Israel Opens Gaza Border for Reconstruction Materials, While Defending Herself before the UN

A week ago, Israel opened the Gaza border to truckloads of building materials for reconstruction efforts in Gaza.  For years Israel and Egypt blockaded the border because militants hijacked incoming building materials, meant for construction of schools, homes, hospitals and office complexes, etc.  This summer it became exceedingly obvious that those materials were used to …

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From PLO Sniper to Servant of Jesus Christ

Welcome back friends!  You came to meet the next incredible Revivalist, didn’t you!?!  Well, you won’t be disappointed!  I can hardly wait to introduce him to you. But first, if you haven’t been with us...welcome!  We’ve spent the past few days identifying and meeting three types of Muslim activists: Radicals, Reformers, and Revivalists.  To help …

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Two Radical Voices: Mahmoud Abbas and Hassan Rouhani

We’re talking Radicals, Reformers, and Revivalists, three different ideologies that characterize Muslim activists.  To borrow from Joel Rosenberg’s Inside the Revolution, let’s describe them this way: Radicals: “Islam is the answer, jihad is the way.” Reformers: “Islam is the answer, but jihad is not the way.” Revivalists: “Islam is not the answer, and jihad is …

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The Raw Truth about Anti-Semitism and the UN

Following World War I, the League of Nations was founded in an effort to maintain world peace.  However, the organization was unsuccessful in its attempt to prevent war through disarmament, negotiation and arbitration.  It had no armed forces of its own, so depended upon the world’s great powers to enforce resolutions. That did not work. …

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