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- [Host] This week on Jerusalem Dateline.

Israel is on it's way to the moon.

- [Female Announcer]Two, one, zero, ignition.

- [Host] Israel is set tobecome the fourth country

to make a soft landing on the moon.

Plus an historic economicforum brings Israelis

and Palestinian business people together.

- Israel wants to workwith the Palestinian

because they want peacewith their neighbors.

- And could this new government

in northeast Syria be what the

prophet Isaiah wrote aboutnearly 3000 years ago?

All this and more thisweek on Jerusalem Dateline.

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Hello and welcome to this edition of

Jerusalem Dateline, I'm Chris Mitchell.

Israel entered the space race

when an Israeli company, SpaceIL,

sent the first ever privatespacecraft to land on the moon.

The spacecraft is called Barasheet,

a reference to the words "inthe beginning" from Genesis.

While only about thesize of a washing machine

it's mission is out of this world.

After launching from Cape Canaveral

the plan will include several lunar orbits

before making a softlanding on the moon surface.

- [Chris] The 40 day voyage culminates

with the landing scheduled for April 11th.

It will then send back video

and high resolution picturesand preform experiments.

The mission has two goals.

One is called the Apollo Effect,

hoping to inspire the next generation.

- [Chris] Antebi says SpaceILwants to show a small country

with a small budget can join the

prestigious moon landing clubof the US, Russia, and China.

Israel President Reuven Rivlin calls the

venture, Zionism at it's finest.

The spacecraft is alsobringing a time capsule

including a miniature copy of the Bible.

Along with Israeli national symbols

including the saying

(foreign language)

the people of Israel live.

You can go to cbnnews.com fora link to watch the launch.

As Prime Minister Netanyahu said,

"The launch of SpaceIL is an exciting

"first for the Jewish state."

But here on Earth the Jewish people

are facing a resurgence in anti-Semitism

that Netanyahu saidparallels Israel's success.

CBN News has beenfollowing and reporting on

the growing trend ofanti-Semitism across Europe.

Lately, French protesters spoke out

against what's happening inJewish communities there.

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- [Female Reporter]Thousands gathered under

a setting sun to protestrising anti-Semitism in France.

- [Female Reporter]Former French President

Francois Hollande spoke asFrance held nationwide rallies.

Just hours after thediscovery of swastikas

painted on some 80 gravestonesin a Jewish cemetery.

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- [Female Reporter] Israeli Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu called the

desecration of graves shocking.

And another Israeli official urged

Jews in France to come home.

In response, FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron

laid a wreath and observeda moment of silence

at the Holocaust Museum in Paris.

This after speaking outagainst a French proposal

to criminalize anti-Zionism.

- [Police Radio] All city units

are being sent to an active shooter.

- [Female Reporter] The emboldened acts

of anti-Semitism in France come just

three months after this deadly attack

on a Jewish community in the US.

The suspect in the shooting massacre

at the Tree of LifeSynagogue in Pittsburgh

plead not guilty to 11 countsof hate crimes and murder.

- It's like a contagious disease

that's always under the surface

and sometimes it spurs upinto epidemic proportions

and then sometimes it recedes.

- [Female Reporter] Michael Rydelnik's

parents survived the Holocaust.

He now is an expert on anti-Semitism

with The Moody Bible Institute.

- We thought after the Holocaust,

most historians and analyststhought, that's the end of it.

We saw how evil it is, it would be over.

And yet, in recent days it'srevived really strongly.

- [Female Reporter] Rydelniksays this type of hatred

knows no political party andexists in both extreme fringes.

Freshmen congresswomanIlhan Omar apologized

after tweeting criticismsof US support of Israel.

And tweeting in 2012, "Israelhas hypnotized the world.

"May Allah awaken the people and help

"them see the evil doings of Israel."

The Anti-Defamation Leaguerecently issued a report

that shows anti-Semitic incidences

rose nearly 60% in just oneyear, from 2016 to 2017.

- Well I think it's really interesting

that the new anti-Semitismused to just be on the right.

Right-wing, Fascists kindof, Nazi kind of ideology.

Extreme right, I don't wannathink all conservatives

are like that, but the extreme right.

Now the extreme lefthas embraced it as well.

And so you have two groupsand I think also the,

part of the liberal ideology today,

the extreme left is extremely anti-Israel.

