Category: Israel

by Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On the day the British Mandate over Palestine expired – May 14, 1948 – the Jewish People’s Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by the USSR.

by David Brog
Middle East Quarterly
Spring 2014

Just a few years ago, almost every significant evangelical leader came out squarely behind the Jewish state. But now, questioning Christian support for the Jewish state is fast becoming a key way for millennials to demonstrate Christian compassion and bona fides. How quickly things change. The days of taking evangelical support for Israel for granted are over.

by Johan Malan
July 2013

There is great anticipation for the time when Israel as a people will be reconciled to the Messiah as that event will mark the formal conclusion of the times of the Gentiles, which elapses between Israel’s Babylonian captivity and the end of the Antichrist’s reign. During this entire period there was no king who ruled on the throne of David. After Israel’s spiritual awakening, their kingdom will be restored by the Messiah Himself. That event will introduce a period in world history when the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea

by Ted Belman
December 2, 2014

The Waqf has now been found to have perpetrated extensive vandalism and destruction and has wrought terrible destruction on Temple Mount of important archaeological remains. Watching ancient property being tragically and wantonly destroyed, the Temple Faithful first brought suit in 1986, but the decision was only handed down a few months ago”. “The Court found that this destruction resulted in irreversible damage to historic sites of the greatest importance to Jews and Jewish history.

by Blake Ezra
August 9, 2014

Dear world, I’m writing to you from a place of despair and confusion. When I say ‘world’, I don’t simply mean the planet upon which we all live but I address personally whoever is reading this. As a Jewish person, I have a question for you. It’s a genuine question to which I can’t find a suitable answer through my own thoughts… What do you want from us?

by Josh Levs, CNN
November 10, 2014

A new document by Iran’s supreme leader calling for the elimination of Israel shows that world powers must not rush into a deal on the country’s nuclear program despite an upcoming deadline, Israel’s Prime Minister said Monday. “There is no moderation in Iran. It is unrepentant, unreformed, it calls for Israel’s eradication, it promotes international terrorism,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

by Dr. David R. Reagan

The Bible clearly teaches that a new temple — which will be called The Third Temple — will be built in the future. This Temple will exist during the Great Tribulation. Daniel refers to it when he says that the Antichrist will enter it and stop the sacrifices in the middle of the Tribulation. The Apostle Paul mentions it when he declares that the man of lawlessness will profane the temple by entering it and declaring himself to be God.

by Ishaan Tharoor
November 7,2014
 
Last week, Sweden became the 135th member of the United Nations to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. The act sparked a tetchy diplomatic incident with Israel. On the ground, a separate, viable Palestinian state is far from a reality. Israel occupies the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and it partially blockades the Gaza Strip, the territories that would comprise it.

by Aaron Magid
October 30, 2014

The apparent assassination attempt of prominent Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick on Wednesday has brought tensions in Jerusalem to a boil. If the motive of the attack was to weaken Jewish demands for access to the holy site, it is likely to achieve the opposite effect, galvanizing those pressing for an end to the prohibition on Jewish prayers there.

by JPost Editorial
October 13, 2014

On the eve of Succot, dozens of masked Muslim youths threw rocks, fire bombs, fireworks, metal pipes and concrete slabs at police officers and non-Muslim visitors to the Temple Mount. The police reaction was indeed a surrender to Muslim religious extremism – one of the biggest threats to liberal, open societies in the 21st century.