Essays on Israel

“And now Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, says Deuteronomy 10:12″(Zangwill Israel, 1999-2006). Also per I Lift My Eyes Ministry…

The history between Israel and Palestine can be considered to have such enormous background that many scholars and historians had engaged in several studies with regards to the conflict and quarrel among these nations which began long ago and still unresolved up to now. Many can argue that the conflict between Israel and Palestine has…

“The Exodus is such a significant event in Israel’s history that it serves as more than just an account of the wandering in the desert. It is a paradigm of how God deals with His people, signifying the formation of relationship. ” Rainier Camara (Senior Pastor) Address: Lot 7 Block 8, Winchester St. , Birmingham…

Beth Israel Hospital (BI) in Boston, Massachusetts, is a hospital with a three-faceted identity. First of all it is a hospital for patients from Boston and the surroundings. The second role is as a research institution and the last role is as a trainings institution where Harvard Medical School faculty members can be trained. Despite…

By 1978 the thirty-year war that had been fought between Egypt and Israel had come to a point where there was a chance for peace. The area that had been at the center of the turmoil was the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip. The problem was that both countries believed…

Western historians are re-examining the troubled 20th century history of Israeland Palestine. Previously published revelations of Israel’s military strengthand aggressive operations during the 1948 Israeli-Arab war remained confined toa select group of historians: (Simha Flapan, The Birth of Israel: Myths andRealities and Ilian Pappe, The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947-1951). Now, the established media…

The Persistence of Anti-Semitism             The conditions facing Jews throughout modern history were consistently unfortunate. Subjected to the hatred of crusading Christian societies, continuously relegated to an isolated and disenfranchised place in politics and remanded to a perpetuation of their ancient customs under the close scrutiny of those who wished to see such customs relegated…

In order to understand the ongoing conflict between Jews and Arabs in the country, it is vital that we understand the nature of the conflict. First and foremost is the distinction between Jewish Nationalism and Arab Nationalism. The Jews, once inhabitants of Palestine, had emigrated and scattered over almost the whole of the earth’s surface,…

The national poets Mahmoud Darwish, has written mostly in the English language, his writing examples of the rich body of texts conceptualizing Palestine and exile. He constitutes a treasure trove in terms of convenience and information, the sophistication of this literature is not a style of expression that is overall typical of the Palestinian experience….

Israel is a little state in southwesterly Asia. It occupies a narrow strip of land on the Eastern Shore of the Mediterranean Sea and is bordered by Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. Israel has four major land parts. They are the Coastal Plain, the Judeo-Galilean Highlands,  the Rift Valley, and the Negev Desert. The Coastal…