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Headlines from Jerusalem, 30 August 2017
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Proverbs 17:17

TOP STORY

Israel Sends Aid to Houston
As the US city of Houston continues to suffer the effects of Hurricane Harvey, Israeli charity iAid dispatched a team of disaster relief specialists to the area this week to contribute to relief efforts spearheaded by the Texas National Guard. “We have contacts on the ground there and people in the Jewish community,” said iAid founding director Shachar Zahavi. “We plan to mainly focus on distribution of relief items and helping people get out their houses in the short run.”
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NEWS BRIEFS

Israeli Aid to Syrian Civilians in the Spotlight

US Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt visited the Ziv Medical Center in Safed to highlight Israel’s efforts to aid victims of the multi-faceted civil war in neighboring Syria.  “These are the stories of Israel the world needs to hear, and stories like this show how peace in the region can be possible,” Greenblatt said. Approximately 3,500 wounded Syrians have been treated in Israeli hospitals in recent years.
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Israeli-Developed Cancer Treatment Blesses the World

Santa Monica, California- based Kite Pharma was acquired by Gilead Sciences this week in a corporate mega-deal valued at $11.9 billion. The deal came following reports that Kite Pharma is developing a new CAR-T blood cancer therapy, axi-cel, which offers hope to millions of people worldwide suffering from various forms of hematologic cancer.

Iran Rejects US Demands to Inspect Military Sites

Iranian President Hassan Rohani gave a defiant address on state TV Tuesday, dismissing US demands that the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors be given access to Iranian military bases. “Our relations with the IAEA are defined by rules, not by the United States,” Rohani said. “I see it as unlikely that the IAEA will accept the request for inspections, but even if they do, we will not,” he said.

Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Returns to Post

Nine months after Israeli ambassador to Egypt David Govrin and his staff were evacuated from Cairo amidst security concerns, he returned to Cairo on Tuesday to resume his duties there, along with a team of 8 diplomatic aides. “There is a great deal of importance to a resident ambassador, and especially with our neighbor to the south, considering its strategic importance,” said Zionist Union MK Ksenia Svetlova.

OPINION

The Hajj and the Struggle for Islamic Hegemony
Dr. Mordechai Kedar, BESA

In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood’s chief spokesman in Egypt said the capital of the Islamic Caliphate that can unite all the Arab nations “is not Mecca, not Medina, not Cairo, but Jerusalem”. Meanwhile, tensions over Islamic hegemony arising along various fault lines within Islam are likely to come to a boil at the 2017 Hajj.
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Jerusalem Jubilee

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Feast of Tabernacles 2017: 6-11 Oct

The 2017 Feast will be an historic convocation with great prophetic significance as Israel celebrates 50 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. You don’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience to celebrate this Jubilee feast in the “City of God”!
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BGEA Deploys Crisis-Trained Chaplains to Texas Hurricane Harvey Disaster Area

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
— Psalm 46:1 (ESV)

Dear Friend,

My heart goes out to the people of South Texas, as the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey grows worse by the hour. As I write this, floodwaters continue to rise in many areas, and more than 50 inches of rain are possible by the end of the week.

Our Rapid Response Team chaplains are already there ministering to families near San Antonio. Approximately 250 crisis-trained chaplains are ready to provide emotional and spiritual care to people reeling from fear and loss at some of the hardest-hit locations in the coming weeks. Please pray for the millions who are enduring this terrible tragedy.

Will you also pray for the Texas National Guard, the military, law enforcement, first responders, and local leaders who are working so hard to help during this crisis?

May God richly bless you,

Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham
President & CEO
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association


P.S. Your financial support enables us to train and deploy these chaplains at a moment’s notice to the front lines of crises like Hurricane Harvey.
A ministry of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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