Category: Israeli Life

Announced at AIPAC: Guatemala Officially to Move Embassy to Jerusalem in May!

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Big news coming from the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference.  Hear Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales make the big announcement: https://www.facebook.com/AIPAC/videos/10155437764868543/   AIPAC is the largest pro-Israel lobbying organization in the world.  Some 20,000 Israel supporters are in Washington DC for the Policy Conference, where big name dignitaries often appear.  Israeli Prime Minister …

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A Touching Moment as Family Comes Secretly to Witness their Daughter’s IAF Beret Receiving

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I always find it touching when family and friends go to extremes to honor their military heroes!  Check out one such surprise visit from a family for their daughter's big moment in Israel: https://www.facebook.com/idfonline/videos/1790277567661772/

Purim: The Upside Down Drama of Esther

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Israel is celebrating Purim today!  It is a celebration of the delivery of the Jewish people from annihilation by Haman, an official in the Persian empire, and is recorded in the book of Esther.  There, we find an orphaned girl (Esther), raised by a relative (Mordecai) while in exile.  "Upside down drama" definitely plays out …

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Inside the IDF – January 2018

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Hi friends!  Occasionally I find interesting stories about the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).  In many ways, the IDF is not so much different than the American military.  However, there are elements that are different, such as young Israelis being given positions of responsibility not often seen in the American military. Israeli "Lt Col Jonathan" provides …

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