Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Middle East”
Iran’s Modern HistoryAt the center of all the mayhem surrounding Israel and the Middle East is one powerful, villainous nation: Iran. Every group Israel has been battling—Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis—all take their orders from Iran. But it wasn’t always this way. The nation once aimed to Westernize to usher in a prosperous era, but the Islamic Revolution dashed those hopes, …
The Makings of Today’s Middle East, Part 3The Middle East is a mess! As Israel battles terrorists, we’re taking time to track how this conflict came about. This week, in the conclusion of our three-part series on the makings of the Middle East, we’ll analyze Israel’s watershed moment of the 21st century: Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre and kidnapping of …
The Makings of Today’s Middle East, Part 2How did the Middle East become the focus of global attention it is today? Settle in for the story on this week’s broadcast! Chris tells the remarkable story of the 45 young men and women of Kibbutz Hill who spent years secretly producing the bullets Israel’s soldiers would use to fight their War …
The Makings of Today’s Middle East, Part 1The Middle East is always near the forefront of the world’s attention. Many people look at the region—its wars and geopolitical alliances—and wonder, “How did we get here?” Chris provides the answers in part 1 of our 3-part series on the makings of the Middle East! The defeat of the longstanding Ottoman Empire …
Interview w/ Elliot ChodoffWhat in the world is going on in the Middle East? We’ve got the answers for you on this week’s show! During Chris’s recent trip to Israel, he interviewed IDF Major Elliot Chodoff to get his scoop as a political analyst on the major developments in Israel and its Middle East neighbors. Elliot discusses the details of …
Interview: Bassem EidHappy New Year, friends! We’re heading into 2023 with our special guest, Bassem Eid, a Palestinian human rights activist who supports the state of Israel—you read that right! Bassem has lived in East Jerusalem and Jericho, and his experiences there have led him to defend the Jewish nation and expose the injustice of Palestinian leaders against their own …
Jonathan Hessen, TV7 Israel News It’s important to know what’s going on in Israel, but there are many voices trying to spin the stories of the nation. If you’re looking for a reliable Israeli news broadcast, we recommend TV7 Israel News! Produced by believers, it is the only evangelical Christian news entity that is broadcast from Jerusalem and shared with …
Interview: Steve Herzig, Israel & the Middle East Israel has sure been busy lately. This week we’re covering the most encouraging development in the region: Israel’s recent peace deals with the United Arab Emirates and with Bahrain, which we’re discussing with Steve Herzig, our director of North American Ministries here at The Friends of Israel. As positive as the agreements …
Interview: Robert Nicholson, Founder & Executive Director of the Philos ProjectThis week we welcome Robert Nicholson to our broadcast. Robert is the founder and executive director of the Philos Project. The organization seeks to promote positive Christian engagement in the Middle East. Focusing on education and advocacy, the Philos Project reconnects Christians to their own faith, as it has brought …
We welcome Zach Sicherman to the program this week. Zach is the producer of the Faithkeepers documentary, a documentary about Christian persecution happening in the Middle East. The persecution of our fellow believers in Jesus is real and happening all over the world today, and we want to help you get involved in raising awareness.