Jerusalem in the last days
By Rev. Willem Glashouwer

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…There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled…" (Luke 21:23-24).

Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles will be fulfilled, Jesus said. When will those times be fulfilled? When Jesus returns in glory!

Letter to the Managing Editor

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Christianity Dying in Its Birthplace
by Daniel Pipes

What some observers are calling a pogrom took place near Ramallah, West Bank, on the night of September 3-4. That's when 15 Muslim youths from one village, Dair Jarir, rampaged against Taybeh, a neighboring all-Christian village of 1,500 people.

Bill Gates - Israel is a high tech superpower
Israel's status as a high tech super power was confirmed recently by none other than Bill Gates. During a whirlwind 24-hour tour to the country, the Microsoft founder and chairman praised the country's universities for its high level of education, the local high tech community for its achievements in fields such as information security, and cited the high rate of computer literacy among Israelis as a prime factor in the country's success.
"Israel is a major player in the high tech world, which explains the considerable contribution of the country not only in the field of high tech startups but also through the R&D centers for companies like Microsoft, Intel and Motorola. We're super-satisfied with the contributions of our R&D center in Haifa," Gates said, referring to Microsoft Israel, which employs 400 people and focuses on marketing, sales and R&D. "The quality of the people here is quite fantastic."

So – Who is to Blame?
Dr. John Hagee

Anti-Semitism is a demonic spirit from the bowels of hell. I believe it is designed to torment the Jewish people for bringing the torch of truth, the Word of God, and the Light of the World into a void of spiritual darkness. Hate is a cancer on the intellect and pollutes the mind. Violence flames from the embers of malice like fire flashes from intense heat. No ethnic group knows this better than the Seed of Abraham.

Europe's being run by cowards
by Mathias Doepfner

The writer Henryk Broder recently issued a withering indictment: Europe, your family name is appeasement. That phrase resonates because it is so terribly true.

Appeasement cost millions of Jews and non-Jews their lives as allies Britain and France negotiated and hesitated too long before they realised that Adolf Hitler needed to be fought and defeated, because he could not be bound by toothless agreements.

ETHNIC CLEANSING OF THE GAZA STRIP
by David Silver

In today’s educated, sophisticated and very humanistic world, one of the major " no-no's " is ethnic cleansing. That fairly recently coined term means to remove people from a certain location simply because of their race or religion. It is considered "a crime against humanity." When it was taking place in Kosovo a few years ago, an outcry went up from many nations. U.N. and NATO forces were quickly dispatched to intervene and stop it. The question I want to ask today is " why are the same nations, including the USA and the U.N. now promoting ethnic cleansing in the Middle East? "

THE EUROPEAN COALITION
FOR ISRAEL “…bringing together Christian groups and
individuals to lobby on Israel’s behalf…”
By Henk Kamsteeg

One of the most exciting initiatives launched in recent years is dedicated to the goal of bringing together Christian groups and individuals to lobby on Israel's behalf and counter the growing threat posed by anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
It is called the European Coalition for Israel, representing Christian organizations and individuals within Europe. The founding Coalition members are Bridges for Peace, Christians for Israel International, Christians Friends of Israel and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. It is the only Christian pro-Israel lobby group that is active in Brussels and Strasbourg to fight anti-Semitism and to help Israel's difficult stand within the European Union (EU).

"HELPING THE JEWS HOME"
from Eastern Ukraine

I arrived in Dnipropetrovs’k, a big city by the river Dnepr, which divides Ukraine in two, flowing from Chernobyl to the Black Sea. This area was to be my next work field where I would be "fishing" Jewish people as well as accompanying families to the airport, among which a Jewish family Lugansk, close to the Russian border, to the airport in Dnipropetrovs’k from where they would continue to Israel.

JERUSALEM The stage is set
By Dave Hunt

Two thousand five hundred years ago, the God of the Bible, through His prophet Zechariah, declared, "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem" (Zech. 12:2). This is an amazing declaration – not only that Jerusalem, which was then in complete ruins, would be the focus of world attention one day but also that all of Israel’s neighbors would be united against her.
God goes on to say, "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people…" (Zech. 12:3). The language is very precise: a "burdensome stone" for "all people," but a "cup of trembling" for Israel’s neighbors around her. What is the difference?

JUDGMENT DAY! – ISLAM, ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS
Read what Shimon Erem, one of the most celebrated retired Israeli Generals says about the new book by Dave Hunt, JUDGMENT DAY!

"Dave Hunt’s JUDGMENT DAY! has encyclopedic dimensions of the most crucial and vital issues of our times… ‘Life and Death’ issues, which affect us both as individuals and as a Judeo-Christian community.

Eurabia – The Euro-Arab Axis

How quickly is Europe being Islamized? What are European governments doing about this? Is Europe now reaping what it has sowed for a long time?

In her monumental book "Eurabia - The Euro-Arab Axis", Bat Ye’or, the pioneering historian of dhimmitude (the institutionalized oppression of non-Muslims in Muslim societies), reveals that Europe will be Islamic by the end of the century not by accident, but by design. The political and cultural capitulation of Europe to Islam has come about by the plan and foreknowledge of European leaders. Recounting agreement after devastating agreement, Bat Ye'or demonstrates here that the Europeans, spooked by the oil crisis of 1973, sold their cultural soul for oil.

Children On The Front Lines
By David Rubin

The words of Joshua 18:3, "How long will you wait to
come and take possession of the Land that the Lord,
God of your fathers has given you?", spoken on the
hills of Shiloh (the name literally means "A gift to God"), resonate with us to this day.

The Land of Israel is increasingly under attack from the nations of the world, led by the Muslim nations that openly question the inheritance that God gave to His People. This has manifested itself in the bus bombings and shootings on the roads. The Jewish residents of Samaria, where Shiloh is located, have suffered a disproportionate amount of terror attacks.

New Chairman of Christian for Israel Germany

After a long and intensive process of prayer, consultation and meetings, Harald Eckert has been appointed as Chairman of Christians for Israel Germany (Israel Heute) to replace Theo Ellesat. This change of leadership became effective from October 1, 2005.


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