Word from Jerusalem – April 2017

Shabbat Shalom! The latest issue of Word from Jerusalem, published by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, is now available.  This month's issue contains the following: "Before the Rooster Crows" - an article featuring a look at Peter's denial of Jesus, and the place in Jerusalem where that occurred.  Here are pictures that will give a visual perspective …

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The PA’s “New Peace Plan” is the Same Old Peace Plan

The Palestinian Authority pledged a "new peace plan" as they prepared for the Arab League Summit yesterday.  But the "new peace plan" is no different than the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. “We [the Palestinians] want it to be implemented as it was in 2002, without amendments.” ~Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas That statement followed a recent …

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Abdullah, Abbas to Fight US Embassy Move to Jerusalem

Beginning with the bold statement above at the 2016 AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference, then-candidate Donald Trump pledged to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel's capital, Jerusalem.  He has repeated that promise many times, including after becoming President of the United States. However, it has brought about a firestorm …

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Netanyahu Schedules a Meeting with Trump and Speaks to Iranian People

President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu are wasting little time bolstering the US-Israeli relationship.  Yesterday, they spoke by phone and the President invited Netanyahu to Washington for a meeting in February.  The Prime Minister's office has also announced that Netanyahu will also speak at the annual AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference in …

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