“How is your friend Yehuda Glick?”
Special Interview
By Keith Johnson
Last week, while I was visiting the Temple Mount with two Israeli citizens, two members of the Muslim waqf approached me. You know, the guys who are the designated religious police up there. The first waqf watcher entered my personal space and asked, “Do you remember me?” I answered no. He then leaned even closer to my face and asked, “Do you remember me?” Again I answered no. He then replied in an antagonistic tone, “You don’t remember me. That’s a good thing.” As he backed away he instructed the new designated waqf photographer to snap a few pictures of me.
At that point, one of my Israeli friends thought it best to get off the mountain. As we were walking away, another waqf officer, whom I did remember, quickly walked right next to me and asked in a sarcastic tone, “How is your friend Yehuda Glick?” At that point it was clear to me that those guys wanted me to know that they are keeping track of pastors like me who support the work of Rabbi Yehuda Glick. I guess the other possibility is that they are members of the growing and diverse BFA International fan club. You decide.
In any case, my second interaction with them was quickly becoming eerily similar to what had happened a year earlier; in that encounter they instinctively descended into harassment and intimidation rather than having a civil conversation on common ground. My problem was that just a few days after this incident I was scheduled to tour the Temple Mount with our international group, which included children, and I didn’t want to expose them to any unnecessary drama. After discussing it with our tour operator it was decided that if I wanted our group to stay out of the fray it would be best to send them to the Temple Mount without me. Think about it. A pastor who is bringing people from around the world to Israel is strongly advised to stay away from the holiest piece of real estate in the world because it might rile the religious police and cause chaos. Ridiculous!
My choices were to ignore the professional advice of the tour company and risk a potentially dangerous situation, wait down at the Wailing Wall and have a personal pity party, or set out on a mission to get an answer for my new waqf fans on the Temple Mount and for my friends around the world who want to know, “How is your friend Yehuda Glick?” Mission accomplished!
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And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,
Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness,
And her salvation like a torch that is burning.
Isaiah 62:1
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March 31, 2015 at 12:27 pm /
Thank יהוה Yahoveh and call on HIS Name always! Yehudah is a walking miracle and our hearts rejoice that he is alive and still has work to do! The Father definitely has had HIS hand on Yehudah’s life <3 Reminds me of this Psalm … and we give thanks and continue in prayer that HIS WILL BE DONE IN HIS HOLY MOUNTAIN WHERE HE PUT HIS NAME FOREVER!!!
“Give thanks to יהוה [Yehôvâh]! CALL UPON HIS NAME, Make known HIS deeds among the peoples. Sing to HIM, sing praise to HIM; Speak of all HIS wonders. Make your boast in HIS set-apart [Holy] Name; Let the hearts rejoice of those seeking יהוה [Yehôvâh]. Seek יהוה [Yehôvâh] and HIS strength; Seek HIS face always.” {Psalm 105:1-3}
I would be interested in one of the books that Yehudah was talking about 🙂
March 29, 2015 at 3:33 pm /
This is good that he is back for his family and for his parents. Certainly, the attempted murder is to be condemned. I hope he will keep recovering. This is too bad that Jews and Arabs (either Muslims and Christians Arabs) cannot get along in this part of the world. Although, I respect what this rabbi is trying to achieve, I prefer to support the work of bridge builder such as rabbi Arik Ascherman from Rabbis for Human Rights which are quite a challenge in a part of the world in which two antagonist groups seems to be increasingly at odd which each others. Peace to our Jewish, Arabs, Muslims and Christians friends and to all others.
March 28, 2015 at 2:15 am /
Wow. Glory to YHVH for keeping His eyes on Yehuda as a person, and as a nation. I have had the privilege to personally find out that His eyes are also still on His Holy Mountain. He has said in Isaiah 56 that He would allow “others” who join His people, to come onto His Holy Mountain, and through the wisdom of Keith’s decision to stay and “mope” (was that the word you used because you could not accompany the tour group to the Temple Mount?) at the Western Wall, my family (you know, with the children he’s talking about) could go up and worship not only on the Temple Mount, but right inside the “Dome of the Spirits”. For those moments, which were not rushed or stolen at all, He cleared the place of people, and allowed us to come to Him. It is for that purpose that we went to Israel with Keith, and He met us there. I praise Him with all I am, for that. You continue, Yehuda, and let us know how we can help from elsewhere in the world.
March 27, 2015 at 10:40 pm /
Would love a copy of that book Keith. Any chance BFA will have copies for sale to help suppirt Yehuda Glick’s work? He is truly the “energizer bunny”!!
Jana in Indiana
March 27, 2015 at 9:08 pm /
Praise the God of heaven and earth for your miraculous healing and return! Thanks Keith and Yehuda for sharing the good news with us! We are praying for you!
March 27, 2015 at 1:41 pm /
Praise be to the Eternal One of Yisrael! Good to hear Yehudah ! Thank you Keith for sharing this update.
March 27, 2015 at 8:54 am /
Thank you for the report and thank s to Yehuda. The work of Isa. 62 is being fulfilled despite opposition. It is inspiring that people all over Israel are drawn to God and the place where He placed His name forever.
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