And because of that

there's a greater prepotency

to persecute Israel orargue against Israel

but it's because it's a Jewish state.

It's the Jewish state of Israelthat they're angry about.

- It's becoming clear thatAmerica's relationship

with Israel could be a bigissue for Democrats in 2020.

Supporting the Jewish state has long been

accepted across party lines.

But with some new facesin the Democratic party

that could be changing.

Here's CBN's Jenna Browder again

with that story from Washington.

- I think what I meant is like the

settlements that are increasing...

- [Jenna] From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...

- How has this Administration responded?

- To Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib

younger Democrats coming into Congress

are speaking out against Israel.

And in some cases beingcalled anti-Semitic.

Omar was just forced toapologize for this tweet

suggesting AIPAC, thepro-Israel lobbying group,

bought the support of her colleagues.

It's all causing a big headache for

Democratic leadership andthe parties 2020 hopefuls

who will have to take up theissue on the debate stage.

- Absolutely I think Republicans

will make sure it's an issue.

I think Jewish Democratswill make sure it's an issue.

- [Jenna] Ab Stoddardwith Real Clear Politics

said this could create a big opening

for Republicans and Democrats know that.

- They're very concerned aboutthe direction of the party.

Support for the BDS movement,

any kind of skept--

Skepticism of Netanyahu is one thing

but to go beyond that and to question

the unbreakable bond Ithink is really gonna cause

a lot of strife within the party.

- [Jenna] As well as potential issues

with their own voters.

A 2018 Pew Research poll found just 27%

of Democrats sympathize with Israel.

Down from 38% in 2001.

And younger voters are dramatically

less supportive than older voters.

- I think that it's abig internal struggle

that they don't wanna make to public.

They don't wanna have the debate.

Be out in the open, but they're working

behind the scenes very aggressively

to try to make it clear topeople that we stand with Israel.

- [Jenna] A group of prominent Democrats

has formed a pro-Israel groupto counter any skepticism.

But that may not be enough and in 2020.

- For President Trumpwhen he runs next year,

he's not gonna do nuance.

He's gonna hammer them over this,

in simplistic terms that will make

it very complicated forthe Democratic nominee.

- [Jenna] Instead oftalking about other ideas

Democrats may have to defendand explain themselves

on an issue few of them want to address.

In Washington, Jenna Browder, CBN News.

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- President Trump has yetto unveil his business plan

but after 25 years ofa failed peace process

Israelis and Palestinians aretrying a different approach.

Grassroots business ties that build

the economy and good relationships.

For many this is history in the making.

- As the children of Abraham there is

far more that unites us than divides us.

We are not destined to fight.

- [Chris] US ambassador to Israel,

David Friedman, spoke toIsraelis and Palestinians

as a first of it's kind economic forum.

- The last time anybody signed a piece

of paper was in Oslo in 1993.

But no efforts were undertaken then to

make peace between the people.

It was peace on a piece of paper.

And of course we know what happened.

The next year there was afour-fold increase in terrorism.

- [Chris] Israeli Government

Minister Michael Oren said Israelis

and Palestinians need a new approach.

- It should begin just with this.

With Israelis andPalestinian business people,

entrepreneurs, educators sitting together

and building a relationshipfrom the bottom up.

- Palestinians already dohundreds of millions of dollars

worth of business withIsraelis each month.

And more than 100 thousand Palestinians

go to Israel to work each day.

And more than 40 thousand in Israeli

communities in Judea and Samaria.

But that's one narrativenot often reported.

- The other narrative isthat you've got more than 90%

of Palestines today that are working with

or are wanting to work with Israelis.

They want normal relationships.

They wanna be able to feed their children.

- [Chris] Heather Johnston,

founder of the US IsraeliEducation Association

co-sponsored the forum.

- Israel has the technology.

They have the innovativeeconomy that is flourishing

and they're watching it flourish.

Israel wants to work with the Palestinians

because they want peacewith their neighbors.

- There's a paradigm shift here

where we recognize the role of government

but we are not putting allof our eggs in that basket.

- [Chris] Israeli AviZimmerman lives in Ariel

and Palestinian Haj AshrafJa'Abri lives in Hebron.

They co-founded the Judea and Samari

Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

- We need to look to a different sector

not the government sector forstability and sustainability.

We need to look to the business sector.

This is a business sectorempowerment movement.

