President who cares more about Islam than he does the United States of America or our interests or well-being in general."

I think so, too--very sad. Israel needs our prayers now (Ps 122:6). I had sort of hoped that the U.S. would not be in that "all the nations" who come against Israel (Zech 12:9)--not on my block.

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "Why should America defend a nation that has killed American servicemen in the past?"

What would you suggest? Should Israel not be our ally? Our President's visceral reaction would seem to suggest that. :Nineveh:

Respond to comment [from a Christian]: "I like the Gerald Doctrine. Let the "hairy barbarians" fight it out and who ever is left standing the US shall do business with.

Do you see a moral difference between the Israelis and their hairy barbarian enemies?

Response to comment [from a Muslim]: "At some point, Israel needs to fight it's own battles, especially when they help start conflicts."

Israel would like to exist. Do you support their right to exist?

"It's not always the other guy who is in the wrong..."

Do you see a difference between Israelis and their enemies?

"...No one is always the victim."

Someone said: "If Palestinians laid down their weapons, there would be peace two days later. If the Palestinians laid down their weapons there would be no Israel two days later."

Do you think that is true?

"America needs not enter a conflict on Israelis behalf..."

Israel has historically been our ally. We should turn our back on her now?

"...and make tension and hostility even worse than it already is."

So because tensions are high, we should disengage so that Israel can be annihilated?

See:

Religion of Pieces (Savage)

Response to comment [from an atheist]: "Did you actually look at the Al-Jazeera propaganda that you posted? It has Arab Christians praying in Jerusalem, while complaining that Arab Christians can't pray in Jerusalem. While there are closures at times of high tension that prevent all Palestinians from leaving the West bank, there isn't a targeted exclusion of Christians as you seem to be suggesting."