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By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Recently, I listened to a Christian minister deliver an articulate speech about how Israel is God's creation, and God would never abandon it. However; there was one caveat: if Israel "lost its way," all bets were off.

Jews are often spoken of as "God's Chosen people"[2], citing the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It was written by various authors over a period of centuries.[3]

The number of Jews in the world is infinitesimally small, numbering approximately 16 million, or 0.2 percent of the world's population. Approximately 7.4 million live in Israel, and an equal number reside in the United States.[4]

There are approximately 4,200 "religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, or ultimate concerns" in the world[5]. And American Jews are Americans.[6]

Years ago, I experienced God as Infinite Intelligence; and I have never doubted that God exists ever since.[7] It is my belief that the religions of the world are man-made attempts to understand God (or our higher power). Christianity and Judaism are merely part of that quest.

Thus, when the minister gave his speech, he was part of the quest. Is Israel doomed?[8] Time will tell.[9] Why write about these issues? Because it is my belief that God is central to our lives. Our time here passes in the wink of an eye, and then we return to our Creator, so I believe.

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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6 and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/ He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams. He can be contacted directly at [email protected]

[2] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chosen_people ("Chosen people")

[3] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Testament ("Old Testament")

[4] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country ("Jewish population by country")

[5] See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions ("List of religions and spiritual traditions")

[6] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/americas-jews-are-americans/ ("America’s Jews Are Americans")

[7] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ ("What And Where Is God")

[8] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ ("Is Israel Doomed?")

[9] See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/life-is-infinite-because-god-is-infinite/ ("Life Is Infinite Because God Is Infinite") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/god-saved-me-again/ ("God Saved Me Again") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/miracles/ ("Miracles") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/god-was-there/ ("God Was There") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/where-is-god/ ("Where Is God?") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2023/02/11/do-we-need-god-in-our-lives/ ("Do We Need God In Our Lives?")