Persisting into its sixth month, Israel’s war with Hamas shows few signs of slowing down. The inevitable collateral damage of war, with all its devastating effects, mounts daily for both Israelis and Palestinians. Bitter castigation, increasingly violent, escalates against Jewish people across the earth. Riotous mobs of Palestinian sympathizers swarm…...
A Christian Response to Global Anti-Semitism
The Israel-Hamas War has unleashed murderous waves of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel ideologies that are unprecedented in scope worldwide. How are Bible-believing Christians to respond? Consider that long ago, when the Jewish people returned to Israel after 70 years of exile, God spoke to them through the prophet Zechariah: “Whoever touches…...
Global Antisemitism and What You Can Do About It
Amnesty International is an international NGO consisting of 10 million members from dozens of nations. Since 1964 it has had special consultative status at the UN. This has allowed it to shape crucial developments — and unprecedented redefinitions — in the area of human rights. Two weeks ago, it issued…...
OPERATION GUARDIAN OF THE WALLS: ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK – HOW WE GOT THERE, WHERE WE ARE GOING, HOW TO PRAY
During the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, tensions rose dramatically in Jerusalem, culminating in riots on the Temple Mount and violence between Jews and Palestinians in the nearby neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah. A handful of Palestinian families are being evicted from properties in Sheik Jarrah originally and lawfully owned by Jews.…...
Uprising at the Gaza Border: Could it lead to spiritual breakthrough?
Last week Hamas, the elected terrorist government of Gaza, launched protests and riots along its border with Israel. It dubbed the campaign, “March of Return.” The “Return” refers to the Palestinians’ demand of nearly 70 years that refugees from its 1948-49 war against Israel (Israel’s War of Independence) return to…...
Temple Mount Crisis is Escalating as Tisha b’Av Approaches: How to Pray
Earlier this week and just days before Tisha b’Av on August 1, Palestinians issued what could be interpreted as new declarations of war over Israel and the Temple Mount. While Palestinian rhetoric on the topic is nothing new, recent statements have escalated the longstanding controversy into what could be a…...
High Alert for Temple Mount Violence Expected Friday July 21 during “Between the Straits”
Israel Defense and Police Forces are preparing for mass violence and terror called for by some Palestinian leaders to begin moments from the time I now write. Attacks are threatened throughout Judea and Samaria, but especially on the Temple Mount. Tensions and skirmishes concerning the Temple Mount began last Friday…...
Why the most pro-Israel president in American history is not so pro-Israel as you may think – and how to pray
Like every American president in recent history, Donald Trump seems confident he can broker the ultimate deal between Israel and the Palestinian people. Problem is, unlike his predecessors, he might actually succeed. The other problem is, he might not. In either case Mr. Trump will be walking a political, military,…...