In 1995, Congress passed a bill mandating that the US Embassy in Israel be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel. But that bill carried a caveat. Every 6 months, the President may sign a waiver, postponing the move of the embassy if circumstances are such that it might be detrimental …
Continue reading American Christian Leaders Ask Trump to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem
Shabbat shalom, friends! As reported a few days ago, the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George HW Bush, anchored off the coast of Haifa, Israel for a few days over the 4th of July holiday. While anchored there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, took the opportunity to visit the largest warship …
Imagine a major policy conference in America that “facilitates and encourages an informed debate on the most pressing issues on the national and international agendas.” Now, imagine Christians being invited to a prominent place in those discussions...and invited to open a session in prayer! Not likely to happen. But that is exactly what happened at the …
Continue reading ICEJ Takes a Leadership Role in Major Policy Conference
The latest edition of Word from Jerusalem is out, and contains articles of great interest. In this issue you will find: "Longing for Zion" - interesting insight into why a longing for Jerusalem remains for Jews "ICEJ to Trump: Move the US Embassy" - details about a position paper the US branch of ICEJ delivered …
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