I received this in an e-mail on January 4th...
- Since Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2006, 10,000 rockets and mortars have been fired at our civilian population;
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Half a million people are in range of the Hamas missiles, including the
large population centers of Beer Sheva, Ashkelon, and Ashdod;
- Israel dropped leaflets and made 100,000 phone calls warning Gaza residents to get to safety;
- We make every effort to minimize civilian casualties;
- Hamas makes every effort to cause civilian casualties;
- A missile hit a high school classroom in Beer Sheva. Had classes not been suspended many would have died;
- Hamas deliberately sets up its command and control centers and ammunition dumps in the heart of civilian areas;
- Since the beginning of this operation, Hamas has not ceased sending rockets to our cities;
- Our nuclear power plant in Dimona is in range of their rockets;
- Israel as a sovereign nation has every right to utilize all legal means in order to halt the enemy's aggression;
- Hamas is totally committed to the destruction of Israel. No agreement or arrangement will alter that;
- One way or another, one day or another, we will have to confront this reality.
... No one survives a war unscathed. How can you kill and keep your heart tender? How can you turn off your human compassion and not harden your heart? So many come away from war with deep scars. For those pushing buttons or flying planes, the situation is not so acute. But
the ground troops especially -- those that see the faces of those they
must kill or be killed by -- need prayer for their souls and spirits
along with the protection of their bodies.
Israeli tanks and infantry crossed the border into Gaza
and began to engage the forces of Hamas. Their goal -- the elimination of
the threat from Hamas -- cannot be accomplished without a ground
offensive. Urban warfare is brutal and dangerous. Buildings have been
booby-trapped and roads are dotted with bombs that can be remotely
detonated from a distance.
Tens
of thousands of reserve troops are being called up to combat the
20-30,000 Islamic jihadists waiting for them in Gaza. May God give
supernatural help, warn our soldiers of what their eyes cannot see, and
give our leaders wisdom, guidance, and great courage to see this
through to the end and that there is minimal collateral damage.
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WHAT CAN WE AS CHRISTIANS DO
NOW DURING THIS WAR?
PRAY!
PRAY SOME MORE!
KEEP ON PRAYING!
WRITE LOCAL SYNAGOGUES A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND PRAYER (SEE BELOW FOR A SUGGESTED TEMPLATE)
WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF YOUR NEWSPAPER OFFERING PRAYER FOR SHALOM (PEACE).
ASK TO MEET WITH JEWISH LEADERS TO LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE PRAYING.
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