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Join CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell as he brings you the latest analysis on developments in Israel.
December 7 , 2006
The Iraq Study Report: The View from the Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected one of the main proposals of the Iraq Study Group Report released on Wednesday. He said, "The attempt to create linkage between the Iraqi issue and the Mideast issue … we have a different view." More...
december 5 , 2006
The Movie Obsession: Connecting the Dots (Part 2)
Obsession is a ground-breaking documentary exposing the dangers of radical Islam to the West and the world. We asked Shore about the historical parallels between our world today and recent history; why they interviewed certain people for ‘Obsession’ and the threat of Iran to the world. More...
december 4 , 2006
The Movie Obsession: Connecting the Dots
Whether it’s in Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia or the West Bank, wars, conflicts, and unstable governments are at the center of the news. They may be separated by geography, but one common element connects all these dots. They’re areas where a radical Islamic agenda is at work.More...
November 30, 2006
Historic Parallels: 2006 and 1938
I hear or read over and over again that we are living in a period in history that bears striking parallels to the period just before World War II. More...
November 20 , 2006
Is Ezekiel 38 Being Fulfilled?
Russia and Iran are forming an alliance and many in the West don’t seem to appreciate the significance of this partnership. 
Watch this interview now.November 17, 2006
How Will a New Congress Affect the Middle East?
The U.S. 2006 midterm elections not only changed the political direction for America, they've had an enormous impact here in the Middle East. Watch this interview now.November 16, 2006
Will Israel or the U.S. Strike Iran?
One of the most pressing foreign policy questions today is; Will Israel or the U.S. launch a preemptive military strike to stop ’s nuclear program? Watch this interview now.November 15,2006
Iran: Israel's Most Strategic, Existential Threat
Iran’s nuclear program represents one of the most serious issues of our time. For it’s a matter of survival. Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinijad has threatened to “wipe off the map.” Watch this interview now.
November 9 , 2006
What Impact Will the Democratic Takeover Have on the Middle East?
The Democratic takeover of both the Senate and the House of Representatives is a milestone for the future of the Middle East. It will affect our policy in the war on Iraq, U.S. policy toward Israel, and our overall war with Islamic terrorism. More...
october 30 , 2006
Will the U.S. Elections Affect Israel?
Midterm elections will have a direct impact on your congressional district, your state,and the nation. But what impact – if any – will it have on Israel and the Middle East? According to Herbert Zwiebon, the President of “Americans for a Safe Israel” these elections are critical for Israel and the region. CBN News sat down here in Jerusalem Herbert Zwiebon recently and discussed what he believes are the ramifications. More...
October 2o, 2006
One Night with the King and Ahmadinejad
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that One Night with the King opened in theatres across the country this week. Based on the story on Esther in the Bible, the movie shows how the brave Queen Esther at the risk of her life approached the King of Persia and exposed the evil Haman and his plot to destroy the Jewish people.More...
october 19 , 2006
The Coming Middle East War
was very young, I somehow thought World War II suddenly exploded onto the world scene like spontaneous combustion. It wasn’t until I came across a story that mentioned an article from 1939 that talked about the looming war in Europe. Then it dawned on this young mind that the winds of war had blown for years before World War II began. People could see the coming conflict. More...
october 18, 2006
Obsession: The Movie
One of the greatest threats to world peace and security is the threat of radical Islam. From 9/11 to London or Madrid, Islamic terror has struck most parts of the world. With the threat of a nuclear Iran the threat becomes so much more ominous. More...
October 17, 2006
Is the U.S. Partner for Peace Really 'Moderate'?
Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice came to the Middle East. In a keynote address at the October 11th inaugural gala of the “American Task Force on Palestine” she described her mission.
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october 16, 2006
The Growing Menace of Gaza
Just more than one year ago, Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip after a nearly forty year presence. The Israeli government sent thousands of soldiers and police to evict 9500 Jews in what was called “painful concessions for peace.” More...
october 12 , 2006
The Feast of Tabernacles
Five days after Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the most solemn day on the Hebrew calendar, one of the most joyful of Jewish holidays takes place—the Feast of Tabernacles or “Sukkot” in Hebrew. (By the way, experiencing Yom Kippur in Jerusalem is amazing. Everything shuts down, the streets are deserted and most people remain indoors or go to the local synagogue. The silence is profound and a powerful hush falls over the city.)More...
october 5 , 2006
Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem
CBN News talked to Robert Stearns, the founder of the Global Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem to learn more about what’s grown from a small prayer meeting four years ago to a prayer meeting that now circles the globe. More...
september 29 , 2006
Shanah Tovah!
That's the Hebrew greeting heard in Jerusalem these days. It's Hebrew for "Happy New Year." While most of the world celebrates new year on January 1, the Jewish world heralds the new year on Rosh Hashanah, which means the "head of the year." More...
