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A consistent testimony of support for Israel

Defending Israel unashamedly has been Rev. John Hagee’s main theme for four decades. His 45 books, podcasts and weekly TV programs reflect this. In 1992, he founded Christians United for Israel, an influential pro-Israel organization with 11 million members today. At age 85, he is also the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, […]

Arabs who risk their lives for Jews

On October 7, 2023, 120 lives were saved by their neighbors, Eyad and Nasreen Yousef, an Arab Druze couple living in the predominantly Jewish farming village Yated near the Gaza border. Eyad, a sergeant major and 20-year Israeli army veteran, joined the security team of Yated that morning and, despite his leg being in a […]

An unforgettable conversation in the hospital

Ammunition lies on a road following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen in the Sderot area of southern Israel October 7, 2023. _ _ This morning, I took my father-in-law to a hospital in Jerusalem for a routine checkup. While he was being examined, I sat in the waiting room, as always, but this time […]

Baptist pastor becomes US ambassador to Israel

Mike Huckabee, 69, the American ambassador to Israel, was sworn in to office on April 10. Arriving in Israel days later, he headed directly to the Kotel, the Temple Prayer Wall in Jerusalem. There he prayed, then placed a handwritten prayer from US President Donald Trump, for peace in Israel and the return of the […]

An outspoken woman for Israel confronts the enemy

One of Israel’s most fearless spokespersons is Caroline Glick, the International Affairs Adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The author of two books and hundreds of articles in major Israeli and international newspapers, she is known for confronting even the most brazen critics of Israel among the diplomatic elite. At a Jewish News Syndicate […]

No cause for discouragement – Defiance at the theater

My wife and I were given tickets, so on May 15 we went to see a play, something we seldom have time for. It was a stage version of “The Sound of Music” (Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1959). The audience had turned off their cell phones and were attentive and polite. In the middle of the […]

The oldest hatred is becoming normal again

It is important to thank those who stand with the Jewish people, especially when they suffer. The oldest hatred is becoming normal again. The results of several opinion polls were released recently, and the news is not good for Jews (“Antisemitism: The Modern Forces Fueling an Ancient Scourge,” David Swindle, RealClearInvestigations, April 29, 2025). In […]

Up, up and away: A moment of light

Israeli singer Idan Amedi lighting Chanukah candles before performing at a children’s concert for 400 orphans and victims of terror. _ I received less than an hour of warning: “We’re flying down south by helicopter to visit a Chanukah Camp for about 400 kids. They’re all orphans or such that have lost a brother or […]

Upheaval in the Middle East

Dismantling a rocket piece that crashed in a home in Israel. “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord your God, He it is that goes with you; He will not fail you, nor forsake you” (Deut. 31:6). _ The new year brought a different Middle […]

Arab voices the Western news media ignore

The following is the opposite of the tailored message presented by the Western news media. And yet, these are the voices of large numbers of Arabs, most of them Muslims, speaking about Hamas, Hizbullah, Islam and the Quran, Israel and the Jews, and protestors. Gazan refugees speak out A: “May Allah take revenge on those […]