Features
Jerusalem: Occupied Territory?
“We want a piece of the action!” This seems to be the prevailing attitude when the international community talks about Jerusalem. Until the Jewish people began to wind their way back toward the Holy City...
The Palestinians
“And Isaac entreated the Lᴏʀᴅ for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lᴏʀᴅ was entreated by him, and Rebekah, his wife, conceived. And the children struggled together within her;
The Jewish Presence in Hebron
This February, a lone Jewish man walked into a mosque inside of a shrine built over the cave of Machpelah in Hebron. Dressed in Israeli military garb, he gunned down 29 Muslim Arabs...
Living With the Peace Process
On September 13, 1993, Israel signed a peace treaty with the PLO, an organization then known as one of our worst enemies. You would expect that after such an historic step...
The Church Confronted And Comforted Revelation 2:1–11
“Churches are like people. No two are alike. Each has its own personality ... size and shape ... strength and weakness,” wrote Steven Lawson.* This is evident when reading Christ’s letters to the seven churches...
Digging Up Israel
The ground in front of the beautiful Golden Gate was still soft from the recent heavy rains. An archaeology student confidently stepped back from the gate to capture its entire view in his camera...
More In This Issue
The Messiah’s House Is Empty
In the village of Kfar Chabad, just off the highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, stands a large brownstone house. I wrote about it in this space shortly after its cornerstone was laid in 1992.
Israel in the News Oct/Nov 1994
Jerusalem will remain the capital of the Jewish people forever, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told the conference of Jewish National Fund leaders recently. He was responding to a statement by PLO leader Yasser Arafat that...
Handshakes and High Hopes
It was a photograph far more captivating than the proverbial "a picture is worth a thousand words" theme. The Royal Jordanian jet with King Hussein on board was flying in lazy circles at low altitude...
A Special Diet
Food, glorious food! We need it to survive. We eat it to celebrate almost any occasion. We offer it in hospitality or comfort. Socially, food somehow helps to build bridges for easier and better communication...
Zvi Oct/Nov 1994
In Jeremiah 13:16 it is written, “Give glory to the Lᴏʀᴅ, your God, before he cause darkness.” This is so true. Many people go into the sea but want to come out dry...
Daily News from Israel
News Digest — 12/9/24
Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to act to take control of additional sites in the partition zone in Syria...
News Digest — 12/6/24
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) eliminated the terrorist who commanded the October 7th massacre in Nahal Oz...
News Digest — 12/5/24
Yamam (national counter-terrorism unit) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) forces apprehended the terrorist Ayman Ghanam on Wednesday night...
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...
Israel at War: Week 60
Regarding the ceasefire agreement, the Biden Administration urged “both Beirut and Jerusalem to uphold the deal.” On Monday (4th), Hezbollah fired...
News Digest — 12/4/24
An Israel Air Force aircraft attacked and eliminated Hezbollah’s envoy to the Syrian Army, Salman Nimr Jamaa, the IDF announced...
Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire: DOOMED From the Start
It looks like the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire has gone up in flames. France and others are blaming Israel, but what actually happened?
News Digest — 12/3/24
The Israeli military launched a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday evening (2nd) after Hezbollah launched two mortars...