Jesus, a soldier at the checkpoint

Palestinian narrative and propoganda, as previously discussed, highjack Jewish history, rewrite it, colonialise it and after all the alterations and repackaging is sold to the west to garner sympathy for their deceitful narrative.

One of those that was made to appeal to Western crowd (and goes hand in hand with the modern Islamic-Christian dialogue that they exploit to advance their own agenda) is the story and identity of Jesus. The most basic claim is that Jesus (and Mary) is a Palestinian. Some will say he wasn't even a Jew, that if he lived today he would be mistreated by Israeli government and could not cross the border to his home in betlehem because of Israeli checkpoints. Than they talk about Jesus representation in Quran as Isa. Making Jesus the Palestinian who was killed by Jews, again. Again different types of narratives depends on the group or individual you might encounter and deal with, but the basic premise is Jesus was a Palestinian, Jews killed him. If he lived today he would be mistreated because he would have to stand in a checkpoint.

So in case you didn't know, the Christian bible a.k.a the New Testament that starts with the book of Matthew opens with Jesus genealogy from Abraham, through Isaac and Jacob (who was renamed Israel, by the way, not Palestine, and his descendants are known as Sons of Israel, and this land is named after him). Continues through generations to Kings David and Solomon and it even refers to the Jewish exile to Babylon. The first chapter of the first book of the Christian bible tries to make it as clear as possible the Jesus is literally a descendant of Israel, that he is one of the sons of Israel, not only that but part of Israels (and the tribe of Judah) royal lineage. Also refering to the first exile of the Jewish people to Babylon.

During that exile the sons of Israel were started to be referred to as Jews or Yehudim, because they came mostly from the part that is known till this day as Yehuda (Judea) were Jews or Israeli Christians who now live there are called “settleres” by Pro Palestinian propogandanists.

The book of Matthew that portrays Jesus story through his birth, familial exile to egypt to save him, and return to Israel, not Palestine, but instead of returning to Judea (again, not Palestine. Or West Bank) they go to Nazareth.

You can read more about Jesus story if you will open the Christian bible, and what better time would that be than Christmas, right? And interestingly enough Christmas and Hannukah will be celebrated this year on the same day! And you know who celebrated Hannukah also known as festival of dedication? Jesus! As mentioned in John 10:22-23. Hannukah is celebration of the Maccabeas/Hasmoneans against the greek empire and king Antiouchus anti-Jewish and anti-Torah laws. So the Hasmoneans revolted, won, purified from Idols the house of the Lord, the Temple, and restored the Jews their rights to observe the laws of God under Jewish rule, in Jewish kingdom in their land Israel.

So, today Bethlehem, the birthtown of Jesus, that resides in Judea, part of the land of Israel, part of the Jewish homeland, is now under full Palestinian Authority control. There's a shrinking community of Christians who live there. The Palestinians would like to blame Israel for that, except that if it's true than why the rest of Bethlehem residents only keep growing? Well, it's probably because the treatment they get by the Palestinian society in which they live in. you can start reading more about it in an article from August 2016 “The silent struggle of Bethlehem Christians” by Lela Gilbert.

So we have already established that Jesus, according to the Christian bible was a Jew, an observant Jew, that lived in Israel, spent atleast a part of his life in Judea, celebrated a holiday of decolonising his Ancestors homeland from Greek occupiers and re-establishing a Jewish kingdom and allowing Jews to follow their laws and God again.

We also know that today his town of birth, Bethlehem, is now controled by the Palestinian colonisers. And just like he and his family couldn't return to their home town because of fear of death by an occupying force, so today no Jew can actually live there and even might be executed, that Jesus modern disciples, Christians, who live there are being mistreated and haunted by the Palestinian Occupation.

So let's say Jesus was alive today. He would probably be an IDF reservist, probably an officer. If he was standing at a checkpoint, he would be the one there that keeps everyone safe from Palestinian terrorists. He would have to check ID's, make sure no one carries fire arms, explosives or try to go on a stabbing spree. Make sure no one tries to start a car-ramming attack. And then probably go back home to Nazareth Ilit.

But since Jesus is not around right now, its regular Israelis guarding Israel at the checkpoints. Sometimes those are Jewish soldiers, sometimes its Druze soldiers, sometimes its Israeli-Arab soldiers, sometimes its Christians soldiers. All of them need to make sure that no Palestinian occupier terrorist will not kill fellow Israelis. And this holidays (and everyday) we should pray for their safe return and success in their mission.

#DecolonizeNow