The year 2025 marks 1700 years since the landmark Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Commemorated by many churches around the world. According to Church historian Philip Schaff, Nicaea was – next to the Apostolic council in Jerusalem in Acts chapter 15 – “the most important and the most illustrious of all the councils of Christendom.”
Given the UN’s record of anti-Israel bias, there is a real risk the conference will seek a unilateral solution to the conflict, including recognition of a Palestinian state. Notably, French President Macron and the British Foreign Secretary recently signalled that they would pursue this avenue at the conference. This would undermine existing international law, including the Oslo Accords and successive UN Security Council resolutions, which established that peace must be negotiated, not imposed.
On October 7, terrorists took over the Children’s Centre – it was a strategic act. They knew it included the heaviest fortified missile protected buildings in the centre of the community. One of the most heroic battles took place between the medical centre and the kindergarten, lasting for 7 hours.
Last year, the ICEJ assisted 3,653 Jews in their Aliyah and Integration process in Israel, which was 11.3% of the total immigration figures for 2024. That brings our cumulative total to 188,977 Jews assisted with Aliyah since the Christian Embassy’s founding in 1980.
This year, the ICEJ marked the Passover season once again by distributing gifts and grocery coupons to Jewish families across Israel over recent weeks. These gifts brought joy and relief to many in need, ensuring they could celebrate this landmark holiday with dignity.
The Israeli Declaration of Independence, which realized Herzl’s dream, coincided with the end of British rule over the Palestine Mandate. In his declaration, Ben-Gurion called for peace and equality for all inhabitants and extended a hand to neighbouring states. Yet, the very next day, Israel was invaded by several Arab nations, initiating Israel’s War of Independence. Despite overwhelming odds, the fledgling Israeli state prevailed – a victory nothing short of miraculous, showing that God’s hand was at work.
These ancient Jewish communities kept their identity and traditions despite centuries of isolation and were thought to have fully immigrated to Israel during the major operations of the 1980s and 1990s
In the heart of Tel Aviv, hidden from the public eye, exists a women’s outreach centre that offers much more than just food and shelter.
In 1987, I was serving on the pastoral team of an expatriate church that met in the main auditorium of the YMCA on King David Street in Jerusalem. Just a few days before Christmas, I was meeting with my fellow pastors over breakfast. Suddenly, the restaurant floor manager, a Jewish man called Yossi, came over and asked if he could join us. We duly welcomed him and asked him to take a seat.
Following the Holocaust many survivors made Australia their new home, far from the horror they had lived through. And there are Holocaust memorial museums that preserve the memories and document the genocide. Visit the one in your State or Territory to refresh your knowledge of the history.
Passover is a reminder of God’s faithfulness to Israel, rescuing them from Egyptian slavery and bringing them into the promised land, in fulfilment of His covenant with Abraham. It highlights Israel’s vital role in God’s salvation plan and shows that God will always deliver His chosen people – an important reminder as we witness unprecedented hostility towards Israel today.
Throughout history, the Jews have often been exiled or expelled from their homeland. In 70 AD, with the destruction of the second temple, they were dispersed throughout the world
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