By: SUSAN WARNER, Gate Stone Institute— In just a few weeks, on June 26-30, the opening gavel will sound on United Church of Christ (UCC) General Synod. Two of the many proposals this national Synod will entertain call on the church to divest from Israel, and one of them will propose declaring that Israel’s actions…
Think on this: “I will make an everlasting covenant with them. I will never stop doing them good. I will inspire them to fear me so that they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing them and will most assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and…
By: ISRAEL TODAY STAFF, Israel Today— Palestinian participants in a co-existence march with Israelis were attacked by fellow Palestinians on Thursday. The victims were taking part in the annual “Jerusalem Hug” march, the purpose of which is, according to the group’s website, “…to promote a peaceful experience, a life of freedom and joy to all…
By: CAROLINE B. GLICK, JPOST— Is US President Barack Obama an anti-Semite? This question has lingered in the air since his first presidential bid in 2008. It first arose due to the anti-Semitic sermons that Jeremiah Wright, his pastor for more than 20 years, made as Obama and his family sat in the pews. Throughout…
By: TRICIA MILLER, Breaking Israel News— In a precedent-setting event, the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) sponsored a recent conference titled “People of the Land: A Twenty-First Century Case for Christian Zionism” in Washington, DC. It was reportedly the first-ever event specifically devoted to presenting academic arguments in support of Christian Zionism. The 11…
”Everyone expects the Jews to be the only real Christians in this world.” ― Eric Hoffer
Torah: Numbers 4:21 – 7:89, “Naso” (Lift up … ) Haftorah: Judges 13:2 – 25 New Testament: Acts 21:17 – 26 Gospel: Matthew 5:17 – 20, “Al tachshevu” (Do not think … )
By: JNS, Breaking Israel News— The Covenant Journey, a new initiative inspired by the popular Taglit-Birthright Israel program, is set to bring young Christians to Israel this summer in order to strengthen their faith and encourage them to become goodwill ambassadors for Israel. “There’s one thing better than standing with Israel, and that’s standing in…
By: WALID SHOEBAT, Shoebat— Yesterday, on Memorial Day we open the papers to read the headlines Turkey and US ‘agree in principle’ to provide air support for Syrian rebels. And it wasn’t the president of the United States or a spokesperson from the White house that broke the news, but through the mouth of the…
