Israel & Jewish Roots
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Why My Sympathy for the Palestinians Is Growing
It is true that a recent poll indicated that 75% of Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank supported the actions of Hamas on Oct. 7. It is true that the people of Gaza chose to elect Hamas as their leaders in 2006. And it is true that an alarming number of Palestinians have …
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Eve’s Curse and the Gaza Dilemma
Like most rabbis, or for that matter, like most Jewish people around the world, I have been asked many questions over the past few months as people try to understand the current war in Israel (Please remember that the Gaza Strip is still within the borders of Israel). Some have asked me about the history …
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Satan’s Two-State Solution?
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley was recently asked about a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian cycle of violence—following a future cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. She responded that “it is not a true conversation” because Palestinians and Iran “don’t want it.” The Republican presidential candidate said that, when she was working at the United …
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War in Gaza Suddenly Back on as Hamas Breaks the Very Cease-fire it Demanded
After multiple violations of the ceasefire by Hamas, the IDF just announced it has resumed its military offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The war is suddenly back on, just one week after it began. At 5:42 a.m. local time, Hamas fired rockets at the Israeli border city of Sderot. Then, at just after …
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Is Biblical Illiteracy to Blame for Rising Antisemitism?
In a world where headlines often echo narratives against the nation of Israel, Christians are called to discern the biblical significance of standing alongside God’s chosen people. Recent events, marked by global protests and skewed media narratives, reveal a disturbing turn against Israel, raising concerns among believers. As tensions escalate, it’s crucial for Christians to …
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Morning Rundown: Why Do Some People Think the Israelis Are the Bad Guys?
Here’s a quick rundown of the top stories on mycharisma.com: Why Do Some People Think the Israelis Are the Bad Guys? Earlier this week a high school teacher in Queens, New York, was forced to hide in her office because rampaging students threatened to attack her. What made the students so angry? The woman, who …
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Israeli Hostages Freed After Trauma Under Hamas Terror
As Israeli hostages, kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terror attack in southern Israel, are gradually freed under a U.S.-Qatari-Egyptian brokered cease-fire deal, stories of the horrors endured during their 50-plus days in captivity are emerging. In the Schneider Medical Center in Tel Aviv, a specially assembled team of professionals, led by Dr. Yael …
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End-Times Reminder: He Is Coming!
“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation'” (Lev. 23:24, NASB). All of God’s appointed holy days have dual applications: first in their original historical context to Israel, and second as they …
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What John Calvin Got Wrong About the Restoration of the Kingdom
The book of Acts records that, after the resurrection of Jesus, He appeared to the apostles “over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God” (Acts 1:3c, NIV). This was in addition to the three-plus years they had spent with Him before His crucifixion, sitting at His feet and drinking in …
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Mat Staver: Why Israel Matters
My heart breaks over the shocking carnage Hamas carried out in Israel. At the time of this writing, at least 1,400 people in Israel, including more than 30 Americans, have been slaughtered by Hamas terrorists. As the war in Israel continues to escalate, it is disturbing to see anti-Israel protests and a rise of antisemitism …
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Comparing the War in Israel to a Jewish Wedding
Over the past few weeks, I, like many other Jewish people, have been asked by our non-Jewish friends how we are doing. At first, I struggled for an answer to that question as I watched the news of the atrocities Hamas terrorists committed against my people, which was then followed by marches and speeches by …
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Congressional Allies Call for National Weekend of Prayer
Following the March for Israel rally and the initiation of the Weekend of Prayer for Zion’s Sake, the Congressional Allies Caucus (CAC) has introduced a resolution advocating a national weekend of prayer for the people of Israel. Led by Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), the resolution condemns the “unprovoked, …
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The Unthinkable Things Inside and Under Gazan Hospitals
The other day, I was reading my grandson the Dr. Seuss classic, “In a People House.” It was a needed respite for me, a break from incessantly following the news of the war in Israel, albeit that the Red Alert app on my phone sounded throughout, indicating continued rocket fire from Hamas terrorists in Gaza …
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Conservative Titans, and the World, Clash Over Israel
The war taking place between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas has split the world in two: those for Israel and those against. The often-quoted quip, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be freed,” is not so much a pro-Palestine saying, but one that pushes for the eradication of the nation of …
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‘The Massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri’
On Oct. 7, 2023 at 6:30 a.m., the small idyllic community of Kibbutz Be’eri, in the northwestern area of the Negev desert in Israel, awoke to sirens as a terrorist attack was underway. This kibbutz, with about 1,100 members, as with several other communities within kilometers of the Gaza Strip, was about to witness and …