Where we say that business leaders are

the ones who are paying people's salaries.

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- [Translator] Firstof all we're neighbors

in the territories in Hebron.

Our neighbors are Jewish.

We worked together 50years ago until Oslo.

The politics in our area ismaking all these problems.

- [Chris] US senator James Lankford

says Congress is paving the way

for the US Governmentto back this project.

- So for the first time everAmerican financial dollars

are actually going towardshelping the cooperation

between Palestine and Israeli

business leaders in cooperating together.

- [Chris] Lankford said it's not

about a peace processbut simply making peace.

- One of the areas thatwe need to be able to see

is the more engagementon the business side

where it's just family to family

and business to businessactually doing it.

- [Chris] Ja'Abri says he's not

afraid to work with Israelis.

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] We're looking toward

the future of ourchildren from both sides.

Whoever wants real peace in my opinion

has to continue in this way.

There's no other way,there's only one way,

we have to live together.

- An overwhelming percentage of

Palestinian Arabs want peace with Israeli.

And one prominent leadersays he would prefer

living under the Jewish State

than the Palestinian authority.

CBN's Scott Ross traveled tothe ancient city of Hebron

where he talked with a Jew and an Arab

who believe peacebetween them is possible.

- [Scott] Hebron is often known as

one of the most volitlecities in the West Bank.

But here in what's alsothe most prosperous

Palestinian-Arab city adifferent kind of peace between

Israelis and Palestiniansis discussed on both sides.

Ja'Abri and Arnon havebeen friends for 30 years.

After our initial exchange Ja'Abri

preferred to speak mostly in Hebrew.

- You two are friends, you'rean Arab and he is a Jew.

- Yes.

- Why are you friends?

- [Translator] He's our neighbor.

- Neighbors?- Yes.

- And you get along together?- Yes.

- So it is possible for Jews and Arabs

to live together in friendshipwithout any conflict?

- [Translator] Yes without any doubt.

30 years ago we were working together

doing business together.

- Why don't more Jews and Arabs

live as you live with your friend?

- [Translator] Because of the politicians.

- [Scott] More than 25 years ago

Israel opened the door for Yasser Arafat

and the PalestinianLiberation Organization,

or PLO, from Tunis by recognizing them

as the sole representative of

the Palestinian people in negotiations.

Arafat and then IsraeliPrime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

signed the Oslo Accords onthe White House lawn in 1993.

Creating the Palestinian authority

out of the PLO to govern the Palestinians.

The aim, to end theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict

and eventually establisha Palestinian state

in Biblical Judea, Samaria, and Gaza.

Ja'Abri says it hasn't worked.

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] The PLO signed the

Oslo agreements 25 years ago

and till today we didn't reachpeace, it's the opposite.

We started with a very big problem.

- In the Oslo Accordthe Israeli government

had brought the PLO tocontrol the local population.

And they said, "You bring those people,

"the corrupted and theterrorists to control us, why?"

I feel ashamed about that.

We disappointed them, we betrayed them.

- What do the PLO think of you?

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] I don't carewhat the PLO thinks about me.

What's important for me is how we can

all live together in this area.

In the state of Israel.

If we follow their way we won't have peace

even in the next 50 years.

- [Scott] And he says therehas to be another way.

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] How will we live

together under the government of Israel?

In the end this is the only solution.

- [Scott] Even though Ja'Abri says

the masses want to change.

Saying so would get them in trouble

with the Palestinian authority.

- Have your enemies threatened you?

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- [Translator] We're not afraid of anyone.

We speak from our hearts,we speak the truth.

- Do you have hope for thefuture for peace in the land?

(speaking foreign language)

- [Translator] Of course,there's hope but we have

to continue in the way ofreal peace from both sides.

The problem between usis a political problem.

- [Scott] Ja'Abri, who is a

business man and other Palestinian

and Israeli businessmenhave ideas about how to make

person to person relations work.

And they want the world to help.

Scott Ross for CBN in Hebron.

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- For decades Israel has been the

only true democracy in the Middle East.

Now a new effort isunderway in northeast Syria.

It's based on equal rightsand religious freedom.

But this new democracycould be short lived

if US forces leave the area.

This new government runs from

the Tigris to the Euphrates rivers.

- We have a political system that was

based on a social contractbetween all the groups.

