This is not a very happy post. But it’s not a despairing one either. It strengthens my trust in the One Who is guarding His Word concerning Israel, and will see its destiny done – His way. It always gets darkest just before the dawn. It is doubtful – certainly within the limits of my … Read more
Efficiency: The Israeli police just called, then came past and thumbs-upped me from the street outside – ensuring that the quarantine regulations are being adhered to. They have to do this to every individual who flies in from abroad. Quite a manpower demand – but after earlier months of hit-and-miss strategies saw Covid-19 numbers drop … Read more
Early on Sunday morning (April 25, 2021), my Turkish Airliner crossed Israel’s coastline, dropped through the night skies over twinkling Tel Aviv – to the south of which enemy rockets had been falling just three hours before – and landed happily at Ben Gurion International Airport. Despite the early hour (02:00) disembarkation, passport control and … Read more
What a balagan (Hebrew for “mess”) this is, on the face of it. Israel’s 4th general election, held in March, left the country even more stuck than it was under the previous three governments that came in, and collapsed, in just two years. It is hard, at present, to see the way forward. But even … Read more