In January 2020, Israel, Cyprus and Greece, with stiff backing from the Trump administration, entered into the EastMed pipeline agreement. According to the agreement, a natural gas pipeline to be laid across the seafloor of the Mediterranean would supply natural gas from Israel to Europe. This was big news because Europe typically gets most of …
Continue reading Israel Takes Another Stab in the Back from Biden Administration
There has never been a more prolific time of archaeological discovery in Israel than now! By God's grace, I witnessed so many wonderful new discoveries in the midst of my 8 trips to the Holy Land. However, from what I see and hear coming out of Israel since the COVID shutdown, some of the most …
Continue reading Treasures Abound in Israel! Oh, How I Miss Being There!
While all eyes have turned to the Russian-Ukrainian border and the Arabian peninsula, a boiling caldron continues to heat up in and around Israel. First, the US and Israeli forces (as well as other allies, at times) have held many joint military exercises very regularly over the past few months, including Desert Falcon that wrapped …
Continue reading What’s Boiling Beneath the Surface in Israel?
If you followed the painful 2-year election season in Israel, in which 4 elections failed to result in a ruling coalition, you may recall that, by and large, the issue was whether or not Netanyahu would retain the premiership. In the end, he didn't. In unfortunate ways, Israeli politics is as messed up as American …
