Moving to Israel

Last week I mentioned the elections in the United States and their possible ramifications on Israel. Now that the votes have been tallied and Barack Obama has decidedly overwhelmed John McCain for the Presidency, my conerns for the next four years are really coming to the surface.

While all is in the hands of Hashem and we can just pray that it turns out well for Israel and the Jewish people, you have to really wonder about some of the people who were happy with the results. This article talks about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sending his congratulations to President-elect Obama on his election win.

Regardless of anyone’s political views, it is pretty clear that Mr. Ahmadinejad is a truly wicked man. Hopefully it doesn’t mean much, but it would not be unreasonable for someone to wonder about being on the same political side (or any side) of this evil dictator. Again, one should not change their political beliefs just because they happen to coincide with some unsavory people. However, let’s just hope that Ahmadinejad doesn’t know something that we don’t.

May the coming four years of President-elect Obama’s reign be peaceful and fruitful for Israel, the Jews and good and decent people all over the world while still encouraging the return of Jews everywhere by moving to Israel.

 Ari 

As we approach Election Day in America the subject on many peoples minds here in Israel has been, not surprisingly, the ramifications of the election in regards to Israel’s well being. While it is very important for all of us Americans to vote and have a say in who will be, in essence, the leader of the free world, it is also extremely important to know all the facts about each candidate’s views on Israel and the Jewish nation at large. On that note, I found this article in IsraelNationalNews.com to be very disturbing.

While I have no idea what will happen in the election on Tuesday I know that I will be praying to Hashem that the new world leader will be a friend of Israel and the Jewish people.

Ari