Moshav Netiv Ha’asara, Israel — When it comes to the closest Israeli town to the Gaza Strip, a town hit with many rockets, the last thing a person would expect to see is hope. But that’s what Tsameret Zamir — a 16-year resident of the moshav, an agricultural collective in which people own private property...
Given the rise and persistent threat of terrorism, America’s primary interest—and the West’s interest more generally—in the Middle East should be defeating Islamic extremism. Recent history has proven that monetary support and armed occupation are ineffective methods for curbing the Middle East’s blood thirsty extremists, perhaps the most prominent example being America’s involvement with post-Hussein...
We pulled up to a small village known as Bar’am, home to a population of Maronite Christians living less than two miles away from the Lebanese border in northern Israel. As we listened to the story of a man named Shadi, we started to understand the history of his people and their quest for recognition....
For 1,700 years, travelers have finished their pilgrimages at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, honoring Christ’s sacrifice. The church centers around a tomb filled with the light and gratitude of innumerable Christians thanking God for the life that He granted them there. While the church stands as the most important site in Christianity, it...