American Jews need to recognize that their most reliable allies are conservative Christians and not the liberal groups that have abandoned them. According to JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin, these Christians have been at the heart of the pro-Israel movement in the United States. But this has never been more important than it has since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which led to a surge in left-wing antisemitism.
He’s joined this week’s “Think Twice” by Heather Johnston, the founder and CEO of the U.S.-Israel Education Association. Johnston spoke of the importance of changing the way Palestinian Arabs are educated.
For decades, Arabs in the Gaza Strip, and Judea and Samaria have been indoctrinated in hatred for Israel and Jews, with the U.N. Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) largely responsible for this problem, which ensures the perpetuation of their century-old war on Jews and Zionism.
Johnston and her group are also promoting a program they call “friendshoring.” That will incentivize American companies to relocate their factories from hostile nations like China to friendly ones, primarily Arab and Muslim countries that are part of the Abraham Accords and have relations with Israel. In doing so, the United States will potentially alleviate its supply chain problems while also encouraging peace.
She believes that the key to achieving these goals is for Israel to completely defeat Hamas in Gaza rather than allowing it to survive the war it started. Her group, which arranges for members of Congress to tour Israel, especially in the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, believes that Israel should extend its sovereignty to the territories. But she acknowledges that she will have to wait until the war against Hamas is won and the Trump administration can succeed in expanding the Abraham Accords. Before that, though, she believes it is vital that Iran is forced to give up its entire nuclear program, which is the number one threat to Israel’s existence.
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