JERUSALEM — During my three-week speaking tour through the U.S., and certainly in the two weeks since I’ve been back here in Israel, the number one question I’m being asked by those who want the Trump-Pence ticket to be re-elected is: Do they have any shot at all?

My short answer is: Yes.

But:

1) Biden and Harris definitely have the upper hand

2) It’s going to be a battle for every single vote

3) It’s also going to take an enormous amount of prayer and hard work — and a miracle.

It happened in 2016. Could it happen again?

“Nothing is impossible with God.” (Luke 1:37)

But let’s be honest — Trump is his own worst enemy.

Trump’s debate performance, many of his Tweets, and many of his off-the-cuff and unscripted remarks have been offensive and off-putting to a great many undecided voters — especially those in the key states that the Trump team absolutely must win.

By contrast, Pence’s debate performance, watched by more than 50 million Americans, was pitch perfect — substantive, calm, respectful, and sharply able to define the critical differences between the two tickets.

Side-note: If Israelis were decided the race, it would be Trump/Pence in a landslide. A poll published last week found that 63% of Israelis support Trump. Only 19% of Israelis support Biden.

Upwards of 200,000 dual US-Israeli citizens are being aggressively courted here by the Trump and Biden camps — because every vote really does count.

That said, the election will actually be decided in “battleground states” like Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, to name a few.

Here are 10 factors you should take into account when assessing the Trump-Pence ticket’s chances of success:

1. More Americans (49%) agree with Trump “on the issues” than agree with Biden (46%), according to a September Gallup poll.

2. 76% of Americans say they would not vote for a candidate that supports socialist policies, a Hill/Harris poll found in July.

3. A majority (54%) rate Trump positively for his job performance on the economy, according to a new October Gallup poll. This is important because according to Gallup, “nearly nine in 10 registered voters consider the presidential candidates’ positions on the economy ‘extremely’ (44%) or ‘very’ (45%) important to their vote.”

4. Trump’s strong rating in this area is, in part, because he’s a businessman, not a professional politician, whose tax cut and other pro-growth policies led to a roaring American economy and the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years before the pandemic. The U.S. has also gained a record 11.5 million new jobs since Trump began reopening the economy in the summer. Americans areincreasingly nervous that Biden keeps vowing to raise taxes — “The first thing I’d do is repeal the Trump tax cut,” he says over and over. Biden vows to “double the capital gains tax” on investments in new factories and new jobs to 40%. Experts says Biden’s approach would mean a $4 trillion tax increase and include a $2,000 tax hike on a median income family of four.

5. A majority (55%) consider themselves and their family to be better off than they were four years ago (Gallup). This is an astonishing number, given that it comes in the midst of the pandemic.

6. 78% of Evangelicals currently support Trump and Pence because they deeply appreciate their bold pro-life, pro-religious, pro-law-and-order, pro-Second Amendment, pro-Israel policies and all the promises that Trump and Pence have kept, according to an October 13th Pew poll. The problem is that this is down from 83% in August. Why? Because many Evangelicals were deeply disappointed by Trump’s debate performance. If Trump and Pence can get back to 83%, they have a real chance at winning, but it’s not going to be easy because 22 million Americans have already voted, including many Evangelicals.

7. After the Trump-Biden debate, the Rasmussen poll (arguably the most accurate presidential poll in 2016) had Biden winning by 12 points — but the newest Rasmussen survey finds that Trump is rapidly gaining ground and is only behind nationally by 5 points. Still, keep in mind that the Real Clear Politics average of national polls has Biden winning by a whopping 8.9%.

8. While most national polls show Biden in the lead decisively, the Real Clear Politics average of polling in the top battleground states has Biden only winning by 4.3% — significant, but not insurmountable. Consider just a few examples:

* In Florida, the RCP average of polls has Trump behind by 1.4 points. The latest poll has the race there tied. One poll has Trump up 2 points.

