Arab Christian Pastor Thankful to be an Israeli

We were blessed with so many fantastic speakers at the ICEJ/ACLI Conference earlier this week, and I want to share about one of the most interesting speakers of the event, Pastor Saleem Shalash.  Pastor Shalash is an Arab Christian living in Nazareth (Jesus' boyhood hometown), shepherding Home of Jesus the King congregation. His gratitude for …

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The Iran Deal is Nixed, but What Other News Can We Expect over the Next Few Days?

Welcome back friends!  As you know, President Trump has pulled the US out of the Iranian nuclear deal.  However, that's only one of the many newsworthy events expected in the next few days. Certainly, there is fall-out from Trump's announcement yesterday.  Netanyahu, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, European leaders, as well as some Arab states have …

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Gazan Rioters Resort to New Tactics

About six weeks ago, Gazan rioters began mass protests at the border with Israel, intending, ultimately, to breach the border fence to infiltrate Israel, kill or take Israeli hostages, and terrorize Israeli villages.  They call the movement "March of Return" protests, and claim they are peaceful.  However, it has been anything but peaceful at the …

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Protests on Israel’s Border, and Now the War of Words

Hamas leaders continue insisting that the riots on Israel's border with Gaza are "peaceful demonstrations."  Now Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has jumped into the fray, accusing the IDF of massacring Gazans. I can summarize it no better than Amir Tsarfati did in his post yesterday, entitled Netanyahu Defends "Most Moral Army in the World" .  PM Netanyahu …

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