Category: Israel
May 15
Israel’s 70th Independence Day
We celebrate with Israel and Israelis the seventieth anniversary of David ben Gurion’s Declaration of Independence on 14th May 1948. Independence Day Independence Day is ‘Yom Ha’atzmaut’ in Hebrew. It gave Israelis the opportunity also to celebrate GDP growth of around 3.5%. That’s much higher than the still-slumping euro zone. But, as Max Schindler puts in …
Dec 21
United Nations comes against Jerusalem
The United Nations meets today in New York to condemn American recognition of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the state of Israel. A Resolution has been moved by Muslim Arab states. The President of Turkey has also been highly vocal. The BBC reports here that the US is likely to be isolated. Moreover, President …
Dec 08
Recognition of Jerusalem marks Centenary
On 7th December 2017, the United States of America recognised Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel. Donald Trump announced the move the day before. The US president said: ‘I’ve judged this course of action to be in the best interests of the United States of America and the pursuit of peace between …
May 02
Recognise Palestine State says Lords
An influential House of Lords Committee has suggested the UK Government recognise a new State of Palestine. The Lords International Relations Committee today published its report, ‘The Middle East: Time for New Realism’. It calls for a major re-shaping of UK policy in the Middle East. It also ‘questions some of the assumptions and attitudes which …
Apr 06
Israeli Apartheid Week
By Brighton Bell Last month saw what is known as ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ (otherwise known as ‘Israel Apartheid Week’). This annual event was originally launched in Toronto in 2004. It has since spread to a number of different countries around the world. Primarily ‘celebrated’ at universities, the week is marked by lectures and events. And by …
Nov 26
Pray for Donald Trump
The Bible tells us to pray for our leaders, but there is an urgent need to pray for Donald Trump, especially as he embarks on his ‘Thank You’ tour with all the security challenges that presents. TRUMP IS NOT YET ‘PRESIDENT-ELECT’ Despite the generous words of President Obama, Donald Trump is not yet, at this …
Jun 22
Jo Cox and why Brendan is wrong
The appalling and senseless murder of Jo Cox MP on Thursday 16th June 2016 shocked us all and resulted in a very public outpouring of grief from her politician colleagues. Disgracefully, some of them made shameless political capital out of it for the #Remain campaign in the European Referendum. One leaflet, distributed in Kate Hoey’s …
Aug 27
Labour: who’s best – and worst – for Israel?
A fortnight ago, in a video, we looked at the House of Commons voting record of the four contenders for the UK Labour Party leadership. We saw that Andy Burnham and Jeremy Corbyn had small things going for them. But what are the candidates’ positions on Israel? In particular, and as he now seems certain …
Aug 05
Who’s best for Labour?
Christian Voice has put together a video considering the voting records of the contenders for the Labour Party leadership. We hope this will help Christians in the Labour Party as they pray for the outcome and vote for the candidates. Jeremy Corbyn has been in the House of Commons the longest, since 1983. Yvette Cooper entered …
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