Israeli author Zvika Amit describes a coup d’état by national-religious extremists in his novel Code Blue. Before the dream of a Jewish state in all the biblical Land of Israel is destroyed by the land-for-peace process, a group of Orthodox army officers and militant settlers seizes power—a gripping story that moves between fantasy, political reality ...
From March 5-9 Bethlehem Bible College will be hosting its second “Christ at the Checkpoint” conference. While Israelis are celebrating their ancient divine delivery during the Purim holiday, some 30 Christian leaders will be gathering in Bethlehem to raise the banner of “Palestinian Liberation Theology” as the only true hope for reconciliation and peace in ...
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is making good on a promise to improve the standard of living and infrastructure in the city’s Arab neighborhoods. One example is the East Jerusalem village of Umm Tuba near the large Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa. The municipality has resurfaced roads and built stylish brick sidewalks, and new classrooms have ...
Det er oppsiktsvekkende at denne videoen som Israel Today laget for noen år siden om Ariel Sharon har nesten 400 kommentarer. Det er mange tatt i betraktning at videoen er vist knappe 40.000 ganger. I 9 av 10 kommentarer er det hatfulle beskrivelser av jøder og i særdelehet Ariel Sharon og hans famile. Det er ...
It was long argued that bringing democratic freedom to the Middle East would greatly lessen or even eliminate regional Muslim hatred for the democratic West, and in particular for Israel and the Jews. That theory was put to the test over the past year as dictatorships were toppled from Libya to Egypt to (almost) Syria. ...
The Paratroopers is one of the Israeli army’s most prestigious infantry brigades. But the simple truth is that they don’t really parachute all that often. Oh, sure, the average paratrooper recruit will jump out of a plane, but usually only once during his three-year mandatory service. And it seems that is largely for nostalgic reasons. ...
Konsul Cresson Simon Sebag Montefiore skriver om den nære forbindelsen mellom misjon og diplomati i Jerusalem på 1800-tallet: I 1841 utnevnte Storbritannia og Preussen (hvis konge hadde foreslått et kristent, intemasjonalt Jerusalem) i fellesskap den første protestantiske biskopen, Michael Solomon Alexander, en tidligere Jøde. Det protestantiske Tyskland gjennomgikk også en evangelisk vekkelse. Britiske misjonærer opptrådte ...
Israeli Messianic ministry One for Israel (which Israel Today previously covered) continues to find success spreading the Gospel via online social networks and specialized Hebrew-language websites. In its annual report, One for Israel again pointed out that Israelis are far more active on the Internet than average Westerners, making the online space a perfect, though ...
Twice over the past week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has charged that the Palestinian Authority is the main obstacle to peace, first because of its refusal to negotiation without preconditions and second due to its ongoing refusal to recognize Israel’s right to exist. Netanyahu told a gathering of Israeli lawmakers on Monday that while ...
Drapet på en iransk kjemiingeniør onsdag kan få konsekvenser for Israel, men israelsk etterretning vegrer seg ikke for aksjoner på fremmed jord. ...