Ride around Israel with an Arab taxi driver, and he will readily tell you he prefers to live under an Israeli government. Various polls indicate that 60 to 78 percent of Arabs in East Jerusalem...
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Connecting Israel, the Bible and You
Fri, 06/30/2017
One of my most memorable experiences in Israel happened many years ago right outside the Old City of Jerusalem. I was living at a school on Mount Zion at the time, pursuing a master’s degree...
Wed, 05/31/2017
Mahmoud Abbas became the first prime minister of the Palestinian Authority in 2003 and was elected as its president in 2005 after former leader Yasser Arafat’s death. Abbas belonged to...
Tue, 05/30/2017
Many conservative Christians voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election due to his commitments on several issues—one being to support Israel and move the US Embassy to...
Mon, 05/08/2017
Hebrews 11 is the well-known New Testament Hall of Fame—or as some call it, Hall of Faith— because it lists the great heroes of the Old Testament who exhibited extraordinary faith. One...
Thu, 05/04/2017
A common accusation against Israel is that the state is founded upon land stolen from the Palestinian people. A quick review of history reveals a far different story.
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Mon, 02/27/2017
With the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as President of the United States, the time has come to finally right an historic injustice by granting de jure recognition to Jerusalem as Israel...
Fri, 02/10/2017
YOUR ISRAEL ANSWER: WHY IS JERUSALEM SO CONTROVERSIAL?
JERUSALEM—it’s a name which stirs a wide spectrum of emotions and a quagmire of international...
Tue, 01/17/2017
A popular mountain peak frequented by tourists in Israel is Mount Bental in the Golan Heights. From the top of this mountain, one can see into Lebanon to the northwest and into Syria to the east...
Mon, 01/16/2017
Settlements are not the Major Obstacle to Peace
While settlements can be a source of conflict, they are not the major obstacle to peace. From 1948-1967 no Israeli settlements existed, yet...
