Faith Facts

• International calls for a two-state solution place unfair burdens on Israel while ignoring ongoing terrorism
• Anti-Israel propaganda and media manipulation fuel global antisemitism and misinformation
• Biblical principles remind us to pursue truth, justice, and support for Israel amid widespread deception

World leaders recently united at the United Nations, pretending to pursue peace but ultimately reaffirming a campaign of unfair condemnation against Israel. In place of honest dialogue, this so-called “peace conference”—hosted by Saudi Arabia and radicalized France—pushed for a two-state solution that places demands solely on Israel, all framed by the false narrative that Israel targets innocent children. While the document produced at the event called for Hamas to hand over weapons, the reality on the ground tells a different story.

The most remarkable moment came when the United Kingdom’s leadership, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, threatened to recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel complies with a series of impossible demands. Starmer claimed, “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza…the U.K. will recognize a non-existent Palestinian state.” Yet this move ignores both Israel’s security needs and the ongoing violence that has made true peace nearly unattainable.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy called Israel’s rejection of the two-state framework morally and strategically wrong, revealing a profound misunderstanding of both right and common sense. Israel is held to a double standard, expected to feed its enemies even as those enemies attack and reject any reasonable peace process.

Behind the latest barrage of criticism stands the lie that Israel is causing starvation in Gaza. CBN Middle East bureau chief Chris Mitchell observed, “There seems to be a diplomatic tsunami against the Jewish state, and it’s fueled … by much of what’s happening in the media.” He added, “It’s a media campaign that Hamas is running, talking about starvation in Gaza. The media is actually pushing countries like the U.K. and other countries to go ahead and declare a Palestinian state.”

Israel’s generosity is unmatched in modern warfare. Caroline Glick, senior advisor to the Israeli government, pointed out, “In the history of modern warfare, there’s never been an instance where one party feeds the other party in the midst of war.” She shared that over 94 million tons of food have been sent into Gaza by or through Israel, a fact conveniently omitted by Israel’s critics.

The demand for a Palestinian state led by the Palestinian Authority ignores that the PA runs a “pay to slay” program rewarding terrorism and has been complicit in ongoing violence. FRC President Tony Perkins explained, “There is as much threat from terrorism in the areas under Palestinian Authority control as we’ve seen in the past in Gaza.”

The push for a two-state solution also ignores history: “That’s what we had prior to October the 7th, in effect. We had Gaza self-governing … There was no Israeli involvement whatsoever. And it was nothing more than a launchpad for terrorism,” said Perkins. This supposed experiment in self-governance became the world’s largest terror base after Hamas ousted the PA, diverting billions in international aid to build tunnels of war rather than roads of peace.

Recognizing Palestinian statehood now would reward the violence of October 7th and send the message that terrorism pays. As Perkins warned, “When you reward terrorism, you get more terrorism.”

European leaders have pandered to loud, radicalized minorities in their countries, forgetting their own Christian roots and moral clarity. Senator Tommy Tuberville noted, “They’ve lost their countries, almost. The ideology from the Islamic side has taken over the streets.”

Media manipulation makes things worse by spreading Hamas’s deceptions. Images of malnourished children—distorted by selective reporting—have been used as weapons against Israel. Perkins reminded, “Most of the facts coming out of Gaza are manufactured facts from Hamas.”

Glick concluded, “Everything that Hamas has been putting out of Gaza … have been deliberate lies where the goal of those lies is to ‘paint the light as dark and the darkness is light.'” This is a stark warning in line with Isaiah 5:20.

The path to real peace and justice begins by standing on the foundations of truth and biblical principles. Christians and values-driven Americans must pray for Israel and call for policies grounded in honesty—not propaganda. True help for Gaza means confronting Hamas’s evil, not handicapping Israel’s right to defend itself.

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