By David Parsons, ICEJ Senior Vice President and Spokesman Over recent decades, official visitors to Israel felt obliged to make a pilgrimage to Sderot, near Gaza, to view the rusting heaps of Hamas rockets on display behind the town’s police station. Even presidential candidate Barack Obama stood there in 2008, […]
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Conservative Christians blast UN vote to force Israel out of biblical homeland
By Joel Rosenberg — Originally published in allisraelnews The overwhelming vote by the United Nations General Assembly this week demanding that Israel fully evacuate the West Bank within 12 months or face massive international economic sanctions and arms embargoes has infuriated Israeli officials who regard Judea and Samaria not as […]
Jericho Walls promotes 3-prong prayer stragegy amidst rising Middle East tensions
As tensions mount in the Middle East with fears that Iran and its proxies will launch a large-scale attack on Israel and that Israel will retaliate, Jericho Walls International Prayer Network has called on Christians to “cry out to the Lord for His great mercies amidst this difficult time”. Iran’s […]
Ramaphosa’s taking sides in Middle East conflict won’t bring peace, says Meshoe
“A very dangerous situation is developing in neighbouring Mozambique, yet our government has said and done very little to bring peace to the area, or to prepare for a possible influx of refugees should the situation worsen,” said ACDP president Rev Kenneth Meshoe in Parliament yesterday. Speaking in the budget […]
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 […]
Abraham Accord: what does it really mean? — Vivienne Myburgh
On August 13, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to sign a normalisation agreement with Israel (Not theoretically a peace accord, as they have never formally been at war). This was followed by Bahrain on September 11. The formal agreements were signed on the White House lawns on September 15, […]
SA going ahead with downgrade of Israel embassy, says Ramaphosa
‘Won’t further peace efforts’ — SA Jewish Board of Deputies Originally published in Jerusalem Post President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa is going full steam ahead with its process of downgrading its embassy in Israel to a liaisons office. A year ago, the country’s ruling party, the African […]
Israeli Christians call for Esther-Like fast after US decision to pull out of Syria
Originally published in Charisma News President Donald Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria has sparked a movement of urgent prayer and fasting. The fast was initiated by Succat Hallel, a 24/7 house of prayer overlooking the Temple Mount. “There are some urgent developments in the Middle East […]
Call to sign petition opposing recall of SA ambassador to Israel
PHOTO: Newstribune.com Missionary, author, historian and member of Nkosi Sikelel Afrika – Israel, the provisional name of a group of advocacy groups and churches in the Western Cape who work together on issues relating to Israel, urges Christians in South Africa to sign a petition that will send a message […]
Netanyahu: “I completely agree with the leaders of Hamas”
Originally published in Breaking Israeli News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a shocking statement regarding the recent Hamas-led riots that threatened Israel’s southern border: Netanyahu stated that he agrees with the declarations made by Hamas leaders. PM NETANYAHU ON HAMAS Prime Minister Netanyahu: "Ready for a real shocker"? Gepostet […]