Background

Yedidim of Israel is a collaboration of over 7,600 independent Baptist churches in America.

In February, 2004, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced his plan for a unilateral withdrawal of Jews from Gush Katif in Gaza and Northern Samaria. This plan came as a surprise and shock to more than 8,000 settlers. The eviction of the Jewish people from their homes took place August 15 - 22, 2005.

The following are reasons why our organization is against such deportation:

1. Yedidim of Israel believes the only true God gave the entire land of Israel to the sons of Isaac and Jacob
• Genesis 13:14-18
  ¹⁴ And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
  ¹⁵ For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
  ¹⁶ And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
  ¹⁷ Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
  ¹⁸ Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
  
• Genesis 15:6-8
  ⁶ And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
  ⁷ And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
  ⁸ And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
  
• Genesis 15:18
  In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
  
• Genesis 17:6-8
  ⁶ And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
  ⁷ And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
  ⁸ And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  
• Genesis 17:15-21
  ¹⁵ And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
  ¹⁶ And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
  ¹⁷ Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
  ¹⁸ And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
  ¹⁹ And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
  ²⁰ And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
  ²¹ But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
  
• Genesis 26:1-5
  ¹ And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
  ² And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
  ³ Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
  ⁴ And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  ⁵ Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
  
• Genesis 28:12-15
  ¹² And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
  ¹³ And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
  ¹⁴ And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
  ¹⁵ And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
  
2. The need for avoidance of the creation of an Islamic terror state. This will be deadly both for the Jews and the entire West. Israeli troops and innocent Israeli citizens in the Middle East will be placed in danger.
3. Yedidim of Israel believes that the deportation plan rewards homicide bombers. We believe this goes against the Bush mantra to fight terror and goes 180 degrees against the war against Islamic terrorism.
4. Unless action is taken, this organization believes that this will make the USA a "collaborator to Jewish genocide." They feel it will be creating a bonafide state, which will result in the extermination of another nation.
5. This deportation of the Jews by a Jewish state, with the seal and prodding of the United States President, will open the floodgates for other nations to follow suit when their “anti-Semitism” reaches its boiling point.
6. For Israel, this means an increase in terror. Many of the military-security leaders in Israel know that this is the result. Fear of the Prime Minister keeps them from speaking out.
7. Yedidim of Israel feels that the deportation plan is against basic civil rights.

Current Endeavors

During the recent war that the IDF soldiers had with Hezbollah fighters, the Yedidim of Israel took humanitarian aid to many of the Hebrew people who could not leave the areas where the kaytusha rockets fell. Pastor Jim Vineyard was able to visit many of the civilian population who were hiding in the bunkers in the Northern part of Israel. He was also able to visit and encourage Israeli soldiers in the midst of battle. Several groups of pastors have also been able to visit since the war took place in an effort to encourage the Israeli people in their on-going war against Islamic terrorism.

The Yedidim of Israel is presently working to start and run a home away from home for Israeli soldiers in honor and memory of Leeran Sahadia who was killed on the first day of fighting in July of 2006.

DVDs Available

Get your copy of the DVDs today, and encourage your friends to get a copy as well. Plan a social evening in your home, and invite people in your community to view the DVDs. Also, arrange that Synagogues and Churches feature a viewing of these DVDs, together with a discussion program. To purchase a copy of these DVDs, email javyedidimis@aol.com or write Dr. Vineyard at 5517 NW 23rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73127.