Category Archives: ARTICLES

          Israeli independence has altered the condition of the world’s oldest people. The achievement of the nation-state of Israel has allowed a re-flourishing of Jewish culture, memory and language.  The formation of the State of Israel has changed the existential … Continue reading →

Recently, the leaders of the Lutheran, Presbyterian and Methodist churches and the National Council of Churches sent an appeal to Congress to end military aid to Israel. Consider the death and destruction of innocent men, women and children in Israel … Continue reading →

During the British Mandate period of the Holy Land, Gush Etzion was a group of Jewish farming communities, located in the Judean Hills overlooking the road from Hebron, City of the Patriarchs, to Jerusalem, capital of the House of David. … Continue reading →

One cannot give a human answer to a Divine question. Free will is man’s greatest gift from God – to choose between good and life or evil and death. Free will does not remove Divine Providence from the world, although … Continue reading →

The unique nature of Jewish history cannot be understood without recognizing the hand of God directing it. Hatred of the Jews cannot be explained rationally, for any nation which tries to annihilate the Jewish people assumes the role of Amalek. … Continue reading →

Copyright © 2012 by Martin M. van Brauman . . the wicked walk on every side, when baseness is exalted among the sons of men. Psalms 12:9.  In The Drowned and the Saved, Primo Levi wrote “the further events fade … Continue reading →

By: Martin M. van Brauman  Once again the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church (USA) denominations seriously considered anti-Israel divestment at their conventions this year. They persist to demonize Israel and to hype glowing praise on the myth of … Continue reading →