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Israel: the land where yeshua walked…, christian group tours to israel.

City Express Travel & Tours has been serving schools, churches, & missions since 1986. We are passionate about taking Christian Groups to Israel, and making it affordable for you. A visit to “The Land Where Yeshua Walked” is a life-changing experience, and with our “budget-friendly” group tours we can help make it happen!

Israel: A Prophecy Fulfilled

“For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah, says the Lord, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

-Jeremiah 30:3

Holy Land Group Tours… Who Said You Can’t Afford It? Affordable Packages To Fit Any Budget!

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The tours below are our most popular itineraries. However, your Israel experience can be customized to whatever your group requires!

Classic Israel Tour

Perfect starter tour for first time visitors.

*Starting at $1979.00

16 Day Israel/Jordan/Egypt Tour

Explore biblical history across three nations.

Israel, Jordan, and Egypt

*Starting at $3179.00

Student Based Holy Land Tours

An immersion into israeli history & culture for young adults.

*Starting at $1779.00

What’s included in our affordable Israel Group Tour packages:

Customized Group Itinerary

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Affordable Christian Israel Trips

Many companies overcharge for Israel Group packages…thus many don’t go! But we have a difference approach. We are passionate about making it “budget-friendly” so you can witness the place visited by our Lord. Our hope is to bring as many people to the Holy Land as possible, at a very affordable cost .

Simply put; a visit to Israel will impact you and your group forever . Join us & let’s explore The Holy Land together!

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Christian Holy Land Tour

Experience a fun-filled, 8 days Christian Holy Land Tour. A journey that connects you to the land of the bible.

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A journey into the land of the bible. Experience Israel and its magic on an 8 days Bible Land Tour.

Heritage of the Holy Land

Explore the Holy Land and its Christian heritage on an 8 day magical journey through Israel.

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Highlight Israel Tour

Our 9 day Interfaith Israel Tour – Highlights includes tours with Jewish and Christian interests. Guaranteed to operate.

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Our Interfaith Israel tour – Classic 10 days – is combined with Christian and Jewish interests. Guaranteed to operate tour.

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Our 13 day Interfaith Israel and Jordan Tour is a fun filled tour with Christian and Jewish interests. Guaranteed to operate tour.

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The Christian pilgrimage to Israel introduces you to the most important biblical and historical sites that absolutely must be seen while visiting the Holy Land for the first time. Bringing biblical stories to life, the tour should guide travellers through the Holy Land using the Bible as a road map to spiritual discovery. The tours to the various historical and biblical sites will lead you on an enlightening, biblical journey through Israel, breathing life into some of the most meaningful locations and stories in the Christian faith. The tour operator should enable you to experience your faith on a unique and eye-opening tour to the Holy Land. The Bible land tour should be fully-escorted and take its travellers on an unforgettable excursion that allows them to explore some of the most popular biblical and historical sites in the world.

DYNAMIC TOUR GUIDES CHRISTIAN TRAVELERS

On your trip, knowledgeable, licensed guides connect the history, geography and theology of the places you’ll be visiting – in a friendly and intimate atmosphere. The guides are the lifeblood and their mission in mind is making your tour a journey of a lifetime. They should be highly trained to connect history, geography and theology of the places you will visit. The team of tour guides should have expertise in everything from biblical scriptures to local culture. Each traveller should receive personal care and attention from the local staff.

Coral Tours plans tour accommodations which include comfortable modern coaches that transport you through expertly planned itineraries. Along the way you will sample delicious local cuisine. And of course, first class accommodations await you each evening. The combination of their extensive network, years of experience, and talented associates makes it possible for Coral Tours to deliver superb tour packages at fantastic rates. They offer the ultimate travel experience since they are committed to providing the very best customer service during each step of the trip.

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Group travel, whether it is with a Christian theme, such as the Bible Lands, Mediterranean and Europe, or any group for that matter, should be an enriching and memorable travel experience.

Many churches and organizations view group travel as a very important ‘extension of ministry’. Bringing the Bible to Life or exploring Christian history are just two of the many rewarding options available in group travel. Those that embrace such travel often find themselves enjoying a wonderful journey annually.

The fellowship and enjoyment of traveling with like-minded people are two wonderful intangibles that only you the traveler can quantify once home and reflecting on your group tour experience.

