by Elyshia Johnson | Sep 30, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
On Tuesday, the 17th of September, Israel went to the polls. And today, 10 days later, we still do not know who the prime minister will be and what our next government will look like. Normally, I would have written something just after the elections but I was...
by Elyshia Johnson | Mar 6, 2018 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Binyamin Netanyahu is one of the most talented prime ministers that Israel has ever had. He is brilliant, an amazing strategist, a statesman who is admired around the world. He was the best Finance Minister Israel ever had and...
by Kim Troup | Jun 7, 2016 | News from the Land, Uncategorized
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 This has been a very political few weeks in Israel and I know many of our friends outside of Israel find it difficult to keep it all straight. So I thought I would try and clarify things a bit. A year ago, there were national elections in...
by Kim Troup | Jun 5, 2012 | News from the Land
The major story in Israel today is one that affects the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria directly. It is the story of the Ulpana neighborhood in Bet El, a relatively large community in the Benjamin region of Samaria. Many years ago, the community of Bet El...