Leader of Christian/Jewish Coalition: More Concessions by Israel Make No Sense
by Chad Groening
November 16, 2005
(AgapePress) - - The founder of a coalition of Christian and Jewish organizations dedicated to a safe and secure Israel says she cannot understand why the United States has once again forced the Jewish state to cave in to the demands of Islamic terrorists.Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is hailing this week's agreement between Israel and the Palestinians as a big step forward to independence for the Palestinians. Among other things, the agreement gives the Palestinians direct access to Egypt through Gaza, bus convoys through Israeli territory between Gaza and the West Bank, and a seaport in Gaza.
But Esther Levens of the Unity Coalition for Israel says she cannot understand the position taken by President Bush. That stance, she says, is "contrary" to America's entire history as well as to "what we're trying to accomplish in Iraq right now."
Levens sees some contradiction in White House policy. "[The president is] losing the moral argument against Iraq when he's helping the terrorists in Gaza," she says. Consequently, she feels the president's followers are "increasingly disappointed with him."
The Coalition leader asserts that the Bush administration is pandering to Israel's Arab enemies.
"I don't understand the need to pressure Israel, unless it's just to make concessions to look good in the Arab world," she offers. "And it isn't the Israelis that are creating the terrorism; it is coming from radical Islam. How can we forget that? I mean, we're our own worst enemy here."
The founder and CEO of the Unity Coalition thinks Israel needs leadership that refuses to appease an enemy that is bent on its destruction, and that is willing to stand up for Israel's own interests. "I don't think there's any two ways about that -- and it couldn't happen soon enough," she says. "The whole thing is such a one-sided setup."
Levens has distributed an action alert to the approximately 200 organizations that make up the Unity Coalition, encouraging their members to voice outrage over this latest development.
Chad Groening, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is a reporter for American Family Radio News, which can be heard online.
