Judge Not?

April 2, 2025

Scripture: James 4

From the pen of the same apostle, in the distance of a few paragraphs, in almost the same breath that he is saying "do not judge," James calls worldly churches "adulteresses."

Ne parlez pas l’un contre l’autre. Ne parlez pas contre votre frère. Ne jugez pas votre frère. Est?ce bien ce qui est écrit? Regardez le verset 4 du même chapître.

Jacques 4 :4 « 4 Adultères que vous êtes! ne savez?vous pas que l'amour du monde est inimitié contre Dieu? Celui donc qui veut être ami du monde se rend ennemi de Dieu. »

Adultères que vous êtes! Ne jugez pas votre frère!

En peu d’espace, de la plume du même apôtre et presque d’un même souffle, ce même apôtre dit de ne pas juger et appelle les églises mondaines « adultères ».

L’adultère spirituel

Jacques est probablement le livre le plus ancien du Nouveau Testament. Nous savons, de par son arrière?plan hébraïque qu’il était écrit aux Chrétiens Juifs.

Jacques emploie le concept Hébreu de la prostitution. Lorsque Israël était idolâtre, Dieu appelait cela être adultère. L’idolâtrie est l’adultère spirituel.

Israël devait être la femme de Dieu, de la même manière que l’Église est l’Épouse de Christ. L’Église infidèle est comme l’Israël infidèle. Cette idolâtrie est appelée « adultère ». C’est un concept très marqué dans la pensée Juive.

Par leurs fruits

Matthieu 7 :17?20 « 17 Tout bon arbre porte de bons fruits, mais le mauvais arbre porte de mauvais fruits. 18 Un bon arbre ne peut porter de mauvais fruits, ni un mauvais arbre porter de bons fruits. 19 Tout arbre qui ne porte pas de bons fruits est coupé et jeté au feu. 20 C'est donc à leurs fruits que vous les reconnaîtrez. »

Matthieu 7 :1 « 1 Ne jugez point, afin que vous ne soyez point jugés. »

Premièrement, nous lisons « Ne jugez pas, afin que vous ne soyez pas jugés ». Toutefois il est aussi écrit

« Vous les reconnaîtrez à leurs fruits ». Les gens impliqués avec Toronto et Pensacola disent : « Vous connaissez TorontoƒPensacola par son fruit et il y a du bon fruit qui en découle. »

Jésus n’a jamais dit que nous connaîtrions un phénomène par son fruit; Il a dit que nous connaîtrions une personne par son fruit.

De plus, même en jugeant d’un phénomène par son fruit, nous voyons qu’il ne s’agit pas du fruit de l’Esprit. Ce dernier est la maîtrise de soi et non l’ivresse et la folie.

Contradictions?

Jean 7 :24 « 24 Ne jugez pas selon l'apparence, mais jugez selon la justice. »

Dans un premier temps, Jésus dit « Ne jugez pas afin que vous ne soyez pas jugés » mais ensuite Il dit « Jugez selon la justice. »

Il semblerait que Jacques se contredit. Maintenant, c’est Jésus qui semble Se contredire. Jésus a dit « Ne le faites pas » et dit ensuite comment le faire. Jacques a dit « ne le faites pas » tout de suite après l’avoir fait.

Romains 2 :1 1 O homme, qui que tu sois, toi qui juges, tu es donc inexcusable; car, en jugeant les autres, tu te condamnes toi?même, puisque toi qui juges, tu fais les mêmes choses. »

1 Corinthiens 4 :5 « 5 C'est pourquoi ne jugez de rien avant le temps, jusqu'à ce que vienne le Seigneur, qui mettra en lumière ce qui est caché dans les ténèbres, et qui manifestera les desseins des coeurs.

Alors chacun recevra de Dieu la louange qui lui sera due. »

Romains 14 :10 « 10 Mais toi, pourquoi juges?tu ton frère? ou toi, pourquoi méprises?tu ton frère? puisque nous comparaîtrons tous devant le tribunal de Dieu. »

1 Corinthiens 5 :3 « 3 Pour moi, absent de corps, mais présent d'esprit, j'ai déjà jugé, comme si j'étais présent, celui qui a commis un tel acte. »

Encore et encore, Paul dit « Ne jugez pas. » Mais ensuite, il passe un jugement. Jésus dit « Ne jugez pas » mais ensuite, Il dit de le faire et explique comment. Jacques dit « Ne jugez pas » pour ensuite le faire.

Pourquoi ces contradictions?

Dieu est le Juge

Si Dieu dit dans Sa Parole que quelque chose est mal et que nous voyons quelqu’un ou une assemblée faire cette même chose, alors nous ne les jugeons pas, c’est la Parole de Dieu qui juge. Le nom Hébreu Josaphat signifie Jéhovah a jugé. Donc, nous ne faisons qu’admettre : « Voici ce que Dieu dit. »

Jacques n’appelait pas les églises « adultères »; la Parole de Dieu est celle qui déclarait que si nous sommes attachés à ce monde, nous sommes adultères.

Paul ne disait pas que l’homme impliqué dans une relation avec sa belle?mère était immoral. Paul disait que la Parole de Dieu déclarait cet individu immoral.

Si Dieu déclare clairement un acte « mal », alors ce n’est pas nous qui jugeons, mais Dieu.

C’est ce que veut dire « Jugez avec justice. » Juger avec justice signifie de le faire avec le jugement de Dieu et non le nôtre.

Il y a ici un problème ? il y a des choses que je ne ferais pas mais qui ne sont pas nécessairement mauvaises pour un autre individu.

Les opinions des gens

Je connais un cas où certains croyants, après leur mariage, sont allés à une discothèque. (Je n’irais pas personnellement à moins que ce soit pour donner des pamphlets.) Je n’avais pas la paix pour y aller mais je ne fais pas un drame avec ce point, qu’importe ce que je ressens.

Je connais une autre situation où, à un mariage Chrétien, les gens ont dansé. Certains en ont été indignés et se sont écriés : « vous êtes des rétrogrades! », et ont quitté les lieux en faisant toute une scène. Cela a même divisé cette assemblée. Ceci est un cas type de gens qui jugent.

