Route 60: The Biblical Highway

Honestly, I'm a "one-movie-per-year" kinda girl! But, after seeing Golda, the docu-drama about Israel's first and only female Prime Minister who guided Israel through the Yom Kippur War in 1973, I'm headed back to the theater for another Israel-centric movie next week. Former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman (who I very much admire), has …

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What is the Green Line in Israel?

Media often refers to a green line in Israel, particularly it seems, when advocating for Palestinian rights. In short, the green line is actually the temporary cease-fire line between Israel and the Arabs, implemented in 1949 following Israel's victory in the War of Independence. Green ink was used to mark the map as negotiations were …

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Commemorating Israel’s Six-Day War: Day 5

Following victory in Egypt and the Sinai, sights turned to the vulnerable area known today as the West Bank. In Biblical times the area was known as Judea and Samaria, rich with ancient history going back to Abraham. Day 5 marked a strategic focus on Israel’s northern border, also known as the Golan Heights, and …

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Commemorating Israel’s Six-Day War: Day 4

I hope you are following along as we look back at each day of the Six-Day War. Time after time since Israel’s rebirth in 1948, her very existence has been at stake. The prophecy of Psalm 83 was playing out, as her enemies vowed: “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,That the name of Israel be remembered …

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