A Timeline of the Deteriorating Relationship between U.S., Israel, and Turkey
From 1945, when Turkey entered World War II aligned with the Allies, relations between the U.S. and the Republic of Turkey were friendly. In 1947, due to difficulties in Greece repressing a communist rebellion and the Soviet Union’s demands for military bases in the Turkish Straits, the U.S. declare
Continuous Jewish Presence in the Land of Israel: From Abraham to 1948
Israel’s story begins with one man and his obedience to a faithful God: Abraham. Genesis 12 describes God’s call to Abraham to leave his family and country, Ur, and travel to a land which God would show him. In return, God promises Abraham blessings, innumerable descendants, and land. As Abraham’s s
Eli Cohen: Israel’s Greatest Spy
From their vantage point atop the Golan Heights from 1948 to 1967, Syrian troops terrorized Israelis in the upper Galilee by raining mortar shells down upon homes, farms and communi7es. For 19 long years, those in Israel’s northern region lived in the shadow of Syrian mortars. When the IDF captured