Justification

 

Justification is the act of providing a good reason or explanation for something, often used in legal contexts to mean a valid defense for an action. It can also refer to the process of being declared righteous or acquitted, especially in religious terms. Google Assistant AI answer.

From the BBC Ethics Guide regarding war;

“What is a Just War?

Six conditions must be satisfied for a war to be considered just:

• The war must be for a just cause.
• The war must be lawfully declared by a lawful authority.
• The intention behind the war must be good.
• All other ways of resolving the problem should have been tried first.
• There must be a reasonable chance of success.
• The means used must be in proportion to the end that the war seeks to achieve.

How should a Just War be fought?

A war that starts as a Just War may stop being a Just War if the means used to wage it are inappropriate.

• Innocent people and non-combatants should not be harmed.
• Only appropriate force should be used.

·         This applies to both the sort of force, and how much force is used.

• Internationally agreed conventions regulating war must be obeyed.”

On October 7^th, 2023 Hamas attacked Israel, deliberately targeting innocent civilians, ruthlessly killing 1189 and taking 251 hostages back to Gaza. The atrocities committed by Hamas on that day were obscene. Killing babies, raping women, and killing entire families while laughing maniacally during their escapade. It was literally an embodiment of pure evil. There is absolutely no justification for the actions of Hamas on that day.

From the charter of Hamas.

“There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors. The Palestinian people know better than to consent to having their future, rights and fate toyed with.”

“The day that enemies usurp part of Muslim land, Jihad becomes the individual duty of every Muslim. In face of the Jews' usurpation of Palestine, it is compulsory that the banner of Jihad be raised. To do this requires the diffusion of Islamic consciousness among the masses, both on the regional, Arab and Islamic levels. It is necessary to instill the spirit of Jihad in the heart of the nation so that they would confront the enemies and join the ranks of the fighters.”

So much for any chance of reaching a two-state solution.  For Hamas it is their stated goal to pursue only the “from the river to the sea” solution, built upon the dead bodies of every Israeli. To radical Islamists, the only good Jew is a dead Jew. The land of Israel is the ancestral home of the Israelites, given to them by God as the promised land. The Lord said to Moses, “I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.” Exodus 3:8, 17.

Islam accepts that God’s revelation was revealed to the prophets of the Old Testament, Abraham, Moses, Noah, and others, but further believes some of the original text was corrupted (only those that Islam rejects based on a long-standing hostility against Jews) from the revelation, compilation, and canonization of the Old Testament Bible. Conversely, Islam accepts that the Quran was revealed to Mohammed, compiled into written form, much of it after his death. Numerous translations of the Quran were in circulation. Around 650AD one version was canonized, and all others were burned to prevent confusion. Yet, Islam professes the Quran as wholly the word of God, uncorrupted.

Radical Islam and the civilized world cannot coexist. Radical Islamists have used passages of the Quran to justify murdering innocents. Radical Islam cannot and will not legitimately seek peace with Israel and the west. Hamas is populated with Islam-fascists that gleefully wage war against Israel, even as they radicalize and exploit the Palestinian population. This war was begun and escalated by Hamas, and they must be rooted out and eliminated. Yes, this is a just war, and Radical Islam should be rejected wholeheartedly by every Muslim. Until such a time as that occurs, this war must continue until Hamas and their evil ideology is defeated.

"This is what the LORD says: “As for all My evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to My people Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them. But after I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.

And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people. But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.” Jeremiah 12:14-17

1984, circa 2024

 

“Wrong-think”

George Orwell simply missed his prediction by 40 years. Many quotes from his acclaimed dystopian novel, “1984,” ring true today. “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.”  This ideology is skillfully demonstrated by the democrat party as they will stop at nothing to gain and maintain power. One of the more insidious methods they employ, utilizing their accomplices in mainstream media and big tech, is engaging in all manner of censorship of speech in which they disagree. Control the narrative, control the people. From COVID, election integrity, abortion, or anything else deemed “dis/misinformation,” the marketplace of ideas is being destroyed by the very people who proclaim themselves to be the defenders of democracy.

There is good reason that free speech is enumerated in the 1^st Amendment. Without it we devolve into tyranny. When the government colludes with big tech and social media to generate a narrative supported by the current administration, we more closely mirror a communist state that controls the media. Control the narrative, control the people. Freedom of the press is also enumerated in the 1^st Amendment. “Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.” Benjamin Franklin. Freedom of speech is at risk in this bastion of freedom. When the political narrative outweighs truth, we begin the slippery slope that leads to tyranny.

“Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the future, controls the past.” George Orwell. Cancel culture is engaged in a process to rewrite the past. Past practices that trigger leftists and would not be acceptable today, leads to the erasure of those who engaged in practices acceptable in their time. Books are banned. Statues torn down. Heroes of their time become reviled in ours. This more closely resembles the destruction of ancient sites perpetrated by ISIS during their reign in 2014. “Those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them.” Our society is devolving before our very eyes and the democrat party is front and center, cheering on a fundamental transformation of America. There is a clear and present danger, occurring in plain sight, but many are just too blind to see it.