* In Ohio, the RCP average suddenly puts Trump ahead by 0.5 points — this is a significant reversal since Biden has been ahead of Trump there for most of the race.

* In Pennsylvania, the RCP average had Trump down 4.4 points on Oct. 18 — but on Oct. 11, just one-week earlier, Biden had been ahead by 7.1 points.

* In Iowa, the latest poll has Trump and Biden tied, but two weeks ago Biden was ahead by 5 points.

9. “Trump is winning the voter registration battle against Biden in key states,” read an NBC News headline on Oct. 1. “Of the six states Trump won by less than 5 points in 2016, four — Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — permit voters to register by party,” the article noted. “In all four states, voter registration trends are more robust for the GOP than four years ago.”

Examples:

* FLORIDA — “In Florida, Republicans added a net 195,652 registered voters between this March’s presidential primary and the end of August, while Democrats added 98,362….”

* PENNSYLVANIA — “In Pennsylvania, Republicans added a net 135,619 voters between this June’s primary and the final week of September, while Democrats added 57,985…”

* NORTH CAROLINA — “In North Carolina, Republicans added a net 83,785 voters between this March’s presidential primary and the final week of September, while Democrats added 38,137…”

10. A massive movement of Evangelical prayer throughout the U.S. is pleading with God not only for revival and a Great Awakening but for mercy to maintain the pro-life, pro-freedom, pro-growth, pro-Israel policies that Trump and Pence are pursuing. Tens of millions of Evangelicals are also praying that the Lord will not to let Biden and Harris win and appoint pro-abortion federal judges and Supreme Court Justices, massively fund Planned Parenthood pro-abortion services, start taxpayer funding of abortion, restrict religious freedom, massively raise taxes, and completely undo and reverse all the pro-life, pro-growth and other progress that has been made in the past four years. In September, for example, Franklin Graham organized a prayer march in Washington that drew an estimated 50,000 Christians and was broadcast and webcast to millions. That same month, I spoke at three nationally webcast and broadcast events in the U.S. to call Evangelicals to pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 for America — one event was in Iowa, another was in South Dakota and a third was in Colorado. Other pastors and ministry leaders have likewise been rallying Christians to pray without ceasing for a nation facing implosion. Amen. This is a spiritual battle, above all, and prayer is vital.

One more thing — the “X” factor, if you will: Keep a close eye on the brewing allegations of a Joe Biden/Hunter Biden scandal related to Ukraine, China and Russia.

The fact that Twitter is trying to block the story — and other major media are refusing to give it any attention when it at least bears close scrutiny — is a sign that this could be more serious than most people realize.

BOTTOM LINE: Look, I can make no predictions about what will happen on November 3. To be honest, I, too, was disappointed by President Trump’s debate performance and by the prospect that his behavior — not his policies — will cost us the election. And not just the presidency at risk, but control of the Senate, as well.

Still, despite having once been a Never Trumper, I am grateful for all the many promises the President has kept. I continue to pray daily for him and his family, for salvation, for changed character, for protection and wisdom. I traveled all the way to the U.S. to vote for Trump and Pence in person.

To be clear: I would rather vote for a deeply imperfect candidate who is working hard to save unborn babies, among other important goals, than for a deeply imperfect candidate who supports abortion on demand and taxpayer funding for this terrible evil.

So, even as I pray that the Lord will graciously change Mr. Trump’s character and soften his very rough edges, I am also praying that he and Pence will win and that they and all the Evangelicals around them will have four more years to keep trying to turn the ship of state back in the right direction.

I’m not going to slam and berate and mock those who take a different view. It’s a free country (so far). But that’s where I come down.

How about you — have you voted yet?

Are you mobilizing your family, friends and neighbors to get out to vote — immediately — not waiting for Election Day?

Are you praying without ceasing? I sure hope so.

Don’t. Give. Up.

(I wrote this column in my capacity as a private American citizen. These personal views have nothing to do with any of the non-profit, non-partisan organizations that I have founded or with which I am affiliated.)

