As violence rages on between Israel and Palestine, Christian leaders are calling for prayers for peace and safety.
Of the nine million people who live in Israel, two million are Arab. Most Jews and Arabs in Israel have learned to live peaceably as neighbors since the State of Israel was founded in 1948. However, the country is now experiencing the worst internal Jewish-Arab conflicts since the last Intifada (“uprising”) in 2000. Here is how Christians can intercede biblically in these tragic days.
Amid ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine this week, Senator Marco Rubio criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar for claiming that Israel was guilty of "terrorism" and questioning why the Jewish state has an "Iron Dome" and Palenstine does not.
This week, amid continued violence in the Middle East, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized fellow Democrat Andrew Yang for his support for Israel in the ongoing crisis with Palestine. She also later re-tweeted a Tweet calling Israel "the occupier."
Right now we pray for the nation of Israel during these riots, for the lives lost and for those injured.
The Islamist terror group Hamas fired more than 200 missiles at Jerusalem on Monday, just days after hundreds of rioters were injured in clashes with Israeli police on the Temple Mount.
As much as I love my Jewish and Palestinian friends in the Holy Land, I am convinced that the solution to their conflict lies with neither. Controlling the city of Jerusalem and its Temple Mount or finding a way for both peoples to live in one tiny region will not create the peace each seeks. This is because we cannot have true peace with each other until we are at peace with God.
More than 270 people were injured in riots at Israel's Temple Mount early Monday morning.
Archaeologists in Israel recently reported discovering a rare bronze oil lamp hidden in the wall of a building along the Pilgrim's Path in the City of David.
