Though the world’s attention has shifted elsewhere, the horrific murder of Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee, hy”d, is never far from our minds in Efrat. On April 7, the second day of Passover, Arab terrorists brutally murdered Rina (15) and Maia (20) Dee, in a drive-by shooting in the Jordan Valley. Their mother, Leah Dee,...Read More
Whilst mainstream international media Israeli networks have been reporting on the weekly demonstrations in Israel that have attracted tens of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands, of people in protest of the proposed judicial reform, a different kind of rally took place in Jerusalem last night. While some reports place the numbers at 200,000, others say...Read More
A significant portion of my time each week is spent producing content about Israel. I’ll be honest though. Since January of this year, I’ve gotten tired of constantly reporting about the terror attacks that have been taking place on a weekly basis. For instance, this week there was a shooting attack in Jerusalem about three...Read More
Once again this past Friday, the enemies of God raised their heads, murdering two sisters and their mother in Israel’s Heartland via a shooting attack on their car in the Jordan Valley. They were murdered simply for one reason: they are Jews who live in the land of Israel. The question for us as Christian...Read More
This week, the Jewish people gathered with their families for the holiday of Passover. As they remembered and celebrated their freedom from slavery in Egypt and the miracles that God enacted on their behalf, the modern day enemies that Israel still faces did their best to bring violence and destruction to the Jewish people in...Read More
On Saturday night, March 25th, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made a speech calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt the judicial reforms until a compromise could be reached. He said, “In the past few weeks, something has happened. I am concerned by what I hear in the field. I have never encountered such...Read More
When the story first broke two weeks ago that Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, two brothers from Har Bracha, were murdered in the Arab village of Huwarrah in Samaria, the media’s response was predictable, although a bit softer than normal. This particular attack was so brutal that it was difficult for even the most left-leaning outlets...Read More
The Resolution This week the South African government voted on a resolution to downgrade their embassy in Israel as a symbolic message of their criticism of Israel’s history. Why? Take a look at this quote from the bill: “The state of Israel was built through the displacement, murder, and maiming of Palestinians. And to maintain...Read More
I was angry this week. Angry and sad at the same time. There was also a feeling of helplessness, as if there was nothing me or anyone else could do to fix the situation. I suspect many of you felt the same way. Two brothers, Hillel and Yagel Yaniv, aged 19 and 21, were gunned...Read More
Continuing our discussion on the conflict over Israel within the Christian community (please see the first part here), I want to dive into Christianity’s difficulty with Jewish identity. First, I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but God Himself mandates Jewish identity. Without Jewish identity, there would never be a Christian identity. God declares...Read More
I was in Jerusalem this week when I began receiving messages about a vineyard in Shiloh that was about to be destroyed. It was the same vineyard we fought and advocated for nearly two years ago. Many of you signed the petition that we put together, sharing the story far and wide in an effort...Read More
International critics claim that Israel is occupying this region. Some Israeli citizens have never been here. Bus companies and taxi drivers refuse to do business on the roads in these areas. And even though two and a half million tourists visited Israel in 2022, a very small number of those tourists entered this region. I’m...Read More
Confronting any conflict is difficult, but understanding the Middle East or the Israeli-Arab conflict involves many twists and turns politically, morally, and, most importantly, spiritually. In this article, I will focus on the spiritual element of this conflict. However, I have discovered that separating the spiritual from political and moral issues surrounding Israel is impossible. ...Read More
When the Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit parties signed an agreement with Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government in the Knesset, they had many conditions for joining. Some of the key conditions that they laid out are now being fulfilled by Netanyahu and many of them could be very exciting for the residents of...Read More
The opposition to Israel’s proposed judicial reforms have reached across the political aisle, crossing the lines of religious, secular, Jewish, and Christian communities. At The Israel Guys, we discussed this issue in multiple videos, with our firm belief being that a change to Israel’s judicial system can only be for the good of Israeli and...Read More
Since taking office two weeks ago, Israel’s new governing coalition has been making waves. Many inside Israel and around the world are decrying the cabinet as the beginning of the end of Israel’s democracy. One of their main dissatisfactions is the judicial reform legislation that Israel’s cabinet has put forward. Among other things, these reforms...Read More
By now you probably heard the news. Israeli Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascended the Temple Mount on the 10th of Tevet, a Jewish fast day, walked around for thirteen minutes, and then left. Although it wasn’t the first time he had visited the Temple Mount, it was his first time to do so...Read More
Three days before the world ushers in the year 2023, Israel finally welcomed a new coalition, the first stable government to be sworn in after three years and five election cycles. Benjamin Netanyahu formed his sixth government and will now begin his sixteenth year as prime minister of Israel. Although there are sharp disagreements about...Read More
Nearly two months after Israel’s recent election, and just eighteen minutes before his mandate expired, Benjamin Netanyahu placed a call to Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and informed him that he had succeeded in forming a coalition government. This means that Israel’s new Knesset will be sworn in as early as next week, and no later...Read More
I would venture that most people, when considering a visit to Israel, would associate a level of risk with their trip. If you disagree, I challenge you to find a friend or co-worker and ask them if they think it would be dangerous to travel to Israel. After all, the Gaza Strip, governed by Hamas,...Read More