JERUSALEM – After three weeks traveling through the U.S. — speaking, doing media interviews, participating in a wide range of meetings, and having the opportunity to attend the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House — I am finally back home in Jerusalem.

And yes, I’m in quarantine again — third time this year — due to Israeli law, not because I have any COVID symptoms.

That said, I wanted to share with you two articles I have written for ALL ISRAEL NEWS, because they are relevant to tonight’s must-see and high-stakes debate. (yes, I plan to get up at 4am here in Israel to watch the debate live.)

Also, below, I’ve written an update on the COVID situation here in Israel.

1. Attention shifts to VP Pence as Trump contracts life-threatening virus, enters quarantine — I was with the VP on Thursday in Des Moines. Here’s my extended report on how he is doing and what he said before the news of Trump’s health broke.

2. Must-See TV: Never in history has a vice presidential debate been so consequential — With Trump battling COVID and Biden turning 78, the showdown between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris will draw heightened attention. Is one of them a soon-to-be American president?

Here are a few excerpts of the second article:

On Wednesday night, the eyes of Israelis, Arabs and people all over the world will be on Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris as they square off for the most important, consequential and high-stakes vice presidential debate in American history.

• The debate will begin on Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. eastern time.
• It will be held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
• It will be moderated by Susan Page of USA Today.
• Watch online by clicking here.

In a typical year, scant attention is paid to vice presidential debates.

But 2020 is no typical year.

Threats Facing President Trump
The leader of the free world, and Israel’s most important ally – President Donald J. Trump – has contracted COVID-19.

Given that the virus has taken the lives of more than 1 million people worldwide, including more than 200,000 Americans and a rising number of Israelis (see below), many wonder if – and some fear that – Trump could succumb to the virus, suddenly elevating Pence to the presidency…..

Threats Facing Joe Biden
So far, Joe Biden – the Democrat presidential nominee and former vice president – has remained COVID-free.

Biden has been extra careful – he routinely wears a mask, and has severely limited his exposure to crowds, doing minimal public campaigning or even media interviews since the pandemic erupted in March, despite widespread criticism.

The reason is clear enough: When it comes to the threat of the coronavirus, Biden is, like Trump, also in a highly vulnerable category.

He will turn 78 years old on Nov. 20. If elected, he would be the oldest first-term president in American history ever to take the oath of office….Not surprisingly, Americans are becoming increasingly interested in Biden’s vice presidential nominee, Kamala Harris….

I do hope you’ll read both stories in full, including the prayer requests listed at the bottom of the second article.

Update: COVID Catastrophe In Israel
The COVID-19 crisis in Israel remains out of control.

Here’s what to watch this week:

• Nine million Israelis remain in full national lockdown, as they have throughout the last few weeks of the High Holidays.
• Yet still, the death toll is soaring.
• Last week, I noted that more Israelis have died from the coronavirus (1,507 people) than from all the wars and terror attacks for the last 20 years (1,411 people).
• Since then, another 250 Israelis have died from COVID, bringing the death toll to 1,757 people.
• Meanwhile, another 273,826 Israelis have tested positive for COVID, of which 875 are considered serious cases.

As you pray for the peace of Jerusalem, please pray for the health of all Israelis. Please pray for a quick and full recovery for all Israelis who are battling the virus.

And please pray, too, for the comfort of those who have lost loved ones due to the virus during this crazy, cruel year.

(photo credits: All Israel News, Reuters and Flash 90)

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(Washington, DC) — I just landed here in the nation’s capital as word is spreading that President Trump on Saturday at 5pm will formally name Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 48, to be the nation’s next Supreme Court Justice.

This is fantastic — but it’s going to spark an apocalyptic confirmation battle that could make the Kavanaugh process look like a walk in the park.

If confirmed, Barrett would fill the seat opened by the recent passing of Jewish Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Barrett is a devout born again Catholic, a former Notre Dame law professor, married to a successful lawyer, the mother of seven children (including two adopted children), and she is very conservative and deeply pro-life.

