By SUSAN MICHAEL, ICEJ— Christian support for the restoration of the Jews to their ancient homeland has been around for as long as Christians have been able to read the Bible for themselves. For there they read about God’s covenant with Abraham in which He bequeathed to him and his descendants the land of Canaan. …
By MARK TOOLEY, FRONTPAGEMAG— The October 4 ecumenical letter to the U.S. Congress from 15 mostly old-line Protestant bureaucrats warning against U.S. military aid for Israel absent “immediate investigation” of Israeli human rights abuses continues to stir controversy. The letter from United Methodist, Presbyterian Church (USA), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other clerics of…
By RAPHAEL AHREN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Protestant clergymen painted a largely pessimistic view of the church’s relationship with Israel and the Jewish community during a visit to the Holy Land, suggesting that anti-Semitism is a deep-seated problem based in Christian theology that will be difficult to uproot. Jewish-Protestant relations are currently undergoing a severe crisis…
By DAVID PARSONS, ICEJ— Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was spot on in denouncing as “a disgrace and a stain on humanity” the appearance of so many world leaders in Tehran for the recent summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. Given Iran’s relentless demonization of Israel and its renegade quest for nuclear weapons, the attendance of…
By RABBI TULY WEISZ, ISRAEL 365— I met an elderly Christian lady in Atlanta last year whose words still ring loudly in my head. The frail but feisty lady had a cast on her arm and so I told her I hoped she feels better soon and may God bless her. Without missing a beat,…
By ISI LEIBLER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The recent initiative by a group of Protestant Christian leaders calling on Congress to re-evaluate military aid to Israel is a nauseating example of applying double standards against Jews and Israel under the cloak of piety and hypocritical sanctimoniousness. The signatories include leaders of the Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist and National…
By THOMAS SANDALL, TIMES OF ISRAEL— One morning a few years from now, the world may suddenly wake up to discover that a new Islamic state called Palestine has been established on what used to be Jewish heartland, and with the Old City of Jerusalem as its capital. This could in fact happen without a…
Think on this: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:3) Pray on this: Heavenly Father, we support Israel because you have told us in the Scriptures to comfort your people and speak tenderly to Jerusalem. We…
Think on this: “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” Isaiah 62: 7-8 Pray on this: Heavenly Father,…
Think on this: “In those days and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered…