‘A Death Sentence for the Jews’: 75 Years Since the British White Paper
“We know we are going to be bamboozled,” a despondent Stephen Wise, the foremost American Jewish leader of his time, confided to a friend before boarding a ship bound for England in early 1939.
The Holocaust Survivors Who Fell in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence
A special monument is located at the end of the trail that connects Israel’s Yad Vashem, the official memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and Mount Herzl, the national cemetery for Israeli leaders and fallen soldiers.
Want Israel Wiped Off the Map? Guardian Approved NGO Has an App for That
Ian Black, the Guardian’s Middle East editor, wrote the following in a May 2 article entitled “Remembering the Nakba: Israeli group puts 1948 Palestine back on the map”…
Zero-Sum Suffering
For Palestinians, suffering – and sympathy for suffering – is a zero-sum game. Sympathy used up on the Holocaust means less for Palestinians in the territories.
Mourning and Rejoicing: The Depths & Heights of the Israeli Spirit
On Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day), as the sun sets, Israel’s normally bustling streets begin to empty. Israelis all over the country start heading to ceremonies to commemorate the solemn memorial day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror.
The IDF Remembers the Fallen and Protects the Living
Every year the IDF continues to honor the memory of those who were killed during the Holocaust and remembers their sacrifice, as well as cherishing those survivors who are living among us and their contribution to the the State of Israel.
3,800-Year-Old Fortress Uncovered in City of David (Photos)
Following fifteen years of excavations, the possible site of the Jebusite conquest and gutter was inaugurated in a secret ceremony which took place before Passover.
Passover Blood Libels – Then and Now
During the Middle Ages, the Passover holiday unfortunately came to be associated with an entirely different theme, one that has bedeviled the Jewish people for nearly nine centuries and has recently been making a bit of a comeback: the infamous blood libel.
‘I See a Blood Moon Rising’
In 2013, I had the special privilege to meet pastor Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries. Pastor Mark is bright, friendly and engaging. He expresses a unique love and support for Israel…
Blood Moon Rising (this Passover)
The world is preparing itself for a rare astrological event that will commence this Passover. A series of four full lunar eclipses in a row called blood moons (due to the red color of the moons glow) is set to occur over the next two years.
