Features
From the Editor May/Jun 2026
As I write from my desk in New Jersey, I am at peace. Strangers aren’t picking fights with me. Soldiers aren’t lying in wait to kill me. I have no reason to...
The Love of God Above
On my dining room wall hangs a framed canvas featuring the artistically arranged words of the third verse from the beloved, well-known hymn...
‘They Shall Inherit the Land Forever’
For 4,000 years, Israel has been surrounded by those who hate it. Even after God scattered the Jewish people among...
The Mysterious Land of Egypt
Egypt is a majestic land with an astonishing history. Much of antiquity can be traced through this ancient homeland of the...
The Confusion That Is Lebanon
How does a country like Lebanon—once known as the Switzerland of the Middle East, with a cosmopolitan capital that...
Iran’s Islamic Crusade
Although Iran does not border Israel and is located approximately 1,000 miles to the east, it is one of Israel’s fiercest enemies, with an established timeline of...
More In This Issue
Inside View May/Jun 2026
If I had met Eli Sharabi before Hamas’s massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, I might have had a much different story to tell you. Perhaps he...
From One Hostage Crisis to Another
Israel turned a painful page in January when it received the body of Ran Gvili, the final remaining hostage Hamas...
Israel and Saudi Arabia Rapidly Drifting Apart
Prospects are fading for a deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Over the past several years...
The Friends of Israel in Action May/Jun2026
Tom Simcox, a representative with The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry (FOI), lives by a simple conviction: Every moment...
Antisemitism in the Big Apple
From lox and bagels to Broadway to the sitcom Seinfeld, the Jewish people and New York City go hand...
Jordan: A Bright Spot—So Far
Of the four countries that directly border Israel (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt), Jordan appears to have the best...
Syria: Israel’s Implacable Adversary
Israel’s relationship with Syria has been a rocky one, to put it mildly. Though the modern iterations of both countries have...
The Story of Yemen’s Jews
Prior to 2023, few Westerners probably heard much about the Houthis—or the country of Yemen. About 25% larger than...
What Does Matthew 24:13–14 Mean?
Before leaving the Temple for the final time, Jesus chastised the Jewish leaders, saying, “See! Your house is left to you desolate”...
Tuning the Song of Songs
While King Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs (1 Ki. 4:32), only 800 of his proverbs (book of Proverbs) and...
The Priority of Paul’s Ministry
Before the apostle Paul’s salvation, he was continually “breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord”...
The Sanctification Paradox
The apostle from Tarsus was a man single-minded in his pursuits. To know Jesus Christ and to be like Him...
Jewish World Update May/Jun 2026
For years, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has pretended to halt its pay-for-slay program in order to hoodwink international donors...
Apples of Gold May/Jun 2026
High school administrators have called me many times over the years to ask me to speak to the students. They want to know how I...
Daily News from Israel
News Digest — 4/10/26
Sirens sounded at 1:15 on Friday morning (10th) in Tel Aviv and its surrounding cities after the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched at least two missiles...
News Digest — 4/9/26
The IDF Home Front Command announced on Wednesday evening (8th) that wartime restrictions would be lifted across most of Israel...
Peace Plan or More War? Hamas Under Pressure in Gaza
The U.S.-backed proposal for Gaza has reached a decisive moment, with Hamas expected to respond to a plan...
News Digest — 4/8/26
Israel’s Israel Airports Authority and the Transport Ministry are examining plans to expand flight activity at Ben-Gurion Airport...
News Digest — 4/7/26
A report by The Times that Iran’s newly declared Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been incapacitated since the start...
Israel at War: Week 130
Israel is intercepting Iranian and Hezbollah missiles at about 90-95 %. But the few that have gotten through can cause serious damage...
News Digest — 4/6/26
An Iranian missile strike hit a residential building in Haifa on Sunday (5th) wounding an elderly man and leaving four people missing as rescue forces...
News Digest — 4/2/26
Against the backdrop of heightened security tensions and Operation Roaring Lion, Israel police completed extensive preparation for the Passover...
