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Psalm 122
1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62
6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night:
ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: may they prosper who love you.
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March 2010
AMBASSADOR MICHAEL OREN THANKS CHRISTIANS FOR SUPPORTING ISRAEL
Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the US, thanked 300 pastors and Christian leaders for supporting Israel. His audience gave him a warm welcome, in contrast to the raucous anti-Zionist reception at the University of California's Irvine campus. University police last week arrested a dozen protesters who at one point prevented Oren from speaking for 20 minutes. Oren said he came to address a meeting of southern California Christian evangelists "because the Evangelical community in the US is a very prominent and crucial component of the United States-Israel relationship. It is a component that has proven vital to Israel’s security and well-being in the course of Israel’s existence over the last six decades.” (INN)
“You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.” Is 58:12
ANCIENT JERUSALEM WATERWAY REVEALED AT JAFFA GATE
Excavations inside the Old City of Jerusalem at Jaffa Gate have turned up yet another fascinating revelation: A water canal, 40 meters long (44 yards) and 1.5 meters (5 feet) high. The Jerusalem waterway dates from the 2nd and 3rd centuries C.E. Dr. Ofer Sion, director of the archaeological works at the site, explained, “During the course of the work, the wall of the waterway was revealed, and when we removed some large stones and looked inside, we saw before us a perfectly-designed waterway, with a flat stone roof on top. People can walk inside it, bent-over, for a length of 40 meters.” The newly-uncovered section is part of a waterway that was once some eight miles long, leading from Solomon’s Pools. “It is exciting to think no human has set foot here for so many centuries,” he added. (INN)
BIDEN TO VISIT ISRAEL SOON
US Vice President Joe Biden is expected in Israel within a month for meetings. The question arises whether Biden’s visit will be an indication of unprecedented cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue or if he comes to pressure Israel not to go forward with a pre-emptive strike on Iran, which is believed to be only a year away from producing nuclear weapons. Biden, who is a hawkish symbol in the Obama administration, has openly defended Israel's right to strike in Iran. Last July, he was asked how the US would respond if Israel decided to launch an attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, he said: "Israel can determine for itself - it's a sovereign nation - what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else." (Ynet)
Continue to pray for discernment for Israel’s leaders and determination not to bow to foreign pressures in matters of its own security. "Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?" Job 12:11
1,400-YEAR-OLD WINE PRESS UNCOVERED, ONE OF ISRAEL’S LARGEST
The Israel Antiquities Authority has announced the discovery of a 1,400-year-old wine press - one of the largest ever found in Israel. Its location is midway between Jerusalem and Ashdod. The wine press was unearthed during a salvage excavation in a region to be used for agricultural farmland by Gush Katif expulsion victims. Their permanent homes are being built nearby. The head of the Nahal Sorek Regional Council said he will ensure the conservation of the site and its opening to the general public. (INN)
THE DIRE PLIGHT OF ISRAEL’S MOST POOR
Israel’s poor live in a much deeper state of poverty than their counterparts in the UK, a study carried out by academics at Bar-Ilan University and the University of Bristol has found. According to the research, in Israel, people living in poverty are six times more likely to go without food than Britain’s poor and are four times more likely to have their phones or electricity disconnected. The researchers noted Israel’s poor were much more likely to suffer from chronic health problems than those in the UK. (J.Post)
“Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.” Ps 74:21
INCOMING TOURISM TO ISRAEL SETS NEW RECORD FOR JANUARY
A record-breaking 212,000 incoming tourists came to Israel in January, an increase of 62% from 2009 and 17% from the previous record year of 2008, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported last week. The Gaza operation in January 2009 had depressed last year’s figures for the same month. (J.Post)