Fox News’ Supreme Court reporter and anchor Shannon Bream has written a profile of Barrett worth reading.

Pro-life Catholic and Evangelical leaders that I’ve spoken to in recent days tell me that Barrett is absolutely their first choice and that they have been urging President Trump to name her and get her confirmed before Election Day.

Former Senator Rick Santorum tells me that Barrett “will be a superstar.”

“Unlike [Justice Neil] Gorsuch and [Chief Justice John] Roberts, she does not care what D.C. thinks of her,” Santorum adds. “Faith is the center of her life. Her brilliance is matched by her humility. She is normal. Her family grounds her.”

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, told me, “Barrett will be the best of the three contenders [that Trump has been considering].”

Perkins notes that Barrett was savagely attacked for her Catholic faith by left-wing Senators and pro-abortion groups during her confirmation process to be on the 7th Circuit Appeals Court in 2017.

“Why is it that so many of us on this side have this very uncomfortable feeling that dogma and law are two different things, and I think whatever a religion is, it has its own dogma — the law is totally different,” California Senator Diane Feinstein told Barrett. “And I think in your case, professor, when you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you. And that’s of concern.”

“Feinstein’s attack on her faith during her confirmation for the appeals court — ‘the dogma speaks loudly within you’ — will be like the battle cry, ‘remember the Alamo,’” Perkins told me.

“‘Remember the Dogma’ — that will rally not only Catholics but Evangelicals because of the growing hostility of the Left to religious freedom.”

Newsweek brutally attacked Barrett this week for claiming that she belongs to a cultish-Catholic sect that “served as inspiration for Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale,” adding that female members of the cult are forced to report to spiritual superiors known as “handmaids” and that the group stresses that “men have authority over their wives.”

Newsweek wrote that “Atwood…has indicated that the group’s existence motivated her to write The Handmaid’s Tale, set in the fictional Gilead, where women’s bodies are governed and treated as the property of the state under a theocratic regime.”

Just one problem — it wasn’t true, Barrett isn’t part of such a group at all, and Newsweek had to issue a retraction.

Brace yourself and pray without ceasing — this nomination battle is going to get very ugly, very fast.

But it could also be electrifying and help re-elect President Trump and possibly expand conservative control of the Senate.

“This nomination fight could be the turn-out-the-vote key to the entire election for Trump,” I told NBC News. “The Trump base is very worried [that Biden and Harris could win] and this nomination is going to remind them: If you sit home and let your friends sit home [and not vote], everything you believe in is going to be washed away.”

Here’s the story we just published on ALL ISRAEL NEWS….

DES MOINES, IOWA — An Evangelical pro-family policy organization known as The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation announced Friday that Vice President of the United States Mike Pence and ALL ISRAEL NEWS editor-in-chief Joel C. Rosenberg will be speaking at a special event on Thursday, Oct. 1st.

“We are thrilled to welcome to Iowa such a prominent guest as the Vice President of the United States,” said Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The FAMiLY LEADER Foundation and a member of the ALL ISRAEL NEWS advisory board.

“This special event presents an unprecedented opportunity for Christian audiences to see how people of faith can have an impact in leading others and leading our nation,” Vander Plaats added. “We’re exceptionally honored that Vice President Pence has agreed to come, and we believe it will be an inspiring and encouraging event.”

Rosenberg said he was “deeply humbled” to be invited by his long time friend Vander Plaats to address this important event.

“It is not a campaign event or a partisan political event,” Rosenberg noted. “Rather, it’s a unique opportunity to brief Evangelicals and others in the Midwest about the spiritual, cultural and economic challenges facing the United States and how urgently we need to turn back to God and embrace the biblical principles of revival found in 2 Chronicles 7:14.”

“But it’s also a time to brief Evangelicals on how to pray for Israel and her neighbors, the urgency of praying for the peace of Jerusalem and the enormous significance of the Abraham Accords, the historic peace treaties that were recently signed between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,” Rosenberg added.

