God’s Divine Protection in Operation Protective Edge

August 15, 2014 Despite more than 3,359 rockets and mortar shells shot at Israel this summer, only four were killed by the projectiles, with some Israeli civilians and soldiers were thanking God for His presence and His protective covering over Israel. "We hold daily to the promises of God's protection as we confront the face of terror by day and night," writes a July 22 Facebook post of a Jewish reservist in Yahalom, the Israeli Defense Forces' Combat Engineering Unit for Special Operations.

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Israelis and Palestinians Negotiate in Cairo

August 13, 2014 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held a second round of indirect talks on Tuesday aimed at finding a lasting end to the five-week confrontation. Because the Hamas charter calls for the destruction of Israel, the teams do not deal directly with one another at the headquarters of the Egyptian General Intelligence. The proposals and counter-proposals are being shuttled between the two teams by mediators.

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Poll: Palestinians Favor Taking All of “Palestine”

August 13, 2014 A Washington Institute poll across Gaza taken near the start of the current conflict between Israel and Gaza revealed that 70 percent of Gazans are unhappy with the Hamas security forces and administration. Most favored the the Palestinian Authority (PA) taking over Gaza.

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US Pastors Visit Israel During Operation Protective Edge

August 12, 2014 Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the pro-Israel organization with 1.8 million members (founded by Christian pastor John Hagee), came to Israel for a three-day trip last week, with 51 pastors—one from each state and the District of Columbia. "There are still people in America who can distinguish morally between Israel and Hamas. There are still people in America who appreciate what Israel is doing—not just to protect their own citizens, but we believe deeply that when Israel battles Hamas they're also protecting us in America," CUFI Executive Director David Brog said.

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Israeli UN Ambassador Warns Nations Against Terrorism

August 11, 2014 Speaking before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, condemned its malignant anti-Israel bias and warned the international body to “stand with Israel and stand against terror before it’s too late.” “The international community has lost its way,” he said. “This institution was founded to stand for truth, for justice, and for moral clarity. This is no longer the case.” “It might be too much to ask you to stand on our side in this battle between civilization and barbarism, but at least have the decency to swallow your selective outrage while Israel wages war against the extremist groups seeking to eradicate the values that we all hold very dear.”

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Iran Calls on Muslims to Arm Hamas Against Israel

August 5, 2014 Last Tuesday, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on the world's Muslims to rearm Hamas against Israel. Iran's goal to wipe Israel off the face of the map parallels the goal of the Hamas charter, which states in Article Twenty-Eight, "Israel, by virtue of its being Jewish and of having a Jewish population, defies Islam and the Muslims."

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Ceasefire Holds But Arab Violence Continues Inside Israel

August 5, 2014 Jerusalem seems to be on the brink of a third intifada as Arab violence incited by Fatah and Hamas boils over in the Jerusalem neighborhoods, the Temple Mount, and elsewhere in Israel. The world shaking events of the last month give us every indication that we are living in prophetic days that are leading up to Yeshua (Jesus) coming back as the King Messiah to reign in Jerusalem. They were preceded by what many are proclaiming a celestial sign: the first eclipse of the year, which coincided with the first night of Passover. This eclipse will be followed by three consecutive lunar eclipses coinciding with the Jewish feasts of Sukkot in 2014 and Passover and Sukkot again in 2015. It is a rare celestial event called the Blood Moon Tetrad.

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Christian Son of Hamas to CNN: “Dying—a Way of Worship”

August 5, 2014 Son of Hamas author Mosab Hassan Yousef recently underscored the moral disconnect the world is expressing in its defense of Hamas while the terror group's fundamental commitment is to death and dying. "They consider dying for the sake of their ideology a way of worship, and how can you continue in that society?" Yousef told CNN's Don Lemon in a July 24 interview. "They were preparing us from the age as young as 5 years old. … Today when I look at the children of Gaza, and I know what they're fed, I know that they have no choice."

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Peres Parts Presidency Sharing Israel’s Sorrow

July 27, 2014 In the last days of Shimon Peres' presidency over Israel, the Polish-born 90-year-old met in shared sorrow with the families of some of the 35 Israeli soldiers slain since June 2014 when Hamas escalated its attacks against Israel. Greeting the mourners as if close friends—with heartfelt, compassionate hugs—Peres spent an emotional whirlwind last Monday visiting the loved ones of Bnaya Rubel, 20; Major Amotz Greenberg, 45; and Sgt. Eitan Barak, 20.

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Hamas Terror Tunnels Could Mean Tragedy for Israel

July 27, 2014 During Israel's Operation Protective Edge to counter Hamas missile and mortar attacks on Israeli towns and civilians, the Israel Defense Forces uncovered a Hamas scheme to invade Israel this coming Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) via its complex, concrete-reinforced tunnel infrastructure. "There are two Gazas, one above ground and one below ground: an underground terrorist city," said an Israeli spokesman. The September 24–25, 2014 Hamas plot included 200 terrorists emerging inside Israel during the High Holidays through tunnel exits that are next to or within Israeli civilian communities.

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