US Embassy Move to Jerusalem: One Year Later

Old City Walls of Jerusalem light up in honor of the 1-year anniversary of the US Embassy in Jerusalem Celebrations abounded in Israel yesterday as Israelis celebrated the 1-year anniversary of the US Embassy's move to Jerusalem! Here is how the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs featured the historic anniversary:

Brazil’s Newly-Elected President Vows to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

Brazil's President-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, vows to move their embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A strong backer of Benjamin Netanyahu, Bolsonaro received this statement from the Israeli Prime Minister: “I congratulate my friend, the president-elect of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, for his intention to move the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem. This is a historic, correct and …

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Arab-Israelis Come to America to Combat the BDS Movement

Last week I followed a very intriguing story.  An Arab-Israeli group, Reservists on Duty/The Minorities Project, completed a lecture tour on American college campuses, where the purpose was to combat the BDS Movement. Hear the fascinating details from project coordinator,  Jonathan Elkhoury: I find it ironic that, while America seems to unravel, truth-speaking Arabs are coming …

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Week 11 – Looking for the Blessed Hope

Welcome to our last week of Why Israel Matters, study friends!  You probably noticed this week's session is entitled Looking for the Blessed Hope.  For me, it seems it always comes back to that!  So, not only is that the name of this blog, but our study culminates with the same thought: we are to live …

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