Edwin Black, the New York Times bestselling author IBM and the Holocaust and Financing the Flames wrote an insightful article for the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies under the caption “Israel’s Tourism Triumph. Black highlighted the importance of Christian pilgrimage to the increase of tourism numbers and also the two most visited sites in Jerusalem. […]
During the Pesach holidays our children requested that we would read through the story of Moses. Every night we would read a few chapters to them. Once again the word of God came to surprise us during the reading of this powerful story to reveal to us something new and unseen. For so long we […]
Israel is geographically a tiny nation among other nations, but a giant in terms of scientific and technical advancement. Two recent breakthroughs confirm the agility of its people. Those nations choosing to boycott Israel do it to their own detriment. 1. On 21 February 2019, SpaceIL, a private Israeli company, launched a lunar lander called […]
The word “chai” in Hebrew means life, but when we look at the word in Ancient Hebrew, we see that it has a far deeper meaning… In Ancient Hebrew we see that every letter consists of three values: It is a picture, it has a sound and it also has a numerical value. In the […]
1 Samuel 3 1. Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. 4. The Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” 5. So he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” And […]
The announcement by President Donald Trump to withdraw US troops from Syria was met with surprise and astonishment by US allies. Israel in particular was caught off-guard by this sudden decision by Trump, which could have major implications for the security of Israel. Turkey is poised to use the opportunity of a US withdrawal to […]
A major humanitarian catastrophe was avoided when Russia and Turkey decided to create a 10-kilometer de-militarized zone instead of an all-out attack on Idlib in Syria. Idlib is the last stronghold of the rebel forces in Syria. Does it mean this is the end of the Syrian war? It is probably not. My analysis is […]
Since 1 October 2015, the people of Israel experienced a wave of attacks in the form of knife stabbings, car ramming and drive-by shootings. It was not expected and it caught many people off-guard. Many people asked the inevitable question if it is still save to go on tour to Israel. My unwavering answer is […]
Today, Sunday evening, 27 September 2015 marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, or better known as the Feast of Tabernacles. This year, Sukkot coincides with the much talked about and rare natural phenomenon – a combination of a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. The combination causes the moon to appear red […]
In line with Bible prophecy, aliyah (immigration) to Israel is on the increase. An expected 4,000 olim (immigrants) are expected from North America alone in 2015. On Tuesday, 18 August 2015, a planeload of 232 new Israeli citizens from North America arrived at Ben Gurion Airport. The passengers included 29 families with 75 children, nine […]