Focus On Israel

Roman Emperor Constantine's transformation of the cross into a symbolic sword that declared a formal split between Christianity and the Jews became a seed of violent intolerance in the development of early Christianity. This declaration, "Let us then have nothing in common with the Jews," made in 329 AD, some three hundred years after the death of Jesus, stuck hard at Jewish communities all across the European continent, laying the groundwork for the waves of Christian antisemitism that would later sweep Europe.

On our program today, you’ll meet a man who was raised as a Muslim Palestinian. He was taught that Jews were his enemy. Then, with a single and powerful revelation, his world was turned upside down.

Professor Khaleel Mohammed, an Islamic law scholar, noted that Surah 5:21 of the Qur’an, and the medieval exegetes of the Qur’an say that Israel belongs to the Jews. He translates it thus: “Moses said: O my people! Enter the Holy Land which God has written for you, and do not turn tail, otherwise you will be losers.” Mohammed here understands “written” to mean “this is the final word from God on the subject.”

The early influence of the Jewish impact on Hollywood was felt in the opening years of the 1900s. Jewish creativity and business genius within the heads of studios, top creative writers, producers, directors, and behind-the-scenes influencers set the stage for an entire industry that was creative and influential throughout the 20th century. In this episode, we discuss how this era influenced America's culture today.

In Christian eschatology, the New Jerusalem is a city that will be established to the south of the Temple Mount and will be inhabited by the twelve tribes of Israel after the Messianic era when Christ reigns over the saints. In this episode, we explore the details of the future majestic seat of power where God will rule and reign over the earth and the similarities in both Judaism and Christianity. Looking forward to the "New Jerusalem”!

We are told in Isaiah 35 that the desert will rejoice and flowers will bloom in the wilderness. The desert will sing and shout for joy...everyone will see the Lord's splendor, see His greatness and power! In this episode of "Focus On Israel," you'll see the miracle hand of God come alive in the land of Israel as we focus the camera lens on the beautiful country God has chosen as His own.

Attacks by Arabs on Jewish settlements in Israel are ongoing and in the last decade, more than two dozen people have been murdered in Itamar alone. In this episode's historical flashback, we remember that on March 11, 2011, five members of one Jewish family were murdered in their beds in the settlement of Itamar. A day of national mourning, world attention and infamy in God's Chosen Land.

With more and more Christians coming against Israel in the name of compassionate support of their enemies, one of America’s most respected evangelical ministers Pastor Jack Hayford provides, in this episode, pertinent biblical insight into this growing and disturbing trend.

Mainstream outlets continue to demonize Israel with the Palestinian narrative of Israel as occupier. The march of companies, celebrities, organizations, churches and others that have been persuaded through disinformation and strong-armed tactics to join the BDS movement grows daily. This episode examines the false and ridiculous claims against the world’s only Jewish state by the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement.

Today’s new wave of antisemitism enjoys support at both the highest and lowest reaches of society and successfully found a new home in polite society – at the world famous New York Metropolitan Opera House. This week's "Focus On Israel" episode looks back at PJTN's personal involvement in the large protest in NYC that was staged against “The Death of Klinghoffer,” an abstract opera that goes a long way towards excusing the murder of a helpless American Jew.

The future of America and Israel lie in the hands of our children and our grandchildren. The problem with textbooks, etc. Make no mistake, Common Core is indoctrinating our children into a leftist way of thinking, which includes destructive ideas such as the embracing of Islam, demonizing Israel, and undermining the Judeo/Christian values this nation was founded on. Textbooks and Common Core curriculum are now weapons in the leftist war on our children.

Features a portion of the award winning documentary, Israel Indivisible. The documentary explores the historical, archaeological, legal and biblical rights the Jewish people have to Israel.

The history of the Black and Jewish relationship is a long and complex one. The Jewish community can be credited with helping establish the NAACP, to help insure civil rights and social justice. Jews marched arm-in-arm in the civil rights movement and rose to help stop the slavery and genocide in Darfur. This week's edition of "Focus Israel" focuses on the long and important relationship between the Black and Jewish communities, both in America and throughout the world.

