Israel-Sudan accord is bad news for Hamas
What's bad for Hamas is good for Israel! Hamas is very concerned about the normalization of relations between Sudan and Israel. Sudan, a Sunni Muslim state, has for many years been a convenient setting for the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas and a vital smuggling route for weapons from Iran into the Gaza Strip because of its location along the Red Sea. So, the Israel-Sudan agreement means trouble for Iran and Hamas alike. On Oct. 23, Hamas issued a statement condemning the agree
On Second Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre...
by Algemeiner Staff Christians and Jews MUST unite in the fight against antisemitism!!Ahead of the second anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre on Tuesday, a top US Jewish group issued a statement remembering the victims and urging renewed vigorousness in the fight against antisemitism. “We observe the second anniversary of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history, in which 11 innocent people were murdered simply because they were Jews,” the Conference
PM Netanyahu: Israel to send $5 million in food aid to Sudan
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will send $5 million in food aid to Sudan just days after Khartoum announced the normalization of ties with the Jewish state. "We are looking forward to a warm peace and are sending $5 million worth of wheat immediately to our new friends in Sudan," the Prime Minister's Office said in a tweet. "Israel will be working closely with the USA to assist Sudan's transition." Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan, Sudans
Trump announces Israel-Sudan peace deal, has call with Netanyahu, Sudan leaders
Third Arab nation within months to make peace with Israel!
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan has agreed to make peace with Israel, making it the third Arab state to normalize ties as part of US-brokered deals since August. During a call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sudan Sovereign Council president General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, Trump brought reporters into the Oval Office and announced: “The State of
Yad Vashem honors German pastor for standing up for Jews
Unlike so many others, Julius von Jan chose not to look away in silence when a wave of pogroms across Germany left hundreds of Jews dead while thousands of synagogues, cemeteries, businesses, and other properties were destroyed, defiled, plundered or torched. Many "ordinary" people took part in the violence that erupted on the evening of November 9, 1938 — and that is often trivialized with the term "Kristallnacht" (The Night of Broken Glass.) In the days that followed, it wa
Israel and Jordan sign historic airspace agreement
The effect of the recent Abraham Accords extends to relations between Israel and Jordan as these two countries have reached an agreement allowing flights to cross over both countries’ airspace, the Transportation Ministry announced on Thursday. The deal allows flights crossing over one country to also fly over the other. The agreement will significantly shorten the length of flights from Israel to the Gulf and East Asia, cutting the time it takes to travel between countries a
Israel-UAE-Bahrain normalization deal has created a new Middle East
It shows what can be achieved when countries that for over 70 years failed to find common ground, come together in a show of peace, normalization and solidarity. L to R: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed wave and gesture from the White House balcony after a signing ceremony for the Abraham Accords. September (photo credit: R
Will the Church Remain Silent or Take a Stand?
Tricia Miller As Christian leaders, you know that we are living in tumultuous times – both in society as a whole and in the church world in particular. As leaders, we are called to understand the times in which we live, and with that understanding, take appropriate action.
A significant element of these times in which we live is the alarming rise of global antisemitism and opposition to the State of Israel, which is fueled by the ever-increasing battle over truth in the med
