Proclaiming Justice to the Nations

Each year, PJTN hosts several events at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, the world’s largest gathering of Christian broadcast and media professionals. One event that helps inform Christian broadcasters is PJTN’s press briefing. The illustrious panel of leaders and experts at the 2015 event included former US Ambassador John Bolton.

Understanding The Sabbath with Guest Joseph Farah: What is the Sabbath? Is it just for the Jewish people? Should a Christian follow the Saturday Sabbath? Did Jesus’ followers continue worshiping on Saturday after the resurrection or did they mysteriously switch to Sunday? The documentary, The Seventh Day, and respected media leader, broadcaster and author Joseph Farah answer these questions and many more in this special episode. Watch and learn!

In September of 1960, Pope John the 23rd tasked Cardinal Austin Bea to compose a decree on the relationship of the Church and the Jews. Five years later, the resulting declaration, called Nostra Aetate, would look to erase over a thousand years of hate and forever change the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people.

The Impact of the Jews on Hollywood: The early influence of the Jewish impact on Hollywood was felt in the opening years of the 1900s. Jewish creativity and business genius within the heads of studios, top creative writers, producers, directors, and behind-the-scenes influencers set the stage for an entire industry that was creative and influential throughout the 20th century. In this episode, we discuss how this era influenced America's culture today.

Pakistani propaganda depicts the Israeli Military as assassins, murderers and bloodthirsty animals. Fact or fiction? In today’s episode, we look at a small portion of the moving documentary Beneath the Helmet: From the High School to the Home Front, by Rabbi Raphael Shore. This film follows the journey of five, newly graduated Israeli high school students as they are drafted into the IDF. The lessons they learn along the way are lessons we all can internalize.

Israel: The Land of God's Eternal Promise: This episode features Dr. Alex Grobman, a respected historian with an MA and Ph.D. in contemporary Jewish history from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is President of the Institute for Contemporary Jewish Life, a think tank dealing with historical and contemporary issues affecting the Jewish community. Dr. Grobman's book, "The "Palestinian Right to Israel," explores in depth the ages-old controversy over the conflicted territory and clearly lays out Israel's eternal right to the land God promised them.

Magen David Adom, Israel's "Hands of Medical Mercy”: In 1930, the Magen David Adom organization was formed in Israel as a volunteer association to provide emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank services from a single branch in Tel Aviv. Now, some 90 years later, the organization serves to provide highly trained and mobilized medical support teams across Israel, serving not only the Jewish people but also Arabs, Muslims, Druze, Christians and all in need, wherever and whenever needed. In this episode, we spotlight the Magen David Adom organization and how they are truly Israel's "extended hands of mercy."

Reaching the Next Generation For Israel Through Arts: Music and film are powerful avenues of communication. In this episode, we feature artist Ari Lesser's two music videos “Boycott Israel” and “Israel Apartheid," as well as the documentary Cross The Line which exposes how college campuses are becoming a haven for antisemitism and what must be done to stop it. Watch and learn!

The Future Leadership Of America: It is vitally important to reach our youth and teach them not only a godly lifestyle and biblical worldview but also the importance of Israel and the Jewish people. We know that our future and the future of our world lies in the hands of our children and grandchildren, THE next generation of leadership in America. We must ensure God's mandate to support Israel in generations to come! In this episode, we discuss why it is so very critical that we seek the Lord for strategies of how to most effectively reach and teach our youth.

A Visual Tour of Israel: God's Chosen Land: We are told in Isaiah 35 that the desert will rejoice and flowers will bloom in the wilderness. The desert will sing and shout for joy...everyone will see the Lord's splendor, see His greatness and power! In this episode of "Focus On Israel," you'll see the miracle hand of God come alive in the land of Israel as we focus the camera lens on the beautiful country God has chosen as His own.

Even The Very Elect Will Be Deceived: Is there a war against Israel within the Christian church? For many years we've seen the growing opposition within liberal churches and theologies toward the State of Israel. This opposition is rooted in an interpretation of the Bible which views the Church as having replaced or ‘fulfilled’ Israel in God’s prophetic purposes. In recent years, this "replacement theology" and opposition to Israel has now taken hold in many Evangelical Churches. Of particular concern? Fast alliances have been forged with secular, political and non-Christian religious groups in what can only be described as a mounting "anti-Israel crusade." Watch and learn more in this episode of "Focus On Israel"!

In Christian eschatology, the New Jerusalem is a city that will be established to the south of the Temple Mount and will be inhabited by the twelve tribes of Israel after the Messianic era when Christ reigns over the saints. In this episode, we explore the details of the future majestic seat of power where God will rule and reign over the earth and the similarities in both Judaism and Christianity. Looking forward to the "New Jerusalem”!

