The fourth Christian Media Summit was held by the Israeli government on Sunday at the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem.
Conducted virtually for the first time due to COVID-19, the summit, which normally lasts four days, was shortened into a gala evening, attended by more than 110 media professionals on Zoom.
Featuring Israel’s friendships with Christians and its peace deals with Arabic countries, the event invited journalists, Israeli leaders, and world figures to be the speakers.
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin greeted the participants, “Dear friends from Christian media organizations around the world, Shalom! Shalom to all of you from Israel, the city of peace.” He said that this year had been a year of peace as the historical Abraham Accords was signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.
Co-existence between the different people and religions in Israel is a challenge. He added, “Israel will continue to do all that is necessary to defend its citizens, and to seek peace and cooperation with our neighbors.” The country has made progress in developing the Qasr al-Yahud site where Jesus was baptized, and the entire area where there are monasteries located near the Jordan River, which might yield history that is of religious significance and promote cooperation between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu spoke that Israel had no better friends than their Christian friends around the world, and said he greatly appreciated their friendship. He applauded the Abraham Accords, saying that it was the first time that Israel signed a peace treaty with an Arabic country for over a quarter of a century, marking the full acceptance of Israel’s legitimacy. Calling on them to champion the rights of the Israeli people, he urged Christian journalists to “keep blazing the torch of truth because sooner or later, everybody will see it.”
Mr. Gordon Robertson, President and CEO of CBN News, addressed the participants, remarking that the purpose of Israel was not just to gather the tribes and to restore the ruins, but be a light to the nations, according to Isaiah 49:6. Robertson stated, “As Christian communicators or as people in Christian media, our job is to tell what Israel is doing.”
The speakers also included Mike Evans, founder and chairman of the FOE Heritage Center, Orit Farkash Hacohen, Israeli Minister of Tourism, Maayan Hoffman, editor of The Jerusalem Post, and Dr. Jürgen Bühler, president of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
There was a panel on Israel in the midst of COVID, media bias and peace deals. Speeches were given concerning terrorism and money, Israel’s ongoing security challenges, and how to motivate the next generation to recognize and love the holy land.
At the end of the summit, a prayer video of the participants for the termination of coronavirus said, “Our Father, our King, withhold the plague from your inheritance. Decree for us good and comforting decrees of salvation on behalf of Your mercy.”
上周日，由以色列政府筹备的第四届以色列基督教媒体峰会在位于耶路撒冷的锡安之友遗产中心（Friends of Zion Heritage Center）开幕。
由于疫情原因，本届会议由往年的实地改为第一次由网络的形式举行。往年通常为期四天的峰会这次被缩短为一个盛大的夜晚，来自世界各地月110多家的专业人士借助于Zoom参加。
本届峰会以以色列与基督徒的友谊、刚刚签订不久的以色列与阿拉伯国家的和平协议为特色，邀请了多位媒体记者、以色列领导人和世界人士致辞发言。
和往届峰会一样，开幕式上首先是以色列领导人致辞发言。以色列总统鲁文·里夫林（Reuven Rivlin）向与会者问候：“来自世界各地的亲爱的基督教媒体朋友们，平安！来自和平之城的和平问候送给你们所有人。”他说，以色列和阿拉伯联合酋长国、巴林刚刚签署了历史性的《亚伯拉罕协定》，今年是和平的一年。
他补充说以色列不同民族和宗教之间的共存是一个挑战，“以色列将继续采取一切必要措施保卫其公民，并寻求与我们邻国的和平与合作。”
以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）说，世界各地的基督徒朋友是以色列更好的朋友，他非常赞赏这样的友谊。他也为《亚伯拉罕协议》表示赞赏，并说这是以色列过去25年以来首次与阿拉伯国家签署和平条约，标志着以色列的合法性得到了全面接受。他呼吁基督徒媒体人继续捍卫以色列人民的权利，并“保持真理的火焰，因为迟早每个人都会看到它。”
