From the Editor May/Jun 2025
When I was 9 years old, I was a baseball card fanatic. My bedroom boasted binders stuffed full of cards, lined neatly…
Jesse King
Abandoning Israel
On May 14, 1948, more than 2,500 years after its kingdom fell and its people were exiled from their Holy Land, Israel was reborn…
From the Editor Mar/Apr 2025
My daughter, cute and kind with characteristic 3-year-old excitement, often asks me, “Is it time yet?” Whether she’s waiting to go to the park or…
From the Editor Jan/Feb 2025
In my mind’s eye, I still see it. A familiar field. I was running through it many years ago, feeling strangely uneasy, sensing danger. Suddenly, the ground beneath my…
UN Demands Israel’s Withdraw from Its Rightful Land
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday night demanding Israel withdraw from its territory gained in the 1967 Six-Day War…
Leak of Israel’s Plans Against Iran Discovered
Dr. Omer Dostri, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaked classified intelligence documents on Israel’s aerial attack on Iran…
FBI Investigating Leak of Israel’s Plans
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it “is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents” pertaining to Israel’s planned…
From the Editor Nov/Dec 2024
Christmas is coming! People throughout the world eagerly await this most wonderful time of year. Kids wait impatiently to open gifts, hoping to receive the…
Sinwar Revealed—What’s Next?
Hamas chairman Yahya Sinwar, presumed killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza, has resurfaced. This week, he renewed contact with mediators in Qatar…
Iran and Hezbollah Attack Israel
Iran launched at least 180 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday night, many of which Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system shot down…
Israel Prepares for War in Lebanon
The IDF intercepted a Hezbollah missile fired from Lebanon toward central Israel on Wednesday (25th). The terrorists declared that their intended target was…
Truck Ramming Kills IDF Soldier
A Palestinian fuel truck rammed into a bus stop and struck two pedestrians in an Israeli town north of Jerusalem on Wednesday (11th)…
From the Editor Sep/Oct 2024
I met my lovely wife, Morgan, while we served together at a Christian summer camp. Within a few short days of joking and bonding over chasing energetic kids around…
Iran’s Caution With Israel Angers Allies
After indicating a major assault on Israel was imminent, Iran is preaching caution to its allies, angering Hezbollah and Hamas in particular…
Is Iran Reconsidering an Attack on Israel?
After threatening aggressive retaliation against Israel, which Iran holds accountable for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination…
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed
Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of Hamas’s political bureau and longtime terrorizer of Israel, was killed in Iran early on Wednesday morning…
Netanyahu Vows to Eliminate “Neo-Nazi Regime” in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke during a Knesset debate on Wednesday about the IDF’s progress in…
IDF Eliminates Terrorists Based in UNRWA HQ
IDF troops eliminated Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists hiding in Gaza City’s UNRWA headquarters…
Hamas Rejected U.S. Hostage Deal
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Tuesday confirmed Hamas rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s…
Hezbollah War Looming for Israel?
Last Wednesday (12th), Hezbollah fired approximately 250 rockets at northern Israel in response to…
From the Editor Jul/Aug 2024
On Easter Sunday, we lost a great man of God. Elwood McQuaid, former executive director of The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry (FOI)…
Israel Rescues Four Hostages—and Still Suffers Consequences
IDF soldiers and commandos rescued four hostages from Gaza on Saturday. The daring rescue took place in a…
Israel Prepares “Powerful Response” to Hezbollah Attacks
Amid an increase in attacks from Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared…
Knesset Designates UNRWA as Terrorists
A bill designating the UNRWA a terrorist organization passed a preliminary reading 42-6 in the Knesset today (29th)….
Israel Will Not Resettle Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his “day after” plan following the conclusion of the…
Could Israel’s Rafah Offensive End the War Soon?
The IDF is making progress in its offensive in Rafah, Hamas’s last major stronghold in Gaza…
Unrestrained University Antisemitism Turns Violent
Antisemitism on American university campuses has reached critical levels…
Senate To Give $26 Billion to Israel’s Defense
The U.S. Senate is sending $26 billion in wartime assistance to Israel as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday…
Israel Alone Will Choose Its Iran Response
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will decide for itself how to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack…
From the Editor May/Jun 2024
Ever since God promised the land of Israel to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob nearly 4,000 years ago, a yearning to live in this Holy Land…
Biden Condemns Netanyahu’s Gaza Policy
U.S. President Joe Biden recently called for six to eight weeks of peace between Israel and Hamas to deliver food and medicine to Gaza…
As Many as 1,000 Terrorists Hiding in Hospital
Two Palestinian terrorists under interrogation estimated that between 600 to 1,000 Hamas operatives are based in Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital…
Israel Eliminates Dozens of Terrorists in Gaza
During their ongoing operation against Hamas at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Israeli special forces have eliminated 90 terrorists…
U.S. Trying to Oust Netanyahu?
