Category: Focus on Israel

The call to speak up on behalf of God’s chosen people. by Charles Gardner. Days after retiring from the newspaper industry more than 13 years ago, I heard God’s voice speaking clearly into my soul: “I have called you for such a time as this.” I was taking the initial steps of a new ministry,…

Antisemitism Down Under sinks to unprecedented levels. by Charles Gardner. As Australia sinks to unprecedented levels of antisemitism – worse that some Islamic nations experience – Christian leaders there are fighting back with calls for the Church to wake up and defend Israel. Rev Martin Weatherston, of Geraldton, Western Australia, said news that the Church…

Those behind the global obsession with Palestine should learn the lesson of Entebbe. by Charles Gardner. As part of an excursion down Bad Memory Lane, I feel I should re-visit the Entebbe Raid, which took place almost exactly 50 years ago. This is especially appropriate in view of the current global obsession with ‘Palestine’, as…

Awakening hope as Britain faces potential ruin. by Charles Gardner. England needs something to lift her spirits. So, could our football team’s World Cup exploits be the answer? They certainly show class and good teamwork. Which is a lot more than can be said for our government – in shocking disarray and on the verge…

A film-maker’s response to the mind-numbing poison of Palestinian propaganda. by Charles Gardner. Following the death in Melbourne, Australia, of outstanding film-maker Hugh Kitson, I make no apologies for re-visiting his latest explosive documentary powerfully challenging the false narratives of much Western media. A giant of the Christian faith, Hugh finally succumbed to the effects…

Tribute by Charles Gardner. As questions over little Israel draw the unprecedented attention of the whole world, a giant of the Christian faith has passed from this life into the hands of the Saviour he loved. Hugh Kitson has succumbed to the effects of cancer in Melbourne, Australia, leaving a lasting legacy of truth with…

British Christians are being urged to return to their Jewish roots. by Charles Gardner. A call for Christians to return to the Jewish roots of their faith is being given a fresh impetus. The Church’s Ministry among Jewish people (CMJ), one of the Church of England’s oldest missionary societies co-founded by William Wilberforce in 1809,…

Jews turn to Jesus in unprecedented numbers – report. by Charles Gardner. Amid multiple crises and rising antisemitism around the world, there is unprecedented spiritual hunger among Jewish people. So concludes a Jews for Jesus Impact Report announcing a five-year vision to expand the ministry. Entitled The Nets are Breaking, it is rooted in the…

Britain is dangerously adrift – militarily defenceless, morally bankrupt and spiritually spineless. by Charles Gardner. There’s an urgency in my spirit that won’t go away. I have addressed the subject before, but the Lord keeps drawing my attention to the urgency of the hour we face as a nation, which is in great peril over…

Jewish people – hated by the world but loved by Jesus! by Charles Gardner. A wondrous event is taking place signalling that we could be on the verge of the grand culmination of the ages. Whereas 2,000 years ago, on the Feast of Pentecost being celebrated this week, 3,000 Jews bowed the knee to Yeshua,…