Strike! The History of Baseball & the Jews: Many know of the story of persecution and racist attacks against Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player. This program features a documentary about the many similar incidents against the first professional Jewish players since the very invention of the game.

The Jewish-Christian Alliance In the Words of Dennis Prager: On Los Angeles radio since 1982, Dennis Prager is a leading national conservative voice and proponent of Judeo-Christian values and the Jewish-Christian Alliance. He is an author and LA Times syndicated columnist as well as a lecturer and Torah scholar. As our special guest on this episode, he speaks on the history and 21st-century view of the state of the Jewish-Christian relationship.

The future of America and Israel lie in the hands of our children and our grandchildren. The problem with textbooks, etc. Make no mistake, Common Core is indoctrinating our children into a leftist way of thinking, which includes destructive ideas such as the embracing of Islam, demonizing Israel, and undermining the Judeo/Christian values this nation was founded on. Textbooks and Common Core curriculum are now weapons in the leftist war on our children.

The BDS - Destroy Israel Movement: Mainstream outlets continue to demonize Israel with the Palestinian narrative of Israel as occupier. The march of companies, celebrities, organizations, churches and others that have been persuaded through disinformation and strong-armed tactics to join the BDS movement grows daily. This episode examines the false and ridiculous claims against the world’s only Jewish state by the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement.

Antisemitism Hits A High Note: The Metropolitan Opera House in New York: Today’s new wave of antisemitism enjoys support at both the highest and lowest reaches of society and successfully found a new home in polite society – at the world famous New York Metropolitan Opera House. This week's "Focus On Israel" episode looks back at PJTN's personal involvement in the large protest in NYC that was staged against “The Death of Klinghoffer,” an abstract opera that goes a long way towards excusing the murder of a helpless American Jew.

Pastor Jack Hayford Speaks Out In Support of Israel: With more and more Christians coming against Israel in the name of compassionate support of their enemies, one of America’s most respected evangelical ministers Pastor Jack Hayford provides, in this episode, pertinent biblical insight into this growing and disturbing trend.

Tragic Modern Moments in Israel’s History: Attacks by Arabs on Jewish settlements in Israel are ongoing and in the last decade, more than two dozen people have been murdered in Itamar alone. In this episode's historical flashback, we remember that on March 11, 2011, five members of one Jewish family were murdered in their beds in the settlement of Itamar. A day of national mourning, world attention and infamy in God's Chosen Land.

How God Proved Himself Strong in the Yom Kippur War: On one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, both Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a successful surprise attack on Israel in October of 1973. In coordination with other Arab countries, Israel's enemies made threatening gains against the greatly outnumbered Israeli army. But God had a forceful battle plan for His Chosen Land. This week's "Focus On Israel" episode features guest, Rabbi Pesach Lerner, an eyewitness to the battle.

The History of the Special Alliance Between the Black and Jewish Communities: The history of the Black and Jewish relationship is a long and complex one. The Jewish community can be credited with helping establish the NAACP, to help insure civil rights and social justice. Jews marched arm-in-arm in the civil rights movement and rose to help stop the slavery and genocide in Darfur. This week's edition of "Focus Israel" focuses on the long and important relationship between the Black and Jewish communities, both in America and throughout the world.

What are “The Settlements”? Perhaps no tiny strip of real estate has gotten as much attention as "The Settlements." Global controversy over ownership has focused attention on the small piece of land known as the "West Bank" comprised of Judea and Samaria. In this week's "Focus On Israel" episode, guests Pastor Tommy Waller and Eve Harrow, a member of the settlement community, give insights into the region and its 'unsettled' history.

A Smoke Screen of Lies Against Israel: This week's episode of "Focus On Israel" shines the light of truth on the ongoing campaign of "disinformation" that has been underway for years to undermine and damage Israel and the Jewish people on the world stage. We'll see revealed the historical background of Soviet disinformation and the disturbing creation of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion by the Russian secret police. You'll learn of the secret plan by the KGB to use the Protocols to create the terrorism we see coming from the middle east today. The effect on Israel and the Jewish people has been devastating and far-reaching.

The History of Antisemitism in Cinema: “Focus On Israel" exists to educate, motivate and activate our viewers on the biblical mandate we have to support Israel and the Jewish people. Film and media were used as a major weapon to breed antisemitism during the propaganda campaigns waged by the Nazis, and those effects have been far-reaching in our modern culture. In this episode, film critic and historian Michael Medved explores the past and present examples of antisemitic hatred on the big screen—the propaganda of hatred then and now.

This episode of "Focus On Israel" takes the viewer to the 2012 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention in Nashville, TN. Each year PJTN hosts broadcast professionals from all around the world at the annual International Christian Prayer and Action Event for Israel at the NRB. This episode features a short film about the ministry and a panel discussion with industry leaders.