The fascinating story of Ben Ferencz, the Nuremberg prosecutor, was presented on 60 Minutes last night. I watched with interest as this 97-year-old Jewish man told the story of the Nuremberg trials, where 22 Nazi SS commanders were tried for war crimes following the atrocities of the Holocaust. Mr Ferencz was a very young man prosecuting …
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Sir Nicholas Winton: The Man Who Saved Many
In December 2015 I had the incredible privilege to attend a Christian Leaders Seminar hosted by Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Research Center in Jerusalem. During the week-long seminar, we learned many things about the Holocaust...what led to it, who was behind it, how evil people perpetrated it, why some stood by and did nothing, …
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Netanyahu Interviewed on “60 Minutes”
Hi friends! I just watched a 60 Minutes interview with Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister. As always, Netanyahu was straight-forward, refusing to succumb to innuendos from the liberal press. For example, Leslie Stahl implied that the settlement issue is driving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu staunchly disagreed. When Stahl argued that it certainly appeared that the …
The Strategic Role of Jordan
Though a very key player in the Middle East, it seems that little is known about the important role that Jordan plays. First, you must know that Jordan is one of only two Middle East countries (Egypt being the other) that has a peace treaty with Israel. Though not favorable to everything Israel does, Jordan …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 