Le terme « Laodicée » en Grec, est en lien avec « les opinions, les jugements des gens. » Nous n’avons aucun droit de passer un jugement sur une autre personne, mais une fois que Dieu dit que quelque chose est bien ou mal, alors ce n’est plus nous qui jugeons.

Anakrino - Discerner

En grec, « juger » est krino. Si vous y ajoutez le préfixe « ana », vous obtenez une variation de l’idée écrite dans 1 Corinthiens 2 :15 « 15 L'homme spirituel, au contraire, juge de tout, et il n'est lui?même jugé (anakrino) par personne. »

Dieu, dans Sa Parole, nous commande de « anakrino ». Ce n’est pas un droit, ni un privilège; nous sommes commandés de le faire. Et si vous ne discernez pas, vous manquez de sagesse.

Il y a une raison pour laquelle les faux enseignants ne se tiennent pas publiquement debout pour débattre avec quelqu’un tel que Dave Hunt. Les gens qui prennent position et qui déclarent « ceci n’est pas scripturaire, ceci n’est pas droit; je discerne que cela n’est pas de Dieu » pratiquent la sagesse.

La raison pour laquelle Michael Brown n’a pas voulu se débattre avec moi concernant le phénomène de Pensacola et celle pourquoi Jim McConnell a eu la même réaction au sujet de l’Israélisme britannique est qu’ils manquent de sagesse.

Ceux qui pratiquent la sagesse ne peuvent eux?mêmes être jugés par personne. Parce qu’ils anakrino, ils ne peuvent être anakrino. C’est pourquoi ils sont craints par d’autres.

Diakrino - Décider

1 Corinthiens 6 :5 « 5 Je le dis à votre honte. Ainsi il n'y a parmi vous pas un seul homme sage qui puisse prononcer entre ses frères. »

Un autre préfixe qui change la signification de krino est « dia ». Diakrino veut dire « prendre une décision ».

Est?ce que quelque chose est bien ou mal? Un tel comportement est?il moralement bon ou mauvais? Est?ce scripturaire ou non? Est?ce de Dieu, de la chair ou du diable?

L’Esprit de Dieu, par Paul, nous commande de diakrino.

Il ne nous est pas permis de diakrino. Il ne nous est pas suggéré de diakrino. Il ne s’agit pas d’un privilège. Nous sommes ordonnés de diakrino. Ne pas le faire est inacceptable.

Ne pas aller devant les autorités séculières

Voilà deux mois, une femme et son époux dans la détresse ont communiqué avec nous. Ils avaient une petite fille de quatre ans qui était victime d’une semi?pénétration sexuelle dans une église. Elle avait été molestée par un jeune homme de quatorze ans, qui fréquentait apparemment cette même église depuis des années.

Cette petite fille était dévastée. Elle m’a fait un dessin et j’ai compris ce dont il s’agissait aussitôt que je l’ai vu.

Je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps pour la psychologie séculière. Je crois dans la psychologie biblique et oui je crois dans la psychologie. La psychologie biblique se retrouve beaucoup dans le livre des Proverbes.

Si vous désirez savoir pourquoi les êtres humains se comportent et agissent comme ils le font, et pensent comme ils le font, lisez les Proverbes. Il est le meilleur livre de sociologie et de psychologie qui puisse exister.

Je peux être en accord avec la psychologie humaine dans la mesure qu’elle est basée sur la psychologie biblique. La psychologie séculière est sans Dieu et voit l’homme comme étant un être bi?dimensionnel. Cela me trouble de voir autant d’évangéliques se mêler à la psychologie séculière et populaire.

La petite fille a dessiné une maison. À l’intérieur, il y avait quatre fenêtres et une porte. Chaque visage dans la maison était féminin, il n’y avait pas de visages masculins.

Elle a également fait un dessin d’elle?même, en dehors. Il n’y avait pas de pelvis. Il n’y avait pas d’endroit public.

Selon les psychiâtres pédiatriques, c’est une caractéristique fréquente des dessins faits par les enfants ayant subi de l’abus sexuel.

Les enfants de cet âge disent au moyen de dessins ce qu’ils ne sont pas capables d’exprimer verbalement. Aucun homme. Quand à elle?même, elle n’avait pas de section au niveau du bassin.

Ses parents m’ont dit : « Nous ne savons pas quoi faire. Nous allons à une assemblée Baptiste et le pasteur ne peut pas nous conseiller parce que ce jeune homme de quatorze ans est un Chrétien et que, selon 1 Corinthiens, il ne nous est pas permis de nous tourner vers les autorités séculières lorsqu’un autre Chrétien est en jeu.

Alors, selon ses parents, nous ne pouvons pas en parler à la police ou à la cour. Nous sommes à bout et ne savons que faire. Notre fille est traumatisée. »

Loi civile / Loi criminelle

1 Corinthiens 6 réfère à la loi Romaine. (Les systèmes de jurisprudence en Grande?Bretagne, en Australie et en Amérique sont basés sur le modèle original de Rome). 1 Corinthiens 6 parle de la loi civile et non criminelle; elle parle de faire des poursuites sous la loi civile, elle parle au sujet des litiges et non de la loi criminelle.

C’est 1 Corinthiens 5 qui nous parle d’une personne immorale.

1 Corinthiens 5 :11?12 « 11 Maintenant, ce que je vous ai écrit, c'est de ne pas avoir des relations avec quelqu'un qui, se nommant frère, est impudique, ou cupide, ou idolâtre, ou outrageux, ou ivrogne, ou ravisseur, de ne pas même manger avec un tel homme. 12 Qu'ai?je, en effet, à juger (krino) ceux du dehors? N'est?ce pas ceux du dedans que vous avez à juger? (krino) »

Nous jugeons ceux au sein de l’Église qui sont coupables d’immoralité. Ne vous associez pas avec une telle personne.

Ce jeune homme de quatorze ans aurait dû être confronté sous la loi criminelle. Son identité aurait été protégée par la cour à cause de son âge.

Si rien n’était fait pour ce jeune à l’âge de quatorze ans, sa vie serait détruite avant dix?huit ans. Il irait dans une institution pour pédophiles.

Mais il avait une chance. Il aurait dû être amené devant les autorités pour son propre bien?être et aussi afin que la petite fille puisse voir que justice se faisait.

