What do you think about the future?

by Jiim Hutchens What do you think about the future? In light of Iran’s stated objective to “wipe Israel off the map” – of their stated intention of escorting a flotilla to Gaza this weekend – of Israel and the US making noises about a preemptive strike on Iran – of nuclear proliferation, etc. etc.,…

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"Obama Most Radical US President ever" states prestigious Harvard Phd

Dr. Richard L. Rubinstein, Yale fellow, “Distinguished Professor of the Year”, and Harvard Phd, states that president Obama’s intention is to “correct the historical mistake of the creation of the state of Israel.” Dr. Rubenstein states that president Obama due to his family heritage is extremely pro Muslim – to the point of “wanting to…

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Avoiding “Negatives” about Israel

by James M. Hutchens Romans chapters 9-11 of Paul’s letter to the Gentile followers of Jesus Christ in Rome, is God’s definitive word about Jews and Israel in the New Testament. At the same time it voices some admonitions to Gentiles about potentially negative attitudes on their part – some significant “Don’ts” that we do…

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Avoiding “Negatives” about Israel

by James M. Hutchens Romans chapters 9-11 of Paul’s letter to the Gentile followers of Jesus Christ in Rome, is God’s definitive word about Jews and Israel in the New Testament. At the same time it voices some admonitions to Gentiles about potentially negative attitudes on their part – some significant “Don’ts” that we do…

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A floating symbol of failure

by Jerusalem Post Editorial Samar Alhaj, a Lebanese lawyer and female activist with ties to Hizbullah, proposes transforming women into “the new secret weapon” against Israel. That’s why, says Alhaj, the ship Mariam – named after the Virgin Mary – which is slated to set sail from Lebanon to challenge Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza,…

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A guide to the perplexed

by Victor Sharpe   I was asked by a friend recently to assist a Christian Zionist lady who had received some anti-Israel propaganda at her church and was perplexed and swayed by the opposing points of view she was reading. I have taken the liberty of using as my title the same one used in…

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Turkish delight–but not for the oppressed

by Victor Sharpe, Familysecuritymatters.org In 1974, a flotilla set sail from Turkey. No, it wasn’t destined for the Gaza coast carrying thugs and jihadists masquerading as human rights activists – as ill armed Israeli commandos discovered to their cost. No, this was a flotilla of naval ships sailing towards Cyprus as a fully-fledged invasion force,…

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Weathering the coming storm

by Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Israel is endangered today as it has never been before. The Turkish-Hamas flotilla two weeks ago precipitated a number of dangerous developments. Rather than attend to all of them, Israel’s leadership is devoting itself almost exclusively to contending with the least dangerous among them while ignoring the emerging threats with…

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Presbyterians push to demonize Israel

By D. Bloomfield, Jerusalem Post      You probably don’t remember but before June 1967 there was peace in the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan. There were no fedayeen, no terror attacks, no PLO. Only after it was “colonized in the 20th century” by Jewish immigrants from Europe who took “the land of Palestine…

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Spanish Prime Minister: We Must Remember Israel is Free Nations Best Ally in Middle East

by José María Aznar, TimesPlus.co.uk Anger over Gaza is a distraction. We cannot forget that Israel is the West’s best ally in a turbulent region. For far too long now it has been unfashionable in Europe to speak up for Israel. In the wake of the recent incident on board a ship full of anti-Israeli…

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Israel Allies Caucus speaks out

The Congressional Israel Allies Caucus held a press conference today to respond to calls for an international investigation of Israel and to hold Turkey accountable for their involvement in the flotilla incident.   Representing the caucus were co-chairmen, Congressmen Elliot Engel (D-NY) and Mike Pence (R-IN) who were also joined by Congressmen Ted Poe (R-TX), Minority…

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Indigenous Christians of Israel

by Shelley Neese Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and you are bound to notice a short ladder resting on a second story window ledge. You can also see it in century old photographs and art in the exact same position it is today. On the surface the ladder bears testimony to…

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Israeli and Kurdish victims of Turkey

by Victor Sharpe Sometime ago, before Turkey chose to lurch further into the deadly embrace of Islamism, I received a plea from a Kurdish friend who remains supportive of Israel’s epic struggle to survive among its hostile Arab neighbors. He is also devoted to the Jewish people for he knows of the shared ethnicities believed…

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