Newspaper - Israel and Christians Today February 2007

February 2007 Edition
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“We are prepared to stand up for our values” By Alexander Downer I am just enormously proud that in this country of Australia, and you know this was true to some extent of Britain, but in this country, Jewish people have been a fundamental part of the writing of the modern Australian story. It’s nice that we have had two Jewish Governors General and it is wonderful to see Sir Zelman and Lady Cowen here tonight.	Muslims in Britain most anti-western in Europe By Julian Borger Public opinion in Britain is mostly favourable towards Muslims, but the feeling is not requited by British Muslims, who are among the most embittered in the western world, according to a global poll published recently. The poll, by the Washington-based Pew Global Attitudes Project, asked Muslims and non-Muslims about each other in 13 countries.
Double Standards in Poland By Alan Dershowitz Anyone familiar with the current situation in Poland would not be surprised to read that when Father Stanislaw Wieglus was forced to resign as archbishop of Warsaw because of disclosures that he had collaborated with Communist intelligence, "some of his supporters shouted that 'Jews' were trying to destroy the church"	A Place Called Hope By Daniel Gordis A couple of months ago, I had an appointment with a new doctor, just hours before I had to fly to the States. We didn't know each other, this new doctor and I, but he seemed like a nice guy. I was in a rush, and needed to get back home to pack. All I wanted was my prescription, so I could get meds before I got on a fifteen-hour flight to LA.
Lost in translation - Abbas threat to Israel By Michael Widlanski Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas made a very militant anti-Israel speech this week, but most of its violent message was lost in translation, because Abbas used a somewhat obscure wording in Arabic. "Let a thousand flowers bloom, and let our rifles, all our rifles, all our rifles, be aimed at the Occupation,"	Post-Zionism Greater Threat Than Nukes Prof. Israel (Robert) J. Aumann Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Israel (Robert) J. Aumann addressed the Herzliya Conference recently. Speaking after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, he said that post-Zionism “will be the end of us.” Prof. Aumann, of the Center for the Study of Rationality at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University,
The Peaceful Majority by William Haynes I used to know a man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War Two. They owned a number of large industries and estates. I asked him how many German people were true Nazis, and the answer he gave has stuck with me and guided my attitude toward fanaticism ever since.	Moses in Mecca By Dr. Jack Wheeler Why is Al Aqsa so vitally important to the Palestinians? The Palestinians are Moslems who proclaim Al Aqsa to be the third holiest site in all Islam after Mecca and Medina, Mecca being the birthplace of Mohammed and Medina being the nearby town to which he fled in 622 AD.
The Passionate Love of Zion By Claude Duvernoy The theology of the Church is essentially a theology of Divine grace. Whenever the Church ceased to be anchored on the rock of this grace, its doctrine became a rigid dogmatic system. Since the days of the “first love” of the apostolic period the Church, instead of cultivating a theology of grace, has confronted its Jewish mother with a rigid dogmatic doctrine of contempt, of which some of the poisonous fruits are called auto-da-fe, yellow badge, ghetto and organized pogroms.	Profile of Courage: Dr. Wafa Sultan By John M. Broder Dr. Wafa Sultan was a largely unknown Syrian-American psychiatrist living outside Los Angeles, nursing a deep anger and despair about her fellow Muslims. Today, thanks to an unusually blunt and provocative interview on Al Jazeera television on Feb. 21, 2006, she is an international sensation, hailed as a fresh voice of reason by some, and by others as a heretic and infidel who deserves to die.
A Warning for all Gentile Believers By Dan Gruber In the beginning of his letter to the Romans, Paul speaks of the failure of man. He says that, “professing to be wise, they became fools.”(1:22) He has a warning for Gentile believers concerning the things they believe and profess about the Jewish people. They should not believe and proclaim what is contrary to the nature of God and to the Word of God. They should not become fools by deceiving themselves with their own professed wisdom.	A Terrorist Who Turned To Love Jamie Glazov’s Frontpage Interview guest is this time Walid Shoebat, who was born in Bethlehem of Judea, Israel, and now is an American citizen. Walid demonstrates the transforming power of God’s Word. Once a Muslim Palestiniam terrorist he now supports God’s plan and purposes for Israel, the Jewish people and the Church. He shows us that following the God of Scripture is the only real answer for personal peace, peace in Jerusalem and the Middle East.
Controversy of Zion All the world’s heavy artillery seems to be trained on the tiny nation of Israel. Zechariah’s prognostication that Jerusalem would be a “cup of trembling” was never more appropriate than in our time. Israel represents less than one percent of the landmass of the entire Middle East, yet commands a lion’s share of the world’s attention. What curious phenomen	Borders of the Promised Land What, according to the Bible, are the borders of the Promised Land? The answer is more global then specific. From the river of Egypt (Wadi el Arish, the eastern branch of the Nile) to the Great River, the Euphrates (Gen. 15:18). The area from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines (the Mediterranean Sea) and from the wilderness to the Euphrates, (Ex.23:31).
Churchill saw it comming Astonishing and unbelievable! This short speech was written and delivered by Winston Churchill in 1899, 107 years ago, when he was a young soldier and a journalist. Churchill probably set out the current views of many of us. "How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its Votaries! (Someone bound by religious beliefs).	Holocaust documents opened to public By Henk Kamsteeg Last year, Iran hosted a two-day conference to explore the validity of the Nazi Holocaust. Iranian Foreign Ministry official Manouchehr Mohammadi told Iran's state-run news agency, IRNA, that Iran's leaders would accept that the Holocaust occurred if scholars attending the conference could prove that the Nazi regime exterminated six million Jews during World War II.
What is God Saying About Israel in 2007? By Sandy Teplinsky Forty years ago, under a bright sunny sky, bullets and blood spilled upon the City of the Great King in an epic battle that would alter nations' destinies. On June 7, 1967, a brigade of Israeli paratroopers descended not far from the Mount of Olives. Dodging snipers, the soldiers forged their way through winding streets to the walls surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem, where they gained entrance through the Lion's Gate.	In praise of Christian Zionists By Michael Freund They number in the millions and wield increasing power and influence across the United States. From year to year their voice grows stronger and more resolute, as their role in shaping policy, and the future of American society continues to expand. Guided by faith, they love Israel passionately and pray for her well-being, rejoicing in her successes and grieving over her setbacks.