Raised to Hate Jews, Now Practicing Judaism

Sometimes you run across a story that must be retold. That's the case with Rawan Osman, who was born in Damascus, raised in Lebanon to a Shi'ite Muslim mother and a Sunni Muslim father. That in itself is extraordinary. Shi'ites and Sunnis hate one another. Not only that, the city in which she grew up …

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Looking at Israel Today and Heeding Nehemiah’s Leadership

Welcome to the weekend, friends! I'm looking forward to getting into God's Word this weekend and preparing for a Bible study I will teach in a few weeks. I absolutely love working for ONE FOR ISRAEL and am so blessed by the wisdom of the teaching staff and others. Dr Erez Soref, our president, recently …

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What to Think of President Trump’s “Board of Peace”

President Trump is in Davos for the World Economic Forum to bolster US presence on the world stage and to make deals intended to put America first. Quite frankly, there appears to be a paradox of thought. What do I mean by that? Let's take a look at Trump's "Board of Peace," which he says …

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Israel’s Surprising Secret Weapon

Israel is known for lots of secret things! They have secret agents in secret places, secret weapons in not-so-secret places, and secret plans in the minds of Israeli leadership. You can never fully take them at face value, as they almost always have something much deeper beneath the surface! Israelis are a unique people. Why? …

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