A New Covenant
By Rev. Willem J.J. Glashouwer
On the day of Hitler’s birthday - Monday
20th of April - a modern Hitler, the
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
spoke to the participants of the ‘Durban II’
UN-conference in Geneva. The Review
Conference, which ran from 20 to 24 April,
aimed to assess progress made since the 2001
World Conference against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa.
The United States, Canada, Israel,
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Poland
and the Netherlands, said they will not attend
the summit because of fears Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, Iran’s President, may use it to
propagate anti-Semitic views.
During Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s
address to the Durban Review Conference,
representatives of the European Union and
other delegations admirably left the chamber
in protest when he accused Western countries
of “resorting to military aggression to make
an entire nation homeless under the pretext of
protecting Jews” following World War II.>>Read more...
Israel’s Right to Exist
By Henk Kamsteeg
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama met each other at the White House in Washington, the first time since their respective elections. Although both leaders realized that the diplomatic stakes are very high, they came in with divergent views regarding the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state, how to deal with the Iran nuclear crisis, and the linkage between the two issues. Barack Obama left no doubt that he wants a peace agreement as soon as possible, and the birth of “Palestine” – the so-called “two-state solution”. It is the cornerstone of his governments policy in the Middle East. >>Read more...
The Sun Orbits the Palestinian State
By Professor Arieh Eldad
For hundreds of years, the Catholic Church believed that the sun orbits the earth. Whoever dared oppose this view was branded insane or a heretic.
Religious dogmas are not overturned by logic. An argument between the believers of different faiths is rarely resolved by rational argument. The prophet Habukuk says, “The righteous man lives by his faith.” (Today we say, “A man lives by his faith,” and by this we mean that every man has his own personal belief system, and all do not need to believe in one thing.) >>Read more...
Pope in Bethlehem: A missed opportunity
By Aaron Klein
During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Bethlehem recently, the pontiff did not address rampant Muslim persecution of Christians and stood by as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas lied about the real reason behind local Christians fleeing.
In a major address, the pontiff strongly supported a Palestinian state. Perhaps he does not realize recent history demonstrates such a state may lead to increased persecution and endangerment of Palestinian Christians.
"Mr. President, the Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers, secure and at peace with its neighbors, within internationally recognized borders," Benedict said upon his arrival in Bethlehem, standing alongside Abbas. >>Read more...
Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
by Gavriel Horan
The Maccabee's revolt against the Greeks is probably the most famous example of Jewish rebellion, when a band of untrained scholars overcame the greatest empire in the world. In modern times, the Israeli army has revived the image of a Jewish fighting force.
Many of us however, still have a stereotyped image of the Holocaust, of millions of Jews marching like sheep to the slaughter, silently accepting their fate. In reality, most Jews lacked the proper information to rebel, and when at last they understood the gravity of their situation, it was usually too late. Beyond this was the inner strength that countless Jews expressed by maintaining their dignity and staying true to their faith even when death stared them in the eye – spiritual heroism on the highest order. The Nazis watched in disbelief as Jews marched to the gas chambers singing in joyous song, proud to die as Jews rather than sink to the twisted level of their murderers. >>Read more...
