How Far Away has America Walked?

Shalom friends!  This week has been filled with unfavorable news out of Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, North Africa and elsewhere.  Indeed, Israel’s neighbors are not exactly playing nicely in the sandbox.  On top of that, America continues to more and more blatantly turn its back on Israel and our allies in the Middle East. Here is …

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To Speak or Not to Speak: Thoughts on Netanyahu’s Invitation to Address US Congress

On January 21, 2015, US Speaker of the House, John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the US Congress on the threat of radical Islam, including the growing nuclear threat from Iran.  Netanyahu accepted that invitation and huge upheaval followed.  President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry both immediately refused to …

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Activity Heats up on Israel’s Northern Border

Welcome back fellow sojourners!  Today, let’s consider once again what Israel is up against.  On the map above, you will see that Israel (a nation the size of New Jersey) is surrounded on every side by Arab Muslim nations (dark red on the map above).  Furthermore, the next “layer” of nations (lighter red) are non-Arab …

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Watchman on the Wall: Encouragement from Ezekiel 33

The Middle East cauldron is reaching a boiling point again, and news is beginning to splash all over the world.  I spent this weekend hearing a Middle East expert expound on the current geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, taking in Joel Rosenberg’s sobering message regarding the threats we face today, listening carefully to an …

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