Newspaper - Israel and Christians Today

June 2008 Edition
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Open Letter to Nicolas Sarkozy, President, The Republic of France By Rabbi Israel Vana, Dr. Arnold Pock and Jerry Gordon President Nicholas Sarkozy of France: It is with great respect that we write you regarding undivided Jerusalem, capitol of the Jewish State of Israel. This is a matter of utmost importance to all Jews, including those valued citizens of France	Defiance: The Bielski Partisans by Gavriel Horan The Maccabee's revolt against the Greeks is probably the most famous example of Jewish rebellion, when a band of untrained scholars overcame the greatest empire in the world. In modern times, the Israeli army has revived the image of a Jewish fighting force
Israel’s Right to Exist By Henk Kamsteeg Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama met each other at the White House in Washington, the first time since their respective elections.	DURBAN II & GOD'S JUDGEMENT UPON THE NATIONS Rev. Willem J.J. Glashouwer What happened at Durban II God will not forget. It is only fair to warn the nations that they should realise that by cursing Israel they move towards an ultimate judgment by the Everlasting One,
Georgian Jews are Coming Home Earlier this year Christians for Israel organized a special project in order to raise money so that 1000 Georgian Jews would be able to make Aliyah. Georgian Jews are one of the oldest communities in Georgia, Caucasus, tracing their migration into the country during the Babylonian captivity in 6th century BC.	Israel and the Nations (Part 2) By Harald Eckert We can say that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit over all flesh was prophecied and was going to be a New Testament phenomenon. It speaks about things happening in NT times. In Acts chapter 3 verse 1 we read something very interesting: “For behold in those days and at that time…” Let’s stop here for a moment. In which days and at what time?
Pope in Bethlehem: A missed opportunity By Aaron Klein  During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Bethlehem recently, the pontiff did not address rampant Muslim persecution of Christians and stood by as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas lied about the real reason behind local Christians fleeing.	Suddenly I froze. Before me stood Ana, our Jewish Kapo, an image that I had tried with all my might to erase from my memory. Reunion: A Holocaust Memoir by Sara Pachter "You'll recognize me by the jagged scar running the length of my chin," Chana Rosenthal said in the phone call that preceded our meeting. "It's my constant memento from Dr. Mengele, may his name be blotted out for eternity.
The Bare Basic Facts of the History of “Palestine” By Louis Rene Beres President Barack Obama has already placed the Middle East at the very top of his foreign policy agenda. There is nothing inherently wrong with this - quite the contrary. The problem, however, is that the new administration’s ambitious negotiations remain structured upon altogether erroneous assumptions. In this connection, the gravest continuing misrepresentation of all is that there are Arab lands under an Israeli “occupation.”	The Sun Orbits the Palestinian State By Professor Arieh Eldad For hundreds of years, the Catholic Church believed that the sun orbits the earth. Whoever dared oppose this view was branded insane or a heretic. Religious dogmas are not overturned by logic. An argument between the believers of different faiths is rarely resolved by rational argument. The prophet Habukuk says, “The righteous man lives by his faith.”
Why Reviving Zionism is Crucial to the Survival of Israel By Daniel Greenfield A nation’s integrity doesn’t rest in its military, or its economy or even its self-interest. These are all dependent on its core ideology or belief system. Without that, even the strongest and most secure of nations is nothing more than a paper tiger waiting for a breeze to blow it over.