2018 – Israel InSight

December 27, 2018

Mississippi: Can’t help falling in love with Israel

Photo: Governor Phil Bryant and Consul General Lior Haiat visit the Elvis Inn, near Jerusalem From Southern Jewish Life and JNS reports In November, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant made his fourth trip to Israel in five years, leading a 20-member […]

December 26, 2018

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December 24, 2018

Amid holiday season, Middle East Christians face despair and threat of extinction

Iraqi Christians hold a procession in the Christian village of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need By Sean Savage (JNS) — As one of the three great Abrahamic faiths, Christianity has deep roots in the […]

December 21, 2018

“Loyalty oath” lawsuit reporting mis-represents Texas anti-BDS law

On May 2, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an anti-BDS bill at the Jewish Community Center in Austin Faced with a growing number of states pushing back against groups that would boycott Israel, a new tactic for boycott supporters […]

December 12, 2018

At International Human Rights Day conference, Israeli minorities praise Jewish state

From right to left: Ze’ev Jabotinsky, grandson of the famous Revisionist Zionist leader; Yishai Fleisher, spokesperson of the Jewish Community of Hebron; and Im Tirtzu CEO Matan Peleg. Credit: Koby Dovraz. (JNS) — The Zionist organization Im Tirtzu held its […]

December 6, 2018

Navigating the Jewish-Christian Border

Over the past 35 years, especially in the American South, Christian Zionism has emerged as the most significant new trend in Jewish-Christian relations, even though it continues to perplex and discomfort people on both sides of what Dr. Faydra Shapiro […]

December 4, 2018

Iron Dome architect building stronger U.S.-Israel relationships

Heather Johnston and Gen. Charles Krulak of Birmingham, along with U.S. Ambassador David Friedman and Ari Sacher at a recent event in Israel Pair an easy-going, quick to make a joke Orthodox Jew with a fiery and tenacious Christian Zionist […]

November 26, 2018

God’s Country: Christian Zionism in America

In America, what has come to be known as Christian Zionism dates back to the Puritan era of the 1600s, and while there’s nothing new about Biblically-inspired Christians being interested in Israel and the Jews, the Christian Zionist movement in […]

November 21, 2018

Alabama Baptists officially praise U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem

Consul General Lior Haiat from Israel’s Consulate in Miami visits the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. Against a backdrop of the people of Israel facing an onslaught of deadly rockets, fired by Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip, the […]

November 16, 2018

Shared passion: African-American hoops players at home in Israel

Cory Carr, a Fordyce, Ark., native and Texas Tech alumnus, played one season for the Chicago Bulls, then joined Maccabi Ra’anana in Israel in 2000. He became an Israeli citizen in 2009. After playing for many years, he now coaches […]

November 13, 2018

With a little help from their friends: Promoting American football in Israel

Outside the United States, the term “football” is what Americans refer to as “soccer.” While soccer is big in Israel, American-style football is steadily growing, but Israel’s version continues to need help from its nation of origin. “Football is a […]