Israeli customs officials prevented a huge shipment of weapon-making materials from falling into the hands of terrorists when they inspected a suspicious cargo of “paint thinner.” Closer inspection revealed 15 tons of sulfuric acid, which is banned from import to Gaza because it is a main ingredient in explosive substances such as TNT. The amount of sulfuric acid in this shipment would have been enough to create 3 tons of TNT, and produce hundreds of deadly Qassam rockets. Qassam rockets are the missile of choice for Hamas and other terrorist groups to launch into Israeli communities adjacent to Gaza. Hamas…
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The international BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement against Israel is alive and well. In the last few weeks, Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik made headlines around the world when the city council voted to boycott ALL Israeli products. The largely symbolic gesture lacked the legal power to enforce the ban, and would have had little impact even if implemented. Iceland only does about $4 million in business with Israel, so the impact to Israel’s economy would have been minimal. Yet the disturbing display of animosity towards the Jewish State prompted immediate outrage. Iceland’s own national government harshly condemned the action,…
Today Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The reason for this short diplomatic mission is the security threat posed to Israel by Russia’s recent military aid to the regime of Syria’s official dictator, President Bashar Assad. The Syrian civil war has raged for over four years, creating a dilemma for Israel. What began as an Arab Spring uprising in 2011 created an opportunity for the Islamic State group to join the rebels against the Assad regime and begin consolidating power along Israel’s northern border. The civil war is not a conflict…
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, was celebrated a few days ago. Jews in Israel and around the world took stock of the previous year and sought to make right any outstanding grievances in order to secure God’s blessing for the new year. It was a difficult year for Israel, full of challenges both at home and abroad. But it was also a year of many miracles, as God protected His people from hundreds of attempts to harm them by enemies bent on Israel’s destruction. Some lives were lost, but many more were saved. To live in Israel, you must be…
Israel knows all too well the pain of terrorism. For Americans, the tragedy of September 11, 2001 was a heartbreaking moment in history. For 14 years, Israel has stood in solidarity with America’s pain and resolution to fight the evil that spawned these terrorist attacks. Others have forgotten, but Israel will never forget. Each year on the anniversary of September 11th, Israelis hold a ceremony at the 9/11 Living Memorial Plaza in Jerusalem. The bronze sculpture of a waving American flag is the only memorial outside the United States to list the names of all 2,977 lives lost in the terrorist attacks of…
It seems the President of the United States and his entire administration have a case of amnesia. For two years leading up to the final agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations (United States, Britain, Germany, France, Russia, and China), President Obama and John Kerry and multiple White House and State Department officials all agreed: No deal is better than a bad deal. Then we get to July of this year, and suddenly the opposite is proclaimed with a straight face as the gospel truth. Suddenly, we hear that even a bad deal is better than no deal because no…
We received a beautiful narrative written by a young Israeli soldier who asked us to share his story with our readers. Hananya Naftali, the author, is a 20-year-old Christian soldier serving in the Israeli Defense Forces. Over the last two years, Hananya witnessed many things he would like the world to know about the IDF, including what it was like to fight in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge last summer. In his own words, here is the story of Hananya’s combat boots. If My Shoes Could Speak / Israeli Soldier If my shoes could tell my story, All the scratches…
Yesterday, a story that could have ended in tragedy took a surprising turn. Five American yeshiva students were on their way to the Cave of the Patriarchs, a Jewish holy site located in the West Bank city of Hebron. The students were misdirected by their GPS, and ended up driving through a Hamas-affiliated neighborhood. The neighborhood was already engulfed in a riot, and as soon as the crowd saw the Jewish boys in their Israeli car they attacked. The enraged mob surrounded the car and hurled rocks at the passengers. A firebomb found its target and set the vehicle ablaze,…
Rockets from Syria fell in the Galilee region last Thursday, and Israel responded to the intentional attack with a deadly strike against the Iranian-led Islamic Jihad terrorist cell that launched it. The exchange of fire threatens to rupture a 42-year cease-fire between Syria and Israel and ignite full-blown war. Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, fighting between the Assad regime’s forces and Syrian rebels has occasionally spilled over into Israeli territory. Errant sniper fire and missiles have hit Israel before, but usually these incidents are not intentional. However, the four rockets launched into Israel on Thursday…
Today marks 30 days until Congress votes on whether to approve or reject the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran Deal. Although President Obama tried to circumvent Congress’ authority in this matter by sending the treaty with Iran to the United Nations Security Council for approval immediately after it was signed, Congress still has an important role to play. If Congress rejects the deal, it has the power to maintain American sanctions over Iran’s economy and severely hamper its ability to continue its nuclear program. President Obama has pledged to veto any Congressional vote against…