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


SMOKE OVER SYRIA
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...


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


ST PETER FISH
The word about seafood in Galilee is the St Peter fish. It’s the fish, most likely caught by Peter and the disciples. My three...


WHAT LIES ON THE SEABED AT CAESAREA?
Herod the Great did not earn his greatness from being a family man. He killed most of his sons. Neither did it relate to his compassion...


ATTACKED IN TEL AVIV
What was it? A decision to enjoy a dip in the small waves on Tel Aviv beach after a marathon journey from Sydney to Israel ended in an...









