This map gives a graphic representation of the most corrupt countries in the world.
Maybe the Middle East peace process wouldn’t be so difficult if the Jews didn’t steal Palestine from the Arabs. Except that they didn’t.
Getting a visa to stay in Israel if you are a Christian is only getting more difficult.
Yes, the humblebrag. This is a very common creature in evangelical leadership.
Mike Vlach has a helpful summary of the differences between dispensationalism and historic premillenialism. It might be worth noting here that in a recent eschatology forum hosted by John Piper, the three views represented were historic premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. All of these agree against dispensationalism that (1) there is no future restoration of national Israel because (2) the church is the new Israel because (3) the NT changes the meaning of the OT. No wonder those guys get along so well! The prophets must be wondering, “How could we have been any clearer?” The apostles must be apoplectic: “We would never dare!”
While I am a great supporter of modern Israel, I think the Daniel Pipes ‘ article is so slanted as to be somewhat dishonest. Certainly some Palestinians did flee from fighting, but always expected to be able to return. Many were forced off their land by the new Israeli army.
I think the most honest and accurate book on the details of the 1948 war is Benny Morris ‘s “1948”. He is transparent in describing the atrocities and evils acts of both sides. But it ‘s clear from his work that the majority of Palestinians who left areas in the British mandate didn ‘t just get up and leave, never expecting to come back.
Al – I will put 1948 on my reading list.