In late March, the Israel Transportation Ministry is set to unveil the $2 billion high-speed train connecting Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Typically a 70-minute journey, the train (with a stop at Ben Gurion airport) will zip passengers back-and-forth between Israel's two largest cities in a blazing 28 minutes. Travel by train around Israel is nothing …
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American Christian Leaders Ask Trump to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem
In 1995, Congress passed a bill mandating that the US Embassy in Israel be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel. But that bill carried a caveat. Every 6 months, the President may sign a waiver, postponing the move of the embassy if circumstances are such that it might be detrimental …
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Netanyahu Aboard the USS George HW Bush
Shabbat shalom, friends! As reported a few days ago, the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS George HW Bush, anchored off the coast of Haifa, Israel for a few days over the 4th of July holiday. While anchored there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, took the opportunity to visit the largest warship …
Israeli Media Reports: Trump Decides against Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli media (example, example) is reporting that President Trump has notified Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US Embassy will stay put in Tel Aviv...at least for now. (Interestingly, The Jerusalem Post is actually denying the report!) Over the past three days, we have examined the controversy surrounding the move. In "To Move or …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 