(Day 833) Swords of Iron – “Alternate version of reality?”
Shabbat shalom!
Planes are flying overhead constantly throughout the night, circling to intercept any incoming threat—whether from Syria, Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the Houthis, or Hamas.
Even though people in some places in Israel are preparing their bomb shelters, everything suddenly feels quiet—almost like it’s not going to happen. We know President Trump has said he believes the killing in Iran has stopped, or at…
It’s tense. You can feel it. The air is thick—like you could cut it with a knife in the darkness of night. It feels like the calm before the storm.
Shalom from the beautiful—and windy—Sea of Galilee! Today, instead of my usual update from the front lines, I’ll be joined live on my weekly podcast by Prof. Dr. Mordechai Kedar. Professor Dr. Kedar is a Middle East analyst like no other—arguably…
Things are not slowing down here. The US has confirmed advanced military plans against Iran, and regional forces—including Israel—are preparing. It's very tense, palpable, tangible; you can taste the tension in the air.
As we’re there in the mud and cold of Gaza, it’s clear there is no other option than expanding the fight beyond simply dismantling tunnels. These Palestinian militant terrorists refuse to disarm. They are regrouping, rearming, and rebuilding. When…
It’s good to be back in the Galilee, out of uniform for a moment, resting before heading back to Gaza and Lebanon. My heart is with the soldiers serving day and night. In today's video update you can barely…
Shabbat shalom from the rainy Galilee! It’s beautiful here when it rains. During today's video update it was raining on me as I spoke, but I love it when the sun breaks through the clouds as it did immediately…
Some people ask me if I feel the war is over—if security has been fully restored. And I answer plainly: have you seen what’s happening? Hamas just fired a missile that nearly hit a hospital. They shot at our…
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