By RYAN JONES, TRAVELUJAH— Huddled in a hidden alley in East Jerusalem, hundreds of Christians from all corners of the world waited quietly in the crisp pre-dawn air to enter the idyllic Garden Tomb. They had come to commemorate the resurrection of Christ, and they would not remain quiet for long. Having attended the Garden…
“If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.”― Anne Frank
Think on this: “I tell, you will not see me again until you say ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh.”…Yahweh bless you and keep you; Yahweh make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you; Yahweh turn his face toward you and give you peace.” (Matthew 23:39; Numbers…
By ANDREW MCCARTHY, FRONTPAGEMAG— Barack Obama brought enough Chicago-style community organizing to Israel that Benjamin Netanyahu knew what he would have to do. If he hoped to keep the tepid support of his country’s essential but icy ally, Israel’s prime minister would have to do what he’d spent nearly three years steadfastly refusing to do.…
By YORAM ETTINGER, USA TODAY— Is Barack Obama learning from history by avoiding the crucial errors of his first visit to the Middle East shortly after becoming president? In 2009, when he visited Cairo to speak directly to the Arab world, Obama anticipated engagement, rather than confrontation, with Iran, which threatened the survival of pro-U.S.…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— OF ALL the festivals on the Jewish calendar, it is Passover which contains some of the boldest and most powerful imagery. The departure of our ancestors from Egypt, their pursuit by Pharaoh and his chariots, and the climactic splitting of the Red Sea, are just some of the themes that we…
By Peter D. Hocken In the second half of the twentieth century, a sea change took place in the attitudes toward the Jewish people within the Christian world. This change was triggered, above all, by the Holocaust, and the massive shock to the Christian psyche caused by the fact that this organized attempt to eliminate…
By BETH PATCH, CBN— The best way to understand the real meaning of Easter would be from Jesus. As is recorded in the 12th chapter of John, Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem by a large crowd singing praises to Him, carrying palm branches and hailing Him as the King of Israel – the Messiah. They…
By GAD LIOR, YNET— Israel’s population has crossed the eight million threshold over Passover, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported Thursday. With six million Jews, Israel has become the world’s largest Jewish center. The remainder of the population is comprised of 1.6 million Arabs, 350,000 non-Arab Christians and others, mostly olim or relatives of olim from…