Rosenberg further noted that, “I’m especially looking forward to sharing the platform with my dear friend, Vice President Pence, whom I’ve know for nearly a decade, and other national leaders who are devout Evangelical Christians, deeply love Israel, and care so passionately about advancing peace in the Middle East.”

Other speakers will include:

Dr. Ben Carson, a Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, one of the most distinguished neurosurgeons in American history, and currently the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Mike Lindell, the inventor and CEO of MyPillow and founder of the Lindell Recovery Network.

Bob Vander Plaats, President and CEO of THE FAMiLY LEADER, former gubernatorial candidate in Iowa, and a member of the ALL ISRAEL NEWS advisory board.

The event, “Faith in Leadership, America’s Need for Revival,” will take place at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Funds raised from donations and sponsorships will support the ministry of The FAMiLY Leader Foundation.

The FAMiLY Leadership Foundation is the 501(c)3 arm of The FAMiLY Leader, a ministry that seeks to strengthen families by inspiring Christ-like leadership in the home, church, and government.

To learn more about attending the event, or watching in on a livestream, please click here.

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The following article was published today by ALL ISRAEL NEWS.

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA — With an unprecedented pandemic sweeping across the country, nearly 200,000 COVID deaths, millions of people unemployed, urban rioting, spiking racial tensions, surging murder rates and widespread lawlessness, many Americans are fearful about the future of their country.

A recent poll found that 8-in-10 Americans believe the country is headed in the wrongdirection.

Even more sobering, a poll conducted by Georgetown University found that the average American voter believes the country is on “the edge of civil war.”

In that context, dozens of Evangelical churches in the Midwest are holding a nationally broadcast event on Saturday, Sept. 19 calling for spiritual revival and a national Great Awakening. 

They will also call for a renewed commitment for Christians to “bless Israel” that God may also have mercy on America before it’s too late.

The keynote speakers will be Joel C. Rosenberg, editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS, and David Brody, chief Washington correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network.

Vice President Mike Pence will address the gathering by video.

Also speaking by video will be Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz, pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie and Dr. Tony Evans, one of the most prominent African American pastors in the U.S.

Rosenberg and Brody met with Pence at the White House on Tuesday to videotape the VP’s message.

Organizers insist the event will be non-political and non-partisan.

Brody and Rosenberg asked the vice president why the Bible and his faith in Jesus is important to him, why the U.S.-Israel alliance is so important to the future of the nation and why the VP often ends his speeches with a discussion of one of his favorite portions of scripture, 2 Chronicles 7:14.

In that passage, God promised Israel’s King Solomon, “’If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways,’ says the Lord, ‘then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land.’”

These verses and their relevance to the U.S. will be a major focus of the event.

Another key passage that Rosenberg will discuss is Genesis 12:3, in which the Lord promised the patriarch Abraham and the future nation of Israel, “I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse.”

The event is called, “Where is America Headed? Finding Faith and Hope in a Time of Fear.”It will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mountain time on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, not far from the famed Mount Rushmore.

The event will be broadcast live on over 200 Christian radio stations across the nation and some 1,000 people are expected to attend in person.

People can watch the event on the website or on Facebook live.It has been organized by a task force that includes representatives from 30 churches and Christian ministry leaders in the Black Hills and surrounding area.

Rosenberg, a dual US-Israeli citizen who lives in Jerusalem, is a New York Times best-selling author of both fiction and non-fiction books. 

One of his more famous non-fiction titles, and the one he has been asked to discuss, was titled, Implosion: Can America Recover from Its Economic and Spiritual Challenges in Time?

Brody, a nationally respected journalist with CBN News,  has interviewed and profiled some of the best known leaders in government, business and the faith community with piercing questions and a knack for pulling back the curtain and getting to the heart of the story.

Washington, DC — Huge news day, one for the ages.

