The Iron Dome

October 31, 2007

An Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system is the talk of the town in Israel. Rafael, the national authority for the development of weapons and military technology, has said that the Iron Dome can be operational in 18 months. Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak believes a future pullout from the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) depends heavily on the Iron Dome being operative. During an inspection of the project at Rafael, Barak said the system was of “national importance.”

But preparing…

However, as Israelis evaluate and recover from one war, they must train and prepare for any future threats against the Jewish state. Syria, supported by Iran, has given several warnings to Israel that if a peace is not achieved soon, then they may have no option but to go to war in order to “liberate” the Golan Heights. The war could be fought directly by Syria, by proxy through the Hizbullah, or by a new Syrian terror group using Hizbullah-style tactics.

Giuliani – No Palestinian State!

{image_1}Laying out his foreign policy positions, US Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said it “is not in the interest of the United States, at a time when it is being threatened by Islamist terrorists, to assist the creation of another state that will support terrorism.”

A Friend of Israel — Dr. David Allen Lewis

August 1, 2007

Dr. David Allen Lewis, the father of Rebecca J. Brimmer, who was affectionately known as Dr. Dave, transferred to glory on June 2, 2007, at the age of 74. He was at his home in Springfield, Missouri, with Ramona, his wife of 52 years, by his side.

From Israel To The Nations

{image_1}Israel will donate NIS 20 million (US $5 million) to victims of genocide in Darfur, Sudan. “Israel cannot stand by while such a severe humanitarian crisis is taking place—the most severe in the world today—without trying to reach out and help,” Daniel Miron, head of the foreign ministry’s human rights division said. Israel will transfer NIS 16 million (US $4 million) to four international aid organizations and purchase US $1 million worth of medicine and water desalination equipment. The donation will put Israel on the top 10 list of donors to this region. The foreign ministry also intends to establish a camp in Kenya, where two Israeli doctors will care for hundreds of patients.

Nuclear Terrorism: Not If, But When

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Yeshua (Jesus) warned that the last days would be like the days of Noah (Matt. 24:37). He also said we would see the signs of His return. Could it be that the rising tide of terror traversing the globe is among those signs? Noah was led by God to make preparations before he was confronted with the great flood that wiped out his generation. When that epochal event dawned, Noah and his family were prepared because he had heard from God and followed His instructions.

Miniature Robots

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Anyone remember the 1966 science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage about a scientist traveling through the bloodstream of a human body in a microscopic submarine? Well, it’s not entirely science fiction anymore.

New Spy Satellite Launched

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Israel successfully launched its military spy satellite Ofek 7 on June 11. The satellite was launched on the back of a Shavit rocket and will replace Ofek 5, which was launched in May 2002 and reportedly travels over Iran, Syria, and Iraq every 90 minutes. Yitzhak Nissan, CEO of the Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), said the new satellite will enhance the defense establishment’s capabilities.

Blessing and Curses

July 30, 2007

“I will bless those who bless you,
and I will curse him who curses you.”
Genesis 12:3a

Reconnecting Christians To Their Hebraic Roots

{image_1}The Newer Testament is a Jewish book, a fact that few Christians or Jews realize. Christians read it with cultural eyeglasses that are 2,000 years and thousands of miles removed from the original; and most Jewish people have never read the Christian Scriptures.

Boycott: A Witch Hunt?

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“The British lecturers’ union is trying to delegitimize Israel by promoting radical prejudice,” Dr. Jonathan Rynhold of Bar Ilan University and member of the International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom said in May, following a decision by Britain’s University and College Union (UCU) to consider boycotting Israeli academic institutions. According to Rynhold, the decision was reminiscent of “McCarthy’s witch hunt.”

Herod’s Tomb Uncovered

{image_1}In May, Professor Ehud Netzer of the Hebrew University Archaeology Department officially announced to the world that his team digging at the Herodian fortress just outside Jerusalem had discovered the tomb of King Herod the Great, the last Jewish king to rule over Judea (37–4 BC) before the Roman Empire took direct control.

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