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Without hesitation, our second trip to the wonderful land of Israel will begin with a call to Christian Journeys – with anticipation for what will be ahead. It is our desire to take others with us to experience all that we were blessed to receive.

Pastors Blake & Adrienne Joiner Living Word Christian Fellowship - Surrey, BC, Canada

I so thoroughly was blessed by the journey, words can hardly express my feelings. The whole format was excellent–time to visit sites, but time also to meet the people of the land, and time together as a group. I can’t wait to go again–by God’s grace, perhaps that will be soon.

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I found Brian and the representatives in Israel were always happy to accommodate our specific needs and desires. I would highly recommend Christian Journeys to any who are considering a tour to Israel.

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Israel Christian Group Tours - Personalized Spiritual Adventure for Your Group The Bible comes alive as you walk where Jesus walked and visit the places where stories in the Bible took place. Noah Tours will custom design your group tour to suit your religious beliefs, interests and budget. We invite you to browse our sample itineraries for an idea of the kinds of tours we can design for you or your client. Contact us to request a customized quote.

7 Day Christian Israel Tour

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View the best in Israel - Biblical and historical sites that inspire and touch your Christian group. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

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6 Days & 5 Nights The Best of Israel Tours - Great Experience! A Tour that you will never forget... Visit the Holy Land's famous historical and holy sites. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

9 Day Heritage of the Holy Land Tour

9 Days & 8 Nights Enjoy an exciting tour around Israel. Visit important Christian and historical sites in the north of Israel, in the Dead Sea area and in Jerusalem. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

In The Footsteps of Jesus Israel Christian 10 Day Tour

10 Days & 9 Nights A unique in-depth tour of the places Jesus walked. Includes many locations in the Galilee, Jerusalem, historical museums and a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

10 Day Jordan and Israel Group Tour

10 Days & 9 Nights Visit Petra and the area where the children of Israel wandered before entering the Promised Land, then cross over to see Biblical and historical sites in Israel. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

10 Day Bible Tour of Israel and Egypt

10 Days & 9 Nights Tour of all the important Biblical and Historical sites in Israel and Egypt including spending the night at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

10 Day Christian Bible Land Tour

10 Days & 9 Nights Explore and enjoy Israel including places of Biblical and historical significance in this thorough and relaxed tour of Israel! Contact us for our customized tour offer.

7th Day Adventist 3 Country 12 Day Group Tour

12 Days & 11 Nights 7 th Day Adventist Church in-depth Biblical tour including impotant sites in the Galilee, Jerusalem, a visit to Petra and Mt. Sinai. Contact us for our customized tour offer.

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The Roots of Your Faith

Our most popular, Christian tour to Israel for the last 10 years, the Roots of Your Faith tour allows you to experience your faith on a unique and eye-opening tour to the Holy Land. Bringing biblical stories to life, this tour guides its travelers through the Holy Land using the Bible as a road map to spiritual discovery. America Israel Tours incorporates modern Israel with some of the most moving and prominent historical and biblical sites, offering a truly unique and unforgettable experience. From Caesarea to Nazareth to the Sea of Galilee, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem, America Israel Tours will lead you on an enlightening, biblical journey through Israel, breathing life into some of the most meaningful locations and stories in the Christian faith.

Into The Promised Land

Our most popular combination tour for the past 10 years, experience this once-in-a-lifetime journey along the route of the biblical Exodus. This 16-day, fully-escorted tour takes its travelers on an unforgettable excursion that allows them to explore some of the most popular biblical and historical sites in the world. Travelers will experience the wonders of Egypt – the Sphinx, Giza Pyramids, Bazaar and more—mixed with the spiritual landmarks of the Christian faith in Jordan and Israel – Garden of Gethsemane, Mount Zion, Nazareth, etc. Enjoy these sites to the fullest on America Israel Tours’s Into the Promised Land Tour.

Both Sides of the River Jordan

Visit the biblical wonders of Jordan and Israel on our 12-day Holy Land Tour to some of the most significant locations in the Christian faith. While visiting Israel and Jordan’s biblical sites, from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north, you will walk the same land where Jesus was born, lived, healed, ministered, died and resurrected. Travelers will have the opportunity to take in biblical sites such as the Garden of Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives, walk through the Old City Jerusalem and sail on the Sea of Galilee, taking time to stop at some of the most popular destinations on tours to Jordan such as Madaba, Mt. Nebo, and Petra- one of the seven wonders of the world.