Last Thursday, U.S. President Biden was caught on hot mic saying he needed a “come to Jesus meeting” with Israeli Prime Minister…
Teenage Terrorist Stabs Man in Jerusalem
A 14-year-old terrorist stabbed a 64-year-old man near a bus stop in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood on Wednesday…
Iran Gives Hezbollah Approval to Attack Israel
Iran has authorized Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah to launch a large-scale attack on Israel…
Is Hamas’s Time Running Out?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that Israel would not agree to a ceasefire with Hamas…
Hezbollah’s Rocket Kills 1, Wounds 8 in Northern Israel
Hezbollah terrorists launched a rocket from Lebanon into a building in the northern Israeli city of Safed today…
From the Editor Mar/Apr 2024
I disobeyed my parents many times as a child. They were habitually gracious in their admonition. But on one occasion, I misbehaved so severely that…
Hamas Shares Unreasonable Hostage Deal Counterproposal
Hamas has released an unrealistic counterproposal for a deal to return Israeli hostages…
Ceasefire and Hostage Deal Imminent
A Paris proposal to release Hamas’s Israeli hostages and to reach a ceasefire is likely to move ahead, according to a senior Israeli official…
Hamas Denies Murdering Israeli Civilians on October 7
Hamas denies its operatives intentionally killed civilians on October 7. Despite equipping its members with GoPro cameras…
Hamas Hijacks Hostages’ Medicine
Hamas has prevented medicine from reaching its intended recipients, Israeli hostages in Gaza, instead keeping it for its organization…
Arab Nations Won’t Accept Gazans
Egypt and Jordan have refused to accept Palestinians fleeing the Gaza Strip. “There will be no refugees in Jordan and no refugees in Egypt”…
Israel Eliminates Top Hamas Official in Lebanon
An alleged Israeli drone strike on a Hamas office in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday night killed at least six…
Hundreds of Terrorists Surrender Amid Calls for Ceasefire
The IDF has made significant progress in defeating Hamas, as it reported it has eliminated hundreds of…
From the Editor Jan/Feb 2024
We have now witnessed the deadliest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust. Israel will never be the same after October 7, 2023…
The Many Faces of David
How do you encapsulate the biblical hero David? The “man after [God’s] own heart” (Acts 13:22) was a…
Most Palestinians Justify Hamas’s Massacre
A chilling 72% of Palestinians feel Hamas’s October 7 slaughter of more than 1,200 Israelis was justified…
Massive Hamas Weapons Stockpile Found Near Hospital, School
While battling Hamas terrorists recently, the IDF discovered one of the largest…
Hamas Exploits Israel’s Patience
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire entered its fifth day on Wednesday, during which Hamas released 10 Israeli and two Thai hostages…
Nearly 300,000 March for Israel
An estimated 290,000 people attended the March for Israel in Washington, DC, on Tuesday (14th)…
Hamas Seeks Endless War, Not Gaza’s Welfare
Hamas terrorists told The New York Times in an article posted Wednesday that…
Israel’s Enemies Show Their True Colors
As Israelis continue to live in fear of the war surrounding them, news of attacks and threats against Jewish people constantly emerge…
From the Editor Nov/Dec 2023
Each December, I begin formulating a plan to read my Bible for the following year. In past years, I jumped into Genesis feeling energized…
Abbas: ‘America Is Occupying Palestine”
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas claimed “America is occupying Palestine” while challenging Israel’s independence on Tuesday…
Israel Joins U.S. Visa Waiver Program
Israel joined the U.S. Visa Waiver Program on Wednesday, a decision that reflects the strength of Israel’s relations with the United States…
Netanyahu and Biden Meet in New York
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe Biden met in New York yesterday (20th) for the first time since…
Netanyahu/Zelenskyy, Putin/Kim Jong Un Meet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plan to meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…
Ancient Swords, Javelin Found in Israel
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Wednesday the discovery of an ancient cache of Roman weapons…
A Saudi-Palestinian Deal That Could Benefit Israel?
