How are Israelis Gearing up for Their 70th Birthday?

Israel is in the midst of a season of commemoration and celebration, but perhaps none bigger than the anticipation of their 70th birthday! The "feast season" began with Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of First Fruits, all during the first week of April.  That was followed by Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) last …

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Israelis Commemorate Their Fallen Soldiers as Yom HaZikaron Commences

It is nightfall in Israel and Israelis are honoring their fallen soldiers and terrorist victims.  Yom HaZikaron is similar to Memorial Day in the United States, and there will be moments of silence when everything in Israel comes to a halt (as it did on Yom HaShoah) in order to remember the lives that were …

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Happy Birthday Israel!

This was the headline in The Palestine Post on May 14, 1948!  Israel became a nation, fulfilling Bible prophecy!  (Keep in mind that the Hebrew calendar is a lunar one and doesn't always match up day-to-day with our Gregorian calendar.  Thus, Israel actually celebrated her independence a couple days ago!)  Beyond virtually the entire chapters …

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An IDF Widow: “Our enemies must know that they cannot break us”

How fitting! Israelis show incredible resolve, followed immediately by celebration of their independence! They know what it takes to be free and secure, and they aren't afraid to employ their resolve to accomplish that security and freedom! America should stand strong with such a like-minded ally!