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The untold story
of Israel that opened its doors without hesitation to welcome them home.
Israel lives
In the decades since Israel was reborn
as a modern nation, the Jewish state
has faced numerous existential threats,
from devastating wars to terror attacks. Nonetheless, Israel has faced every trial head- on, and has miraculously emerged victorious and more resilient than before.
The promises God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are being fulfilled before our very eyes as the deserts bloom, and Israel, which is among the top global leaders in innovation, serves as a light unto the nations of the world. Seventy-five years since her rebirth as a modern nation, Israel lives. The people of Israel live. The Jewish state remains,
The Palestinian leaders call the movement of Arabs in 1948, the ‘Nakba’, which means ‘catastrophe’. They use this term as a slanderous campaign against Israel. But the only catastrophe is the failure of successive Palestinian regimes to recognise the State
of Israel and they are using the Arab people as pawns in their anti-Israel agenda. Whilst marking the ‘Nakba’ receives international exposure, the Jewish people’s plight in 1948 is largely untold. When the State of Israel was born, over 850,000 Jews were expelled from their homes and communities across the Middle East and North Africa where they had lived for over 2,000 years. These Jewish families lost everything – their homes, their possessions, their ancestral heritage, and their religious belongings – everything had
to be left behind. Yet, they did not remain refugees. Beginning in 1948, hundreds of thousands of these Jewish refugees fled to the United States or Europe, but it was the safe-haven of the newly established State
stronger than ever. Israel is a blessing to the Jewish people, who are now back in the land of their inheritance. Israel is a blessing to Christians, who love the land of the Bible, and Israel is a blessing to the world.
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