and i will bless those...

who bless you.. and i will curse him who curses you. this verse from Genesis seems to be particularly relevant today. (and yes, i'm about to go religious on you) there has been no greater lightning rod for opinions since 1948 than the state of Israel. given a slice of malaria infested swampland splashed with barren desert, the Jews came out of the 4 corners of the world to inhabit the land originally given to them. this is the literal fulfillment of the dry bones prophesy by ezekiel and the fig tree parable by Jesus. having been scattered across the globe for 1500 years, the Jews came back to the homeland of abraham. what makes all of this even more interesting are the related scriptures discussing the implications of the regathering of Jews in their old homeland. based on this information, i'm concerned with the direction george w is taking with Israel. forcing the state to give back land in gaza and now up next to lebanon as part of this 'road map' concerns me.. we're forcing the state of Israel to give back land originally granted by God. understanding that we are the lone superpower in the world, from our perspective this may seem as a small item.. giving land away for peace.. but taken in a biblical sense, this is very troublesome water to be navigating. and logically, it's a difficult sell as well.. why are we asking the ONLY democracy in the middle east to give back land it rightfully won in multiple wars forced upon them to people who would send their sons and daughters tp blow themselves up in malls and on busses. a group of people with no history of an actual national identity (until 1967, 'palestenians' were jordanian or egyptian) and with no proven ability to control it's own people. we want to force the only democracy to accept our plan to give away their land to people with the sole purpose of killing each and every one of them. as a matter of fact, no jews would be allowed in a palestenian state by law.. yet, palestenians could come and go in Israel proper. outside of the lack of logic this contains, this also sets the united states in the awkward position of, for one of the first times, not doing what is in the best interest of Israel.. we started down that path in 1993 with the oslo accords, but now, we are driving the abandonment of God given territory to the sworn enemy of the Jewish state.. and that brings us back to Genesis 12:3.. 'and i will bless those who bless you. and i will curse those who curse you. ' the united states has been blessed more than any country in the histroy of the world.. blessed with innovation.. security.. monetary wealth beyond compare.. but as the saying goes, to whom much is given, much is expected.. i'm concerned that we're off track with relation to Israel.. and with relationship to their God given claim to that land.