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“This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it” — Psalm 118:24

I try and start each day with this Bible verse in my heart. Each day is His and I want to serve Him in His way, not mine, everyday.

My daily life while I am in Israel is just about the same as when I am in the States. I do my daily Bible study, pray, have breakfast and then the rigors of the day. Today was no different, except that I am here in Jerusalem. I finished my breakfast and took a walk and just looked around the neighborhood. I said boker tov to Nahal at the senior citizen center. He was sweeping in front of the gift shop, getting ready to open. I got my paper. Really, nothing new under the sun in the news. The American flags are gone from in front of the King David Hotel, so the Secretary of State has fled.

I have waited long enough, so I head to Focaccia for lunch. The focaccia is as good as ever. I get the three spread, with olive, dried tomato and basil. I notice that there are no ashtrays on the tables downstairs. It seems the lawsuit was a success and the smoking area is smaller and upstairs. The best place to sit is downstairs, so I am happy.

I have now made my second pecan pie. This one has a “from scratch” pie crust. Still no pie crusts in the freezer section of the grocery store. I keep hoping.

If it were not for the news, life would appear to be normal in this tiny nation of 9,000 sq. miles. The Arab land holding is 600 times larger than Israel’s, but for some reason the Arab Muslims want Israel. I see people shopping, walking their dogs, talking, laughing… Life does go on. Also saw that Virgin Airlines is offering trips to outer space for Israelis. You gotta laugh at some things in life.

I got this email from Unity Coalition for Israel today: worth passing on to you.

URGENT INFORMATION REGARDING A NEW HOUSE RESOLUTION: H.Res.758

This resolution can impact the outcome of the upcoming Annapolis Summit by calling for Palestinian accountability.

Last week, House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced H.Res.758 jointly with Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV). This resolution calls on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also chairman of his Fatah Party, to officially renounce ten articles in the Fatah Constitution that call for Israel’s destruction and acts of terrorism against its people.

The Fatah Constitution opposes any political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and it labels Zionism as racism. Other examples of the offensive language among the ten separate articles that explicitly seek to incite violence against the state of Israel include the following:

Article 17
(“armed public revolution is the inevitable method to liberating Palestine”)

Article 19
(“the struggle will not cease unless the Zionist state is demolished”)

Article 22
(“opposing any political solution offered as an alternative to demolishing the Zionist occupation of Palestine”)

Rep. Blunt released the following statement:

“There can be no reasonable expectation of a broad-based, long-term reconciliation between the Israelis and Palestinians while one side’s constituting document calls for the complete destruction of the other. I believe it’s absolutely critical that the insidious nature of the Palestinian constitution be brought to light — and that those with a genuine interest in working toward peace insist its most unconstructive provisions be abrogated from the text.

“It goes without saying that a basic condition of negotiating with someone is recognizing their right to exist — and once that’s granted, the right to live without fear of terrorism. But, at least according to the ruling party’s constitution, even these fundamental concessions continue to be rejected by the Palestinian leadership.

“The resolution I’ve offered with Rep. Shelley Berkley builds on the Arafat Accountability Act of 2002, which sought to bring action against former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as long as he continued to sanction acts of terrorism against Israel. This resolution takes a different approach, but the message remains the same: As long as Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah Party continue to promote the wholesale destruction of Israel, there can be no possibility for peace — whether in our time, or any other.”

It will be easy for you to contact your representative and ask him/her to support H.Res.758. To send the message, simply click the link below. You will be asked to enter your state and zip code. You will then be directed to your own Representative’s Website where you simply fill out a short form using your own message or you can copy and paste the sample message below.

Go to your Representative’s Website and send a message.

SAMPLE MESSAGE:

Dear Congressman,

I hope you will co-sponsor H. Res. 758 calling for accountability from the Palestinians. The PLO Charter (Constitution) calls for incitement to violence and the destruction of Israel and its people. By co-sponsoring this resolution, you will make a statement that will express the opinion of millions of Americans against submitting to wanton calls in the Palestinian Constitution for the eradication of the state of Israel. This demand particularly applies to the upcoming Annapolis Summit that will ask for millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to go to the Palestinians and promises them statehood, while at the same time they continue to profess their underlying “death wish” for the state of Israel.

Rep. Blunt said, “As long as Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah Party continue to promote the wholesale destruction of Israel, there can be no possibility for peace — whether in our time, or any other.”

As long as the Palestinian Constitution remains in effect in its current form, it is preposterous to assume that the Palestinians have any intention for peaceful coexistence.

Respectfully,

(Insert your name) _______________________

As always, pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

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