Tom and I lived in Israel for 33 years. We lived through wars, terror attacks, suicide bombings and terror arson. We ran to bomb shelters with our Israeli neighbors and donned gas masks during the Saddam Hussein era. At one period, suicide bombings in Jerusalem were a common occurrence. Many international workers left in times
Continue Reading »I called Jerusalem home for four years, and Israel still holds a dear place in my heart. I vividly remember the morning of October 7, waking up in Eastern Europe to multiple notifications of terrorists infiltrating Israel and rampaging. Now I am watching as the Western world seems to have run amok with anti-Israel hatred
Continue Reading »Ancient texts, including the Bible, describe the Jewish people’s presence in the Land of Israel for thousands of years. Archaeological sites such as the City of David and the Temple Mount are tangible remnants of a vibrant Jewish civilization that dates back to the era of Kings David and Solomon around 1000 BC. Yet
Continue Reading »“The Zionist regime is a deadly, cancerous growth and a detriment to this region,” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini declared in a speech in 2020. “It will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed.” In May 2024, Khameini attended the funeral of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash. While
Continue Reading »October 7, 2023 is the date when thousands of terrorists streamed across Israel’s border with Gaza, viciously and brutally killing, raping or kidnapping all who came across their path. It is also the date of heroic action and a fight for life. Among the many heroes were the men and women of Magen David
Continue Reading »Our world is getting smaller all the time and with it, the need for a few friendly neighbors and some reliable trading partners becomes increasingly important. The global society of today can only exist because governments are learning the art of social, economic and political interdependence. Yet the international community remains fragmented, with over
Continue Reading »Are we in the year 2024? Or is this the year 5784? Depending on your perspective, either one is correct. The date 2024 refers to the number of years since the birth of Jesus (Yeshua). As Christians, it is very special to us that time is measured in this manner. The Jewish people, on the
Continue Reading »I am deeply sick at heart when I think of the dozens if not hundreds of Israeli women who were sexually assaulted on October 7 and beyond, for those in captivity. Women whose lives had once been occupied with the kinds of things that occupy most women: homes, families, children, careers, religion, politics, what to
Continue Reading »The infamous terrorist group Hamas thrust itself into the world spotlight on October 7, 2023, when thousands of terrorists tore into Israel and executed a massacre that will live in infamy as the bloodiest single day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The world has heard—though maybe not believed—countless accounts of the horrors that
Continue Reading »Imagine for a moment that you are a member of a people group displaced by war or natural disaster. As such, have I got good news for you. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or UNHCR is at your service, working to fulfill its mandate to care for those caught in such unfortunate
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