Why does Israel matter?

It will be proposed next week at the United Nations to grant Palestinians, if not statehood, then recognition and a voice in the U.N. body. Through this, the Arab Spring and the Freedom Flotilla, international pressure has been turned up on the state of Israel to accept a two-state solution for the Jewish people and the Palestinians, a solution which the PLO is only using to slowly push Israel out of existence.

It is more important now than ever for the United States to stand by the only western democracy in the Middle East, a firm ally since its founding in 1948. But why does this tiny country on the banks of the Mediterranean really matter?

Israel matters because the Jews are God's Chosen People. It is through them that He chose to reveal His morals, ethics, rights and laws for the human race. It is through these resilient and courageous people that God chose to expose and confront the evil in this world, and to reveal and extend His gift of salvation.

To turn our backs on Israel is to turn our backs on God.