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CHRISTIAN
CONCERN
FOR
ISRAEL
W< the underlined Blble-BellevfnB Chrtalm* toe timt of DrwL
affirm our belief in the right of Israel to e»i«t as a _ _
free and independent nation and in this light we Further, from the penpective of lantoTe aacurtty
voice our grave apprehension concerning the recent requirements as wall a, from our understanding
direction of American foreign policy vis a vis the of her legacy, wa Mould view wfth grave concern
Middle East. any effort to carve out of Ore historic Jewish
homeland another nation or political entity, partio-
We are particularly troubled by the erosion of ularty one which would be governed by lenoritte
American governmental support for Israel evident whose stated goals is the destruction of the Jewrids
m the joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. statement state.
While we are sympathetic to the human needs of
tor she aearn* ef me SUMe fast rsWndW mar
pnvwftaa warn made se the other deaesndantt of
Abraham and concerned about the welfare of
Christians in all the countries of the Middle East,
we affirm as Bibla Believers our belief in the
promise of the Isnd to the Jewish people-a promise
first made to Abraham and repeated throughout
Scripture, a promise which hat never been abro
gated.
We believe the rebirth of Israel as a nation and the
return of her people to the land IS dearty foretold
in the Bible and this fulfillment in our time is one
of the moat momentous events to tot human
history. ,
While the exact boundaries of the land of promise
art open so discussion. we. along widi moat Bible
Bel even, understand the Jeensh homeland gwrertoly
so include the territory west of the Jordan River.
It diould be remembered that fro* the time of
Joshua, dm land man Isas been toe exclusive
homeland lor the Jewrdr nelson. Jerusalem hat
never been the capital lor any odier people since
Rev. Raymond Hancock
Sinpc/mt Sap til Cftvnh Atom'to*
Rev. Jack Holt
Hatr.ion *4 lapoto 0>*rth teat A**w
Dr. W D Hungerpilter, President
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Rtv. A. L. Kendrick
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Dr. Harold Kilpatrick
Suto'd Saptut Chmch-DotpnSp
Rev George Lauderdale, Director
Intmcatuovi Ip* Inapt Atlanta
Rev. Leroy Cooper
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Rev. Paul Henderson
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Rev Fred R Connell Jr.
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Ae Bible Beiievlng Christians, we arp convinced
by political Intrigue, fluctuating world
opinion or the imposition of world powers. Rather,
we put Our trust in the etemality of the covenant
God made with Abraham and we find comfort in
the words of the prophet Amoe-
"And I mtu pant tom* ucm toe/amreedtoer
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We prefer peace to the Middle East end we pledge
ourselves to work for justice for ell of the peoples
involved. The time has come for Btote-BeHewng
Christians to affirm their belief in biblical prophecy
and toast's Divine Right to the Land by speaking
out now.
Hero’s wbat you can do:
e Prey for die Reece of Jerusalem.
• Write a letter or add your name to this
letter'end tend it to your Government
leaders today indicating your support tor
Israel.
• Place tfiie. statement in your locto newe
papers
Dr Bob Moore
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Dr E»m*r Town*. Ex*c.V>c*Pim
Rtv Ch*rki Wright
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Rev. John O'Nttl
Rtv. J. T. Altxtndtr
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EXTEND YOUR HAND AND
HEART TO ISRAEL
For kjrther information write to:
CAftRY Nf WfOMf.
Ooy»m (Cental for Imrt
PO Bo« 46211
AtUitto. GA 30J20
Yahel kibbutzniks relax between chores.
A reform kibbutz
in orthodox Israel
by Judah Ravlv
Too often, the young American
immigiant to Israel finds himself a
stranger in his new land. The
barrier is not language or
bureaucracy, but something more
profound: as a Conservative or
Reform Jew, he is a minority in his
new home, at odds with the
orthodoxy which dominates
religion in Israel.
Recently, I visited Israel's first
reform kibbutz.
Its name is Yahel, meaning
“light” or “glow.” It is the latest
settlement to be completed in the
Arava Desert. And it was
established last February by a
group of young soldier-settlers of
Nahal (the Army’s Pioneer Settler
Corps) who are Reform Jews.
To these young people, the issue
of, Reform Judaism in Israel is a
simple one: either Orthodoxy shall
welcome the Reform movement,
or it shall alienate a vital branch of
Judaism, in which case the loss of
immigrants and support will be
tremendous. And that is the sum
total of their polemics.
Instead, these settlers are
committed to action. Work begins
at four in the morning and ends at
seven in the evening. On 40 acres of
JNFi-reclaimed land, they raise
tomatoes, cucumbers and onions
for export to Europe. On another
21.1 acres they grow dates and
flowers.
We reach Yahel travelling 65
kilometers north from Eilat, then
off the highway and along a short
accers road which encircles its
residential area. The temperature
is 109 in the shade; heat waves
bounce off the asphalt road as we
drive in.
Opposite the entrance, near the
communal dining hall, are small
green saplings that have been
planted by the JNF on a quarter
acre of land.
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A notice on the dining hall
bulletin hoards reads:
“Friends! Please don’t turn on
the hot water faucets here or in the
kitchen, as that will cause untold
trouble. Anyone desiring a more
detailed explanation as to the
nature of the source of the trouble
with all its diversified aspects, is
directed to Gidi for reliable
information.”
For our detailed explanation,
we speak to 20-year-old Nava
Ariel, co-secretary of Yahel, who
explains that the one well in the
area has a high sulphur and iron
content, making it unfit for
drinking.
“The crops seems to be doing
alright,” she says, “but the only
good that we’re getting out of it is
the showers we take with buckets."
Drinking water is being brought
into the kibbutz three times a day
from the nearby settlement of
Ketura until a filtration system is
completed.
What are the settlers like? They
are very young—between the ages
of 18 and 20—and come from all
parts of Israel and beyond.
Avital Amiram is from Haifa.
We find her preparing a salad in
the kibbutz kitchen. Her military
service will end in a few months.
But she intends to stay and make
the kibbutz her home.
“Each year", she says, “small
groups of new immigrants from
the Reform Movement’s “Gareen
Ha-Arava" (Arava nucleus) will
come to join Yahel. One group has
already arrived, though most are
now away on active army duty.
“Our aim is to draw as many new
immigrants to our kibbutz as we
can. And next week, we are
expecting our first family—a
young Reform rabbi, his wife and
children, from the United States ”
Yohanan Ben Avram, an
American, works at the kibbutz’s
small factory for the production
and size standardization of parts
for transformers.
The members work hard and
closely, forming a family at Yahel.
Their housing, air-conditioned
against the murderous heat, is
prefabricated, modern and
pleasant: single rooms for the
unmarried, two room flats for
couples, and three rooms for
families.
The kibbutz has a small
clubroom and library. And, with
the aid of the settlement
authorities and the Reform
Movement in the United States,
next year Yahel, in the midst of the
withering heat of the Arava, will
have a swimming pool.