Si ce genre de situation n’est pas confronté immédiatement par l’Église, qu’arrivera?t?il lorsque ces gens seront plus vieux?

Les victimes sont traumatisées pour la vie. Cela affecte leur sexualité. Et cette église ne pouvait même pas donner une réponse biblique!

Toutefois, c’était probablement une bonne chose qu’il s’agisse d’un ministre Baptiste. Il ne pouvait pas donner une réponse biblique mais un ministre Pentecôtiste aurait probablement essayé de chasser des démons hors de la petite fille!

J’ai parlé à l’amie de mon épouse, qui est une psychiâtre pédiatrique Chrétienne, et j’ai montré les dessins à un psychologue pédiatrique Chrétien. Ils ont tous deux acquiescé au conseil que j’ai donné aux parents. Et les parents ont reféré la situation aux autorités criminelles.

Mais que disaient ces gens? « Ne jugez pas ». « Vous ne pouvez pas aller vers les autorités si cela concerne un autre Chrétien et vous ne pouvez pas juger un autre Chrétien. »

Que faisaient?ils? Ils donnaient, par le fait même, une licence pour l’abus sexuel des enfants. C’est ce qui se passe lorsque l’Église s’éloigne de la Parole de Dieu.

Il ne nous est pas « permis » de diakrino; nous sommes commandés de diakrino. Et cela ne s’applique pas seulement aux personnes.

Juger la prophétie

1 Corinthiens 14 :29 « 29 Pour ce qui est des prophètes, que deux ou trois parlent, et que les autres jugent; »

Deutéronome 18 :20?22 « 20 Mais le prophète qui aura l'audace de dire en mon nom une parole que je ne lui aurai point commandé de dire, ou qui parlera au nom d'autres dieux, ce prophète?là sera puni de mort. 21 Peut?être diras?tu dans ton coeur: Comment connaîtrons?nous la parole que l'Éternel n'aura point dite? 22 Quand ce que dira le prophète n'aura pas lieu et n'arrivera pas, ce sera une parole que l'Éternel n'aura point dite. C'est par audace que le prophète l'aura dite: n'aie pas peur de lui. »

Jérémie 14 et Jérémie 28 disent la même chose. Jésus a averti qu’il y aurait plusieurs faux prophètes dans les derniers jours.

Nous ne les lapidons plus à la mort mais le péché est tout aussi sérieux qu’il l’était. Ils mourront s’ils ne se repentent pas.

Nous ne sommes plus sous la loi mais sous la grâce; mais leur « ministère » devrait être lapidé. 1 Corinthiens 14 :29 ne dit pas que nous pouvons diakrino les prophètes et les prophéties mais plutôt que nous devons juger les prophètes et les prophéties.

Je peux donc dire que Rodney Howard Browne est un faux prophète; ainsi que John Wimber, Rick Joyner et Paul Cain.

Il ne s’agit pas de mon jugement. Je ne peux pas krino quiconque. Ce que Dieu a déclaré est ce qui krino. Moi, je dois anakrino; je dois discerner. Est?ce que ceci est de Dieu ou de l’homme?

Non, ce n’est pas à moi de juger. Je dois diakrino, prendre une décision concernant ce qui est moralement bien ou mal, par les standards bibliques.

Les fondateurs de la secte des Mormons et de celle des Témoins de Jéhovah étaient des faux prophètes; ils prédisaient des choses qui ne se sont pas accomplies. Lucie, la religieuse Catholique romaine de Fatima au Portugal, est un faux prophète; elle a prédit des choses qui ne se sont pas accomplies. John

Wimber, Paul Cain et Ricker Joyner (tout comme John Kilpatrick, Michael Brown et Gerald Coates) sont des faux prophètes; ils prédisent des choses qui ne s’accomplissent pas.

Ai?je le droit de dire cela? Non, pas le droit, mais la responsabilité de le dire, parce que Dieu me commande de le faire. Ce n’est pas mon jugement; c’est ce que Dieu dit au sujet de ces gens.

Jésus a dit : « Si vous M’aimez, gardez Mes commandements. » Si vous manquez à diakrino, vous manquez à garder Ses commandements. Si vous manquez à diakrino, vous permettez à ces mêmes personnes de continuer à donner des « paroles » selon leur chair ou venant de Satan. Ces gens doivent être responsabilisés.

Juger selon la justice

Deutéronome 1 :16 « 16 Je donnai, dans le même temps, cet ordre à vos juges: Écoutez vos frères, et jugez selon la justice les différends de chacun avec son frère ou avec l'étranger. »

Ceci n’était pas un conseil; c’était un commandement.

Regardez simplement ce qui est arrivé à notre société séculière. Chaque personne est une « victime ».

Qu’importe si l’individu s’est saoulé et qu’il conduisait à 90 milles à l’heure au travers d’un village et qu’il a tué un jeune enfant à bicyclette ! Ce conducteur venait d’un foyer brisé : il est une « victime ». Ce n’est plus important.

J’ai essayé de parler un jour avec une prostituée. Elle avait cet argument : « Je fais ceci parce que mon père s’est pendu. » Je lui ai répondu : « Tu viens tout juste de me dire que ta sœur va à l’université et qu’elle a vécu la même situation que toi et qu’elle croit que ce que tu fais est terrible. N’est?elle pas aussi une victime? » Personne n’est plus responsable de ses propres actions dans la société. Mais comment pouvons?nous nous attendre à ce que la société vive selon les standards de Dieu alors que l’Église ne le fait pas?

Je viens également d’une situation difficile. Mon père buvait. J’étais déjà un drogué à l’âge de 16 ans et je ne doute aucunement que si Jésus n’était pas intervenu dans ma vie, je serais déjà mort ou très détruit.

C’est seulement grâce à Lui que je suis allé à l’université, que je me suis marié et que j’ai fait les choses dont j’ai été privilégié de faire.

Laissé seul à moi?même, je n’aurais rien fait de bien. Toutefois, je suis responsable de ma propre vie et de mes propres choix.

Le sel et la lumière

Si l’Église n’élève pas la responsabilité des standards de Dieu, comment pouvons?nous nous attendre à ce que la société soit différente?