By the grace of God, my team and I were able to cover it from multiple angles for ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS, including an exclusive interview with Vice President Pence just after the historic White House signing event.

What’s more, the Lord opened up doors for me to be interviewed — as editor of our two new sites — by Fox News, CBN News, Israel’s i24 News, the Jerusalem Post, Wall Street Journal and numerous other outlets.

Here are just a few of the stories I thought you might find interesting. Please share them with others on social media. And let me know what other stories we should be covering.

• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Pence to ALL ISRAEL NEWS: President threw out old play book in brokering 2 Arab-Israeli peace deals

• Fox News panel: Rosenberg discusses Abraham Accords and Saudi pathway to peace with Israel (watch the video)

• Israel, UAE and Bahrain peace deal — Prophetic, historic, personal for me, Rosenberg tells CBN News.

• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Emirati, Bahraini peace deals with Israel could be a ‘win, win, win’ for Palestinians, but major change of strategy needed, former Palestinian negotiator tells ALL ARAB NEWS

• The UAE’s Yousef Al Otaiba: the most influential Arab ambassador In Washington

• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Israel’s opposition leader gives rare credit to Netanyahu, praises UAE peace deal as ‘fantastic’ and a ‘great move’ — In exclusive interview with ALL ISRAEL NEWS, Yair Lapid says he has plenty to criticize Netanyahu about, but PM’s decision to make peace with Abu Dhabi is not one of them.

There is much, much more on both sites, including the full texts of the agreements that were signed, and exclusive interviews by top Jewish and Evangelical leaders.

I hope you’ll take time to go to ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and see what we’re doing. Thanks so much.
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(Denver, Colorado) — Greetings from Colorado. I arrived here yesterday straight from Israel for a series of meetings, speeches, media interviews and to see my parents and family.

Monday, Lord willing, I will fly to Washington, D.C. Then, on Tuesday, I am humbled to have been invited to attend the historic Mideast peace treaty signing ceremony at the White House.

Participating in the ceremony — to be held in the South Lawn, I’m told, weather permitting — will be President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani.

Cabinet Members, Members of Congress and members of the international diplomatic corps will also be attendance for the first Arab-Israeli peace treaty signing in 25 years.

I wish I could take you with me as my guest. But I will try to do the next best thing — show you everything that happens as it unfolds, as though you were sitting with me.

I’ll be posting photos, short videos and my written dispatches on our brand new ALL ISRAEL NEWS website — www.allisrael.com — and on ALL ARAB NEWS.

In addition, my team and I will be posting exclusive interviews and insider details from before and after the event, and explaining what it all means and why it matters.

Our websites have only been running for two weeks. But by God’s grace, my team and I are now in position to report on and to interpret for Evangelical Christians and others all over the globe the most important events affecting Israel and the Arab world — not from the sidelines, but from the front row, as historic, tectonic, game-changing events unfold in real time.

I hope you will take time to follow ALL ISRAEL NEWS all this week — and especially on Tuesday — checking back minute by minute, and hour by hour, for updates on the site and on our social media accounts.

Please also tell your friends who care about Israel and the region to use us as their “one-stop-shopping” website for all the latest, important credible news and analysis in a simple, easy-to-navigate format.

And please don’t stop praying for us, or for the safety of this event and all the leaders involved, or for the peace of Jerusalem, as we are commanded in Psalm 122:6. The enemies of peace are not going to take all this sitting down. We need to be prepared for — and pray against — a potentially violent backlash. Thanks so much.

ONE LAST NOTE: Tomorrow, Monday, as a subscriber of this blog, you’re going to receive a free special email called “The Week Ahead: Jerusalem Edition.” It will be written by me. It will come from ALL ISRAEL NEWS. And it will start coming every Monday. It’s a new column to inform you about the breaking news and critical events and trends you need to watch for in Israel and the Arab world so you know best how to pray. I hope you find it helpful. Please feel free to post your feedback and questions on our Facebook page. Thanks — and may God bless you as you keep praying for peace.
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(Jerusalem, Israel) — Ever since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, I’ve been asked variations of this question: If “real” Muslims are peaceful, where are they?

