Israel’s Blue Line and Hezbollah

Israeli-Lebanese border Last November, I hosted a tour group to Israel, and one of the highlights was a visit to an IDF outpost situated on the "Blue Line," dividing Israel and Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon. The photo above is from that tour, and clearly seen is a wall separating Lebanon (on the left) from Israel (on the …

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Sabena: One of the Greatest Rescue Missions in Israel’s History

The annals of Israeli history are full of them, but forty-eight years ago, the IDF pulled off one of the most incredible rescue missions in history! Check this out: https://youtu.be/Yx_rl2WL50o

Israel Prepares for Yom HaZikaron (Day of Remembrance)

In Israel, commemorative days often bunch closely together, partly because Israel commemorates lots of things, and partly because God has designed it that way! Consider the Biblical feasts of Israel. There are seven in all, but three (Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of First Fruits) are bunched closely together in the spring and …

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COVID-19 and the Israel-Gaza Border Dilemma

Israel Continues Sending Supplies to Gaza Unlike the West Bank, where Israel works directly with the Palestinian Authority, Israel has no direct ties to Hamas, who rules the Gaza Strip. Yet, the pandemic has forced the two sworn enemies to coordinate efforts to prevent a serious outbreak which would not only devastate the poverty-stricken citizens …

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