The Jews call it the Security Wall. The Palestinians, the Separation Wall. We approach Bethlehem and the main checkpoint is closed! Why?...

It’s my third visit to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and the impact is no less powerful than the first. The Holocaust Museum is set in a...

I call them my ‘sacred sandals.’ On two visits to Israel, they’ve walked where Jesus walked, climbed to the top the stony slopes of Mount...

Two adolescent girls approached us confidently in the hall of the highly respected school, Mar Elias, established in the late 60ies by...

Our guide prepared us for the “Valley of Tears” as our minibus approached the northern tip of Israel. It was our first time at this...

We’re at Tel Megiddo, the hill guarding the ancient trade route along the Jezreel Valley. Megiddo is usually identified in the Bible as...