Comment pouvons?nous être le sel et la lumière dans une société qui a tourné le dos à Dieu?

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Pas surprenant qu’il y ait un taux de criminalité si élevé! La raison principale du déclin moral et social de notre société n’est pas à cause des non?sauvés; c’est à cause de la tiédeur de l’Église.

Krisis - Ciel ou Enfer

Il existe un genre de jugement que nous ne sommes pas appelés à faire. Le terme Grec est krisis. Jean 5 :22 « 22 Le Père ne juge personne, mais il a remis tout jugement au Fils, »

La décision finale du ciel et de l’enfer revient au Seigneur seul. Nous ne devons jamais krisis. Il nous est défendu de krisis.

Krites - Le Juge de Tous

Hébreux 12 :23 « 23 de l'assemblé des premiers?nés inscrits dans les cieux, du juge qui est le Dieu de tous, des esprits des justes parvenus à la perfection, »

Dieu est le Juge de tous. Oui, il y a des gens qui sont appelés à juger mais Dieu est le Juge ultime de chacun.

Hupo-Krites - Les Pharisiens

Si nous devons nous tenir debout et confronter d’autres personnes dans l’Église au sujet de quelque chose qui est mal, nous devons nous assurer que nous ne sommes pas coupables de la même chose car cela est un autre genre de jugement qu’il nous est défendu de faire.

Ici, le préfixe hupo est ajouté à krites, ce qui nous donne le terme anglais « hypocrites ». C’est ce que Jésus voulait dire lorsqu’Il a déclaré dans Matthieu 7 :1?5 « 1 Ne jugez point, afin que vous ne soyez point jugés. 2 Car on vous jugera du jugement dont vous jugez, et l'on vous mesurera avec la mesure dont vous mesurez. 3 Pourquoi vois?tu la paille qui est dans l'oeil de ton frère, et n'aperçois?tu pas la poutre qui est dans ton oeil? 4 Ou comment peux?tu dire à ton frère: Laisse?moi ôter une paille de ton oeil, toi qui as une poutre dans le tien? 5 Hypocrite, ôte premièrement la poutre de ton oeil, et alors tu verras comment ôter la paille de l'oeil de ton frère. »

Nous ne faisons pas krites et spécialement pas hupokrites.

Kritikos - Discerner

Hébreux 4 :12 « 12 Car la parole de Dieu est vivante et efficace, plus tranchante qu'une épée quelconque à deux tranchants, pénétrante jusqu'à partager âme et esprit, jointures et moelles; elle juge (kritikos) les sentiments et les pensées du coeur. »

Un certain type de cellules se trouve dans la moelle de gros os tels que le fémur et le tibia. À l’extérieur se trouve l’os et à l’intérieur la moelle. Mais il est très difficile de dire où finit l’os et où commence la moelle.

La Bible dit que la relation entre l’âme et l’esprit est ainsi faite. Regardez une prophétie : vient?elle de l’imagination de l’homme ou de l’Esprit de Dieu passant par l’esprit de l’homme? Il est très difficile de faire la différence.

L’homme est un être tridimensionnel. Vous pouvez séparer le corps de l’âme mais vous ne pouvez pas aussi facilement dire où l’âme finit et où commence l’esprit.

Lorsque les gens disent « Le Seigneur m’a montré ceci » et « Dieu m’a dit cela », il est difficle de savoir s’il s’agit de l’imagination de l’individu ou de l’Esprit de Dieu qui parle à leur esprit. La pensée est un bon serviteur mais un maître dangeureux. Plusieurs prophétisent à partir de la futilité de leur propre pensée alors que d’autres sont démoniaques.

Nous sommes appelés à kritikos ? à discerner entre ce qui vient de l’âme et ce qui est spirituel. La Parole de Dieu nous rend capable de séparer l’os de la moelle, le spirituel de l’humain.

Résumé

Ne jugez pas? Que dit la Bible?

  • Nous ne jugeons pas selon nos opinions.
  • Nous sommes commandés de anakrino ? nous devons toujours chercher à discerner si quelque chose est de Dieu, de la chair ou de l’ennemi.
  • Nous sommes commandés de diakrino ? de prendre une décision concernant ce qui est moralement bien ou mal.
  • Nous ne faisons pas krisis ? seul le Seigneur décide qui va au ciel et qui va en enfer.
  • Nous sommes parfois appointés à krites ? mais nous devons nous rappeler que le Seigneur est le Juge de tous et que nous devons juger selon la justice.
  • Nous ne faisons jamais, jamais hupo?krites ? avant de retirer la paille de l’œil de notre frère, nous devons nous assurer que nous n’avons pas la même chose dans notre œil.
  • Nous devons toujours kritikos ? nous puisons de la Parole de Dieu pour discerner entre les choses de l’âme et celles de l’esprit. †††


