The Palestinian draft resolution submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, calling for Israel to withdraw from "Palestinian territory" and creating a Palestinian state, has failed. Resolutions need 9 votes from the 15-member council in order to pass. While 8 countries (China, France, Argentina, Chile, Chad, Jordan, Russia and Luxembourg) voted in …
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Welcome back friends! As many of us around the world celebrated Christmas, I pray you experienced the fullness of hope in a Savior born to die so that we might live. However, while most of us celebrated in relative peace, violence continued in Israel. On Christmas Eve, Palestinian snipers took aim at IDF soldiers along …
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In the wake of the European Union's decision on Wednesday to remove Hamas from the terrorist list, Hamas once again showed its true colors on Friday when a rocket was fired from Gaza into Israel. This year alone, over 4,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel; and since Israel pulled out of the …
Critical moves have been made over the past few days in the European Union and the UN Security Council, both involving the Palestinians, and both having potentially significant impact on Israel. First, the European Union (EU) voted very strongly in favor of backing Palestinian statehood. They claimed that the resolution "should go hand in hand …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 