Since
June 23rd a group of 12 boys and their Coach were cut off in some caves
following a heavy downpour that blocked their escape. Tribute must be paid to
all involved in the rescue, but it was an Israeli technology firm - Maxtech
Networks that was at the forefront in providing specialist underground
communications for the rescue effort. It
would seem, wherever there is a disaster around the world - Israel is there
providing aid and expertise.
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| Steve Lloyd From The Bible Prophecy Foundation. |
Israel
is also planning to plant an Israeli flag on the moon in early 2019. The
SpaceIL Corporation has announced a mission that would make Israel the fourth
country to make a lunar landing. The SpaceIL spacecraft will be launched from
the US on a Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle in December with a Lunar landing to
take place on February 13th 2019. Also
in Israel, a Byzantine-period Synagogue in Huqoq is once again proving to be an
eye opener. In its 8th dig season the fifth Century synagogue excavated in the
Galilee has uncovered a mosaic flooring that depicts many biblical stories,
including the Israelite spies in Canaan. The depictions are said to be
'unparalleled' and have not been found in any other synagogue.
Ireland - Israel has condemned
the reintroduction of a bill in Ireland that would outlaw the import and sale
of Israeli goods made in Judea and Samaria as an "Immoral" move that
encourages terrorism.
The
Embassy of Israel is concerned by bills that further the divisions between
Israel and the Palestinians. Legislation, which promotes a boycott of any kind,
should be rejected as it does nothing to achieve peace but rather empowers the
Hamas terrorists as well as those Palestinians who refuse to come to the
negotiating table," the Israeli Mission in Dublin said in a statement on
4th July.
South
Africa
- Ambassador Sisa Ngombane was recalled in May after IDF troops allegedly
killed more than 50 Palestinian protestors at the Israeli-Gaza border . It has
since been proved that the majority of those killed belonged to Hamas and were
legitimate targets.
South
Africa will not be reinstating its ambassador to Israel, despite pressure from
Jewish groups in the country.
The
ruling African National Congress party recently called for the downgrading of
the South African Embassy in Israel, which is located in Tel Aviv, due to what
it said was the "lack of commitment from Israel on Palestine"
Poland - Poland has backed
down from a controversial new law which called for prison terms of up to three
years for falsely accusing the Polish nation of Holocaust crimes that were
committed by Nazi Germany.
A
new version of the law removes the criminal provisions. Authorities were
furious that foreign media sometimes called Auschwitz and other German death
camps "Polish death camps" because they were operated on occupied
Polish Territory. But the law sparked a major diplomatic crisis with Israel,
where many felt it was an attempt to whitewash Polish violence against Jews in
the Second World war.
Prince
William
- The Prince's tour of Israel appears to have gone well with him attending the
Western Wall wearing a Kippa and placing a message in the cracks of the wall.
His
three day visit saw him appearing dignified and statesmanlike at meetings with
premier Benjamin Netanyahu and president Reuven Rivlin.
On
his visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial he voiced his horror at
the sight of shoes left behind by Jews murdered by the Nazis. Yad Vashem
chairman, Avner Shalev said of the Prince "He wondered what kind of deep
hatred could have driven people to commit such horrific acts".
US - Trump advisor Jared
Kushner has said that America will soon present its Israeli-Palestinian peace
plan....with or without input from Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Kushner
said that if Abbas was not willing to return to negotiations, America would
likely air its blueprint for peace publicly.
Israel
enthusiastically welcomed the news that the US is withdrawing from the UN Human
Rights council over its bias against the Jewish State. The US decision to leave
this prejudiced body is an unequivocal statement that enough is enough.
US
ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, called the HRC "an organisation that is
not worthy of its name". She said that America had given the organisation
"opportunity after opportunity" to make changes. The HRC membership
includes accused human rights abusers such as China, Cuba, Venezuela and the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bulgaria - As a 'first step',
Bulgaria is to open an honorary consulate in Jerusalem. Bulgarian Prime
Minister Boyko Borissov said "Bulgaria is convinced that the Jewish
people's relation to Jerusalem is indisputable".
Czech
Republic
- At the end of may the Czech Republic reopened its honorary consulate in
Jerusalem. It has been closed since 2016. The Czech Embassy has been in Tel
Aviv since 1949. The Czech Foreign Ministry says it considers Jerusalem to be
the capital of both Israel and the future Palestinian State.
Guatemala - Israeli medics are
treating victims of the devastating Fuega volcano eruption using a special
enzyme developed at Soroka-University medical Centre in Beersheba.
The
enzyme helps the speedy recovery of burns and reduces the need for surgery
Roman
Abramovich
- The Russian billionaire businessman and owner of Chelsea Football Club has
made Aliyah. He landed at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurian Airport where he met interior
ministry officials....and received his Israeli ID card. Sources state that he
had been planning the move for some time and that he is very committed to
Israel. He is currently building a mansion in the upmarket Neve Tzedek area of Tel Aviv.
Keep
praying for Israel, for the peace of Jerusalem and for the salvation of the
Jewish people.
Maranatha
Steve
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