Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., recently warned, "If America stops supporting Israel, God will pull the plug on us."
His words struck this writer deeply, because history has already demonstrated the veracity of that warning!
Let's look back to the summer of 2005, when the United States pressured Israel to carry out one of the most painful chapters in modern Jewish history: the forced evacuation of Gush Katif, part of Israel’s Gaza disengagement plan.
On Aug. 17, 2005, thousands of Jews — families who had built thriving communities, farms, and synagogues — were forcibly removed from their homes.
Israeli soldiers carried crying children and elderly parents from houses that generations had called home.
- Homes were bulldozed.
- Synagogues were desecrated.
- Entire communities were left without a roof over their heads, their lives shattered overnight.
Globally, newspapers chronicled the heartbreak. Haaretz ran the headline, "Gush Katif Evacuated Amid Tears and Anger."
The Jerusalem Post declared, "End of an Era: Gaza Settlements Cleared."
The New York Times called it a "Painful Withdrawal."
Images of women sobbing, men carrying Torah scrolls through the streets, and families clutching what little they could salvage filled the front pages of international papers.
And then, just one week later, the United States faced its own nightmare.
On Aug. 29-30, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.
The city's levees broke, the city flooded, and once again, newspapers globally carried the same heart-wrenching images: families homeless, children displaced, parents weeping as they searched for shelter. The Times-Picayune called it simply "Catastrophic."
The New York Times reported, "New Orleans Is Flooded as Storm Rages; Thousands Feared Stranded." USA Today declared: “Devastation in New Orleans.”
The headlines and the images were hauntingly similar. The sight of Jewish families uprooted from Gush Katif was mirrored by American families stranded on rooftops in New Orleans. You had to look closely to see which images were from Gaza and which were from Louisiana.
For me, it was a wake-up call.
It was as though God Himself was sending a message: if America pressures Israel to turn its people out of their homes, then America, too, will taste displacement.
This writer has carried this realization for years.
I was shocked that no pastor, no religious leader, no political figure stood up to make the connection publicly. But the Bible’s words were playing out before our eyes.
"Those who bless you will be blessed, and those who curse you will be cursed."
Very Recently, I had the privilege of leading a mission to Israel together with Newsmax founder and CEO Christopher Ruddy.
We honored U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee for his steadfast defense of Israel. In his acceptance speech, Huckabee reminded us of the Bible’s promise about Israel. He ended with a powerful declaration, "I would much rather choose to be blessed — wouldn’t you?"
The tragedy of Gush Katif does not end with the families who lost their homes.
The land that was once filled with Jewish life and agriculture quickly became a haven for Hamas. The very communities that the Bush Administration pushed Israel to evacuate became the launching ground for rockets and terror tunnels.
And ultimately, they became the staging area for the horrific Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, when Hamas terrorists poured out of Gaza to slaughter, torture, and abduct innocent Israelis. What was sold globally as "land for peace" instead became land for terror.
This is why there can be no two-state solution.
Every piece of land Israel has surrendered has been used not for peace, but for violence.
To demand that Israel once again give up its homeland is to demand more terrorism, more death, and more destruction.
And yet, today, the global community is once again choosing to pressure Israel, going so far as to recognize a Palestinian state in violation of international law and Israel’s security. Leaders and nations are turning their backs on Israel.
And I say this not as a politician, but as a man of faith: woe to them.
For if history teaches us anything, it is that God does not look kindly on those who force His people from their homes.
Sen. Graham's words are not just political rhetoric; they are Biblical truth. In 2005, America pressured Israel, and one week later America itself was struck with one of the greatest natural disasters in its history.
If America abandons Israel again, God’s message will be even clearer.
The choice is simple. As Ambassador Huckabee said, "Those who bless Israel will be blessed." America must decide whether it wishes to be blessed or cursed.
For me, the answer is obvious.
I choose blessing.
I choose Israel.
I pray America does too.
Duvi Honig is founder and CEO of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, a global umbrella of businesses of all sizes, bridging the highest echelons of the business and governmental worlds together, stimulating economic opportunity and positively affecting governments' public policies. His work has been recognized by both Presidents Obama and Trump. Read Duvi Honig's Reports — More Here.
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