Blood In The Sand by Benny Hinn

Author:Benny Hinn [Hinn, Benny]
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781599797700
Publisher: Charisma House
Published: 2009-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

To make matters worse, in July the British government seized the “Exodus,” a ship crammed with over forty-five hundred survivors of the Holocaust, victims of the Nazi regime. The world was shocked when these homeless, exhausted people were returned to Germany.[8]

That same month, the United Nations declared that Palestine would be partitioned into a Jewish state and an Arab state, with Jerusalem to be administered internationally by the UN. The date of May 15, 1948, was set for British withdrawal.

The Jewish people living in Palestine accepted the resolution, but it was totally rejected by Arabs worldwide. At the time the Jewish population numbered approximately six hundred fifty thousand compared to the Palestinian Arab population of over one million.[9]

A Nation Is Born

In the final days of the Mandate, Britain bragged on how much Palestine had improved—better roads, schools, utilities, and medical care. But politically, life was now unbearable, and it was time to leave.

In one final ceremony at Government House in Jerusalem on Friday, May 14, 1948, a small military band played “God Save the King,” and the British quietly departed. The Union Jack was lowered and a Red Cross flag flew in its place.

That same afternoon, only hours before the Mandate was set to expire, crowds gathered in anticipation outside of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (originally the home of Tel Aviv’s first mayor, Meir Dizengoff). Although the ceremony was not officially publicized (to avoid a terrorist attack), word of a “secret” radio broadcast of the event spread like wildfire, and both Jews and Arabs across the Holy Land tuned in to hear the momentous occasion.

Inside the museum, also known as Independence Hall, beneath a large portrait of Theodore Herzl, a declaration of independence was read and signed by David Ben-Gurion and others in the presence of various leaders of the Jewish community and some two hundred specially invited guests. After the declaration ceremony, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, played what would become Israel’s national anthem: “Ha’Tikva” (which means “The Hope”) from the museum’s balcony.[10] After nearly two thousand years, Israel had once more become a nation, and soon the Star of David would be raised across the land.

Yet the moment Israel’s statehood was announced, armies began mobilizing in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Trans-Jordan, and other Arab nations. Only an all-out war between Arabs and Israelis would determine the outcome.

CHAPTER 10

Desperate Days

My father’s heart sank when he was told by the parents of Clemence—the girl he was going to marry—“Our family is leaving Jaffa. It’s impossible for us to stay here any longer. We are going to Ramallah to live with our relatives.”

The reason my mother’s family felt the urgency to leave had nothing to do with religion or their ethnic background—it was purely out of fear and to make certain the children would be safe in case war did break out. Plus, they owned a car, making it easier to make the journey to Ramallah.

On the other hand, the Hinns decided to remain in Jaffa and ride out whatever events unfolded.

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