October/November 1997

Israel's Fight for Survival

Features

Israel’s 1948 War Of Independence

In a few months, the State of Israel will commemorate fifty years of modern statehood. No nation in the history of mankind has been born out of such enormous suffering.

Six Days In June Oct/Nov 1997

“A people considered for centuries as non-fighters carried out in June, 1967 against long odds the most nearly perfect military operation in modern history.” With these words an eminent American historian opened her...

The Yom Kippur War Oct/Nov 1997

Prime Minister Golda Meir was worried. It was that same strange feeling she had back in 1967, on the eve of the Six-Day War. Reports had been coming in since May...

Lebanon: Land Of Beauty, Land Of War

The Bible pictures Lebanon as a land of towering mountains covered by tall cedars, rising above lush valleys with flowing rivers. Although few of the famed trees grow in the rugged mountains of modern Lebanon...

Bombs in the Marketplace: “How Long, Oh Lord?”

On July 30, two young Arab men embarked on a suicide mission with the intent to kill and maim more innocent Israelis. Their target was Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market, an open-air shopping strip jammed tightly...


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Treblinka: The Rails Ran Only One Way

A few weeks ago I went into the deep woods in Poland with a friend. For him, it was a return trip, one that members of his family had almost certainly taken some fifty years...

Rightly Dividing

The Seven Bowls Of Wrath Revelation 16:1–21

In Chapter 15, John was given a detailed introduction to the bowl judgments. He saw seven angels proceeding from God’s heavenly Temple with seven bowls in hand, ready to pour out God’s wrath upon the earth.

The Deity Of Jesus Christ

Two Old Testament passages that did this will be noted. Isaiah 9:6 assigned the names “The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father” to the Messiah. Ancient Judaism recognized that this referred to the Messiah.

A Jew Lives Here

Jewish people who are serious about practicing their Judaism realize that living incognito is not an option for them. Judaism, by its very nature, teaches its people not to be ashamed of their identity.

Jewish World Update - News

Israel in the News Oct/Nov 1997

The Senate passed a major foreign relations bill [recently] that authorizes $100 million for construction of a new US embassy in Jerusalem. The bill has three other Jerusalem components.

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Eye on the Middle East Oct/Nov 1997

According to a recent news report, the Palestinian Authority has drafted a plan creating a belt of Palestinian communities circling Israeli neighborhoods in Jerusalem. The announcement was made by Faisal Husseini, who is in charge...

Apples of Gold

Zvi Oct/Nov 1997

I have some of my best conversations with people at the bus stop or on the bus. One recent day I was waiting for the bus to go into Jerusalem...

Daily News from Israel

News Digest — 9/16/26

Most Israeli Jews plan to mark Yom Kippur through fasting, refraining from driving or attending a synagogue, according to new polling...

Why More Golan Druze Are Choosing Israeli Citizenship

For decades, many Druze living in the Golan Heights identified as...

Israel at War: Week 153

The adage “Politics makes strange bedfellows” can clearly be seen in the Middle East, especially regarding the negotiations with Iran...

News Digest — 9/15/26

Hezbollah terrorists are attempting to establish a presence within the boundaries of the Yellow Line in southern Lebanon...

Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” Speech Sparks Backlash

Music artist Macklemore sparked backlash after accusing Israel of genocide...

News Digest — 9/14/26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday (11th) extended a Shana Tova - a happy New Year - to U.S. President Donald Trump...

News Digest — 9/11/26

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced Friday morning (11th) that a surprise exercise had begun in the Judea and Samaria Division...

News Digest — 9/10/26

The Israeli police said on Wednesday (9th) that it would be deploying thousands of officers, Border police personnel, and...

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