Shabbat shalom dearly beloved:

”And they spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land.” Numbers 14:7

When people join our tours they sometimes tell us some interesting stories and give us some important insights. I have heard quite a few that prior to coming to Israel were warned and threatened by their closest friends and family that Israel is not a safe place to be. These people are undoubtedly affected by a very biased media that is doing all in its power to discredit Israel and prevent any tourism from coming to the Holy Land. One of our tour participants of our latest tour before Passover, a Colombian lady from Spain told us: “I came ready to tour the Land in spite of the bombs and to die if necessary. I imagined that I would have to be ducking every time that a bomb flew over my head!” After being in Israel for nearly two weeks she was enthralled at the peacefulness, order and the constant sense of security in the Land. This is the experience of all those that have come on our tours for the last 15 years.  They are all awed at how SAFE Israel is! Most everyone that comes here arrives with a certain apprehension because of the terribly negative picture that the media portrays about Israel. If someone just about sneezes in Israel it is broadcasted all over the world as a major issue. There are countries that are ridden with Islamic or other terror and they are never in the news! People travel back and forth from London, New York, Madrid and Paris and no one threatens them and coerces them not to go, though these places are much more dangerous than Israel is!  When it’s about Israel, many react as stung by a cobra! This is the work of a very anti-Semitic media that causes a terribly prejudiced opinion about God’s Holy Land and People! That is exactly what Hitler did. He used the media to form an opinion in the minds of the people against the Jews by drawing caricatures and calling them vermin, worms, rats and other plagues. Eventually the people in Germany and Europe did not see the Jews as human but as a plague to be rid of and it was easy to do it in cold blood!

Today the media is doing it again by causing Israel to be isolated, and by constant lies and manipulations of information so that most people will not dare to come. That way they have harmed tourism, and with , the economy of the country! Countless of Christians have never set foot in this Holy Land because they have believed the media’s lies! It is time to put a stop to this! I have traveled all over the world from Israel to USA, UK, all of Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia and I can honestly tell you that Israel is the safest country to be in! Israel is one of the only countries where a woman can actually walk safely in the midst of the night in most cities! I used to pastor a congregation in the hardest places of Tel Aviv where the prostitutes, the drug addicts and many foreign workers make their home. That was by far one of the most difficult area of all of Israel! And yet my ladies would walk home alone most every night! I do not know any major city in the world where it is safe for women to walk alone in the night! Israel is!

Some people believe that Israel is under constant terror attacks, which is another fallacy! In fact there is more danger of terror attacks in New York, London, Paris and Madrid because there is an extremely large and belligerent Moslem population and many terror cells! The threat of terror is now the concern of all the nations of the world and certainly not only Israel! In that case no one should travel anywhere at all or worst no one should actually venture out of their homes!

The following are excerpts from www.theage.com.au
USA and Europe:The threat has changed over the years. The most obvious difference is the perpetrators. The attacks on September 11 were carried out by foreigners, outsiders on a mission. Now, terrorism also comes from within. "A very small fringe minority among the Muslim community in Western countries," explains Anthony Bubalo from the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, where a focus of his research is radical Islamist movements. This has also shifted the counter-terrorism response into the realm of law enforcement and domestic intelligence.

London and the UK:The big shift in views on the terrorist threat came with the July 2005 attacks in London. In the so-called 7/7 attacks, four local men who had spent most of their lives in Britain, strapped on explosive-filled backpacks and attacked the London transport system, killing 52. Videos from two of the bombers claiming responsibility were later released, and it appeared they may have also spent some time in Pakistan. Authorities recognized the threat of angry young men in Western countries, exposed to radical views on the internet and in underground prayer groups, and deciding to turn violent. "Home-grown" terrorism meant a need for even greater co-operation between police and intelligence agencies to counter this growing danger.

Australia: Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer agrees there is a big problem in Pakistan, but cautions that terrorism remains a global phenomenon. "If there was just one epicentre of terrorism and you could just stamp that out and then that would be the end of terrorism, that would be fantastic." Terrorism, he says, is a bigger story.

