Category: Focus on Israel

Churches get involved in a ludicrous comedy of errors. by Charles Gardner. LONDON, February 22, 2024 – It’s one of the most well-known lines from one of the best-loved British television comedies of all time – the 1970s series of Fawlty Towers featuring the hapless Basil Fawlty (played by John Cleese) running a shambles of […]

The Father longs for the return to the fold of the Prodigal Son. by Charles Gardner. The question of whether Jesus is for the Jewish people has come up again of late. It is, of course, a very crucial one. The call from Orthodox Jew Jonathan Feldstein for evangelists to come and preach Jesus to […]

As Pharaoh’s heart hardens, freedom comes into view. by Charles Gardner. As Pharaoh’s heart hardens, as it were, we can expect things to get worse before they improve. The plagues will be increasingly severe. Today’s Pharaoh is embodied by the evil antisemitic spirit encircling the globe. But the new Red Sea crossing is already coming […]

Jesus lifted high on the streets of Amsterdam as Christians pray for Israel. by Charles Gardner. AMSTERDAM, January 23, 2024 – It was in the ‘open square of the city’ that Mordecai sat in sackcloth and ashes wailing over the plot to destroy the Jews of ancient Persia (Esther 4:6). And Queen Esther’s guardian was […]

January 26. By Joseph Shulam. We are still deep in the mega-epic events of the Exodus, Passover, and the crossing of the Red Sea. How much of this story do we believe, take seriously, and celebrate?    I have watched the movie “THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,” made in Hollywood, with Charleston Heston as Moses more than […]

What the great Middle East shake-up is all about. by Charles Gardner. It takes a brave soul to try summing up the background to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But my good Aussie friend Kelvin Crombie has met the challenge with great distinction in a 52-page (16,000-word) paper designed to put the record straight. Of Aboriginal descent1, […]

By Joseph Shulam. The Torah reading this Shabbat is called Bo!  = “Come.”    Exodus 10:1 – 13:15. From the Prophets, the reading is from Jeremiah 46:13-28  From the New Testament, the reading is from  Luke 22:7-30 and 1 Corinthians 11:20 – 34.  Before I go into the Biblical texts, please forgive me for sharing about […]

The heart-wrenching story of a truly great escape. by Charles Gardner. The story of how an agnostic London stockbroker dropped everything to rescue children from an impending Holocaust tugs hard at the emotions. Definitely a recipe for a sleepless night. But a round of applause for Warner Bros and the BBC for producing the heart-wrenching […]

German-based movement follows the way of love. by Charles Gardner. DONCASTER, January 10, 2024 – Witnessing the worldwide frenzy of hatred for Jews stirred up by the war in Gaza has left many of us feeling sickened and distraught. But a holiday read has provided me with a sweet antidote, which I shall explain. I […]

Our stand on the question of Israel is a matter of life or death. by Charles Gardner. When a Turkish member of parliament rounded off a fiery speech with a strong condemnation of Israel, he was struck down with a heart attack and later died in hospital. “You will not escape the wrath of Allah,” […]