News broke yesterday when President-elect Trump posted the above message on Truth Social. Slowly, details dripped from various sources, some touting it as a fantastic deal, others lamenting the lack of favor for their side. Certainly, the few, mostly unconfirmed, details bring concern to those of us yearning for hostages to be freed and Hamas …
Continue reading Finally, Hostages are Coming Home…or Are They?
For the first time since the last hostage release over a year ago, it appears Israel and Hamas may be on the verge of a ceasefire deal that would include the release of 33 innocent Israeli hostages. We can all be grateful for that, though we long for the release of all hostages. However, the …
Continue reading What’s Not Being Said Regarding the Hostage Deal
Those who have been to Israel with me likely remember Misgav Am, the kibbutz and military outpost on the Lebanese border, surrounded on three sides by Lebanon. (See photo to the right. Misgav Am is north of Kiryat Shmona, in the very tip of the inlet into Lebanon.) It is always a tour highlight in …
Syria is in disarray. For years the Assad regime held power with the support of Russia and Iran. Though technically still a nation, different factions carved out portions of Syria from which to operate. As seen on the "before" map in yesterday's post, Syria was a collage of Assad loyalists, the Kurds and allied forces, …
