Terror Strikes in the West Bank

My heart was heavy when I heard news of the Tuesday morning terror attack upon Israeli security and police officers in the West Bank.  I was especially burdened because I was in the West Bank (Biblical Judea and Samaria) only a couple weeks ago and was so encouraged by what I saw and experienced there. …

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Principles with Implications

Welcome back Bible students!  I pray you are blessed as you study these Biblical principles for Israel.  Over the past two days (here and here) we have laid out 4 principles regarding Israel.  If you missed them, scroll back to the previous two days for the detail.  Here is a re-cap: Principle of Ownership - …

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Netanyahu Responds to Rocket Fire from Gaza

In response to rockets fired from Gaza into Israeli territory on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly stated: "Our policy in regard to the Gaza Strip is clear. Israel will not accept rocket fire from the Strip into our territory. The IDF will respond to any such provocation. Israel sees Hamas as responsible for all …

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“Two-State” or not “Two-State”

Following the Trump-Netanyahu press conference on Wednesday, there has been media frenzy about whether or not a two-state solution is still the primary objective in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  I commented on it briefly yesterday, but want to share some additional thoughts today. First, news feeds have been abuzz since the press conference with Trump administration officials …

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