Israel & Rome Journey

Explore the biblical and historical sites of Israel, while enjoying our 5 star hotels, luxury transportation and more. After you experience Israel, we travel to Rome where we will tour the Vatican City streets, visit the impressive Roman ruins and we will have a chance to attend a Papal Mass (subject to availability). Call us today and one of our travel specialists will be happy to plan your tour to Israel and Rome.

Greece & Israel Journey

Experience the impressive history of Greece coupled with the biblical wonders of Israel on this fully-guided 12 day tour. You will enjoy an unforgettable journey to some of the most popular sites Israel has to offer, such as the Mount of Beatitudes and Golan Heights, while learning first-hand about one of the most ancient civilizations known to man. The birthplace of democracy and politics, Greece has much to offer its visitors, such as ancient sites like Delphi and the high-standing Acropolis, Olympia, the ancient site of the Olympics, and the beautiful Greek Islands.

Israel & Greece Tour with 4-nights Greek Island Cruise

Experience the history and culture of Greece, coupled with an unforgettable cruise to the Greek islands and Ephesus. After touring Greece, experience the biblical wonders of Israel on this fully-guided 16-day tour. You will enjoy an unforgettable journey to some of the most popular sites Israel has to offer, such as the Mount of Beatitudes and Golan Heights, while learning first-hand about one of the most ancient civilizations known to man.

TURKEY & ISRAEL JOURNEY

This fully escorted tour will lead you through the Holy Land and you will then have the opportunity to visit the mystical land of Turkey, where you will experience the country’s incredible hospitality first hand. Join us on this unforgettable journey of a lifetime!

Descubre La Tierra Santa (Spanish Tour)

Nuestro tour “Descubre La Tierra Santa” es un tour espiritual y de fe, una gira única y reveladora a la Tierra Santa. Las historias bíblicas toman vida, este tour te llevará a través de la Tierra Santa usando la Biblia como una guía de descubrimiento espiritual. También visitarás al Israel moderno, sitios históricos y los lugares bíblicos más conmovedores y destacados en la Biblia, en fin una experiencia única e inolvidable. De Cesarea a Nazaret hasta el mar de Galilea, el Mar Muerto y Jerusalén, América Israel Travel te llevará en un viaje bíblico a través de Israel y los lugares más significativos e históricos de la fe cristiana.

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TURKEY & GREECE IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF PAUL

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Special offer for senior pastors only! Israel Tour for Pastors & Greece Tour for Pastors.

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Christian & Religious Travel Group Custom Tour Company

Welcome to Friendship Tours, a Christian group travel company specializing in pilgrimage & Christian tours to the Holy Land as well as worldwide tours for Christian groups.

Our name says it all! When you join us for Christian travel, it’s the beginning of a friendship that may last for one trip or several. Many of our clients are repeat customers, and we even have second-generation travelers among our patrons.

When we started our company in 1981, our goal was to serve and honor God the best way we knew how — by helping to enrich the lives of fellow followers of Christ.

With a range of appealing religious tours, carefully vetted locations and staffing, and affordable pricing, we offer the chance to realize your dream of visiting the Holy Land and walking in the footsteps of Christ, his disciples, and other biblical figures.

Our expertise in worldwide travel planning ensures high-quality tours and an experience you’ll never forget. Whether you want to visit holy sites in Israel, Greece, or Turkey or you’re interested in an early Christianity tour of Italy, England, or Spain, Friendship Tours is a renowned Christian tour company that ensures safe, affordable and fulfilling travel for our friends in faith.

A Focus on Friendship and Christian Values

When you choose Friendship Tours, the first thing that happens is you become our friend. This means we always treat you with respect and we go out of our way to ensure that you have a fulfilling travel experience.

Whether you want to marvel at the wonders of Christ and his disciples while visiting the sites where they stood, connect with your Christian heritage through pilgrimage to the Holy Land, or simply travel with like-minded people of faith, our Christian tours can help you find the enrichment you seek at the best value for your money and so much more.

With all-inclusive tours at affordable and competitive rates, we proudly help every traveler enjoy the trip of a lifetime. We even offer one free trip for every five paying travelers, so more family members or ministry staff can join Christian travel groups.