By David Passmore July 14, 2026
Circling the wagons Ruben Rothler LLB, LLM Israel is a society riddled with tension and division. It is sociologically, if not politically miraculous that a country drawing Jews from all over the world is able to exist at all. The army affords a degree of integration as a melting pot. But this is only a marginal source of national unity in the overall scheme of things. More so are the myriads of external threats that face this small country. In the former generation the Ashkenazi (Jews of European descent) - Sephardic (Jews of Oriental descent) divide was far more pronounced. The dominant Ashkenazi establishment held the reins of political and economic power which was resented by the Sephardim. However, due to a combination of inter-marriage and political accommodation much of the chasm that separated these distinct groups was forged. Menachem Begin (an Ashkenazi politician) in 1970 successfully ran on the Likud Party ticket with a campaign that brought Sephardic Jews under his conservative political umbrella. Later the immigration of Russian Jews following the end of Communism would add a whole new dimension to the Israeli demographic milieu. The younger generation of these immigrants tended to adapt well to Israeli society and contributed much to the economy. The wider division in Israeli society that crosses ethnic lines concerns that between religious and secular Jews. This can be further bifurcated to the clash between the secular and specifically ultra-orthodox Jews (Haredim) as distinguished from the national religious Jews (Dati Leumi). The Secular and the Religious generally part on what they envisage a Jewish State to entail. Religious Jews desire the State to strictly adhere to the stipulations of Jewish Law (Halacha), while at present Halakhic influence is largely limited to certain areas of Family Law concerning Jewish citizens. Wider considerations of promoting a socially conservative political agenda would also be forefront amongst the religious mindset broadly. Secular Jews view the imposition of such proposed measures as a serious infringement of their civil rights. With regard to the Haredim, the bone of contention looms larger, in that this group is fundamentally opposed to participating in society at large. This is acutely manifested in diminished contribution to the work force and a refusal to be conscripted into the army. The 2023 judicial reform protests posed a significant threat to social civil order. The nation appeared to be bitterly divided into two opposing camps. This split reflected broader divisions concerning visions of how the country should be governed. The judicial reforms would have weakened the Supreme Court's ability to render the Executive branch accountable. However, the Supreme Court was also accused of using its considerable powers to promote a socially liberal agenda. Left wing secular Israelis tended to oppose the proposed reforms while those on the right (which included the majority of Religious Jews) supported the reforms. Every weekend droves of protesters were brought onto the streets causing major disturbances to traffic. The polarising nature of this impasse threatened the future of Israeli democracy. It was the October 7th attack that brought a swift end to this public debate and civil strife. The nation instinctually united in response to this common existential threat. The judicial reforms were shelved for a future point when the urgent security threats subsided. However, as the war dragged on the enduring issue of Haredi refusal to conscript into the army became more pronounced. Mounting casualties combined with ever increasing manpower demands to field troops on the multiple theatres of action on which the IDF is engaged has depleted the ranks, and the army is now in much need of fresh conscripts. Haredi belligerent refusal to participate in the pressing national defence has escalated from being a political debate to a matter of very practical vital importance. Overall we can observe that the challenges to national unity in successive generations since the establishment of Israel has recurrently been ameliorated by the common necessity of defence towards outside threats. Most recently we can see this happening with regard to the global anti Semitism and anti-Zionism that has been raging since the October 7th atrocities. These hostile attitudes have paradoxically acted as a force which promotes nationalism and a sense of national cohesion in Israel that otherwise might not functionally exist.  (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).
By David Passmore July 8, 2026
A Divided Nation Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM The Haredi community has had a complicated, paradoxical relationship with the State since its founding. Rooted in a Talmudic precept that the Jews are forbidden to resettle the land of Israel en masse by force before the coming of the Messiah, the secular democratic State of Israel presents itself as blasphemous by its mere existence. Yet due to practical considerations such as the need to obtain funding for its religious academies the Haredi leadership reached a settlement with the State's founders that exempted Haredi men from being conscripted for military service. This was at a time when the Haredi population in Israel was relatively small. Over the past decades this demographic ballooned until the point that soon the majority of Jewish children in Israel will be born into Haredi families. Such a situation is clearly unsustainable. Recently the Knesset's (Parliament's) Haredi parties have pressured their coalition partners in government to codify Torah Study as part of the Country's Basic Laws. This was purposefully done to elevate the status of their institutions to be on parity with service in the IDF. Israel is yet to promulgate a written Constitution, so legislation classed as a Basic Law holds Constitutional status for all intents and purposes. These moves by the religious parties represent a back door power grab to enshrine in law very significant hurdles to prevent the enlistment of Haredi men. The burden of Israel's defence is comparatively massive for a country its size and it is vastly disproportionately shouldered by the secular population. Until now there have been political initiatives to conscript the Haredim. But given the huge manpower shortages emerging in the wake of near continual conflict on multiple fronts since the events of October 7th this matter has become urgent and not merely a theoretical discussion of what is fair and equitable. It is important to draw a distinction between the Haredim and national religious Jews (Dati Leumi). The Haredim adhere to a lifestyle entirely committed to observance of Jewish Law and Talmudic study. This is embraced to the exclusion of gainful employment and participation in wider society. They are either outrightly opposed to Zionism or consider themselves non-Zionist. Conversely, followers of the national religious movement in Israel although being observant of Jewish law and learning would alongside this pursue secular professions. Furthermore, they are ardently Zionist and disproportionately serve in IDF combat units. This is often done within the framework of a program called Hesder Yeshiva that combines religious learning with military service. Efforts to cater a similar model for accommodating Haredi participation in the IDF have so far failed to make substantial gains. Such measures designed to override Haredi objections to service based upon modesty concerns by strict segregation of the sexes in these specially formed units have failed to appease the Haredi leadership. For them, any form of military service is considered a dereliction of their duty to fully devote themselves to a Torah lifestyle. They argue that their Talmudic learning and prayers are in itself a form of national service and act to protect the Jewish people spiritually from enemy attack. It is as if two parallel societies exist within Israel. And the trajectory of separation between the two is only growing. The Haredim are cloistered away in their Yeshivas, immersed in lives devoted to adhering to the stipulations of Jewish law. While the particulars of actually running the State is left to the Secular. The Haredim desire all the benefits of subsidizing their lifestyle without contributing to society. What we really have going on here at source is two profoundly different and opposing ideological visions of what is important in life and what is the purpose of a Jewish State. At the State's founding these divergent perspectives were more manageable. Ben Gurion only had to contend with one religious party –the National Religious Party. Later in 1970 Begin aligned with the NRP to form a coalition government that also brought Sephardic Jews under the Likud umbrella which had the effect of bringing unity to the country by bridging the Ashkenazi-Sephardi divide. However, over time Israeli politics has seen a proliferation of religious parties, gaining further leverage as king brokers in forming governments due to the proportionate representation voting system which secular Israelis not uncommonly view as political blackmail. (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).