September 25 , 2006
The Pope in the Palestinian Media
Pope Benedict is meeting with Muslim leaders after his comments about the Prophet Mohammed infuriated Muslims. Within Palestinian areas, the reaction was fierce where some Muslims fire bombed several churches. While those actions were condemned by Palestinian leaders, the official Palestinian media aired some incendiary comments and cartoons. More..
september 22 , 2006
1930s and Today
What a fascinating time in history. As a student of history, it’s compelling but also laden with peril for the world. The comparison between these days and the 1930s is uncanny.
September 11, 2006
Israel and 9/11
When the twin towers fell five years ago, it especially touched Israelis. By then, the “second Palestinian uprising or "Intifada” – nearly one year old – had ravaged the streets of Jerusalem, the markets of Tel Aviv, and the roads throughout Judea and Samaria. Suicide attacks, drive-by shootings, and bus bombings had become random and everyday occurrences. A normal commute to work on the bus became a matter of life and death. A Saturday evening out in downtown Jerusalem could have been your last. Memorial markers honoring the dead throughout the city today bear silent witness to those horrible days.
September 8, 2006
Did Israel Lose the War? - Part Two
The question of whether or not Israel lost the war continues to be debated here in Israel and around the world. As I mentioned in the previous blog, Retired General Ya’acov Amidror, the former head of assessment for Israeli military intelligence spoke to a gathering of diplomats and journalists earlier this week. He discussed the successes and failures of the military campaign.
september 6, 2006
Did Israel Lose the War? - Part One
Did Israel lose its war with Hezbollah? Following the war, a number of analysts, observers and pundits declared the answer was yes.More...
August 31 , 2006
The Lessons of War
Stienitz says the biggest lesson Israel needs to re-consider after its inability to eliminate Hezbollah is its “culture of war.” More...
august 24 , 2006
Fighting Has Stopped but War is Far from Over
The Israeli/Hezbollah war ended less than two weeks ago, but the seeds for the next conflict were sown in its inconclusive ending. More...
august 4 , 2006
In the Palm of His Hand
Despite the sounds, sights and dangers around us, the CBN crew and myself have felt an unusual sense of peace.
August 2 , 2006
What Does This War Mean?
Tonight the hills around Metulla lit up with dozens of artillery rounds. Israeli artillery batteries poured round after round into one hillside known as a Hezbollah base. The concussions could easily be felt a half mile away and the sound reverberated throughout the night air. In the distance, the thud of more artillery rounds punctured the evening of August 2.
August 1 , 2006
Whose War is This?
The sounds of war surround this border town of Metula. An Israeli drone flies overhead; explosions resound frequently and the rumble of tanks can be heard near the orchards surrounding this once quiet village. In the distance, Israeli troops are engaging Hezbollah guerillas in a desperate battle for control of southern Lebanon.
july 21, 2006
Turn the Battle in Prayer
The battle continues to rage along Israel’s northern border and the sounds of war reverberate through Metulla, Israel’s northernmost town. Just yards away from Hezbollah positions on the other side of the Israeli/Lebanese border, Israeli soldiers patrol the streets in the early morning. Humvees loaded with Israeli soldiers drive through the streets of this town on the front lines of one of Israel’s most important wars.
july 20, 2006
Morning in Metulla
Metulla is one of Israel’s most beautiful towns. It’s located on Israel’s northern border, so far north in fact that you can’t go any farther and still be in Israel. Lebanon is next. Our host at the bed and breakfast we’re staying at said it’s like Switzerland. And it sure looks and feels like it. It’s got clean air, picturesque scenery, but it’s certainly not the neutral land of the Swiss. Instead, it’s in the middle of one of the most important battles in Israel’s history. The sounds of war surround this tiny, quaint town.
july 19, 2006
Katusha Rockets Raining Down
We’re driving through northern Israel on our way to Kiryat Shimona. We’re on our way to do a live shot for Wednesday’s 700 Club. It’s one of the towns on Israel’s border with Lebanon that’s taken the brunt of Hezbollah attacks for years. More...
july 18, 2006
With God as Our Shield in Haifa
It’s eerie to be traveling around the once bustling port city of Haifa. For all intents and purposes the city has been shut down by the barrage of Kathusha rockets by Hezbollah. More...
june 29, 2006
Israel’s Wakeup Call
During the first few months of his administration, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has traveled the globe to garner support from world leaders for his plan to uproot Jewish communities in the West Bank, Israel’s biblical heartland. The prime minister firmly believes that further Israeli pullouts are the logical follow-up to last summer’s destruction of 21 Jewish communities in the Gush Katif Settlement Block in Gaza and four in northern Samaria.
june 2, 2006
The Day of Pentecost and Shavuot
Today the streets of Jerusalem are nearly empty but the Kotel, the plaza near the Western Wall was full. Early in the morning, thousands of Jews from all over the world came to say their prayers. The reason: the city, the nation, and Jews around the world are celebrating the Feast of Shavuot. The feast celebrates the giving of the Torah to the Jews more than 3,000 years ago.
May 26, 2006
A Palestinian Civil War?