Pilgrimage Tours

Have you ever dreamed of visiting the famous Sea of Galilee, the real-world site where Jesus walked on water, was baptized by John the Baptist, and gave his glorious Sermon on the Mount? Maybe you’ve always dreamed of traveling to Bethlehem, where Mary gave birth to a miraculous baby fated to change the world.

When you partner with Friendship Travel for your religious travel needs, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in a range of pilgrimage tours that lead you through major biblical sites in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Greece, and Turkey. You can see where Christ lived his life, follow in the footsteps of saints and prophets, and more.

Tours for our Christian travel groups include roundtrip airfare from your home city, first-class hotel accommodations, breakfast, and dinner daily, and guidance from knowledgeable, Bible-trained, professional local tour guides.

We visit every hotel we use to ensure the highest quality, we personally interview all of our booked tour guides, and we select experienced staff dedicated to delivering outstanding service.

Trips range from 10 to 15 days, depending on the tour you choose, and in some cases, we offer the option to extend your visit with travel to Jordan, Cairo, or Rome.

Christian Tours of Europe

If you’re interested in traveling through Europe with a Christian group, you’ll find that Friendship Tours also offers trips to several different European countries. You could spend 15 days seeing the sights of majestic England, Scotland, and Ireland or enjoy the splendors of Eastern Europe with a tour through Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw.

See the very best of Italy with a 13-day excursion through Rome, Capri, Florence, Assisi, and Venice. Or drink up the beauty of Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Cordoba, Costa del Sol, and Lisbon in 14 fabulous days touring Spain and Portugal.

You can also explore the churches of Europe with our European Church Heritage tour or visit the German towns of Martin Luther’s life. With so many amazing tours to choose from, your only problem will be deciding where to travel first.

Save with Scheduled Tours

We know that travel can be expensive, which is why we make it easy to save with scheduled tours that offer incredible value.

We carefully select itineraries that include traditional favorites (gleaned from over 2,000 tour groups we’ve led), current popular tours, and new and original programs that highlight Old and New Testament experiences. If you’re looking for the best value for your money, choose our pre-planned, scheduled Christian tours.

Booking with Ease for Your Large Group

In addition to scheduled travel, Friendship Tours is pleased to offer custom tours for groups of 15 or more. Whether you’re leading a church group or arranging a trip for friends, we’ll gladly create a unique tour for your group. We can offer suggested itineraries and customize them to meet your needs and preferences.

Knowledgeable and Dedicated Local Guides

At Friendship Tours, we take our responsibility for delivering authentic, enriching religious tours seriously, and we select only the destinations, staff, and tour guides that meet our high standards.

We personally interview every guide to ensure professionalism, extensive knowledge of and love for their local region, and Bible training. We want you to enjoy a remarkable travel experience, and our trusted guides play a vital role.

Why Choose Friendship Tours for Your Religious Travel?

In over four decades of travel planning, having led over 2,000 groups, the team at Friendship Tours has always stuck by our core philosophy of offering all-inclusive travel at affordable prices. We want you, as our friend, to enjoy an enriching experience and a truly memorable trip that highlights your love of Christ.

Our goal is to make your dream of visiting his land and walking in his footsteps come true, with a comprehensive itinerary that includes select destinations, knowledgeable local tour guides, and all-inclusive, first-class accommodations. We’ll take care of every aspect of planning so you can sit back and marvel at the wonders of the Holy Land.

If you’re ready to book a tour for your Christian travel groups with Friendship Tours, simply make your reservation today or contact us requesting information about custom travel packages for groups of 15 or more.

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THE BEST OF THE HOLYLAND Jerusalem • Sea of Galilee • Bethlehem • Jordan River

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Roundtrip airfare from New York
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It is always a pleasure working with you and your team. You guys understand the importance of selecting the sites and details including selecting the right Christian guides in order for the Bible to come alive. You have trained your guides to know exactly how to work in tandem with pastors and allow the time to teach at sites. As far as pricing goes, we feel as though we got a 13 day trip for the price of a 10 day tour. For me the highlight was when you arrived in Jerusalem for our farewell dinner and shook my hand. That truly made me believe that you really knew what “customer service” meant and went the extra mile to make us feel special. We’re ready to book our next trip! Next year in Israel!

