Israel Wars

 

ISRAELI SOLDIERS

 

You are now viewing perhaps one of the most revealing photos of Israel's age old desire  -   Jerusalem and the Holy Mount of God

 

SOME OF THE FIRST TO VIEW THE ANCIENT WALL WERE ISRAELI SOLDIERS

 

This photo set a precedent for Jewish thought and religious observance in that in Jewish worship, it is mandatory for a man to cover his head when he enters a Holy Place.

When these soldiers entered in and stood before the ancient Wailing Wall after nearly 2000 years of exile from its sacredness and inspiration, this young soldier was so overcome with reverence and emotion that he reached up and removed his helmet.

The resulting impact of the photo has touched millions of the world among both Jew and Gentile.  It speaks of the greatness of the human spirit and man's eternal reaching for the Creator.

My guide of 19 tours to Israel told us that when it was announced over the radios and transmitters on the field among the soldiers that the Wailing Wall was in their hands, the soldiers removed their helmets and wept like children...  

1967 War

 

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GOLDA MEIR, Israel's Prime Minister from 1969 to 1974 was questioned about her zeal for Israel and Zionism.  Her reply:  "If I am not for me, who will be for me?

 
"We do not hate the Arabs for killing our children, we hate them for making us kill theirs" -  Golda Meir

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