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President Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday afternoon at around 3.45 pm for his first Middle East trip as president. The red carpet was literally rolled out and there were welcome speeches by interim prime minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Hertzog on his arrival. Traffic was totally diverted to […]
Jerusalem – City of our Messiah and Eternal Capital of Israel Israel will be celebrating Jerusalem Day this Sunday, the 28th of Iyar, 5727, in the Hebrew calendar (May 29 in our calendar). It is the 55th anniversary of the reunification of modern-day Jerusalem. During the course of the Six-Day […]
Russian invasion of Ukraine triggers most urgent aliyah campaign on record As the war rages on in the Ukraine, Christians worldwide are making it possible for Ukrainian and Russian Holocaust survivors to escape to Israel. This is “the most urgent, massive aliyah operation we’ve ever been involved in,” said David Parsons, vice […]
The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) is assisting with the rescue of Jewish people in Ukraine where the war is fuelling a surge in numbers of people wanting to “make aliyah” [immigration of Jews to Israel]. I will share news on this aliyah surge as well as on opportunities to […]
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was initiated by the UN on January 27 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. (This day is separate from Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day — Yom HaShoah) — on the 27th of […]
God ordained that the Jews would be a blessing to the nations even at the outset of His call on their father Abraham. In Genesis 12:3 He stated that Abraham’s descendants would be a blessing to the nations and that those who bless them would be blessed and those who […]
In less than two weeks the United Nations will be hosting an event in New York to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban World Conference Against Racism. So far, 13 nations have said they will not attend the so-called Durban 4 conference because of its antisemitic agenda. Vivienne Myburgh […]
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord…” Malachi 4:5-6 With only three weeks to go, the Christian Embassy, Jerusalem is soaking the soil of this year’s Feast of Tabernacles with much prayer, as we keep the command of […]
A total of 87 South African members of the Jewish community boarded planes to make aliyah to Israel yesterday. This is a record number of Jews to make aliyah in one day from South Africa since 1994! A group of 10 South Africans made aliyah earlier this year, during the […]
Among the Israelite descendants who have returned to the Promised Land in modern times, the Bnei Menashe identify as part of the “lost tribe” of Manasseh from the northern kingdom of Israel exiled some 2 700 years ago. The Bnei Menashe (“Sons of Manasseh”) are a people living in northeast […]