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By Mea Fredrickson June 23, 2026
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By David Passmore June 22, 2026
THE CAPTION AT THE HEAD OF THE POSTER IMAGE FOR THE MOVIE ‘DISCLOSURE DAY’ BOLDLY DECLARES ‘WE DESERVE TO KNOW’ Indeed, we do need to know the truth. But will we find it in Stephen Spielberg’s new movie ‘Disclosure Day’? Could it just as well be entitled ‘DECEPTION DAY’? In an interview with USA Today Spielberg says that evidence of non-human contact has become “overwhelming” to him. He has suggested that his film could raise significant theological questions for Christians. But will it? For us Christians - No, not on our watch! The movie raises no questions for those who accept the proven accuracy of God’s Word, the Bible. The film, which is capturing the imagination of the public, only confirms exactly what scripture tells us about what are in fact extra-dimensional beings. ALIENS OR FALLEN ANGELS? God inhabits the heavenly realm along with a vast array of angels. Because Lucifer, a created angel, wanted to usurp God as ruler of the universe, he was expelled to another realm outside of our time and space, along with one third of the angels who rebelled with him. These fallen angels manifest themselves as demons who can appear on earth and disappear at will. Spiritual hosts of wickedness exist in heavenly places, wherever this realm is, it is not the place where God dwells. ARE ALIENS BENEVOLENT? In the movie, the ‘aliens’ are portrayed as friendly beings who want to help mankind in a time of crisis. If the aliens are really demons, not visitors from outer space, this is a dangerous delusion. Whitley Striber in his book ‘Communion’ writes on encountering ‘aliens’; ‘I felt an indescribable sense of menace. Whatever was there seemed so monstrously ugly, so filthy, so dark and sinister. Of course they were demons. They have to be.’ Many others have reported similar malevolent experiences. During the movie, Daniel claims to have had an encounter with extra-terrestrials during which he received a special gift of empathy, which is regarded by him as the ultimate superpower. However, there is only One who completely understands our human frailty. We read this concerning Jesus: ‘For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet he did not sin.’ (Hebrews 4 v 15). Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11 v 28) END TIMES DECEPTION Before he was crucified, Jesus warned his disciples about these last days in which we are living. The first words he used in this context were: “Watch no one deceives you. For many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” Deception was top of the list! Later, the Apostle Paul wrote about these days: ‘The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.’ (2 Thessalonians 2 v 9) Have you received the love of the truth? Have you received Jesus who is the way, the truth and the life? If not, you are in great danger. Perilous times are here and they are only going to get worse as man turns more and more away from his maker. Things will only change when Jesus returns soon to establish his own Kingdom on earth, where justice and peace will rule. JESUS, OUR ONLY HOPE! The Bible says all human beings are sinners. The message of Jesus is simple; repent and believe the good news, that God wants humanity, his highest creation, to be reestablished in relationship with him. His plan was simple: to give his life in unconditional love for every human being that has and ever will live, by shedding his blood on a Roman cross. In doing this, we can receive forgiveness of sins. Our old life will then be buried with him, giving us new life with the hope of an eternal future of true peace, love and joy, with freedom from pain and tears. Why ignore such a great gift of salvation? If you do, your fate will be sealed for eternity in hell, which is a real place without God, and thus without love, to face only eternal consequences of punishment. We condemn ourselves to such a fate. REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! Jesus loves you and asks that you repent and believe in him. It would be the best and safest decision of your life! If you commit your life to him, he will give you a new heart, you will be a new person inside. You will also gain a new desire for all that is right and true. And his Holy Spirit will give you an ability to discern the lies of the age we are living in. ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave us his only son, that whosoever believes in him, will not perish, but have eternal life.’ (John 3:16) FINALLY, A RECOMMENDATION  All that is described in this leaflet has been open, in the light for millennia. On the other hand, the theory of extra-terrestrial life has been hidden in darkness, awaiting ‘Disclosure Day’. Which would you prefer to believe, the Word of God, or the word of Stephen Spielberg? I made my choice years ago, and have never regretted it! If this message has spoken to you, just call upon Jesus in a short prayer. Confess to him that you are a sinner in need of salvation. Ask him in sincerity to forgive you and to fill you with his Holy Spirit. You will then become what the Bible describes as being ‘born again’. (John 3 v 7) Then you need to seek a Bible believing church where you can be baptised and become part of a group of believers who can help you get to know Jesus more and more fully. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8 v 32)
By David Passmore June 20, 2026
Prayer request for Teerth Sond Petitioned Prayer-Supplication/Personal Prayer/ Collective Prayer/Thanks Giving Prayer Our Dear brethren in Yeshua, my family & myself Teerth request your prayers in The Spirit that the latest drugs Ramicirumab & Pacilitaxel will destroy the cancer cell in the Authority Of The Lord Yeshua in The Power of The Holy Spirit. Targeted Petition: Please stand with us in prayer & fasting; The Lord will target the 2cm legion & that it will be cast out of my Liver in the love (agape), compassion, kindness, grace, mercy of God. I do not deserve it because of me- but By His Stripes we are healed for His Glory. This will allow the main operation to go ahead (which should have been done 18 months ago). Step by Step in the leading of The Holy Spirit and the in the Lord Step by Step, as our beautiful sister Beryl said, has worked on my Spiritual man- thank you Lord for waking me up. Lord raise me up for your glory forever because of your love to me, the family & fellowship- an unworthy sinner saved by your grace & love. Email sent to my Oncologist & my Local MP: Greetings Natasha & Dr Mano Joseph Hope All Is Well Thank you for our meeting today. At our meeting we discussed my MRI & CT scans which were done in May 2026. We discussed the operation on my oesophagus which I believe is the best option. (This should have been done 18 months ago). My Kidney operation will be done- non evasive- Lord willing within the next month. Will you be talking to Mr Chacravaty about this? The liver must be targeted first- this is wisdom and the latest radiotherapy treatments available- proton therapy-radiotherapy atezolizumab and bevacizumab sorafenib lenvatinib regorafenib cabozantinib durvalumab and tremelimumab At the meeting we discussed the next CT & MRI scans to be held end off July. Wouldn't it be to better to have them in August so by then I've had 4 full treatments on the latest medication. Also we have Zolbetuximab on compassionate usage- all glory to The Lord. After all the past wrongs I have no doubt now Dr Joseph you will pursue the best for me and family. Dear brethren- King Manasseh, David, Hannah, The Church For Peter, James, The Lord Jesus Christ for example made petitions onto the Lord. We pray as one body to cast off the illness in the Power of The Holy & The Authority Of Yeshua. The Great Physician who came for the ill. To lay out raised hands 🙌🏽 upon the head of our Lord. ABBA/Daddy/Lord in your mercy have mercy on us. Love you all in Yeshua our Lord & God. Teerth, Family & Fellowship
