Kidnapping Children a Cause for Celebration?

Many have asked what has been going on in Israel since three Israeli teenage boys were kidnapped last week. One could follow both the Israeli news—where it’s almost all that is being covered—and the international news—where it’s barely been covered at all.

President Peres Meets with Esther Pollard Prior to His US Trip

President Shimon Peres met this morning (Jun. 22) with Esther Pollard, wife of incarcerated Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, and the heads of the Knesset Caucus to Free Jonathan Pollard, MK’s Nachman Shai Ayelet Shaked, at the President’s residence in Jerusalem.

Obama’s Deafening Silence

The Israeli children hostage crisis continues and most of my focus has been on the weak response of Israel’s political leadership in confronting the two headed Hamas-Fatah monster, commonly known as the Palestinian Authority (PA).

ISIS Rampages, the Middle East Shakes

The jihadis’ takeover of Mosul on June 9 won them control of Iraq’s second-largest city, a major haul of weapons, $429 million in gold, and an open path to conquer Tikrit, Samarra, and perhaps the capital city of Baghdad.

Eyebrows Raised in Israel over Presbyterian BDS

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised anymore when Israelis raise their eyebrows of suspicion when I say that I love the land, language, people, and God of Israel while also being introduced as a pastor from the United States.

The Threat is Blowback

Watching the undoing, in a week, of victories that US forces won in Iraq at great cost over many years, Americans are asking themselves what, if anything, should be done.