Arabs, Kurds, Syriac, Christians

and this social contract they articulated

how they want to live together.

As diverse ethnicitiesand diverse religions.

- [Chris] Bassam Ishak is seeking support

from US leaders for this new government.

He calls it a golden opportunity.

- I don't think ever any political system

in the Middle East guaranteethe religious freedom.

If you go back hundreds and thousands

of years this has not happened.

- [Chris] They also see a common bond.

- Much of our inspiration actually

is align with the American revolution.

We don't want a country where citizenship

and rights are based on ethnic identities

or religious identities.

We want all Syrians to be equal.

We believe they were all created

by God equal and to be free.

- [Chris] They also findinspiration in the Bible

where the prophet Isaiahwrote of a Holy highway

from Assyria, part of modern day Syria,

through Israel and Egypt.

- This is actually our dream, is that our,

that the highway, thatthe crescent will be

the Isaiah crescent and Lord willing

because it's a crescentof peace and prosperity

and according to Isaiahwhen this Isaiah crescent

is established it will be ablessing for the whole Earth.

So we are really yearningfor the Isaiah crescent.

- [Chris] Yet, he saysthey need protection

so this dream anddemocracy can stay alive.

Ishak says he wants totell President Trump

the existence of Christiansthere hangs in the balance

given surrounding threats.

- So I would say to him, "Mr. President,

"God is entrusting you.

"God has entrusted Americawith power and ability.

"Please seek God, ask Godbefore you make the decision

"so that Christianity isnot eradicated from Syria

"and from historical Mesopotamia."

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- [Chris] Up next, an appeal for prayer

and fasting for Israeland the Middle East.

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- Many people became deeply concerned

when President Trump announced

the US would pull troopsout of northeast Syria.

Since then the White House has decided

to leave 200 peacekeepers behind.

Still a major prayerministry here in Jerusalem

is issuing a call to prayer and fasting.

For Christian's in thearea, for a new democracy

in northeast Syria to flourish,

and for Israel to beprotected from it's enemies.

Here's some of that callto prayer and fasting.

- Hello, this is Rick Ridings from

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overlooking the Temple Mount.

There's some urgent developmentshere in the Middle East

that are so importantthat we believe decisions

will be made in these next two months

that could affect the destiny, the fate

of millions of people in this region

and even the future of Israel.

These decisions are so important

that we're calling fora united time of prayer

and fasting in the style of Queen Esther.

We would like to ask for thisto begin on Friday, March 1st.

We ask you to pray in three areas.

The first of these is for northeast Syria.

An amazing development has happened there

and a democracy has emerged that is

representing all the peoples.

It's even encouraging theparticipation of women.

It is very committed to theprotection of the Christians

and of the Kurdish people of that region

that there be no genocide.

A secondary prayer, when President Trump

announced the decision to pull-out troops

from northeast Syria immediately.

Three of those countriesfrom which I saw highways.

Turkey, Russia, and Iran puttheir focus on northeast Syria.

Iran would like to build a land bridge

that could even allow themto come against Israel.

All three of these nationshave the potential,

if they are in completecontrol in that area

to allow a genocide of the Christians

and of the Kurds of that area.

Thirdly, here in Israel we are having

elections on April 9th.

President Trump has announced that they

would postpone the announcementof their peace plan

for the Middle East untilafter these elections.

This gives us a little more time to pray.

And we would encourage you to pray

and believe together with us that

any kind of evil counsel that would seek

to divide up the land of Israel,

that would bring judgment according to

Joel, chapter three, would be thwarted.

We believe that God isabsolutely sovereignty

in control as in the days of Esther.

But he uses us and sowe encourage you to pray

in whatever way, fast, pray and to fast

in whatever ways the Lord may lead

to during three daysstarting on March 1st.

Agree with us for God'spurpose is to prevail

for northeast Syria, forIsrael, for this region

so that the Kingdom of God may progress

and go forward and that the people

may be protected sovereignty

even as they were in the time of Esther.

- Please join in thiscall if you can to fast

and pray for God's purposes here in Israel

and throughout the Middle East.

The stakes are very high.

And if you do fast please check

with your doctor if necessary.

Well, that's all for this edition.

Thanks for joining us.

Remember you can follow us on Facebook,

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I'm Chris Mitchell, we'll see you

next time on Jerusalem Dateline.

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