The Times of Israel has reported that warplanes from Israel have attacked a target on the Lebanese-Syrian border.
Water from the Mediterranean Sea rushes through pipes en route to being filtered for use across Israel in a process called desalination, which could soon account for 80 percent of the country's potable water. Extracting the Mediterranean Sea’s water could provide Israel with an unquenchable supply of the resource it lacks.
Ynet News has reported that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is looking forward to President Obama’s planned visit to Israel in March, and has outlined three main topics for discussion.
The Times of Israel reported that archaeologists expressed deep concern over construction and renovation works at the Western Wall enclosure in Jerusalem’s Old City, Maariv reported Tuesday. The work, they said, would greatly damage artifacts under the plaza floor, which would be lost forever.
The Washington Post reported that President Obama and King Abdullah II of Jordan warned Friday of the mounting danger Syria’s widening civil war poses to this neighboring kingdom but offered only fresh demands that the Assad government step down immediately.
The Egyptian Army Chief this week warned that the current crisis in Egypt could have detrimental consequences.
“It is the Passover sacrifice of the LORD, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians and delivered our households.” So the people bowed their heads and worshiped. – Exodus 12:27
UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay, has said that “the number of people killed in Syria’s civil war is probably approaching 70,000.”
More than 5.6 million Israelis — Jews and Arabs — are expected to go to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots for the 19th Knesset (parliament). Israelis are choosing leaders to handle enormously difficult challenges.
During this recent Christmas season, The Joshua Fund was privileged to support several large Christmas outreaches to Muslims in Israel.
Haaretz reported that U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Israel early Wednesday afternoon, and was greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Shimon Peres, and all of the ministers of Israel's recently formed government. Follow the moments of his visit.
When it comes to the crises in Syria and Egypt, Christians should not sit idly by on the sidelines and watch others make moves we agree or disagree with. The Scriptures indicate we can and should play an active role in times of trouble — our top priorities should be to learn, pray, give and go.
