“I Feel so Helpless…What Can I Do?”

As more brutal details of the Hamas attack emerge, the heartbreak and helplessness for those of us who stand with Israel grows deeper and more painful. We now know a bit more about how terrorists infiltrated IDF bases to disable them. They found a tiny chink in the armor (a breakdown in night watch assignments, …

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A Unity Government, Standing with Israel and a Tour Update

So many of you have reached out to express support for Israel and to ask about our upcoming tour plans. Thanks to all of you. To state the obvious, it has been an absolutely horrendous couple of days in Israel. There is no way to sugar coat it: some say it is the worst terrorist …

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Update from Israel

Hi friends! My phone has blown up this morning from well-wishers asking me about the situation in Israel. As you may know, our October Israel tour is set to launch in about one week. Given the news of a surprise attack by Hamas, many have contacted me. So here is the status: I have followed …

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What will Yom Yerushalayim Look Like Today?

The cease-fire between Israel and the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip is holding, though things could still heat up in the coming hours as Israelis celebrate Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). It is the annual commemoration of Jerusalem's reunification in 1967, following the Six-Day War. Jerusalem Day may be the second most important civic holiday …

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