By David Passmore June 19, 2026
The End of an Extended Honeymoon – Are Trump and Netanyahu Parting Ways? Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM  The Israeli public had high hopes for Trump. Unlike his predecessors, he consistently endorsed Israeli measures of self-defence in the different theatres of conflict in which it had to contend. Further to these ends Trump shared in Netanyahu’s determined agenda of preventing the Iranians from pursuing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. During Trump's first term he tore up Obama's negotiated settlement with the Iranians concerning enriched Uranium, echoing Netanyahu’s position that it didn't go far enough. Now in his second term Trump partnered with Israel in a war with Iran that turned out to lack clearly defined goals. The campaign required resolve on the part of America that it wasn't willing to commit. After an initial lightning blitzkrieg that decapitated the Iranian leadership, the Persians dug in and the conflict became a protracted war of attrition hinging on Iran's stranglehold on the straits of Hormuz that could only be realistically lifted by placing boots on the ground or an intensified air war directed against Iranian coastal positions and the destruction of Kharg island, or at least the viable threat to obliterate Kharg island if Iran did not acquiesce. It transpired that Trump and Netanyahu underestimated the resilience of the Iranian regime, thinking that it had already received a near mortal blow during the prior popular demonstrations. So now we are left with a situation where Trump is exasperated with this protracted endeavour and appears to be aiming his frustration towards Netenyahu. A sticking point is Israel's continued occupation of Southern Lebanon. Iran is insistent that Israel withdraw its forces from there as a precursor to fully committing itself to a final status agreement with the U.S. to put an end to its nuclear aspirations. With the midterm elections looming Trump seems to be desperate for an exit strategy from this war. From Israel's perspective the fight against Hizbollah is an inextricable part of the Iranian equation. The IDF has invested massive resources and personnel in the hopes of quashing the Iranian proxy once and for all. Netanyahu is determined to build on the momentum achieved after the spectacular pager attack in 2024. After the catastrophic Hamas massacres of October 7th, the majority of the Israeli public is unwilling to tolerate a capable hostile force on its borders. Trump's proposed solution to this dilemma unrealistically suggests that Syria should take on the role of disarming and removing Hizbollah from Lebanon. In the ultimate reckoning of international relations, America doesn't have iron clad allies, but rather interests like any other nation. If, (as appears to be occurring now) U.S. and Israeli interests fail to align the two countries will cease to act in unison and there may be a rupture in relations on the not-too-distant horizon. Trump has indicated that Israel owes him big time. He has asserted that were it not for his decisive actions they would have been obliterated by Iran's missiles. This is nothing to say of the robust diplomatic support Trump has lent Israel in such forums as the United Nations Security Council and sanctioning officials of the International Criminal Court. Netanyahu is acutely aware of what may be next after Trump. The way public opinion is turning against Israel it is unlikely that the next administration is going to be any way near as friendly as Trump has been thus far to Israel. Trump too of course is mindful of this turning tide opposing Israel. The Iran war has been unpopular to his domestic audience, and the President has been caricatured as Netanyahu’s stooge doing Israel's bidding. Another major consideration for Trump is the colossal impact that the war has had on his other major regional allies: the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. They have received the brunt of the Iranian backlash that has effectively targeted their energy infrastructure and trading routes. They, along with the Europeans have been exerting pressure on Trump to end the conflict and reopen the Straits of Hormuz regardless of whether the most favourable terms of Iranian capitulation are achieved. Israel, however important a strategic asset and technological powerhouse will not override these broader concerns that are endangering global energy markets. An unspoken factor is Trump's propensity for a belligerent severing of his relationship with allies in the political sphere. His public displays of hostility with former political allies such Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Ron Santos and Elon Musk demonstrate a temperament that the same kind of falling out could invoke with strategic allies as well as those political. Both Trump and Netanyahu are approaching the sunset of their political careers and are naturally inclined to deeply consider the legacies they will leave behind. In the international sphere Trump projected himself as a peacemaker from a position of strength. But as many commentators have pointed out, the war with Iran demonstrated the limits of U.S. power. Trump appraised Iran as low hanging fruit that could be swiftly toppled like Venezuela. However, when push came to shove and the only prospect of landing a decisive blow demanded a massive ground offensive on the scale of the Iraq war, he bottled out and sued for a premature peace that will leave Netanyahu in the cold. Netanyahu is anxious to rehabilitate the injury inflicted on his reputation of the greatest disaster to have occurred in Israel's history having happened on his watch. Eliminating Iran as the great regional adversary pulling the strings of its proxies would have done much in this regard. Neither leader is able to craft their legacies as they would have wanted. Trump is choosing the perceived option of mitigating the damage done to his legacy in foreign affairs. He is trying hard to sell his Iran deal as being more than what Obama bargained in terms of guaranteeing a nuclear free Iran. But as further details of his proposal are leaked this is becoming a tall order. Netanyahu is faced with October elections and he may decide to stay the course in Lebanon as otherwise he will seem weak to most voters. Should this happen, we will be in uncharted waters as it will thwart Trump's designs for an immediate end to this affair.
By David Passmore June 17, 2026
