Recently, I reread Jim’s commentary on the “one new man” and I believe the teaching is especially important for this new year. I want to share it with you all over the coming few weeks. Over these many years, we have built a community of Christian Zionists who are actively looking to the scriptures for…
By Lahav Harkov, JPost— The Jerusalem Municipality’s Building and Planning committee approved plans for a new US embassy building in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion called it a “historic and exciting moment,” and that he thinks it will inspire other countries to move to the capital. “After two years, we’re thrilled the local…
By Ilan Berman— When it comes to foreign policy, it’s already clear that one of the biggest differences between the outgoing Trump administration and the incoming Biden team will be Iran. In contrast to the current U.S. policy of “maximum pressure” toward the Islamic Republic, President-elect Joe Biden and his advisers have already promised a…
By Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— On February 11, 1979, the authoritarian ruling monarchy of Iran became a relic of the past. That day, the exiled Imam Ayatollah Khomeini was greeted with overwhelming public joy. In April, a national referendum officially proclaimed it the Islamic Republic of Iran, locking in the power of the Imams…
By Amy Zewe— In our current climate, we are all frustrated, on every side, with the lack of truth being espoused. Even what was trusted media outlets are now deserved suspects for our distrust. Freedom of speech as defined in America is turning into freedom of the speech that some bureaucrat or billionaire decides is…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— The Palestinians and Jordan have accused Israel of seeking to “Judaize” the Western Wall Plaza because of renovation work that is being carried out there. Referring to the renovations as “excavations,” the Palestinians and Jordan called for an immediate cessation of the work at the site. The Jordanian-controlled Wakf Department…
By Yori Yalon, Israel Hayom— The rift in the fabric of Israeli society is growing, the Israeli Democracy Index, shows. The 2020 index, a public opinion poll project by the Israel Democracy Institute. Now in its 18th year, the poll, originally taken in June, was held again in October to account for what the IDI…
By Richard Kemp, Gatestone Institute— Prejudice against the Jewish state is so intense in the Western media that praiseworthy actions guaranteed to hit the headlines if attributable to any other country are frequently ignored, diminished or denigrated when it comes to Israel. When there is a disaster anywhere in the world, for example, Israel is…
By Emanuele Ottolenghi, Jewish Policy Center— Will the Biden administration go after Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money laundering networks? Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the drug trade is well documented, ongoing, and a threat to U.S national interests. The Biden administration needs to build on the past four years and pursue Hezbollah’s money laundering and drug…
By Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— As we enter a new year, religious persecution will undoubtedly continue to impact millions across the globe, with such atrocities as Nigeria’s Christians being massacred, China’s Muslim Uighurs enslaved, and Jews murdered in their synagogues. For three years, an organization called Church in Need tracked Christian persecution in particular…