ICEJ Supports Regent University’s Launch of Institute for Israel Studies
By: ICEJ Staff
Last year, with the support of the ICEJ USA’s President Dr. Susan Michael, Regent University announced the establishment of its new Institute for Israel Studies, amplifying the school’s staunch commitment to Israel.
The program officially launched at an event last September honoring former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, one of the architects of the Abraham Accords, with its Defender of Israel Award. At the event, attended by Dr. Michael, Former Congresswoman and Dean of Regent’s Roberston School of Government Michele Bachmann said the new program will offer to the public “top-notch educational resources about the modern State of Israel from a biblically faithful Christian perspective” through a podcast, social media, and public events and courses for students about the historical and contemporary realities of Israel.
Gordon Robertson, Chancellor at Regent University, said, “You can’t understand today’s headlines without a thorough knowledge of the modern history of Israel. This institute will give students a scholarly grasp of the origins of Zionism and its impact on our world today.” At the event, Dr. Michael presented Roberston with a Watchman of Zion award for his unwavering support of Israel through the ministry of the ICEJ.
“The locus of antisemitism and anti-Israel activity in the United States is coming from universities,” said Dr. A. J. Nolte, assistant professor of Government at the Robertson School and chair of the Institute. “The only way to fight that is to fight fire with fire in the academic university setting.” The Institute of Israel Studies will do just that.
First photo: Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Executive Director of Israel365 Action; Bob McDonald, former governor of Virginia; Michele Bachmann, Dean of Robertson School of Government; David Friedman, former US Ambassador to Israel; Dr. A. J. Nolte, Chair of the Israel Institute at Regent University; Dr. Susan Michael, ICEJ USA President; Cheryl McLeskey, owner McLeskey and Associates; Gordon Robertson, Chancellor Regent University and president of the Christian Broadcasting Network
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