If there are really courageous, moderate, peace-loving Muslims out there, then why don’t we ever hear about them?

Because they media is not covering them.

Let’s face it, there are some 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. The vast, vast majority are not hijacking planes and flying them into buildings, are they? Or blowing themselves up in malls and schools and restaurants. Or calling for “jihad” — holy war — against Christians and Jews. Right?

Of course not. 

Yet the radicals are the only ones we seem hear about on TV and in the newspapers.

Don’t get me wrong — the radicals are a serious, lethal threat. And I have no intention of minimizing the threat they pose. Indeed, I’ve spent the last two decades of my career as an author, speaker and Mideast analyst explaining who these radicals are, why they are so dangerous, and why world leaders and lay people need to take them more seriously. 

That said, why are the moderates — the ones who want to make peace with Jews and Christians, and with Israel — not on the cover of Time and Newsweek and other magazines? Why aren’t they profiled on 60 Minutes and other news programs?

Traveling from Morocco to Afghanistan, I’ve worked hard to find the moderate Muslims I know are out there yet have been quiet, or have been ignored by the mainstream media even when they have bravely spoken out and taken action against the radicals. 

As we launched these two new websites this week — ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS — I decided to interview two of the most interesting and important and courageous moderate Muslims that I’ve had the honor of meeting. We don’t agree theologically. And there are political matters we disagree on, as well. But they’re not trying to kill me. I’m not trying to kill them. To the contrary, we’re actively trying to advance peace and religious freedom in this part of the world, even though we have profound disagreements on, for example, who Jesus is, and whether the Bible is the Word of God.

One of these men is a Saudi cleric — Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa.

The other is an Emirati businessman (from the UAE) — Dr. Al Rashid Al Nuaimi.

They are absolutely fascinating, and I want to introduce you to them.

Here are links to the interviews I have done with them. I highly recommend you take some time to read them. And while you’re at it, pray for these men and their families. 

• One of the world’s most influential Muslim leaders tells ALL ARAB NEWS how the 9/11 attacks gave him a life mission — to combat violent extremists, “build bridges” with Jews and Christians and promote peace. (Part One of my interview with the Sheikh)
• UAE Crown Prince wants to visit Jerusalem because he seeks a ‘comprehensive peace,’ senior UAE official tells ALL ARAB NEWS (Part One of my interview with Al Nuaimi)
• In stunning statement, rarely uttered by Arab leaders, senior UAE official tells ALL ARAB NEWS: ‘Jews and Christians belong here’ in the Mideast, adding their ‘roots are in this region’ (Part Two of my interview with Al Nuaimi)

Thanks so much — and shalom and salaam from Jerusalem.

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• SPECIAL EVENT ON OCTOBER 1st — Rather than coming to Denver as I usually do, because of COVID-19 I’m speaking and doing Q&A this year at a virtual fund-raiser for my parents’ non-profit organization, Ministry Architecture. And a donor is making a very kind $36,000 matching offer. Please register today to watch this special on-line event. Please also make a generous tax deductible contribution, and your gift will be doubled. That means once Ministry Architecture has raised $36,000, the donor will kick in another $36,000 — what a great way to maximize your gift and advance God’s Kingdom.

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• Would you be willing to make a special, secure, tax deductible donation to The Joshua Fund (www.joshuafund.net)? At this unprecedented moment of crisis, would you help us bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, strengthen the Church in the Epicenter, care for the poor and needy and those unemployed and shut-in’s in Israel (both Jews and Arabs) with food and other humanitarian relief, teach the Word of God, answer spiritual questions, and strengthen struggling congregations and ministries in the Epicenter? The Joshua Fund is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Please click here to learn more. Thanks.

It’s Launch Day – welcome to ALL ISRAEL NEWS!

After months of building our team and our site, we now are live at www.allisrael.com.

