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Isreality is the youth and young adults arm of the Christians for Israel ministry. It has the same focus and goal of informing and inspiring the Christian community about Israel and the Jews in light of Bible Prophecy and God's Redemptive plan for humanity but with a younger target audeince in mind.Articles contributed by Israelity to Christians for Israel come from a variety of authors. For more details on Isreality see thir website or facebook page.

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Noteworthy: Victorian Liberal Friends of Israel

Noteworthy: Victorian Liberal Friends of Israel

Nov 9, 2018

In early July I was invited to join the Victorian chapter of the Liberal Friends of Israel. I learnt about this initiative over a morning coffee with Noa Bloch and Lexi Kowal, the Political Affairs Director and former board member of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) respectively. Founded by Senator James Paterson, David Southwick MP and Tim Wilson MP, the network is already working with its NSW counterpart to build greater appreciation of the Australia-Israel friendship within the Liberal Party, attracting a large membership base in Victoria. Spokesperson David Van told I&CT, “we’ve been thrilled by the launch: the response has been extraordinary.” The Liberal Party will always be a Zionist Party The launch on 26 August drew more than 300 local supporters including 16 state Liberal MPs. The current Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg demonstrated his solid understanding of Israel’s history and spoke with great conviction in support of the bilateral friendship. Stalwart ambassador for the Christian Zionist community Jill Curry was well received. Curry gave a lucid summary of Christians’ rationale for supporting Israel before introducing Dave Sharma, former Australian Ambassador to Israel. On September 13, Sharma was preselected as the Liberal candidate for Turnbull’s former seat […]

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Augustine’s use of the Cain and Abel story…

Augustine’s use of the Cain and Abel story…

May 18, 2016

 …and his doctrine of Jewish witness By exploring early Church Fathers’ understandings of the identity of Israel, we can deepen our understanding of the strained history of our relationship with the Jews. St Augustine (354 – 430) is widely viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity. He understood the Jews as being charged with an eternal purpose of witnessing to the glory of God. This mission was to be undertaken by the practice of divinely appointed ordinances which are recorded in the Torah. Augustine’s understanding of the role of witness is similar to that of being the “light of the world”. In Matthew 5:14, following the delivery of the beatitudes, Jesus charges the crowds below—which would come to form the Church (i.e. spiritual body of Christian believers)—with the missional identity, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden,” meaning that the Church’s mission is to witness Christ to the world. Likewise, Augustine’s understanding of the Jewish nation is to be “the light of the world”: to be a witness of the true light (God) to the world. In his Writings Against the Manichaeans, Augustine uses the story […]

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Addressing BDS

Addressing BDS

Mar 20, 2016

The European Coalition for Israel (ECI) has recently released its European Report from 2014, which features interviews of Tomas Sandell, Andrew Tucker, and Matthijs de Blois, following the C4I International / ECI conference in Nijkerk in June 2014. Its primary point of focus was the BDS movement, which is rife throughout Europe. ECI is a joint initiative by major international Christian pro-Israel organisations to address the issue of growing anti-Semitism in Europe. The coalition was formally launched in Brussels in 2003, officially cementing long term partnerships. ECI informs political leaders in Brussels and throughout Europe about the complex realities of the conflict in the Middle East. Acknowledging the right for Israel-—the only democracy in the region—to exist within secure borders is a fundamental premise to this conversation. The European Report of 2014 focuses on ECI’s work to counter the prominent BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanctions) movement. BDS is a global campaign targeting Israel which applies economic and political pressure in attempts to disrupt the state’s exports. The movement’s proponents regularly cite the alleged illegality of Jewish settlements in the Judean and Samarian disputed regions (commonly referred to as the West Bank). Tomas Sandell (Founder and Director of ECI) highlights three major […]

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