Israel & Middle East
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What Happens Next In Israel? Four Paths Out Of The Election Deadlock
Israel’s voters have delivered a result that neither side can easily call a victory. With most ballots counted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc is projected to hold about 53 seats, the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot about 48, and Arab-led parties 19. A majority…
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The Apartheid Smear Meets The Israeli Ballot Box
Israelis went to the polls this week, and Arab citizens—Muslim, Christian, Druze, and Bedouin—turned out in force. In Arab-majority towns across the country, turnout surged past the final 2022 figures, with some communities recording double-digit increases. Overall national turnout reached historic levels. Arab votes were…
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The Battle For Israel’s Future: What To Watch In Tuesday’s Election
Israelis go to the polls on Tuesday, October 27, to elect the 26th Knesset, Israel’s parliament. The system is very different from the American one. Israelis never vote for a prime minister, a local representative, or an individual candidate. They vote for a party, and…
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The Cost Of Selective Christianity: A Congregation Applauds A Polygamous Pastor
A Cleveland-area congregation applauded as its pastor’s first wife introduced his second wife from the church platform. The scene was startling, but the deeper issue is familiar: when leaders treat Scripture as a collection of passages to accept or set aside at will, almost any…
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Wars And Rumors Of Wars: Is The World Bracing For Something Bigger?
The Middle East is once again holding its breath. Washington and Jerusalem are weighing another strike on Iran. Tehran is warning that any new attack could set the entire region ablaze. American forces are moving, diplomats are leaving, and claims of secret ultimatums and last-minute…
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From Syria’s Shadow To Israel’s Side: The Golan Druze Make A Historic Choice
For generations, many Druze living on the Golan Heights kept their eyes fixed across the border. They spoke of Syria as their homeland, maintained family ties there and resisted Israeli citizenship—even as they lived under Israeli law and built their lives in Israel. The Druze…
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The Battle For Israel Is Now Being Fought Inside The Church
For decades, the battle over Israel has been fought in the halls of the United Nations, across university campuses, and in the streets of major cities. But an increasingly bitter confrontation is now unfolding in a place many Christians might never have expected: inside the…
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Israel Is Preparing For the Day America May No Longer Stand With It
Israel has long relied on the United States as its most important ally and weapons supplier. But Israeli leaders are now planning for a future in which American support could become less reliable—or come with conditions that limit Israel’s freedom to act. That concern came…
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Israel’s Religious Revival Faces Its First Test at the Ballot Box
At a gathering in the Knesset sukkah this month, Benjamin Netanyahu read from the Book of Samuel and spoke of a “great deliverance.” Whether the prime minister was expressing personal conviction or reading the political moment, he chose language that reaches beyond military strength alone.…
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Syria Is Rebuilding An Army: Conflict With Israel Is Only A Matter Of Time
Ahmed al-Sharaa inherited a country in ruins. War halved the size of Syria’s economy and left nine people out of ten below the poverty line. According to serious Israeli sources, the priority in Damascus has little to do with reconstruction. Al-Sharaa, it appears, is directing…
