Category: Focus on Israel

Photographer captures the trauma of Jewish terror victims. By Charles Gardner. ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, January 16, 2023 – Photographer Jennie Milne was so profoundly shocked by an item on social media one day in 2016 that it triggered a new era in her busy life – comforting Jewish victims of terror attacks. This led to an […]

The part played in Israel’s restoration by this beloved hymn. By Charles Gardner. OLNEY, BUCKS, January 10, 2023 – It is my contention that wherever the gospel is faithfully preached and honoured, support for Israel will never be far behind. This was surely the case in respect of the globally-loved hymn, Amazing Grace, first sung […]

More evidence of hymn-writer’s love for the Jews. By Charles Gardner. Further to my recent article on Amazing Grace, the hymn that changed the world, I have since gained deeper insight into the part played by its author in Israel’s restoration, thanks to a kind reader. I had outlined how John Newton, a key witness […]