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John MacArthur reminds Christians of biblical obligation to pray for Israel

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Christians have a biblical mandate to pray for the Jewish people, author and pastor John MacArthur says. “I think we are obliged to stand as protectors of the Jews,” he said during ...

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Christian organization Passages donates $500K to two Israeli communities attacked by Hamas

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Passages, which sponsors trips to Israel for Christian students, has donated $500,000 to two communities in southern Israel that were damaged in the October 7 attack by Hamas. The group presented the ...

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Attacks on U.S. churches up 800% since 2020

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Attacks against U.S. churches are up 800% since 2020 and more than doubled last year, according to the latest Hostility Against Churches report from the Family Research Council. It has revealed an ...

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Topeka’s only synagogue vandalized

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The only synagogue in Topeka has been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. The Topeka Police Department and the FBI are investigating the vandalism at Temple Beth Sholom where congregants discovered “Save Gaza” and ...

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Families of Hamas hostages share stories in Dallas church

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Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, last weekend invited several families of hostages being held by Hamas to share their stories. “The news cycle moves really fast and, to some, it seems ...

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U.S. reclassifies Houthi rebels as terrorists

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The Biden administration has reclassified the Houthi rebels as terrorists just days after attacking the group’s positions in Yemen. The move comes after an upsurge of attacks on one of the busiest ...

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Christians support Israel against Hamas, but fewer say Bible influenced opinion

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A majority of U.S. Christians support Israel in the war against Hamas, although only one in four say the Bible has influenced their opinions about the Jewish state, according to a new ...

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Hezbollah strikes church in Western Galilee

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Hezbollah, Hamas’s partner in Lebanon, struck a church in the Western Galilee with a missile on Tuesday injuring a civilian. The attack on St. Mary’s Church injured one civilian and Israeli forces ...

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Arab Christians in Israel find new ways to celebrate Christmas as Hamas war rages

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Christmas in Israel has changed dramatically this year in the wake of the Hamas attack on October 7 and ongoing war. For Arabs in Palestinian Authority-controlled areas, there’s often pressure to support ...

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Israel under heavy missile attack this morning

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Israel’s most heavily populated region, Tel Aviv, is under a  heavy barrage of Hamas rockets this morning. The terrorist organization, which Israel is battling in Gaza, launched one of its heaviest missile ...

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Christian group renovates 140 Israeli bomb shelters

A prominent Christian organization in Jerusalem has renovated 140 bomb shelters in the Upper Galilee. The effort comes as intermittent Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon continue for the third straight month. The International ...

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Hamas breaks ceasefire with attacks on Israel

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Hamas on Friday broke the ceasefire with a barrage of rocket attacks on Israeli cities. Video showed a stream of rockets lighting the early morning sky as Israelis were roused from their ...

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Young Chiefs fan, parents, undaunted by attacks over face paint

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A progressive website accused a young Chiefs fan of being racist for wearing a Native American headdress and painting his face at a recent game. As it turned out, the boy himself ...

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Jewish, Christian leaders call on Congress to support Israel, fight antisemitism

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Fifteen leaders of religious organizations and institutions signed a letter sent to Democratic and Republican congressional leaders earlier this week, urging legislators support Israel and the Jewish people. “We represent many faith traditions and ...

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Elon Musk visits Israeli Kibbutz attacked by Hamas

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Elon Musk on Monday saw firsthand the devastation from the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of civilians in Israel. The tech billionaire was briefed by the head of the local council and saw ...

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Campus rabbis respond to rise of antisemitism at nation’s colleges

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College rabbis are sounding the alarm about the spike in antisemitism on the nation’s campuses. Several who were in New York City for Brooklyn’s annual Chabad event spoke to the “New York ...

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New House Speaker Mike Johnson responds to media attacks on his faith

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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., the newly elected speaker of the House, has responded to critics of his Christian faith. He said attacks by MSNBC host Jen Psaki, HBO host Bill Maher and ...

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Questions arise over AP, CNN reporters embedded with Hamas Oct. 7

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The placement of freelance photographers, who captured some of the attacks perpetrated by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on Oct. 7 for AP and Reuters, raises questions about how much and when they knew about ...

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Video: Israel remembers Oct. 7 attack with moment of silence

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The nation of Israel on Tuesday fell silent today as it marked a month since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Across the country, people stood silent in the streets, store aisles and ...

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Netanyahu quotes Isaiah to explain war against Hamas

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes he has a biblical mandate in Isaiah to defeat Hamas terrorists. “As prime minister, I’m responsible for guaranteeing the future of this country,” Netanyahu said, according ...

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Church groups across nation return home safe from tours in Israel

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A number of church groups across the nation that were visiting Israel when the war with Hamas broke out have returned safely. The tiny country was on track to near its record ...

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Here’s Jon Voight’s viral video supporting Israel

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Award-winning actor Jon Voight quoted from the Old Testament in a video supporting Israel following the attacks by Hamas. “Let me read something for you,” he said. “Israel, I love you. Israel ...

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Christian college president criticizes “neo-Marxist worldview” on many campuses

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Americans have been shocked at the level of antisemitism expressed on elite college campuses since Hamas attacked Israel. “We’re seeing this in university campuses around the country,” says Donald Sweeting, Ph.D., chancellor ...

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Full transcript of remarks by President Biden on Israel and Ukraine

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This is the full transcript of the address by President Joe Biden to the nation Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The president primarily discussed the attacks on Israel and its war on Hamas ...

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IFCJ providing practical support to Hamas attack victims

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The International Fellowship of Christians & Jews (IFCJ) is on the front lines of relief efforts in Israel. “I will never forget the second that I heard that Israel was in this ...

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