On one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, both Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a successful surprise attack on Israel in October of 1973. In coordination with other Arab countries, Israel's enemies made threatening gains against the greatly outnumbered Israeli army. But God had a forceful battle plan for His Chosen Land. This week's "Focus On Israel" episode features guest, Rabbi Pesach Lerner, an eyewitness to the battle.

Perhaps no tiny strip of real estate has gotten as much attention as "The Settlements." Global controversy over ownership has focused attention on the small piece of land known as the "West Bank" comprised of Judea and Samaria. In this week's "Focus On Israel" episode, guests Pastor Tommy Waller and Eve Harrow, a member of the settlement community, give insights into the region and its 'unsettled' history.

In this episode, we will take you inside the 2015 PJTN press briefing during the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention. Follow along as six incredible pro-Israel speakers share content you will not hear anywhere else. We urge you to invite your friends and family to watch this episode and become educated on the importance of offering support to Israel, God’s chosen people!

This week's episode of "Focus On Israel" shines the light of truth on the ongoing campaign of "disinformation" that has been underway for years to undermine and damage Israel and the Jewish people on the world stage. We'll see revealed the historical background of Soviet disinformation and the disturbing creation of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion by the Russian secret police. You'll learn of the secret plan by the KGB to use the Protocols to create the terrorism we see coming from the middle east today. The effect on Israel and the Jewish people has been devastating and far-reaching.

This episode of "Focus On Israel" is a historical look at the ages-old conflict in the Middle East between Iran and neighboring Israel. It recounts the history and takes a modern-day look at this ever-growing threat and how it poses an ongoing danger not only to Israel but to the entire world. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is featured in an important interview with a political overview of the times.

This episode of "Focus On Israel" takes the viewer to the 2012 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention in Nashville, TN. Each year PJTN hosts broadcast professionals from all around the world at the annual International Christian Prayer and Action Event for Israel at the NRB. This episode features a short film about the ministry and a panel discussion with industry leaders.

Is there a war against Israel within the Christian church? For many years we've seen the growing opposition within liberal churches and theologies toward the State of Israel. This opposition is rooted in an interpretation of the Bible which views the Church as having replaced or ‘fulfilled’ Israel in God’s prophetic purposes. In recent years, this "replacement theology" and opposition to Israel has now taken hold in many Evangelical Churches. Of particular concern? Fast alliances have been forged with secular, political and non-Christian religious groups in what can only be described as a mounting "anti-Israel crusade." Watch and learn more in this episode of "Focus On Israel"!

In the press and other media, Israel has endured a tremendous amount of "moral equivalence" as the struggle in the Middle East rages on. We hear the term often, but do we have a full understanding of what it really means? In this episode, Michael Medved, a nationally recognized media voice, talks about the dangers of moral equivalence against Israel that have been woven for decades throughout the media.

"Focus On Israel" exists to educate, motivate and activate our viewers on the biblical mandate we have to support Israel and the Jewish people. Film and media were used as a major weapon to breed antisemitism during the propaganda campaigns waged by the Nazis, and those effects have been far-reaching in our modern culture. In this episode, film critic and historian Michael Medved explores the past and present examples of antisemitic hatred on the big screen—the propaganda of hatred then and now.

With the world increasingly pushing Israel to divide their land with Palestine, what is the real truth behind this age-old struggle? Does Palestine exist as a territory recognized in the Bible? What proof does Israel have that their "Land of Promise" is really theirs? Watch and learn more in this episode of "Focus On Israel"!

God has said of Israel: "And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant." Is God’s covenant with Jewish people still valid here in the 21st century? This episode of "Focus On Israel" delves into what has been termed “The Promise” and looks into whether this promise is still in effect for the Jewish people.

Replacement Theology is an age-old false teaching and the belief that the church replaced Israel. It began under the reign of Constantine and it persists in Christianity to this day. Replacement Theology suggests that because Israel rebelled and fell away, she forfeited her promises and covenant blessings and, therefore, the church has replaced her and become "the new Israel." But that's not what God said. Watch and learn more about it in this episode of "Focus On Israel"!