The silence, or the cheering on, this week by some governments and individuals, of the worst slaughter of Jewish people since the Holocaust has been shocking and sickening. At the time of writing, unimaginable images and accounts continue to emerge of the butchering, burning alive, decapitation, mass rape, mutilation, and […]
Author: Dawn Barkhuizen
Afghan Christians facing persecution, martyrdom under Taliban
How to pray for Afghanistan today — see prayer points at bottom of page As the world watches the West scramble to pluck its nationals and allies from the tightening grip of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the lives of local Christians and missionaries who suddenly find themselves within the noose […]
SA out of step with improving Africa-Israel relations
In the past two weeks three very different things have happened on opposite ends on the African continent. First was the decision by the African Union Commission (AUC) to grant Israel observer status at the 55-member continental body after excluding it for 19 years. Israel had enjoyed observer status at […]
Hamas attacks on Israel ‘were long-planned’
With tension mounting in Israel in a week of unprecedented Hamas missile attacks and the prospect of a full-scale war, Dawn Barkhuizen looks at what is different about the conflict and what lies behind it Conflict is not new in Israel but this week’s escalation of hostilities against the Jewish […]