Blast the shofar! Shana Tova 5787!

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Shana Tova 5787!

Shana Tova 5787

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We love the joy of the Lord’s celebrations.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin, Love For His People

Revival in Israel? The Israel Guys report

Jeremy speaks about meeting the Amish, Mennonites in Dekalb, Texas at the Hebron Community. I was there in June 27, 2026 with Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin

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Rosh Hashanah! The Hebrew year 5787 begins at sunset on September 11, 2026.

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The Hebrew year 5787 begins at sunset on September 11, 2026, with Rosh Hashanah, and continues until sunset on October 1, 2027.

So most of 5787 falls during 2026–2027.

Shabbat Shalkm to all our Jewish friends. Especially in Israel!

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Shabbat Shalom to all our Jewish friends. Especially in Israel!

Shaba and shalom,

Steve Martin

Christian Friends of Israel bringing comfor to fire-destroyed community.

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Christian Friends of Israel bringing comfort to fire-destroyed community in Samaria. 

Shabbat Shalom to all our Jewish friends

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Shabbat Shalom to all our Jewish friends.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin in Charlotte, North Carolina

The hunting down of Jews for sport. All Israel News

​Opinion Blog / Guest Columnist

Cookie Schwaeber-Issan | August 7, 2026

ALL ISRAEL NEWS is committed to fair and balanced coverage and analysis, and honored to publish a wide-range of opinions. That said, views expressed by guest columnists may not necessarily reflect the views of our staff.

OPINION

The hunting down of Jews for sport

A flyer in Amsterdam that showed the names and locations of IDF soldiers visiting the city. (Photo: Eppo Tjuchem/X)

It’s the second time in just a matter of weeks that reports are coming in of attempts to locate Israeli tourists visiting abroad, making their whereabouts known to the general public. The first incident happened in Italy.

According to a Jerusalem Post article, in late July, local Italians were being urged to fill out forms, available on Google, to report the presence of Israeli citizens staying in hotels and other accommodations. Finding this very disturbing, the president of the Jewish Community of Milan responded by saying, “I think we’re going back to the 1930s to hunting Jews.” 

The second incident occurred in Amsterdam, when “flyers were distributed, featuring names and locations of Jewish IDF soldiers visiting the city, ahead of the Pride Amsterdam event, slated to take place between July 25 and August 8.” 

Written on the flyers was, “Protect your community, watch out for war criminals during WorldPride.” The names of Israelis were mapped out throughout different locations in the city, with photos attached to facilitate recognition.

Although both the WorldPride event organizers, as well as the City of Amsterdam, categorically stated that they were not responsible for the dissemination of the flyers, their distribution took place, during the celebration, with the official WorldPride logo.

It turns out that the anonymous form, circulated in Italy, along with the messaging to hotels, vacation rentals and businesses, warning to be on the lookout for Israeli tourists, was also the work of an outside group. 

What is clear is that malicious antisemitic groups have infiltrated venues with their hateful propaganda, designed to intimidate both the visiting Jewish tourists and also those who host them.

The troubling practice definitely conjures up horrific memories of the same toxic atmosphere that began to spread throughout much of Europe in the days leading up to the Holocaust.

In the case of Amsterdam, recipients of the flyers, who wanted to learn more, were directed to go to the HRF website (Hind Rajab Foundation) – an advocacy group, pushing for the prosecution of IDF soldiers, who they claim have committed genocide. 

These two incidents are especially maddening, because they involve an insidious deception which takes advantage of already organized scheduled events, where large audiences will gather.  

By appropriating the same logo as those sponsoring the celebration or other occasion, they try to add legitimacy to their message by illegally co-opting someone else’s symbols and function.

It’s thievery at its finest – capitalizing on the creation of others. But that’s the whole idea.  By spreading their message to unsuspecting people, who came for another purpose, they turn them into a captive audience, ripe for the pickings. 

While some may come to realize that the portrayal of Israelis, as war criminals, was not initiated or approved by those sponsoring the events, others may never arrive at that conclusion, which means they may believe that this message is also held by their hosts.

