Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Israel PM Netanyahu Hosts Bible Study

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revived a decades-old tradition: Bible study at the Prime Minister's house.
 
The Prime Minister opened the first session of the "Bible Study Club" at his official Jerusalem residence.
 
"We're studying the Bible and the Bible is the book of the Jewish people, but also the book of universal values," Netanyahu said. "It's the story of the Jewish people and it expresses the hope that we will return to this land."
 
Netanyahu has revived a tradition started by Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion.
 
"I think in many ways it's a parable for humanity because if the Jewish people we're able through this vast odyssey in time to ford all the rivers, to cross the chasm of annihilation, and to come back to our ancestral homeland, to rebuild our lives, this means there's hope for all humanity," Netanyhu told the group. (READ MORE)