Is it Safe to Visit Israel?

I hear it all the time!  "Isn't it dangerous to go to Israel?"  My response: the most dangerous part of going to Israel is the drive from your house to the airport to catch your flight to Israel!  Seriously! Despite "terrorist nuisance" emanating from the Gaza border, Israel is safe to visit!  If necessary, Israel …

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Jews and Arabs Living Peacefully Side-by-Side!

I recently read an article entitled, Biblical Shomron: Israel's Strategic, Peaceful and Beautiful Heartland.  In it is the story of the Shomron Regional Counsel's success in developing areas where Jews and Palestinians work peacefully side-by-side.  The area is called the West Bank, but in Biblical terms, it is Samaria. This area is targeted by the …

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Israel Living Securely in the Land

...and they are living securely...land of unwalled villages...those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates...My people Israel are living securely... ~Ezekiel 38:8, 11, 14 Notice how the prophet Ezekiel describes Israel in the days leading up to the invasion from the north, known as the War of …

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A Look at Ancient Shiloh – Israel’s First Capital

Did you know Jerusalem has not always been the capital of Israel?  Indeed, when the Israelites came into the land, Shiloh became the first center of worship before the first Temple was built in Jerusalem. (1 Samuel 1, Joshua 18, Judges 21 for example) Want to get a modern-day peek at the newly excavated Shiloh?  …

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