In a recent speech, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Israel's "knowledge-intensive" economy could "easily" emerge as one of the globe's top 10 economies.

That is no empty boast. Israel's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per capita now exceeds that of Canada, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Japan. The Economist magazine ranked Israel the fourth best performing economy among developed countries in 2022.

Netanyahu added, “We now receive 20% of the start-ups in AI (Artificial Intelligence) and a slightly larger number in cybernetics. The United States is in first place, we are in second, and we are 1/1,000 of the world’s population.”

But Joe Biden is waging economic war on the thriving Jewish state. He is doing so to his own peril — and that of the United States. God’s Word is clear: "I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse" (Genesis 12:3).

That is why his recent directive to the U.S. State Department to sever all scientific and technological ties with Israeli universities and other organizations in Judea, Samaria, the Golan Heights, and parts of Jerusalem is so dangerous and must be reversed!

God’s divine promise to curse those who dishonor His people has been proven throughout history — most recently in the case of Great Britain, which turned its back on the Jewish people from the 1920s onward and then watched as its global empire dissolved. A similar outcome is ahead for America if we boycott instead of bless the Jewish state!

For that reason, your voice on behalf of Israel is needed now. Please sign our petition and fax Congress demanding they END Biden’s Boycott of Israel!

Urgent prayer request! Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after a fainting episode. Doctors discovered the prime minister suffered from heart arrhythmia. Emergency surgery was performed Sunday at Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer to install a pacemaker.

“The implant went smoothly without any complications,” said Roy Beinart, head of Sheba Medical’s arrythmia center.

Bibi says he “feels great,” and doctors say he is ready to return to his regular duties. Praise God for the fine Israeli doctors and technology that made this recovery possible!

Please pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s complete healing so he can continue to lead the world’s only Jewish state.

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Chairman
Christians in Defense of Israel

Sources:

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Fitted with Pacemaker - as Tens of Thousands March on Jerusalem.” Sky News. July 23, 2023. News.sky.com/story/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-to-be-fitted-with-pacemaker-12925795.

Jerenberg, Batya. “‘Make No Mistake — US Is Embracing BDS,’ Says Trump’s Former Ambassador to Israel,” World Israel News, June 26, 2023. Worldisraelnews.com/make-no-mistake-us-is-embracing-bds-says-trumps-former-ambassador-to-israel/.

Jerenberg, Batya. “US Agrees to Allow Funding Cutting-Edge Companies in Judea and Samaria.” World Israel News, October 28, 2020. Worldisraelnews.com/us-agrees-to-allow-funding-cutting-edge-companies-in-judea-and-samaria/.

“Netanyahu: Israel can 'easily' rank among world's top 10 economies.” i24NEWS, June 28, 2023. i24news.tv/en/news/israel/economy/1687959570-netanyahu-israel-can-easily-be-among-world-s-top-10-economies.