The Battlefield for Israel's Reputation Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM Israel has enjoyed strong U.S. support since its founding. Within eleven minutes of Israel's Declaration of Independence Truman recognized the Jewish State. Under the Kennedy administration the Pentagon sold advanced missile systems to Israel. However, it was the 1970 attempted PLO takeover of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan that demonstrated to the U.S. Israel's regional prowess and indispensability for implementing Washington's agenda. During Arafat's attempted Coup Syria mobilized its forces on the Jordanian border in support of the PLO's bid to dislodge the ruling Hashemite dynasty. Upon Washington's direction the IDF also mobilized its army upon its border with Jordan, thereby deterring the Syrians from taking further action. From then, the Pentagon and U.S. military planners invested heavily in promoting Israel's defence. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War disaster Nixon's massive air lift came to Israel's aid. For decades U.S. diplomatic and military support for Israel was a non-partisan issue. Both Democrat and Republican members of Congress voted nearly unanimously in support of measures concerning Israel. However, in the mid 2010's this began to change. To the extent that now 80% of Democrats hold views in opposition to Israel and this is reflected in how their representatives are acting. It is difficult to praise an exact moment when this turning point occurred. For years Democrat grassroots activist groups across the nation were lobbying their local representatives about their attitudes to Palestine and the mass student protest movements following the Gaza war built upon this momentum. The dual standards by the academic establishment were riddled with hypocrisy as if by the same criteria Israel is condemned for its responsive self-defence counter attacks in Lebanon and Gaza, Britain and America would be similarly indicted for what they did to Dresden, Hamburg and Berlin in response to Hitler. This is facilitated by the funding of Western Universities by Qatar and other Islamic interests associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. There is alienation between Israelis and the traditional left-centre Jewish Diaspora in the U.S. with a third of New York Jews voting for Mandani a vehement anti-Zionist in the New York Mayoral election. This is counterbalanced by a growing Jewish Right in America led by Ben Shapiro, David Ruben, Dennis Prager, Mark Levin and Trump advisor Steven Miller who are in political harmony with the Evangelical Right. The Republicans are also approaching a crossroads. Just as the Democrats have been hijacked by the Woke Left there has emerged a virulently anti-Zionist Woke Right led by Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and Candace Owen who are also attempting to hijack the Republicans. What is alarming here, is the fact that the majority of young Republicans under forty now hold an unfavourable view of Israel. So, it is very much a matter of fighting for the future of the Republican Party. The growing populist movements in Britain and Europe may counter the anti-Zionist and anti- Semitic political activities of the Muslim vote and their left-wing allies. In any eventuality, even if the least favourable trajectory of U.S. public opinion were to further materialize it is unlikely to dismantle the massive military and intelligence sharing cooperation between the U.S. and Israel. The Pentagon views Israel as far too big of a strategic asset in a volatile region to cut ties with. (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).
By David Passmore June 10, 2026
MAJOR PRAYER REQUEST - STEVE MITCHELL MORIEL ORPHANAGE (Andar Pradesh, INDIA) Please read the enclosed missions report from Moriel Missions Branch India: Our children need us and we put a lot of money into buying and then expanding the Moriel orphanage to take in more children. These precious orphan children are coming to Christ and the devil is angry. Until now we had opposition from radical Sheikhs at the Moriel Horeb church we built in Punjab, but the Hindu Authorities in Andar Pradesh have largely until now left us alone. The BJP government is however as wicked as Hamas or Hezbollah - only Hindu (I was in India when radical Hindus burned the Australian missionary family alive in their car; these are the ones who wanted to murder Steve Mitchell when Moriel helped to quickly get him out of the country some years ago). Some pastors have been murdered again in West Bengal. (Samuel, who oversees the Moriel orphanage went to Bible College with one of them). Because our orphan children are Dalet (treated as subhuman 'out casts' by the Hindu caste system), or from Muslim backgrounds, we have largely been been left alone and some of the local officials liked us. This is obviously not a good situation. Prayer is urgently requested. Please pray for Mark Masih particularly that they will not cancel his visa. They are now forbidding us from bringing any more bibles into the country. What would happen if Britain, Australia, or America outlawed Hindus from bringing the Bhagavad Gita into England, Oz, or the USA? MARANATHA Come Quickly Lord Jesus  "You Will Be Hated By Men For My Name's Sake" Matthew 10:22
By David Passmore May 30, 2026
Staying The Course Amidst Isolation Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM Living in Israel one gets the feeling that the metaphorical walls are closing in. Israel's reputation is being tarnished all over social media and the mainstream media, and this is reflected in massive public disdain towards this country. We are constantly told that there is near consensus amongst academics and commentators that a genocide was committed in Gaza. The very legitimacy of the state is brought into question. The majority of Americans are now hostile towards Israel. There is real fear that the next U.S. administration will turn against Israel. Even if this were to happen passively, by the U.S. refraining from exercising its veto power towards Security Council Resolutions condemning Israeli actions this could be catastrophic. Internally it is a fractured society leaning increasingly right wing which further alienates Israel from world opinion. An example in point is how Ben Gvir mocked the most recent participants of a global aid flotilla to Gaza. Such conduct further agitates outrage at Israel. The left-wing media presents the ruins of Gaza as a mortal wound in Israel's side. When the world observes this level of carnage no degree of public relations can ameliorate the sense of indignation towards Israel. We can liken the situation of Israel to that of a depressed person. All he sees is hopelessness and gloom. But this isn't the first time that the Jewish nation has been faced with such darkness. Things change and we don't know how the geo-political map will reconfigure in the future. We need to ride out this storm and keep going. On a historical note, the situation is reminiscent of what our ancestors faced when we returned from the Babylonian exile to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah was faced with constant lies and conspiracies designed to entrap him by hostile actors: Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite and Geshem the Arab. They employed deception, slander and ridicule in order to maintain their political eminence. There was also a certain sense of abandonment amongst the Jews in Israel then as in our own day. We read in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah about the anguish of the leadership in Israel concerning the lack of assistance from the Babylonian diaspora towards the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem and the Temple. Only 20% of the exiles returned to the land. It was largely the poor who returned. Most of the affluent, established Jews remained in Exile. This is a continuing theme in Jewish history. It is also important to observe that from its very beginnings there were bible believing Christians who spearheaded the return of the Jews to their land. The idea of organizing a return of the Jews to Israel began as a Protestant Restorationist objective that can be traced to 17th century Puritan England. The protagonists of the Cromwellian Republic viewed themselves as the new Israel fighting the Papist forces of Satan. Alongside this, interest grew in the notion that biblical prophecies pertaining to the return of the Jews to Israel were a necessary precursor for the return of Christ. The growth of the British Empire in the 19th century lent political clout to Christian Restorationism with specific missions to the Jews established. Although there had been a longing to return to Israel as written in the thrice daily Amidah prayer, Jewish Zionism arose in the midst of mid nineteenth century nationalism and was further fermented by European antisemitism. It was an altogether secular enterprise. Although Israel's situation appears rather stark, we can draw strength from the Providence afforded to our ancestors in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah when they too were faced with defamation. This is also an opportunity to grow closer to our natural allies in the evangelical world who from the beginning of Zionism were steadfast supporters of the project to establish a Jewish homeland in Israel.  (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).