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After Iran fires missiles at IS in Syria, Netanyahu warns it not to threaten Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran not to threaten Israel and to watch its own back Monday, hours after Tehran launched missiles into Syria in what was seen, in part, as a challenge to Israel.
“I have one message for Iran: Don’t threaten Israel,” Netanyahu said.
On Monday, Iran said it fired missiles against the Islamic State in...
The illiberal left attacks Christian Zionists again
Every few years, a young far-left activist discovers Christians United for Israel (CUFI) and they are appalled. The idea of conservative Evangelicals advocating for the Jewish state runs counter to every prejudice about Christians the young advocate was raised to harbor. So the individual scours the internet, desperately hunting for that one item...
Vice President Mike Pence to Keynote CUFI Washington Summit on July 17, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aY9rCSEDeQ
Netanyahu slams PA after Jerusalem attack: ‘No limit to lies, brazenness’
The international community must demand that the Palestinian Authority end payments to the families of terrorists, “something that only encourages terrorism,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting.
Netanyahu’s comments came in the wake of two simultaneous terrorists attack at the Damascus Gate on...
Donald Trump Jr. calls out BBC over Jerusalem attack headline
US President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Jr., on Saturday called out the BBC for a headline on the Jerusalem terror attack that neglected to mention the Israeli Border Police officer stabbed to death, and focused only on the three Palestinians killed without noting that they were the assailants.
“Three Palestinians killed after deadly stabbing in...
Hall of Famers’ visit giving Israeli football huge boost
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel — Some of the greatest NFL players of all time descended on a converted soccer field outside Tel Aviv to watch local children scrimmage in a big boost for the burgeoning sport of American football in Israel.
Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger Staubach and Mike Singletary were among the 18 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
Dr. Michael Youssef on Decline of Christianity in West, Rise of Jihad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcYhxDg2usc
Dr. Michael Youssef on Egypt and Israel Battling Terror
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVNtj8fzelo
The Rise of Christian Persecution in the Middle East
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL7h9ymLhms
God is Not Neutral on Israel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2jSdr2HwU
Palestinians to claim Cave of the Patriarchs as World Heritage Site
There are 1,052 UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites in the world, nine of them Israeli, two of them Palestinian. The registration process and declaration of each site usually takes a number of years, but the PA want to take advantage of a clause in the regulations that allows to fast-track this procedure by claiming the sites are endangered.
The...
CUFI Applauds Senate Passage of Iran Sanctions
SAN ANTONIO – On Thursday, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the nation’s largest pro-Israel organization, issued a statement applauding the Senate for passing the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S.722):
From email action alerts and phone calls to in-person lobbying efforts, CUFI’s 3.5 million members have long...
Condemning Virginia shooting, Netanyahu says Israel stands with US
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday sent wishes for a fast recovery to the victims of the Virginia shooting attack, saying Israel stands with the US on this “difficult day.”
A rifle-wielding critic of US President Donald Trump opened fire Wednesday on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game, seriously wounding a top...
Pray for Father Thomas Uzhannalil kidnapped in Yemen
Not stand by while the Christians of the Middle East are being attacked.
Pray the protection of Psalm 91 over my brothers and sisters facing dangerous circumstances around the world.
In early March this year, militants attacked a Catholic retirement home in Yemen and murdered 16 people working there. In that attack, Father Thomas Uzhannil was...
Pastors & Ministry Leaders Luncheon June 14 – Toms River, NJ
Haley slams UN human rights report for ‘singling out Israel’
WASHINGTON — US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Tuesday slammed a report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for its “unfair bias” in “singling out Israel.”
The US envoy condemned a report released just a day earlier that accused both Israel and the Palestinians for failing to probe war crimes. but focused heavily on Israel’s...
London mayor consults with Israel on fighting urban terrorism
London Mayor Sadiq Kahn said he spoke with Israeli officials for advice on how to combat urban terrorism in the wake of terror attacks in London and Manchester.
Kahn told the London-based Jewish News that his office and Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officials had spoken with officials in Israel.
“My office has been in contact with not...
Pastors & Ministry Leaders Luncheon June 13 – Hackettestown, NJ
Horror as ISIS kills 250 Christian children by KNEADING them to death in bread machine
“Whoever denies me before men, I will also deny them before heaven” – Last words of George Assaf before he was murdered by ISIS for the crime of being a Christian.
According to one ISIS survivor in Syria, Christian children were kneaded to death in bread machines, the rotating machines breaking their bones and crushing their young bodies for no...