“A Night to Honor Our Christian Allies”: Israel’s Knesset Takes Christian Support for Their Country Very, Very Seriously – The Israeli Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus and the World Jewish Congress on Thursday presented special awards to Christian leaders Jay Rawlings and Duke Westover for their commitment to Israel at the 10th annual “Night to Honor Our Christian Allies” ceremony. “Today it is Christians, not countries, that stand with Israel. We must recognize the importance of that support and encourage it whenever we can,” said Knesset Christian Allies Caucus Director, Josh Reinstein.[i]
Iowa Caucus: Cruz Over Trump, Rubio Close Third, and Clinton Narrowly Slips Past Sanders – Ted Cruz came out on top in the Republican presidential caucuses in Iowa, passing front-runner Donald Trump who had been predicted to win from exit polls. “We are gonna preserve this nation for our children and grandchildren,” Cruz told his supporters in his victory speech. Many Republicans view Sen. Marco Rubio, who placed third, as a more mainstream alternative to Trump and Cruz. Though political observers believe his viability might depend on staying competitive in New Hampshire. Republican candidate Ben Carson may have come in fourth but reporters on the scene say he got some of the biggest reactions from the crowds. On the Democratic side it was much closer with Hillary Clinton declaring victory by 1 percent over Bernie Sanders.[ii]
New Evidence Reveals Major Indictment of Planned Parenthood – “Because of this new evidence, we renew our call for a new grand jury to investigate Planned Parenthood to be directed by and independent special prosecutor not related in any way to Devon Anderson, anyone in the Harris County District Attorney’s office, or Anderson’s friend, Chip Lewis.” – Douglas Karpen. A pro-life organization has released documents that may show Planned Parenthood illegally profited from the sale of aborted babies’ bodies body parts, furthering a Texas state investigation and possible triggering a new grand jury in Harris County.[iii]
[i] JNS.org, January 28, 2016
[ii] CBN, February 2, 2016
[iii] Life Site News, February 1, 2016
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