Are Palestinians headed for civil war? If you read the newspapers headlines for the past few weeks, it appears that way
may 18, 2006
Is "Convergence" Good for the U.S.?
When Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visits Washington, D.C. next week, one of the main topics of discussion will be his “convergence” plan. The plan calls for the eviction of as many as 70,000 Jews from Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) in much the same way the Israeli government evicted 8000 of its citizens from the Gaza Strip last year. Some military analysts believe the Gaza pullout was a security disaster for Israel. But what impact would a proposed eviction of tens of thousands of Jews from the West Bank have on the U.S.? Is there a connection?
may 10 , 2006
A Sign of the Times
“For the first time since the first century” began an article in the Jerusalem Post last week. Another article in UPI started: “For the first time in almost 2000 years.” What actually did happen for the first time in nearly two millennia? For the first time in their 2,000- year history, more Jews lived in Israel than in any other nation on earth.
april 26, 2006
The Holocaust Remembered
On Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 10:00am the nation of Israel stood silent. The lonely wail of the siren pierced the air from its northern border with Lebanon to its southern border at the Sinai. Busses, cars, trucks and pedestrians came to a halt. Students stood in silence in their classrooms. Taxi drivers stood besides their cabs. For two minutes the siren brought the nation to a standstill in memory of the darkest period in its modern history, the Holocaust.
april 20, 2006
The Mahdi
A majority of Americans see Iran as the number one threat to the national security of the U.S. What many Americans might not realize is that the bellicose statements of Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons appear to have spiritual roots. Specifically, those roots concern the emergence of the Islamic messiah known as the “Mahdi” or the twelfth imam.
april 7, 2006
Celebrating the Resurrection in Jerusalem
On Sunday, April 9, 2006 thousands of Christians will celebrate the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago. They’ll retrace the route Jesus took as he began the last few days before his death, burial, and resurrection. The march will descend down the Mount of Olives, past the Garden of Gethsemane, and up through St. Stephen’s gate into the Old City.
March 28, 2006
What's at Stake in the Israeli Elections?
Living in the U.S., one might wonder what significance Tuesday’s Israeli elections may have for Americans. Yet what happens here seems to have a profound bearing on what happens in the U.S. What’s at stake in this election is the future of the biblical heartland of Israel called Judea and Samaria.
march 13, 2006
Persia, Purim, and Prayer
In Jerusalem the past few days, you could see an assortment of people in costumes: little kids as Spiderman, girls dressed up as brides, or your waitress might even come to your table wearing rabbit ears. If you were in the U.S., you’d think it was the time of year for Halloween but here in Israel, it’s the time of year for Purim.
This week Jews around the world celebrate Purim. Purim commemorates the events in the Book of Esther. The Book of Esther revolves around four main characters: the wicked Haman, the beautiful Queen Esther, her uncle Mordachai, and King Ahasuerus. It’s a drama worthy of any Hollywood script. By the way, Esther carries the distinction as being the only book in the Bible that doesn’t contain the name of God but make no mistake; His Hand is seen clearly through this powerful story of deliverance.
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March 7, 2006
Can a Leopard Change its Spots?
A long time ago, the prophet Jeremiah asked an interesting question: “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots?” (Jeremiah 13:23) While Jeremiah raised the question thousands of years ago, in light of current events here in the middle east, it’s still a pertinent question.
After the stunning victory by Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, some western nations and some in the western press have strained to find any hint of moderation in the Islamic group.
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Believers under Fire in Israel and Gaza
In Gaza, militants recently threatened to blow up the Palestine Bible Society, which has operated in the Gaza Strip since 1999. The militant group (not affiliated with Hamas) sent the Christian ministry a letter demanding they shut down their offices or they would blow up their building by March 1. Thankfully, the threat has not been carried out, but believers in Gaza are taking the threat very seriously. A pipe bomb exploded outside the Bible society early in February. Their situation reflects the chaos and unruly atmosphere within Gaza. Since the threat, the Bible society closed its doors and they’re asking for prayer from the church around the world. One believer said Christians in Gaza need prayer for protection, wisdom, and God’s favor during this very difficult and uncertain time.
February 23, 2006
How a Hamas-Led Government Affects the Peace Process
Caroline Glick serves as deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post. In addition to her bi-weekly columns, the award winning Glick is also a senior Middle East fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. Some consider Glick to be one of the most insightful Middle East analysts in journalism today. CBN’s Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Mitchell spoke with Glick about how a Hamas-led government will affect the Middle East peace process.
february 16, 2006
Countdown to War
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his threats against the state of Israel. Here’s part of his declaration to the hundreds of thousands of Iranians in a mass rally in Tehran and his challenge to the West:
“We ask the West to remove what they created sixty years ago, and if they do not listen to our recommendations, then the Palestinian nation and other nations will eventually do this for them. Remove Israel before it is too late and save yourself from the fury of regional nations,”Ahmadinejad said.
july 6, 2006
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