We have simultaneously launched our sister site, ALL ARAB NEWS at www.allarab.news.

And what a week to get started.

We are already covering historic, game-changing, breaking news stories – so please check out both sites.

Here are just some of the original stories we have already published on Opening Day:

• EXCLUSIVE: Huckabee to Evangelicals: Israel-UAE peace deal an ‘incredible breakthrough.’ Explains in interview with ALL ISRAEL NEWS
• EXCLUSIVE: One of the world’s most influential Muslim leaders tells ALL ARAB NEWS how the 9/11 attacks gave him a life mission — to combat violent extremists, “build bridges” with Jews and Christians and promote peace. 
• Why am I launching ALL ISRAEL NEWS? And why now? So glad you asked.
• Opening Day: With masks and new rules, 2.5 million Israeli children return to school
• Saudi, Emirati and other Arab media give positive coverage to UAE-Israel peace talks
• Why are Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli Evangelicals joining forces to launch ALL ARAB NEWS? We’re happy to explain. 

Over the next few hours — and next few days — we will have more original content, including:

• Exclusive poll results on how the American people view the historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
• An interview with one of Israel’s top tourism experts: When exactly will Israel reopen the country for tours of the Holy Land?
• An exclusive interview with Israel’s former Ambassador to the United States on how the Israeli-UAE peace deal is completely reshaping the business and financial climate  
• Plus, we always have links to the most important and interesting stories about Israel and the rest of the Epicenter – sort of a “one-stop-shopping” system — so you don’t have to waste time endlessly searching dozens of news sites trying to find what’s important and credible

With events moving rapidly, I hope you’ll keep checking back with us every few hours for new, exclusive interviews, exclusive polls, original feature stories, breaking news, and fresh, insightful original commentary from an Evangelical worldview that will help you make sense of the fast-breaking stories, what they mean and why they matter.

Here are a few other ways to stay up-to-speed on all news and events happening in Israel and the broader Arab/Muslim world:

1. Sign up for free email updates — just go to ALL ISRAEL NEWS and type your email address into the section in the upper left corner.
2. Make ALL ISRAEL NEWS your homepage on your laptop and/or desktop computer
3. Like and follow ALL ISRAEL NEWS on Facebook so our most important stories will show up on your news feed: https://www.facebook.com/AllIsraelCom/
4. Follow ALL ISRAEL NEWS on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/all_israel_news
5. Like and follow ALL ARAB NEWS on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/AllArabCom/
6. Follow ALL ARAB NEWS on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/all_arab_news
7. And please stay subscribed to the RSS feed on my blog. ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS are part of a non-profit Christian organization that I’ve set up. But I will still be sending out important and often exclusive updates on this blog, including details of my new books, speaking engagements, media appearances and so more.

Thanks so much for checking out these new sites — hope you find them helpful. And please keep our team and their families in your prayers. May the Lord bless you and show you His mercy and kindness.

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• SPECIAL EVENT ON OCTOBER 1st — Rather than coming to Denver as I usually do, because of COVID-19 I’m speaking and doing Q&A this year at a virtual fund-raiser for my parents’ non-profit organization, Ministry Architecture. And a donor is making a very kind $36,000 matching offer. Please register today to watch this special on-line event. Please also make a generous tax deductible contribution, and your gift will be doubled. That means once Ministry Architecture has raised $36,000, the donor will kick in another $36,000 — what a great way to maximize your gift and advance God’s Kingdom.

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• Would you be willing to make a special, secure, tax deductible donation to The Joshua Fund (www.joshuafund.net)? At this unprecedented moment of crisis, would you help us bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, strengthen the Church in the Epicenter, care for the poor and needy and those unemployed and shut-in’s in Israel (both Jews and Arabs) with food and other humanitarian relief, teach the Word of God, answer spiritual questions, and strengthen struggling congregations and ministries in the Epicenter? The Joshua Fund is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Please click here to learn more. Thanks.