Christians who support Israel do so because they acknowledge this truth: Judaism did not come to an end with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ—nor was it displaced by the birth of Christianity. Without Jesus who was a Jewish Rabbi, nor the apostles who were Jewish disciples of Jesus, nor th

Replacement Theology, also called “supersessionism,” is the dangerous view that the church has superseded or replaced Israel in God’s plan as His Chosen People, the recipients of God’s blessings, and the heirs of His Covenants. This belief system is rooted in the idea that God voided covenants He d

The Golan Heights is a plateau controlled by Israel that borders Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. The area is of great strategic importance as it is effectively the high ground in the area. The Golan Heights overlooks Israeli towns and agricultural centers, and its topography – specifically to where Israe

Israel is governed by a parliamentary democracy system. Israel has three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. While the country does not have a written constitution, its Declaration of Independence and Basic Laws serve in that function, thereby guaranteeing that Israel will flourish as a f

The phrase literally means to repair the world, but what does that mean in the modern context and how does it relate to Israel? The Talmud, a central text of Rabbinical Judaism, says “If you save one life, it is as if you have saved the world.” Tikkun Olam is a concept in Judaism to behave and act c

The alliance between Iran and Syria began to flourish in the years following the Islamic Revolution in Iran that overthrew the Shah in 1979. Syria was the first Arab state and the third in general to recognize the newly established Islamic Republic; it also had the distinction of being the only Arab

The Middle East has long been called the “cradle of Christianity.” The apostles began to be Jesus’s witnesses in Jerusalem before moving out further and further in the ancient world with the message of salvation in Jesus Christ. Today, Christianity has all but disappeared from the Middle East as it

On October 27, 2018, a gunman opened fire in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue, killing 11 worshippers and wounding two others, while shouting, “All Jews must die.” It was deadliest attack against Jews on US soil, ever. That day, the United States watched in horror, at a loss to pinpoint what pr

As tensions between Iran and the United States surge, there has been a dramatic increase in confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important waterways on Earth. The regime in Tehran has threatened closure of the Strait in retaliation to the United States withdrawing from the 2015 Ira