Although a fragile cease fire between Israel and Hamas is holding, another kind of war is raging. While Israeli’s enjoyed their high holy days, we saw attacks against the Jerusalem light rail and confrontations on the Temple Mount. The Palestinian education system with its radical curriculum of claiming the whole of Israel as Palestine and […]
Israel was castigated by the world media during the Gaza war, also known as Operation Protective Edge, but the tide is turning in unexpected ways. The Lord of Israel never slumbers or sleeps. Tourism to Israel is booming again. Sunday, 28 September 2014 marked the most ever landing and take-offs from Ben Gurion Airport. The […]
The ANC alliance condemned Israel as a nation founded on the basis of apartheid, and branded the establishment of the state a crime against humanity. The allegation was made in a statement issued over the weekend, as South Africa’s anti-Israel lobby planned to protest a conference Sunday held by South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in Johannesburg. […]
The threat against Israel is significantly on the rise. A few months ago yet another peace process collapsed due to unrealistic demands from the Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas and the forming of a coalition between Fatah and Hamas. The last straw was the kidnapping and murder of 3 Israeli teenagers and the firing of […]
Since my last report on 29 June 2014 the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) declares a Caliphate on parts of Iraq and Syria and changed its name to Islamic State (IS). The rapid advancement and brutality of the IS forces stunned the world and after the beheading of a US journalist, the United […]
1. Palestinian sources have reported that the man in charge of money transfers for Hamas in Gaza Mohammed al-Ghoul, who also moonlighted as the Hamas Justice Minister, was killed Sunday afternoon by an IDF rocket that hit his car. The surgical strike in northern Gaza has been confirmed by the IDF, following Palestinian reports. 2. […]
As I write representatives of Israel and Hamas are logged down in negotiations for a long lasting peace deal. Israel wants Gaza to be demilitarized and Hamas wants the siege to be lifted. It is unlikely that Israel will lift the siege (controlling the skies and sea coast of Gaza) and Hamas be willing to […]
Miracles occurred daily during Operation Protective Edge, the military offensive to stop the firing of rockets from Gaza. Here are some of the stories of how God protected the people of Israel. Planned Rosh Hashanah attack Israeli Security sources say that Hamas had a plan to attack kibbutzim near the Hamas tunnel exits this coming […]
Operation Protective Edge entered its second week and it is feared that it will become a long and protracted war. Casualties mounted on both sides and on Sunday the UN Security Council called for an immediate end of hostilities. Although this conflict was forced upon Israel by the incessant firing of rockets from Gaza, the […]
Since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge (Tzuk Eitan in Hebrew) on Tuesday 8 July 2014, more than 600 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel. The Iron Dome missile defence system intercepted more than 140 of these rockets. It can only be described as a miracle that only one Israeli died since the beginning […]