Category Archives: Zionism

No Axis of Evil: Letters to the Spectator Editor

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

The following letters have been published in the Spectator in response to a libelous article by Melanie Phillips Beware the New Axis of Evangelicals and Islamists ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Sir: Melanie Phillips’s article (‘Beware the new axis of evangelicals and Islamists’, 7 … Continue reading →

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Blessing the Children of Abraham: An Annotated Bibliography

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16) Various  attempts have been made in recent years to … Continue reading →

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A Critique of Christian Zionism: Tony Higton

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

Published in Mishkan, A Forum on the Gospel and the Jewish People: Issue 55/2008 The following quotations are taken from an article by Tony Higton published in Mishkan which includes a response to my book, Christian Zionism: Road-map to Armageddon? … Continue reading →

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A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation: Naim Stifan Ateek

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

Twenty years in the writing, Canon Naim Ateek’s long awaited sequel to Justice only Justice, may prove to be the most important work ever written by a Palestinian theologian. For those who know and respect Canon Ateek and the reconciliation … Continue reading →

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Christian Zionism: Christian Bookshops Directory Book of the Month

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

A review by Phil Groom Israel’s crimes against humanity must always be seen against the backdrop of the equally terrible crimes of humanity against Israel. But does this make those crimes — its ongoing abuse of the Palestinians and, as … Continue reading →

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The Christians of Gaza

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

Photograph: Musa Al-shaer/AFP/Getty Images A little known fact is the presence of a small but significant Christian Palestinian presence in Gaza. Gerald Butt wrote about them in Life at the Crossroads: History of Gaza. Read a review here. Carl Moeller … Continue reading →

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Understanding Israel: Iain Gill Reviews Zion’s Christian Soldiers

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

14 May 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of the birth of the modern State of Israel. The fundamental problem in the long-running Israel/Palestine dispute is that Jews in the newly formed Israel stole land from the indigenous Arabs, taking it … Continue reading →

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Royal Grammar School Guildford Debates the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Yesterday, the staff of the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, invited John Levy of Friends of Israel Educational Foundation and I to to have a debate on Israel and Palestine before the sixth form students. It was a good natured … Continue reading →

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Globalising Hatred: The New Antisemitism

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

Denis MacShane is the Labour MP for Rotherham, and was the Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until the ministerial reshuffle that followed the 2005 general election. His book “Globalizing Hatred: The New Antisemitism” was … Continue reading →

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The Church and the BNP

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Stephen Sizer

With the leaking, last month, of the names, addresses and occupations of the 12,000 members of the British National Party (BNP), media attention, such as the BBC and Guardian, has focussed on the handful of police officers, teachers and soldiers … Continue reading →

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