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 | Apr 28, 2016 | Heartland Stories
Spring 2016 This past February 72-year old Devorah Levine collapsed unconscious in her kitchen in the community of Karnei Shomron. The otherwise healthy mother of four and grandmother of twelve was the active type. Neighbors were used to seeing Devorah on her regular...
by Kim Troup | Jun 2, 2015 | News from the Land
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Security is something we often take for granted in Israel. Ever since the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948, Israel has had to defend itself against enemies from both within and without. Our Arab neighbors have tried time and...
by Kim Troup | Nov 18, 2013 | News from the Land
President Francois Hollande landed in Israel yesterday for what would be the longest visit of this French president in a foreign country. The visit could not happen at a more opportune time. Just last week, negotiations between the western nations and Iran broke...
by Kim Troup | Oct 15, 2013 | News from the Land
A terrible tragedy occurred on Friday. Sraya Ofer, a 61 year old retired colonel in the Israeli Army was axed to death by Arab terrorists in his home in the Jordan Valley. His wife Monique managed to crawl towards the highway and call for help, but it was too late...
