In addition to the heartbreaking toll in human lives and families torn apart, the ongoing war in Gaza is crippling Israel's once-thriving tourism industry. Many local businesses are struggling to weather this strained economy.
Earlier this month, after Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel with more than 300 drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles, the White House implemented a $10 billion sanctions waiver for Iran. While there has been much debate over Iran's frozen assets, Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies tells CBN News this latest move got little media attention.
Earlier this month we aired the riveting first part of our CBN News interview with Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son, Hersh, has been held hostage by the Hamas terror group since last October 7th. Since the first interview aired, Goldberg-Polin and her husband have been thrust even further into the limelight after Hamas released a video of Hersh on April 24, still alive at the time the video was recorded.
Pro-Hamas demonstrations that began at Columbia University have spread to dozens of college campuses throughout the U.S. In Israel, the protests are reminiscent of darker times for the Jewish people that preceded the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.
On Oct. 7, Adele Raemer survived the Hamas attacks in her kibbutz Nirim on the border with Gaza only to find herself and her extended family displaced, refugees of a kind in their own country. She's now advocating for the release of the hostages still being captive in Gaza.
With outrageous antisemitic, anti-Israel protests spreading like a virus on U.S. college campuses, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped into the gap to condemn the surge of dangerous rhetoric and threats.
Allies taking action to blunt Iran's attack on Israel could lead to a new phase in Middle East geopolitics. The key involves several Arab nations coming to Israel's defense. It's something experts say resulted from years of work breaking down regional barriers, with a major step forward in 2020 when the Trump administration brokered the Abraham Accords.
Northern Israel came under Hezbollah attack during the Passover holiday, as an alarming spike in antisemitism is manifesting on U.S. college campuses.
An independent review of the U.S. taxpayer-funded Palestinian relief agency reveals that UNRWA helped radicalize Gazan school children against Israel. "Glorification of jihad, incitation to violence, maps...not showing the existence of Israel..."
Jews worldwide and throughout Israel will celebrate the Feast of Passover Monday night. While they celebrate the freedom from the bondage of ancient Egypt, they also grieve for the more than 100 hostages still in Hamas captivity, as Tuesday will mark the 200th day since the massacre and kidnappings on October 7th.