Saudi Arabia has proposed resuming financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA)…
From the Editor Sep/Oct 2023
Hymns have a unique staying power. If you grew up singing hymns in your church, I’m sure you can attest to this fact. The sweet words of these songs…
Quadruple Murder Shocks Arab Sector
Four people were killed in a shootout in the Western Galilee town of Abu Snan on Tuesday…
Paraguay Will Move Embassy to Jerusalem
Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced that Paraguay will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem by the end of 2023, and Israel will…
Students Share Love for Israel at D.C. Summit
More than 400 Christian young adults attended the Israel on Campus Coalition National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., this week…
Hezbollah Tests Israel’s Patience
The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah recently set up a tent in Israeli territory, which constitutes an act of provocation…
What Israel’s New Law Means and What Comes Next
On Monday, the Israeli Knesset passed the Reasonableness Standard Law, part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s set of…
Biden Befriends Herzog, Criticizes Netanyahu
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the White House on Tuesday…
PA Chooses Pay-for-Slay Over Support
Israel recently offered the nearly bankrupt Palestinian Authority (PA) a financial lifeline. The PA turned it down…
EU Called Upon to Prosecute Israel
The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee petitioned the European Union “to help the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israel for war crimes” on Tuesday…
From the Editor Jul/Aug 2023
American pastor Andy Stanley stated in a 2018 sermon, “Peter, James, [and] Paul elected to unhitch the Christian faith from their Jewish scriptures…
Hezbollah Infiltrates Israel
Lebanese terror group Hezbollah set up a terrorist outpost in Israel sometime in the past few weeks. Hezbollah stationed eight armed terrorists in…
Israeli Breakthrough Could Eliminate Melanoma
Israeli researchers recently made a breakthrough in the fight against cancer…
FM Cohen Defends Judiciary from VP Harris’s Criticism
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a critical comment concerning Israel’s judicial reform during a celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary in Washington, D.C…
How Israel and Hamas Treat Spies
Hamas charged three Palestinians in Gaza with collaborating with Israel and sentenced them to death and gave a fourth man a life sentence with hard labor on Tuesday (23rd)…
Holiday Hostilities
After solemnly observing Memorial Day on Tuesday, Israel celebrates its Independence Day today, marking its 75th anniversary since its inception in 1948…
Herzog Seeks Unity, Raisi Seeks Destruction
Israeli President Isaac Herzog implored Israelis to seek harmony in honoring Holocaust survivors during his speech to commemorate Yom HaShoah…
From the Editor May/Jun 2023
The Lord has been gracious to The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry (FOI) as we seek to proclaim biblical truth about Israel, the Messiah, and God’s Chosen People…
Caesarea Philippi
The crystal water rippling through the springs of the Banias Nature Reserve creates an idyllic background for visitors walking through Caesarea Philippi…
Israel Strengthens Ties With Ethiopia
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) and the Ethiopian government’s Institute of Foreign Affairs think tank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Coalition and Opposition Begin Judicial Reform Talks
As the proposed judicial reform sparks protests throughout the nation, Israel’s government is working to reach a resolution…
US Senator Wants to Punish Israel for Lack of Palestinian State
US Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) called for the Biden administration to make its support of Israel contingent on the development of…
Innovative Cemetery Built Underground in Jerusalem
Being buried in the land of Israel is an honor for Jewish people all over the world, as many greatly desire the Holy Land to be their final resting place…
IDF Brings Killer to Justice, U.S. Approves
The Israel Defense Forces conducted a counter-terrorism operation in Jenin on Tuesday to apprehend the terrorist who murdered Israeli brothers Hillel and Yagel Yaniv…
IDF Eliminates Terrorists in Rare Daytime Operation
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a rare daytime raid today in Nablus to arrest three terrorists responsible for the…
New Law Strips Citizenship From Terrorists
In late January, a bill that would revoke the Israeli citizenship or residency of convicted terrorists and their families receiving financial…
Don’t Get Too Comfortable!
If we knew years ago what the world would look like today, we probably wouldn’t have signed up for what we face now…
Israel Sends Workers for Recovery Efforts From Devastating Earthquakes
The catastrophic earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria on Monday morning have left thousands dead…
Netanyahu Expresses Interest in Mediating Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he would consider…
Too Few People Know What Happened in the Holocaust
As each year passes, knowledge of the atrocities of the Holocaust continues to decline in society. That worrying trend was…
U.S. Has Faith in Israeli Leadership
The United States has good news for Israel. On Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides stated he “has faith” in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
UN Condemns Israel More Than All Other Countries Combined
Israel has long faced disproportionate criticism from the United Nations, and the data from 2022…
Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount Visit Incites Failed Rocket Attack
A rocket aimed at Israel from Gaza fell within the Strip well short of its target in Israel on Tuesday night. Hamas had threatened retaliation…
Netanyahu Set to Announce New Government Formation
Prime Minister-Designate Benjamin Netanyahu plans to announce he has successfully formed a coalition government…
IDF Chief Kochavi Confirms Israel’s Strike Against Arms Convoy
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi essentially confirmed Israel’s involvement in…
Iran’s Injustices Draw Attention After World Cup Loss
Iran’s judiciary has sentenced four people to death. Their crime? “Cooperating with the intelligence services of the…
Stabbing Attack in Samaria Kills Three Israelis
On Tuesday morning, a terrorist killed three people and wounded four others in a stabbing attack…
Kyrie Irving Suspended for Sharing Antisemitic Film
NBA superstar Kyrie Irving is serving a suspension of at least five games for his recent antisemitic behavior…
Netanyahu Set to Become Prime Minister
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears primed to return to power…
5 Reasons Why Jesus Will Rapture His Church
How exciting was it when you knew your dad was on his way home when you were…