美国著名的基督教媒体CBN News总裁兼首席执行官戈登·罗伯逊（Gordon Robertson）也发表致辞。他根据以赛亚书49：6节的经文“现在他说，你作我的仆人，使雅各众支派复兴，使以色列中得保全的归回，尚为小事，我还要使你作外邦人的光，叫你施行我的救恩，直到地极”，说到以色列的目的不仅仅是集合12个支派和把这片废墟的土地再度恢复，而且希望成为万国之光。罗伯逊说：“作为基督徒传播者或基督教媒体人，我们的工作是告诉以色列在做什么。”
当天的讲员还包括FOX遗产中心创始人兼董事长Mike Evans，以色列旅游部长Orit Farkash Hacohen，《耶路撒冷邮报》编辑Maayan Hoffman和国际基督教大使馆主席Jürgen Bühler博士。
在COVID，媒体偏见和和平协议中，有一个关于以色列的小组讨论。演讲涉及恐怖主义和金钱，以色列持续面临的安全挑战以及如何激励下一代认识并热爱圣地。
在峰会结束时，组织者分享了各地与会者为疫情早日结束祈祷的一个短视频。视频说到：“我们的天父，我们的君王，祈求你把瘟疫除去。祈求你因你的怜悯，来施行美善和安慰的救赎。”
中文翻译由基督时报提供。
第四届以色列全球基督徒媒体峰会因疫情原因网络举行 赞《亚伯拉罕协议》带来和平
The fourth Christian Media Summit was held by the Israeli government on Sunday at the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem.
Conducted virtually for the first time due to COVID-19, the summit, which normally lasts four days, was shortened into a gala evening, attended by more than 110 media professionals on Zoom.
Featuring Israel’s friendships with Christians and its peace deals with Arabic countries, the event invited journalists, Israeli leaders, and world figures to be the speakers.
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin greeted the participants, “Dear friends from Christian media organizations around the world, Shalom! Shalom to all of you from Israel, the city of peace.” He said that this year had been a year of peace as the historical Abraham Accords was signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.
Co-existence between the different people and religions in Israel is a challenge. He added, “Israel will continue to do all that is necessary to defend its citizens, and to seek peace and cooperation with our neighbors.” The country has made progress in developing the Qasr al-Yahud site where Jesus was baptized, and the entire area where there are monasteries located near the Jordan River, which might yield history that is of religious significance and promote cooperation between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu spoke that Israel had no better friends than their Christian friends around the world, and said he greatly appreciated their friendship. He applauded the Abraham Accords, saying that it was the first time that Israel signed a peace treaty with an Arabic country for over a quarter of a century, marking the full acceptance of Israel’s legitimacy. Calling on them to champion the rights of the Israeli people, he urged Christian journalists to “keep blazing the torch of truth because sooner or later, everybody will see it.”
Mr. Gordon Robertson, President and CEO of CBN News, addressed the participants, remarking that the purpose of Israel was not just to gather the tribes and to restore the ruins, but be a light to the nations, according to Isaiah 49:6. Robertson stated, “As Christian communicators or as people in Christian media, our job is to tell what Israel is doing.”
The speakers also included Mike Evans, founder and chairman of the FOE Heritage Center, Orit Farkash Hacohen, Israeli Minister of Tourism, Maayan Hoffman, editor of The Jerusalem Post, and Dr. Jürgen Bühler, president of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.
There was a panel on Israel in the midst of COVID, media bias and peace deals. Speeches were given concerning terrorism and money, Israel’s ongoing security challenges, and how to motivate the next generation to recognize and love the holy land.
At the end of the summit, a prayer video of the participants for the termination of coronavirus said, “Our Father, our King, withhold the plague from your inheritance. Decree for us good and comforting decrees of salvation on behalf of Your mercy.”
Israel’s 4th Christian Media Summit Held Virtually, Praising Abraham Accords Brought Peace
