Bibi Hails Tripling of Christian Enlistment to IDF in 2013
“And David said to Saul: ‘Let no man’s heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine” (1 Samuel 17:32) At a meeting Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Orthodox priest Father Gabriel Nadaf, the PM praised the priest, and the Christian Zionist community in Israel in general […]
Despite Tension, IDF Sees Record Haredi Enlistment
“Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their polls; from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel” (Numbers 1:2-3) Israel Army Radio released the […]
Haredi Draft Delayed Three Months
Since the expiry of the Tal Law in 2012, Knesset has been struggling to find an equitable solution to the question of Haredi army service. Although the new reform has passed its initial reading, the delay in its passage has caused Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon to postpone the conscription of yeshiva students who have already […]
IDF Honors Outstanding Soldier/Students
“I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings” (Jeremiah 17:10) No one questions the devotion and sacrifice of each and every 18-year-old soldier that enters the IDF. While most kids their age around the world are getting ready […]
3-Year-Old Syrian Latest To Be Treated by Israel
“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord” (Jeremiah 30:17) A three-year-old girl is just the latest Syrian injured in the countries civil war to be evacuated to, and treated by, Israel. On Saturday, the little girl and her mother were rushed from Syria to […]
Stone Throwing Attacks Continue in Jerusalem
The Arab population in Jerusalem continues to become more radicalized as yet another attack against Jewish Israelis was carried out on Thursday. A total of fifteen Israelis were injured in stone throwing attacks in the Holy City of Jerusalem on Thursday. At some time in the early afternoon, a group of Arabs hurled rocks at […]
Shalit Joins Arriving Immigrating Children, Soldiers
“I am taking the Children of Israel from among the nations to which they have gone; I will gather them from all around and I will bring them to their soil” Ezekiel (37:21) On Tuesday flight EL Al Flight LY3004 touched down at Ben Gurion Air Port. This was no run-of-the-mill flight. Flight LY3004, a […]
IDF Announces First Ultra-Orthodox Pre-Military Academy
[A Psalm] of David. Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who traineth my hands for war, and my fingers for battle (Psalms 144:1). In biblical times, all men aged 20 to 60, except priests serving in the Temple, were expected to serve in the army. God Himself protected those who fought in His name and in […]
IDF Rescue Unit Always on Duty Around the World
…neither shalt thou stand idly by the blood of thy neighbor…” (Leviticus 19:16) The bible admonishes us not to stand idly by the blood of our neighbor, and two vacationing IDF Search and Rescue Unit members took the command to heart. While hiking in Wales earlier this week, they helped save a 67-year-old fellow hiker […]
Pro-Israel Bishop Faces Threats From Arab Knesset Members
‘Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for the home-born; for I am the LORD your God.’ (Leviticus 24:22) Greek Orthodox Bishop Gabriel Nadaf encourages his congregants to integrate into Israeli society. He and his community prefer to call themselves “Arabic-speaking Christian Israelis” rather than Christian Arabs. He supports […]