“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” George Orwell. Indoctrinated college students spout epithets falsely accusing Israel of genocide and colonization of the ancestral home of the Palestinians. Nothing could be further from the truth. Man on the street interviews indicate just how well the Trump is evil and a threat to democracy narrative has taken hold of those too ignorant to form opinions of their own. A popular meme states, “What did the TV tell me to think today.” Humor becomes reality. Far too many people are influenced by a media complicit in amplifying the democrat party’s message. People falling prey to leftist propaganda are learning to hate themselves based upon gender, race, and sexuality. People are being reprogrammed by those who crave to rule over them.

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” George Orwell. Even if it was not his intention, Orwell was a prophet. These very things are happening at a breakneck pace in our society. The democrat party and their accomplices in the mainstream media and big tech are promoting the means toward the destruction of America. If we allow this conspiracy to come to fruition, it will end the last great bastion of freedom in this world. If we sit back and do nothing there will be no going back. This election is a fight against good and evil. Will you let evil prevail?

“Big Brother is watching you!” George Orwell. Control the narrative, control the people. Step up and take back this nation. Vote the purveyors of evil out of office. Hold the media accountable. Stand up against the forces of darkness. Fight for your freedom or it will be lost forever.

Complicit

 

Careful what you wish for

Complicit definition; Acquiescing to or enabling a criminal or wrongful action. The standard line that the Palestinian people are separate from Hamas is inherently false. In 2006, Hamas won the Palestinian Legislative elections, when Palestinians overwhelmingly voted for their stated platform to eradicate the Jews from the earth. Since then, through bickering and internal conflicts and skirmishes with Israel has led Hamas to control the entire Gaza strip. As Barack Obama succinctly stated, elections have consequences. Sometimes when you get what you wish for, you get what you deserve. So, the Palestinian people have no one to blame but themselves. Palestine is Hamas. Hamas is Palestine. When you prefer that a terrorist organization lead your government and utilize schools, playgrounds, and Mosques to stage their weapons of terror, you are complicit in the heinous acts they commit.

The horrific acts committed by Hamas in their surprise attack of Israel in October of 2023, fall directly into the laps of those who not only allowed, but cheered on this terrorist organization’s rise to power. Israel has suffered from constant terror attacks against their nation and citizens for decades. Hamas’ stated objective is to eradicate all Jews from the face of the earth and reclaim Israel territory as their own, or better known as “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free.” There was never any intent for a two-state solution. To Hamas, Jews are to be eradicated, by any means necessary until none remain. Hamas makes Hitler, Stalin and Mao look pale in comparison. The Palestinian people have long supported terrorist attacks on the United States and around the world. Who can forget them dancing in the streets for joy after the attacks of 9-11 that killed almost 3000 innocents? Actions have consequences and Palestinians have faced limited consequences for supporting acts of terror by Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. A full accounting is long overdue!

Civilian deaths or casualties are simply a fact of warfare. Even with all of the technological advances in weaponry, innocent lives will be lost. But, when you revel in the killing of innocent Israelis, the chickens will come home to roost. Israel was given the promised land by God and in 1948 Israel formally announced that it had created a Jewish state. Palestinians rejected the declaration and this led to a war with Israel and the eventual eviction of Palestinians from Israel. Rather than integrate into another country, the Palestine Liberation Organization, a terrorist organization led by the notorious Yasar Arafat, was formed in 1964 and committed atrocities against Israel and Jews worldwide. Their attempts to force Israel to cede land for a Palestinian nation and pro-Palestinian propaganda did have an effect. In 1993, the Oslo Accords established a peace process that was intended to lead to a two-State solution. The PLO was granted autonomy in the Gaza strip. This has only given the Islamic terrorists a strategic base to launch attacks against Israel on a regular basis.

Billions and billions of dollars have been allocated to the Palestinian Authority, yet little is actually used to the betterment of the Palestinian people. The vast majority of the money goes to Hamas and other terrorist organizations to aid in their jihad against Israel. Money for infrastructure has been used to build a network of sophisticated tunnels that are used to further terrorism. This is on the Palestinian people. This is not the fault of Israel or the world. Give them what they want, they will get what they deserve. Hamas and other hate filled terrorist organizations and regimes must be eradicated. Their simple goal is to kill anyone who does not believe as they do. They are merely animals with their only instinct to hate and kill. There is no two-State solution. There is no negotiation that can placate their extreme hatred. There is no place for them in civilized society. You reap what you sow and if it ends in your destruction, so be it!

As Christians, we are called to love our neighbor, so how can we reconcile the call for the destruction of these terrorist networks? We are also not called to be simply led to the slaughter. In Jesus’ sermon on the mount, he called on us to turn the other cheek. In His day, a slap on the cheek was considered an insult, not a physical assault. We are granted the ability to defend ourselves, even if it means taking a life. We are also called to resist and fight evil and Hamas and their ilk are the epitome of evil. Israel and the world are fighting a battle that pits good against evil. Even so, continue to pray that your enemies can resist the evil one and renounce their wicked plans.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:10-12