Originally published in Breaking Israel News On Monday evening, a bomb went off in a crowded bus in Jerusalem, showering passengers trapped inside with deadly shrapnel and setting it ablaze. In what can only be described as a miracle, no one was killed. It is thought that a terrorist in […]
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State of Virginia latest to fight BDS
Originally published in Breaking Israel News Virginia has become the seventh state to take a legal stand against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, reported Israel National News, passing identical bills this week in both its lower house and Senate. In the resolution, lawmakers “condemn the international Boycott, Divestment, […]
Just 50 Jews left in Yemen after covert airlift operation
Originally published in Christian Today Just 50 Jews remain in Yemen after 19 were airlifted to Israel in a final covert rescue mission on Sunday, marking the end of a Jewish community dating back 2 000 years. The secret operation was announced some time after the plane landed at Tel […]
Christians from more than 80 countries attend Feast of the Tabernacles in Israel
Originally published in ABC News Thousands of evangelical Christians from more than 80 countries descended upon Jerusalem this week to show their support for the Jewish state, including pilgrims and politicians from countries with a history of hostility toward Israel. The celebratory summit reflects evangelical Christianity’s dramatic growth worldwide and […]
Advanced technology deciphers 1500-year-old burnt Biblical scroll
Originally published in Breaking Israel News “And the LORD called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying…” (Leviticus 1:1) Advanced technology has allowed a rare and ancient Hebrew scroll, found over 40 years ago in the Dead Sea region, to be read despite its […]
Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict
By David Robertson — Originally published in Christian Today My wife is a wise woman. Many of our friends, colleagues and fellow church members have very strong opinions of the Gaza conflict. On the one hand there are those who are absolutely convinced that Israel is an oppressive bloodthirsty regime, […]
Palestinian pastor visits Israeli families living under Hamas rocket fire
Originally published in Israel Today Pastor Steven Khoury of Holy Land Missions demonstrated a true Christian response to the Gaza war last week by seeking fellowship with and expressing love toward those who, as an Arab, should be his enemies. Khoury, who has done much work with the Christians of […]
Iron dome operator: God moved missile we couldn’t hit
Originally published in Israel Today Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system has been wildly successful during the current Gaza war, but on occasion it can and does miss incoming terrorist rockets. One would think that the 10 percent or so of Hamas rockets predicted by Iron Dome’s radars to hit populated […]
Complex SA response to Israeli-Palestinian crisis
[notice]Special Report by Libby Norton who looks beyond the anti-Israeli media slant that dominates in SA and much of the world — and offers a Christian perspective on the Gaza war. [/notice] The South African response to the present Israeli-Palestinian crisis is a complex one not only for the Government […]
Israel starts Gaza ground offensive
Originally published in Jerusalem Post After days of waiting and deliberation, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday night directed the IDF to send ground troops into Gaza to strike the terror tunnels into Israel. Signaling that the initial phase of the ground attack would be limited, a statement put out […]