Latin America and Caribbeans: Over the years, the United States has been concerned about threats to Latin American and Caribbean nations from various terrorist or insurgent groups that have attempted to influence or overthrow elected governments. Although Latin America has not been the focal point in the war on terrorism, countries in the region have struggled with domestic terrorism for decades and international terrorist groups have at times used the region as a battleground to advance their causes. The State Department’s annual Country Reports on Terrorism highlights U.S. concerns about terrorist threats around the world, including in Latin America
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/81364.pdf

Terrorism is a Global concern now and most countries are not ready yet to protect its citizens against it! The only difference that the security in these countries is not comparable to the very oiled and professional Israeli security! Above all Elohim’s eyes are on this Land all the time and you can feel His Presence and His Protective embrace. Most of my tourists remark after a tour that they could really breathe PEACE in Israel! This is God’s Land and His Favor is upon it!

“A land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.” Deuteronomy 11:12

The enemy of our souls knows that there are so many Biblical Promises for the nations that come UP to Zion, that he tries to deter as many as possible from coming. YHVH appointed His Holy City and His Holy Land to be the place of Spiritual Ascent for all nations, not Mecca or Lourdes, Rome or Washington DC but Jerusalem and Israel!

“The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Now it will come about that In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains, and will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways and that we may walk in His paths." For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of YHVH from Jerusalem. And He will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and never again will they learn war.”  Isaiah 2:1-4

In fact He wants to make sure that all of His children come to visit her and do not forget her!

“If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget her skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.”  Psalms 137:5-6

He appointed much favor to those that come from the nations!

'So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD.' Zechariah 8:22

Israel is the very best and safest place to visit for spiritual reasons and to come on holidays to. The city of Eilat at the Red Sea is the most beautiful holiday resort in the world. I can tell you that after enjoying the best holiday resorts like Cancun, Tenerife and others. Not one of them can compare with the majesty and the combination of colors of the Mountains of Edom in Eilat and the deep blue water of the Red Sea in this the ancient city port from King Solomon’s time. The view is breathtaking, the atmosphere is wonderful and relaxing and the hotels are superb! Nothing can be compared with the impacting Holy City of Jerusalem with its amazing contrast between ancient and modern and the stunning beauty of the Jerusalem stone. The majesty of the City Wall, the ramparts, the Kotel (Western Wall), Gethsemane and the breathtaking view from the Mount of Olives! Of course the magnetic and amazingly calm atmosphere of the Sea of Galilee with the Galilean Mountains and the Golan Heights is one of a kind and most people do not want to leave! You can literally feel the Presence of the Holy Spirit nearly everywhere! As you walk this Land that our Abba loves so much you feel engulfed in His Love and Care, totally safe as the Bible, page by page comes alive! Then you begin to absorb His heart and love for His Land and for His Jewish People. By the end of the tour you truly know what it means to be grafted into the Olive Tree and your life will never be the same again!

“You will arise and have compassion on Zion; For it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come. Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones and feel pity for her dust. So the nations will fear the name of YHVH and all the kings of the earth Your glory. For YHVH has built up Zion; He has appeared in His glory.” Psalms 102:13-16

Is everything in Israel ideal or easy? Far from it! Israel has had to survive against all odds and the vast majority of the People of Israel are in great need of Salvation! However Israel is the Land of Y’shua and He invites all nations to stream to it and to meet Him here in a fresh new way! King Solomon prayed a prayer at the Dedication of the Temple that is still in effect until this very day! Most everyone that prays at the KOTEL (The Western retaining Wall of the Ancient Temple) experiences miracles and answered prayer!

"Also concerning the foreigner who is not from Your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for Your great name's sake and Your mighty hand and Your outstretched arm, when they come and pray toward this house, then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, and fear You as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your name.”  2 Chronicles 6:32-33

He has also promised to prosper all that care for and see to it that all is well with Jerusalem, Israel and His Jewish People. What better place to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem than IN JERUSALEM?

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.”  Psalms 122:6

We pray that this year and coming years will be years of great waves of Spiritual Aliyah (Spiritual Ascent) to Israel and that we will have the privilege of hosting you, assisting and facilitating your ascent many times! We believe that your Presence and prayers in this Land and for this Land; will bring about the long awaited REVIVAL! In return you will have a personal revival and YAH (God) will favorably look upon you, your family and nation.

“And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."  Genesis 12:3

This year and next year in Jerusalem,

“For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, and her salvation like a torch that is burning.”  Isaiah 62:1

Your friends in Israel
Bishop Dominiquae with Rabbi Baruch Bierman

PS: Please stop believing the media and believe the Bible instead! SHALOM and see you in Israel!