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Ukraine has adopted a law important for the reconstruction of the E40 waterway
On December 3, 2020, the Highest Council of Ukraine (Верховна Рада України) adopted the law "On Inland Water Transport". This fact may become a turning point in the reconstruction of the E40 waterway, which is to connect Poland, Ukraine and Belarus. The work on the...
#4: David Pileggi and Daniel Hummel: on Christian Zionism before and after 1948
In this webinar our guests are Reverend David Pileggi and Daniel Hummel, PhD. Rev. Pileggi is the rector of the Anglican Christ Church in Jerusalem’s Old Town. He has lived in Israel for 40 years, and is the leading authority on Rev. William Hechler, the Anglican...
#3: Jonathan Rynhold and Shalom Goldman: On Christian Zionism in culture – and great politics
In webinar #3 we have the opportunity to listen to 1) the eminent scholar of relations between notable Christian and Jewish Zionists, Professor Shalom Goldman of Middlebury College in Vermont, and 2) Professor Jonathan Rynhold of Bar-Ilan University, one of the...
#2: Yossi Klein Halevi and Yaakov Ariel on building spiritual bridges and Christian Zionism
The guests of our second webinar in the series „Faith-based diplomacy” are Yaakov Ariel and Yossi Klein Halevi. Professor Ariel (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the author of An Unusual Relationship: Evangelical Christians and Jews (2013), which is the...
#1: Tomas Sandell and Josh Reinstein talk about faith-based diplomacy in the 21st century
Our series of four webinars begins with two marvelous guests – Josh Reinstein and Tomas Sandell. Reinstein is the director of the Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus and the author of the book Titus, Trump, and the Triumph of Israel (2019). He is widely recognized as...
Introduction: Faith-Based Diplomacy: An Important Lesson for Poland
In Poland it is common to attribute strong, long-term US support for Israel to the so-called "Jewish lobby" in America. Hardly anyone understands that it is really about the power of Evangelical Christians in America. For a better understanding of the subject we...
Israel’s faith-based diplomacy: an important potential model for Poland
In mid-August of this year, Donald Trump made a whistle-stop visit to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. During his remarks at the campaign rally held on the tarmac beside Air Force One, the President reminded his listeners of what he had done for Israel. “And we moved the capital...
Steele: Exclusive focus on the Shoah overshadows important areas for both Poles and Israelis
The ECPP’s expert Philip Earl Steele, the force behind our project „Faith-based Diplomacy”, has spoken again with Tomas Sandell, the president of the European Coalition for Israel. His brief comments were published on Oct. 9 in the ECI’s Monthy Report. The ECPP will...
Strengthening the American military presence in Poland: prospect and meaning
The American presence in Europe is based on NATO's archaic assumptions from the Cold War period. Although more than 20 years have passed since the countries of Central Europe (Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic) joined the North Atlantic Alliance, the region has...