Welcome back! As Israel heads toward celebration of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), we are taking a look at what that day represents. It is in celebration of victory in the Six Day War of 1967, and this year marks the Jubilee Year (50th anniversary of that all-important victory). Yesterday, we focused on Israel’s Greatest Hour …
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“Two-State” or not “Two-State”
Following the Trump-Netanyahu press conference on Wednesday, there has been media frenzy about whether or not a two-state solution is still the primary objective in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I commented on it briefly yesterday, but want to share some additional thoughts today. First, news feeds have been abuzz since the press conference with Trump administration officials …
Obama Takes a Parting Shot at Israel and Netanyahu
In news that broke on December 23, President Obama took a very serious parting shot at Israel when he ordered the US ambassador to the UN to abstain on a very important vote in the Security Council. The resolution, brought forth by Arab countries, prohibits the building of Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria, also …
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A Trip to the Galilee
Today (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) was Shabbat, so everything in Israel is pretty much shut down. Thus, we took the opportunity to make the two hour drive down to Galilee. "Down" has a different connotation in Israel because, though the Galilee area lies to the north of Jerusalem, one always goes "up" to Jerusalem, …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 