It’s hard not to see the deliberate dishonesty, being employed by organizations such as the Hind Rajab Foundation, established after the death of five-year-old Hind Rajab in January 2024, claiming that the child, along with her family, had been part of a targeted operation by the IDF, connected to their genocidal campaign.

The real story is that the Hamas massacre of October 7 displaced Rajab’s family, as had happened to so many others, forcing them to flee. During their flight, their car was identified, riddled with bullets. Although the IDF was blamed for the incident, they maintained that their soldiers were not within firing range of the car or even in the vicinity. 

The possibility also existed that Hamas could have been responsible for accidentally killing the child, but why would biased human rights groups or a dishonest media entertain such a theory when their narrative is best served by blaming the IDF?

One thing is incontrovertible. A sad consequence of war is always the death of innocents, but Israel’s military does not target ordinary civilians. Because life is so sacred and revered by Jews, no wars, which have been fought against our enemies, were ever initiated by Israel, nor have peace agreements been extended by those seeking to destroy the Jewish people. 

It’s only Israel who has been willing to give up significant parts of their land for the sake of ending the bloodshed. Of course, all were met with rejection. 

So, despite the deliberate barbaric murders of many innocent Israeli children on October 7, the irony is that Hind Rajab, a victim of Hamas aggression, was turned into a symbol of resistance “that demands justice.” 

Shouldn’t the tables be turned? If the Jewish people were vindictive and vengeful, they might be the ones hunting down Palestinians for all the horrors that were perpetrated against them. 

But Israelis are not built that way. Despite the great tragedy, which occurred on its soil, by the same neighbors who received assistance and personal attention from the surrounding kibbutz communities, that were attacked, they have chosen to return to their restored homes, looking to the future rather than holding a grudge against the real aggressors.

But then Israelis have never had the desire to kill Gazans, Arabs or anyone else. We are a people who strive for peace, exemplified in our hello and good-bye greeting of “Shalom.”

This is why the charge of genocide, perpetrated by Israel, is so absurd, because if it was truly our goal, no Israeli leader would have ever wasted their time offering land for peace.  

Knowing that peace is our goal, our enemies must reject every attempt to reach that objective, because it is not a shared ending for their side.  For them, it’s all or nothing, and the Jewish people stand as a barrier to that finish line.

This explains why Jews are being hunted down and will continue to be pursued, both in the Promised Land and abroad. Permanent peace can never be an outcome when we are viewed as the major impediment that prevents them from seizing what rightfully was given to the Jewish people. 

Sadly, they don’t seem to realize that they are fighting a losing battle, wasting their lives on a fruitless conflict which, in the end, will only hurt them – both in this life and the next. ​

Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

“Know your DNA?” - Steve Martin

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Know Your DNA?

Many of us have wondered, at some point or another, “Who am I?” And so we order a DNA kit, swab the mouth and mail it in.

And so I did. For the third time. Different company of course.

I knew the general area from where my heritage line of ancestry came from, based on previous accounts from several sources. I wasn’t expecting the 30% Scottish part, nor the 11% Irish segment that this last one reported.

I guess I had always wondered why I liked the Texas Longhorns (I.e.. Scottish Highlander cattle) and St. Patrick so much. Now I know.

With the last name of Martin I had also heard a Jewish speaker at a Jerusalem Aliyah conference years ago say many Hispanics in Central and South America, with the last name of Martinez, most likely have Sephardic (Spanish descendants) Jewish DNA within. Millions of them do not know it.

No connection there though.

Being “grafted in” is what is most important for most of us.

Romans 11:11:17-18 says, “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the [j]rich root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.”

Because of the Jews, whom God the Father chose to hear and write the Bible to reveal Himself. and sent the Messiah Yeshua to the nations through them, we the goyim (Gentiles), now also have the promise of life with Him as we believe and receive His salvation.

DNA research can be helpful in revealing your ancestry.

The Bible, God’s Word, is best for determining your eternal ancestry.

Ahava and Shalom,

Steve Martin

A Scottish Gentile from the goyim (if I am saying that right!)