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Photo Friday: Those the Lord Has Rescued Will Return

Stand for Israel  |  January 21, 2022

Two Jewish refugees fulfill biblical prophecy after the Holocaust as a ship docks in Haifa, returning them to Zion.

A Story of Fellowship and Forgiveness

Stand for Israel  |  January 20, 2022

After a scandal nearly cost him his career and reputation, abasketball star has found forgiveness and friendship in the Jewish community.

A Son in the Land of Israel

Stand for Israel  |  January 19, 2022

The seventh Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir served as a military leader and politician before and after the establishment of the modern Jewish state.

Jewish Astronaut May Be First Woman on Moon

Stand for Israel  |  January 18, 2022

Jessica Meir, a Jewish-American astronaut for NASA who has already been to space, may become the first woman to step on the lunar surface.

The Christian Student Who Outsmarted the Nazis

Stand for Israel  |  January 18, 2022

Germaine Ribiere was a Christian student in France during WWII who did all she could, including disguising herself as a cleaning lady in a Nazi-occupied building, to save her Jewish neighbors.

Hostages Taken at Texas Synagogue

Stand for Israel  |  January 15, 2022

Hostages were taken during a Saturday service at a Texas synagogue. We join in prayer asking for their safe release.

Photo Friday: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted

Stand for Israel  |  January 14, 2022

As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed of peace and justice, so do we, as people of faith, still pray for those dreams to be made true.

IDF Soldier Hurt in Ramming Attack

Stand for Israel  |  January 11, 2022

A 19-year-old IDF soldier in the West Bank was injured when a terrorist rammed him with a vehicle.

Surrounded by Love and Laughter

Stand for Israel  |  January 11, 2022

Tole Madna and his housekeeper, the only two Righteous Gentiles from Indonesia, saved a Jewish child in the Netherlands from the Nazis.

Aura Herzog - Israeli Wife, Mother, and Pioneer

Stand for Israel  |  January 10, 2022

Aura Herzog - who fought in Israel's War of Independence, was wife and mother of Israeli presidents, and devoted her life to service - has passed away.

Photo Friday: Where You Graze Your Flock

Stand for Israel  |  January 7, 2022

A kindergartener in the early days of Israel holds a lamb in the Holy Land that God promised would be "where you graze your flock."

IDF Pilots Killed Were 'Best of Us'

Stand for Israel  |  January 4, 2022

Two IDF pilots died in a helicopter crash off the coast of the city of Haifa, with a third crew member being injured.