All Israel articles
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OpinionHow can I possibly conceal my fear from my 8-year-old? A Christian mother’s perspective amid the war in Lebanon
‘There are days when I feel like fleeing this country, not out of fear for myself, but because I don’t want my son, Noah, to endure the same scars of fear and trauma that have marked generations of Lebanese,’ says Marianne Awaraji as she shares her experience of the current crisis.
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Opinion‘I was a secular Jew, but then I turned to Jesus’
Judit Catan’s Israeli family was in a crisis when she first experienced the presence of God and a Christian carpenter reminded her that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah as well as the Saviour of the gentiles.
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Opinion‘I am a Palestinian Christian and will be retracing the steps of Jesus to find hope this Easter’
Grace Al-Zoughbi’s family’s tradition is to go to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and walk in the footsteps of Jesus starting from Bethphage to the Mount of Olives. She shares why it is so important to retrace his footsteps during this season.
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OpinionThis Holocaust Memorial Day is a chance for the Church to have an ‘Esther moment’
Former Ministerial Private Secretary Sharmila Meadows explains why Christians cannot be indifferent to the plight of Israel.
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OpinionPolitical treachery? Spying? Welcome to the first Christmas
At the time of Christ’s birth, ‘peace’ was maintained by the Roman occupying force, but under the surface, spying and oppression countered the risk of rebellion, says Rosemary Hector. Today Palestine and Israel are engulfed in appalling suffering, how far is that from the first Christmas?
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OpinionViolence against women as a weapon of war is everywhere but many do not live to tell their stories
Allegations of sexual violence after the Hamas attack are nothing new says Bible scholar Elaine Storkey, and Christians need to speak up about this ruthless inhumanity.
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OpinionI am a Jewish mum in Israel, this is what life is like for my family
Jewish mum, D’vora M.B writes about her experience of living in a warzone with her young children, and how it is reminiscent of her childhood, sheltering from bombs during the Gulf War.
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OpinionI was in Israel attending a wedding when the fighting started, this is what God showed me
Jess Wilmot flew over to Israel to be a bridesmaid in her friend’s wedding just as the attacks started. Here she reflects on what it was like to be in the Holy land surrounded by such pain.
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Opinion‘It is completely invalid to equate the modern secular state of Israel with the Old Testament chosen people of God’
Writer Veronica Zundel’s relatives were murdered in gas chambers for being Jewish, but she argues that to defend the state of Israel without consideration for the people of Palestine denies the full story.
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OpinionThe current conflict in Israel is every Christian’s business
Writer Michele Guinness is of Jewish ancestry and suggests that choosing sides is the wrong approach to the heartbreaking situation in the Middle East.
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OpinionGod has a heart for the people of Israel and Palestine... so we should too
Kristiina Wells shares her thoughts on how we, as Christians, can respond to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
