Judgment of the Nations for How they Treat Israel?

"Given the importance of America’s relationship with Israel, I didn’t need any kind of special sign to focus on the subject, since I honestly believe that God judges nations, in part, based on how they treat Israel. Now, before you write me off as some kind of hyper-spiritual, Zionist nut case, let me explain what I do and do not mean. (For those of you who don’t believe the Bible is God’s Word, then I’m already a hyper-spiritual nut case in your eyes. No problem!) First, standing with Israel does not mean standing against the Palestinians or sanctioning everything Israel does. Second, if a country stands with Israel, that does not give that country some kind of magic pass because of which God will overlook all their transgressions. Third, we stand with Israel despite Israel’s shortcomings, not because Israel is perfect (far from it). That being said, I believe the ancient principle spoken first to Abraham, then to his grandson Jacob, then to the nation of Israel as a whole, still app…