An Open Letter
to the President
of the United States
Dear Mr.
President,
As you are
certainly most painfully aware, the State of Israel is presently under
siege by terrorists from within and by the constant threat of invasion
from all of its neighbors.
Those who are
actively threatening the existence of the Israeli state have made it
perfectly clear that there will be no peace in the Middle East as long as
there are any children of Jacob living anywhere within the region — that
the goal from which there can be no compromise is nothing less than the
total destruction of the State of Israel and the removal of all Jews from
the Middle East. The openly-stated goal of the Islamic world is precisely
the same as that of Nazi Germany — the “Final Solution” to the world’s
problems is the elimination of the Jews. Why cannot we as a nation (and
you as our President) bring ourselves to believe that they mean exactly
what they say?
Here within our
United States, we hold as self-evident our right to exist as a nation, to
be secure within our borders, and to be free from the threat of terrorism
from within and from without. I submit as evidence the recent events at
Oklahoma City, Ruby Ridge, and Waco.
Our Government’s
obvious official policy is that even the slightest threat of terrorism
against the United States will not be tolerated, and that our response to
acts of terrorism will be swift and decisive.
When the
interests of the United States were threatened by Iraq and Libya, there
was no hesitation to take appropriate military action. If the P.L.O. had
claimed credit for the Oklahoma City bombing, the United States would not
have hesitated to ensure that they would not be able to repeat the act on
any other U.S. city — and we would have done so by any and all means
necessary.
That being the
case, I am forced to ask you why the official policy of the United States
should be to deny that same right of self-protection to the State of
Israel.
Sir, I can not
even begin to imagine the incredible chess game that you must be forced to
play to ensure the protection of U.S. interests around the world. Within
the overall picture, the fate of little Israel must seem almost
insignificant.
As you have
publicly professed to believe that the Bible is the Word of G-d,
may I respectfully remind you that the G-d of the Bible has
promised that He will judge all the nations of the world by how they treat
Israel? If we believe that any part of the Bible is true, we must
certainly believe that promise to also be true.
We must also
believe that the G-d of the Bible has said to Israel, “I will
bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you
will all of the families of the earth be blessed. … I will give this land
to your seed.” (Genesis 12:1-3,7)
Through the
Prophet Isaiah, G-d told Israel: “‘In righteousness shall you
be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be
afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Behold, they may
gather together, but not by Me: whoever shall gather together against you
shall fall because of you. Behold, I have created the smith who blows the
fire of coals, and brings forth a weapon for his work; and I have created
the waster to destroy. No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper;
and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their
righteousness which is of Me,’ says the LORD.” (Isaiah 54:14-17)
Mr. President,
the G-d of the Bible has blessed our great nation far beyond
anything that we have deserved. But I submit to you that His blessing on
us will most certainly be withdrawn if we fail to properly support His
chosen nation of Israel. We need to demonstrate to the nations of the
world in no uncertain terms that the United States of America stands in
support of the Nation of Israel.
A most excellent
beginning point would be the relocation of our embassy in Israel to their
capital city of Jerusalem. Are not our embassies generally located in the
capital cities of other nations? Why should Israel be any different? The
only answer to that question is that we do not truly accept the position
of the Nation of Israel as a sovereign nation with the right to name her
own capital city!
Sir, I urge you
in the strongest possible terms that our nation absolutely must
lend our total and unreserved support to Israel, to her right to
exist as a sovereign state, and to her right to defend herself from all
attacks, whether from within her borders or from without.
Thank you so
very much for taking your valuable time to consider my thoughts on this
subject. I pray daily for our G-d to protect you and to give
you His wisdom as you face the many challenges of the office to which He
has appointed you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Rickard L. Sawyer
Parkersburg, West Virginia
12 August 2001
US still considers Israel territories
“occupied”
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