Israel's 70th birthday gift; Praying for Pieces of Jerusalem

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Israel's 70th birthday gift; Praying for Pieces of Jerusalem

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The dedicatory ceremony of moving the embassy to Jerusalem is now widely regarded as Israel's 70th birthday present.

Happy birthday, Israel !! Am Israel Chai.

"Timing. Independence Day is designated to be on the 5th day of Iyar (ה' באייר) in the Hebrew calendar, the anniversary of the day on which Israeli independence was proclaimed, when David Ben-Gurion publicly read the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The corresponding Gregorian date was 14 May 1948."
Independence Day (Israel) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Israel)

"Today is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. According to the Jewish calendar, the celebration was marked last month, but in the encyclopedia with its Gregorian calendar that I grew up with, May 14 is the date of Israeli independence."

https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/ ... reluctance

"The United States opens its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, a 70th birthday present for the Israelis that builds on Washington’s recent recognition of the Holy City as Israel’s capital. The anniversary party will be held in April to avoid clashes with May religious observances."

https://newsahead.com/united-states-del ... niversary/

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/201 ... raeli-says

"Given the shared importance of Jerusalem to all three Abrahamic religions, Zaki also prefers treading carefully.

“If [Trump] recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state, it is against justice for the other two, and against Palestinians themselves,” he said.

“Keep it as the capital of all three religions.”

But even among Middle Eastern Christians, religion is a dividing factor.

“I am true to what I see the Torah teaching on this subject matter,” said Friedman, highlighting prophesies in Joel and Zachariah, as well as “Yeshua’s” words in Matthew 5.

“Jerusalem is part of the covenantal land inheritance granted in God’s mercy to the descendants of Jacob, and God’s covenants are eternally valid.”

Mansour’s interpretation differs.

“Jesus makes it clear that specific places of worship are not important but rather that people matter,” he said, highlighting John 4.

“When the Psalmist asks us to ‘pray for the peace of Jerusalem,’ it involves acting to preserve the human dignity of everyone living there.”

International religious leaders tend to agree with Mansour—or at least against Trump. Pope Francis has called for the status quo of Jerusalem to be respected. The patriarchs and heads of local churches in Jerusalem did the same.

Evangelicals in the US tend to agree with both—but mostly with Friedman.

“Evangelicals are ecstatic,” said Moore. “At the heart of the friendship between Israel and the United States is the friendship between evangelical Christians and the Jewish people."

https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/ ... peace.html
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