Hashem Said Yes

This is the post I’ve been waiting eight years to write. What seemed utterly impossible just a short time ago suddenly, and I mean suddenly, became absolutely possible. In the end, the whole story is one giant Kiddush Hashem (sanctification of God’s Name).
Four Biblical Stories and Sites in Ma’ale Adumim

Ma’ale Adumim has a plethora of sites and stories with deep historical and religious connections to the Hebrew Bible.
As Pence Boards Plane, Activists Call on Christian Zionists to Sign Petition to Let Jews Build in Israel’s Biblical Heartland
‘It is our land,’ said Heart of Israel’s founder Aaron Katsof to Breaking Israel News. ‘God gave it to us. We are home.’
Likud Central Committee Votes To ‘Exercise Sovereignty’ Over Judea and Samaria

The Likud Central Committee voted Sunday night to exercise Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria.
Government to Move on ‘Greater Jerusalem’ Bill Annexing Jewish Cities

The measure would “send a clear message to all those who try to question the Jewish people’s connection to Jerusalem and the relevance of Jerusalem to the Jewish people.”
Mike Huckabee: Palestinian State is a ‘Fantasy’

The former governor’s visit to Israel just two weeks before inauguration day is seen as a sign of the incoming administration’s support for expanding Israeli control.
MK Bennett: It’s Time to Begin a New Path in Judea and Samaria

“By the end of this month we will table a bill to apply Israeli law to Judea and Samaria and we will begin a new path.”
Bill to Annex Jerusalem Suburb Picks up Support in the Knesset

In the face of Israeli support to annex the large city, Ma’ale Adumim is still a magnet for international criticism of Israel.
Terrorist Stabbing Attack Thwarted Outside Jerusalem

Israeli security forces announced Saturday night that it had thwarted a terrorist attack that was to take place in the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim.
Controversy Bubbling for Israeli Soda Company

“But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream” (Amos 5:24) While stocks of Israeli home-soda maker company Sodastream (SODA) are up, so are calls for boycotting and divesting from the Ma’aleh Adumim-based company. Sodastream markets machine for carbonating water at home, alongside refillable carbon dioxide gas canisters and special bottles […]