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BOOK REVIEW

The Mystery of the Middle East

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

The U.S. government and all people of goodwill have struggled to understand the culture of the Middle East, the people of the Middle East and especially the violence erupting in and from the Middle East. A new book may assist in developing an understanding of the Middle East. Michael B. Oren is the author of [...]

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I wanted to read Brigitte Gabriel’s book, Because They Hate: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America, because of a listing I saw in World Magazine that led me to believe it might be similar to the Diary of Anne Frank. Ms. Gabriel, a journalist turned activist, was a teenager who grew up in a [...]

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Does Israel Have a Right to Exist?

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Does Israel have a right to exist? Did Jews returning to their homeland displace millions of Palestinians who were already living there? Was the creation of modern Israel a compensation for the Nazi holocaust, at the expense of Palestinian citizens already living there? Short answers: • Yes, Israel has as much of a right to [...]

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The Borders of Israel

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Many Christians spend a lot of time concerned about the borders of Israel when evaluating the status of prophetic fulfillments. There are several Scriptures that address the issue. See, Numbers 34: 2-12. The boundaries meted out in Numbers measured about 160 miles by 50 miles, or less than 8,000 square miles. To put this in [...]

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CAN ANYBODY REASONABLY THINK THE RESURRECTION AND SURVIVAL OF ISRAEL WOULD BE POSSIBLE ABSENT THE UNLIMITED POWER OF GOD? In 1967, I began a life-long fascination with the Second World War and the Nazi plague. I used my allowance to buy a paperback copy of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William [...]

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“Hamastan!”

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The election of Hamas to the government of Palestine is both terrifying and intriguing. “Binyamin Netanyahu, the Likud Party leader and former Israeli prime minister, said Israel shouldn’t be surprised by the Hamas victory – the establishment of “Hamastan,” he called it,” reported by CNSNews.com. Hamas, an acronym which in Arabic also means “zeal” or [...]

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Robertson Apologizes for Sharon Remark

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

Pat Robertson has apologized to the son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for saying Sharon’s massive stroke was God’s judgment on him. (See earlier post: “Robertson: Leave God’s Judgment in God’s Hands”). In a letter dated Wednesday and addressed to the prime minister’s son, Omri Sharon of Jerusalem, Robertson wrote: “I ask your forgiveness [...]

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Want In on Holy Land Theme Park?

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Guess Pat Robertson is finding out that attacking a world leader can be bad for business. Last week Robertson declared that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had a stroke because God is angry with him (see earlier post: “Robertson: Leave God’s Judgment in God’s Hands”). Now the Israeli government is pulling out of a deal [...]

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Pat Robertson is back in the news with another mean-spirited, cold-hearted pronouncement. This time the “700 Club” host declares that Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has had a stroke because God hates him for pulling Israel out of the Gaza Strip. Two days ago, Sharon, 77, suffered a massive stroke. Doctors have performed two brain [...]

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