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As the 30^th anniversary of the Oslo Accords approaches, more and more will be written. It was Israel’s overarching attempt to make peace. It backfired. Instead of peace, Israel has gotten unbridled terrorism. Unlike the Abraham Accords, which have been more of what a peace agreement with the Arabs should look like, the Oslo Accords have only brought grief to Israel. The very same Leftists who are attacking Prime Minister Netanyahu today were the ones who constructed the Oslo Accords and gave guns to terrorists.

As Israel celebrates its 75^th year in the modern era, it is always important to review aspects of the past to learn lessons for the future. With all the hullabaloo about “Nakba,” which Rashida Tlaib likes to pull out of her hat frequently, the Arab world started wars with Israel eight years after the so called “Nakba” (of 1948) in 1956, 19 years later in 1967, and 25 years later in 1973. Israel never wanted to go to war ever. The Jewish People despise war. It is against our character and genetics. As Golda Meir said, “…It will be harder for us to forgive them [the Arabs] for having forced us to kill their sons. Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.”

July 4, 1776, was a pivotal and extraordinary day, bringing freedom and liberty into a dictatorial and oppressive world. The American Revolution against tyranny brought the ability for all to practice their respective religions. Judaism was allowed to flourish. There were 2000 to 3000 Jews at the time of the Revolutionary War. They were concentrated in New York City; Philadelphia; Savannah, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina. There were only 2 million people in the colonies at the time; only 45% actually participated in the war effort against the British. Actual independence was not achieved until September 3, 1783, in the “Treaty of Paris.” This September 3, we will celebrate 240 years of actual Independence from the British.

The Yom Kippur War of 1973 proves just how vulnerable Israel is and highlights the importance of the Israel American Alliance.

Winston Churchill (some say it was Abba Eban) said, “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…after they have exhausted all other possibilities.” It is believed Churchill said or at the very least felt this way prior to the United States entering the Second World War.

With the barrage of untruths emanating from Mahmoud Abbas and his Authority, it is always a welcome and refreshing phenomenon when world leaders recognize and speak the truth. Pat Robertson, who passed this past week, was one such leader. He was a great friend of the State of Israel. He will be sorely missed. I am always grateful when leaders clearly state that the Jews are the rightful heirs of Israel, promised by the Almighty to the Jewish people. I appreciate it when diplomats and dignitaries point out that King Solomon’s Temple and the Second Temple stood on the Temple Mount.