A 37-year-old Israeli civilian volunteer has become the first Israeli casualty of the 2014 Gaza conflict. He and another man were delivering food to Israeli soldiers gathered at the Erez border crossing when he was hit by mortar shrapnel. Medics responded immediately and the man was quickly transferred to a hospital in Ashkelon, where he …
Continue reading Israeli Volunteer Killed at Gaza Border; Iranian Nuclear Talks Likely to Extend
Monday was another busy day in and around Israel, as Hamas continued firing rockets into Israel, Lebanese terrorists fire three rockets into Northern Israel, Syria launches two, and two additional rockets land in Eilat in the southern tip of Israel. On top of that, Hamas sent drones into Israel...one of which was shot down near …
Continue reading Rockets Now Coming from Many Directions; Egypt Proposes Ceasefire
With a July 20 deadline looming to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear enrichment program, high-ranking officials from the US, the UK, Russia, China, Germany and Iran have gathered in Vienna, Austria to seek a solution. For years, Iran has insisted their nuclear ambitions are only for peaceful purposes, yet they have consistently refused …
Continue reading While Eyes are on Gaza, Is Iran about to Push its Own Agenda?
Welcome back, friends! Yesterday I introduced a view of the Gaza conflict through the lens of Scripture, and promised to attempt to do the same through the lens of the Qur'an. I want to be careful how I approach this, as I am not a scholar of Islam. Nor is my intent to incite anger …
