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Christians for Israel International is a spiritual movement of Christians who recognize the return of the Jewish people to Israel as fulfillment of biblical prophecy and a major sign pointing toward the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Contender Ministries — The Middle East http://www.contenderministries.org/middleeast.php Israel My Beloved http://www.israelmybeloved.com/home Israel My Beloved — with “My” referencing the Lord — exists to affirm Israel’s special place in the Creator’s world-encompassing plans and designs. Israel Today — Focus on Jerusalem http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=133 Israel Today is a Jerusalem-based news agency providing a biblical and objective perspective on local news. Middle East Conflict and the Christian Worldview http://www.christianity.com/faith/1407656.aspx Prophecy Today: Headlines from Israel http://jimmydeyoung.gospelcom.net/pp / Jimmy DeYoung, host of Prophecy Today, is a prophecy teacher, author, journalist, and evangelist. He has worked in television and radio ministries for several years and travels the world telling people about the coming return of Jesus. RBC Ministries — Israel-Palestinian Conflict http://www.rbc.org/bible_study/answers_to_tough _ questions/topicsd/306/362.aspx Internet Sites: Non-Christian CIA — The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html History in the News — The Middle East http://www.albany.edu/history/middle-east/index.html Hsiao-pei Yen, Department of History, SUNY-Albany The Jewish Virtual Library http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ A division of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs / Books American Orientalism: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 Little, Douglas (University of North Carolina Press, 2002) Biblical Interpretation and Middle East Policy: The Promised Land, America and Israel, 1917-2002 Anderson, Irvine H. (University Press of Florida, 2005) Concise History of the Middle East, 8th ed. Goldschmidt, Arthur (Westview Press, 2006) Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism Lockman, Zachary (Cambridge University Press, 2004) History of the Modern Middle East, 3rd ed. Cleveland, William L. (Westview Press, 2004) Israel of God: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Robertson, O. Palmer (P & R Publishing, 2000) Land of Promise Stott, John (InterVarsity Press, 2005) Two Nations Under God: Why Should America Care About Israel and the Middle East? Doyle, Tom (Broadman & Holman, 2004) Understanding the Contemporary Middle East Gerner, Deborah J. (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004) Who are the Christians in the Middle East? Bailey, Betty Jane (Eerdmans Publishing, 2003) Whose Promised Land?: The Continuing Crisis over Israel and Palestine Chapman, Colin (Baker Books, 2002) Internet Sites: Christian Christianity Today Weblog — Another Conflict in the Middle East http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/133 / 21.0.html Christians for Israel International http://www.c4israel.org/index.html This resource list is brought to you by the staff of the Cedarville University Centennial Library and will be a regular feature in TORCH . The Centennial Library serves the University community by providing print, media, and digital resources as well as a wide range of information and instructional services. For more information, visit www.cedarville.edu / library or e-mail library@cedarville.edu . Did You Know? In the most recent alumni satisfaction survey, library services and materials were ranked number one among services or programs provided by the University. Fall 2006 / TORCH 25