Yes, the Internal Struggle is Real

Some of you know I am in Israel this week. It has been a spectacular solo trip, and I’ve learned a lot. I wanted to clue you in to an interesting conversation I had yesterday.

I met a longtime friend for lunch not far from the Old City of Jerusalem. A pristine neighborhood with birdsong, lush gardens, and clean air was just one of the thrills of being there.

I was most interested in finding out, on the ground, if media reports of internal dissension in Israeli politics and society was real, or just another Fake News boondoggle.

Unfortunately, it’s real. There are certain foundational elements in any society that must remain in place for stability to exist. One of those is that those tasked with defending the nation remain totally committed. We are even seeing cracks in this in our own military, but more in the realm of “diversity” weakening our defense infrastructure.

In Israel, I was told, there are a certain number of Air Force personnel that say they will refuse to fly in case conditions for war come into focus. I must say, I never thought I would hear such a thing, at least not from Israel. Can you imagine?? As I’ve written recently, Yair Lapid’s 10 minutes as prime minister gave way to a sort of anarchy as he was on his way out the door; Lapid encouraged widespread protests of Netanyahu’s incoming government…before it began governing. This was unprecedented and represents a very dangerous escalation in the ongoing war against the Jewish state. It was one thing to face the Jordanians or the Syrians, or even Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor in the Iraqi desert. Those were external enemies and Israel dispatched each of them with stunning focus.

But this is different. Intelligence services are on high alert.

(On a personal level, I’ve never felt unsafe in Israel, and this trip is no different. I sense no tension, and recent flareups by the Palestinians have subsided.)

I’ll cut this short for this week, but just know that Israel is facing a new enemy and that enemy is very, very familiar. Having said that, we know that even when things get dire for Israel, Scripture tells us they will be preserved, and for all time. So while it is easy for me to say that from my safe perch in the U.S., there is an excitement that grows for us Bible prophecy students as we watch serious signs emerging that the Day of the Lord approaching rapidly isn’t so far-fetched. I still preach caution on date-setting and such, but one can at least see now that when Israel’s strength takes any kind of hit, there is only One source of protection for them.

And we know Who that is!

Let me know if you’re interested in traveling to Israel with a tour group I’m part of for next spring. Message me either at jim1fletcher@yahoo.com or jimfletcher761@gmail.com

(I’m in Israel this week; message me if you want me to visit/comment on a certain site or topic!)

More Meddling from Washington

It’s interesting, how flawed humans are. How unstable is the discernment factor. A story emerging this week from Israel underscores this from both the U.S. and the Jewish state.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin said this week that the Biden Regime (my word) has been meddling in the judicial reform issue that has gripped Israel in recent weeks. A brief background: Benjamin Netanyahu has attempted the reform certain aspects of Israel’s judiciary, given the fact it is as partisan (Left) as we have here. Critics (Deep State) of course are howling.

According to the Jerusalem Post:

“The US government is aiding Israeli protesters against the coalition’s judicial reform plan, Justice Minister Yariv Levin said.

“Washington ‘is working in cooperation with them on this, as you can see from the things said by the people in the government there,’ Levin told haredi political operatives, in a video first published by Walla! News on Monday.

“Levin said ‘There is no doubt that we are at a truly incomprehensible disadvantage’ in promoting the reforms. ‘They have the courts, the attorney general, all of the heads of the economy, the US government…total control of journalism, of the websites ynet, Walla, Israel Hayom.’”

Very, very interesting comments calling-out various Media. And it’s disgusting that our government is participating in this interference in a foreign government’s business. But as I think we are all learning these past few years, the CIA in conjunction with the rest of the Deep State, has been at this game a very long time.

In fact, Biden has refused to invite Netanyahu (“my dear, dear friend”) to Washington—typically done for newly elected leaders)—and this is an outrageous example of interference. But the Regime now does things very much out in the open, whether getting Tucker Carlson fired or forcing Green Energy on us. No reason to think they wouldn’t interfere in a friendly ally’s internal politics.

The U.S. State Department (read: U.S. taxpayers) has given $38,000 in the last three years to the Movement for Quality Government, a group that has opposed Netanyahu.

For all the sliminess of the Biden Regime, perhaps the biggest disappointment in this story is the behavior of Israeli Foreign Minister Benny Gantz, who has said Levin’s comments are “dangerous.”

What’s dangerous is an Israeli cabinet minister siding with the globalists. Remember, Gantz wants to be prime minister really, really bad. Just like Yair Lapid. Just like Naftali Bennett.

Us ordinary people are only now discovering just how compromised our “elected” officials really are. One can either appease the globalists and have a nice little income, or swim against the tide and get cancelled (one way or another).

Just as it is in other countries (including, ironically, France), the people want to remain free and are protesting to that effect. This is truly a battle royale between the elites and the People.

I feel this latest effort by Netanyahu will be one of the final pieces of his legacy, if he can manage to get judicial reform through. Think of it this way: he is battling the same forces that install leftist judges in key districts around the U.S., thus ensuring “laws” are maintained to throttle nationalism (what used to be called patriotism).

Israel now is fighting forces inside and outside the country. With friends like Biden and Gantz, who needs enemies?

Jim1fletcher@yahoo.com