Intifada is an Arabic word, typically translated as “uprising, resistance, or rebellion,” and we tend to see intifada-type actions being taken by Palestinians in Jerusalem these days. But are we seeing the birth of a true intifada? In 1987, and again in 2000, Palestinians launched what are known today as the First and Second Intifadas …
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Call to Prayer: Two Stabbing Attacks in Israel Today
Praying friends, will you take some time to petition the Lord of Hosts for His protection over Israeli citizens? There have been two attacks by Palestinian terrorists today. The first attack occurred in Tel Aviv when an Israeli soldier waiting at a train stop was stabbed multiple times by a Palestinian teenager living illegally in …
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The Love-Hate Relationship between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority
Perhaps my western mind simply does not understand Middle Eastern thought, but the relationship between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority boggles my mind. One day they are forming a unity government together, another day they seem to mistrust or oppose all that the other does. They go to incredible lengths to destroy Israel, but any …
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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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Looking for the Blessed Hope 