Thank you so much for making our trip possible in spite of all of the challenges we faced. I recall, when the war in Israel started it was three weeks before departure. All our folks thought we would lose all our money because no one would go to Israel with rockets flying. Insurance companies would not pay out anything because war is not covered. Two weeks later you emailed us and changed the dates to three months out at no added cost. Wow! That was the workings of a true Christian! You could have charged us more to go two months later. But you did not and that’s a God fearing Christian right there. Friendship Tours, your travel ministry, has my business for as along as I can travel.

Friendship Tours has been my only travel provider for three decades. From the Bible lands to Europe and the Reformation sites, they have always given me excellent service at the right price. I have always felt safe and satisfied. Their on the ground support has always made you know that every need will be covered. They are an industry leader you can trust.

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1. rich history, 2. the beaches.

If you can’t resist beaches, you are going to fall in love with Israel’s beaches. Israel has one of the most exotic beaches in the Middle East. The Mediterranean Sea is considered a natural wonder and acts as the western border of Israel.

From the urban shores of Tel Aviv to Acre in the north, almost all of Israel’s coastline is wonderful to see and easily accessible. While enjoying the cool sand of the beach and watching the sunset, you can satisfy your appetite with fresh fish.

3. Holy Jerusalem

Jerusalem, the official capital and holy city is religiously important for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The city is home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Anyone who follows any of these religions will want to visit the city. Apart from its religious side, it's a city with a lot to offer in terms of modern living and heritage. It is the most eventful city of Israel with the largest number of museums and cultural institutions.

4. Desert Adventure

5. tel aviv – a non-stop city, 6. the dead sea.

If you have ever seen pictures of people floating in the sea instead of swimming in it and you wonder if it is real, then you should visit the Dead Sea. It is an unreal experience. The Dead Sea is 1,300 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest point on earth. The water is so salty that it is literally impossible to sink.

The mud here is considered a beauty product and sold around the globe. It is rich in minerals and has therapeutic properties. The mud baths are supposed to do wonders for your skin and heal many ailments. The Dead Sea is well worth a full day visit, but we need to plan it to avoid traffic and crowds.

7. Jesus walked here

8. 100% safe.

If you are wondering if Israel is safe to visit, the answer is “yes”, it is completely safe to visit this amazing country. It does have ongoing political conflicts with neighboring regions and could cause concerns for first-time visitors. So, if you are traveling for the first time, it is wise to use the services of a reputable travel agency, like us, to make sure that your tour is 100% safe and hassle-free.

Make sure you choose a trust-worthy travel agency and pay attention to any warnings or concerns they express.

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Take a journey to the land of the bible with the Bible Land Tour, an 8 day program that operates every Monday.

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Monday, day 1 arrival at ben gurion airport, transfer to jerusalem.

Welcome to the land of the bible – Israel!

Our Bible Land tour begins upon arrival after or before (VIP service at airport) passport control. Meet and greet and transfer to hotel in Jerusalem.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Tuesday, Day 2 New City of Jerusalem

Enjoy our first breakfast at our hotel. After, meet the guide to visit: Jerusalem and Bethlehem

ISRAEL MUSEUM:

(Shrine of the Book)

Located with in the Israel Museum complex, is where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed. Also the renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating to the Second Temple.

(Model City)

Also located within Israel Museum complex, the model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating to the Second Temple.

The town is a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. The village has significant Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born . It si also where he visited his parent summer house.

Yad Vashem:

Is the official memorial to the Jewish victims who perished in the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl .

Known for the site of the Nativity, enclosed by the Church of the Nativity at Manger Square.

Afternoon/evening:

We will return to our hotel for dinner.

Wednesday, Day 3 Jerusalem: The Old City

Breakfast at hotel. Today, visits will include: The Old City

Western Wall:

Also known as The Wailing Wall or The Kotel (in Hebrew), which is the last remaining Temple wall. The wall is a relatively a small segment of a far larger retaining wall. The wall was originally erected as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple, built by Herod. This was build on top of a steep hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount.

Via Dolorosa:

Where Jesus walked at the stations of the cross to His Crucifixion hill. Retrace the steps Jesus, while experiencing the bazaars and marketplaces, similar to what He saw. Enjoy shopping at leisure and a chance to test our negotiating skills.

Jewish Quarter (Old City):

The restored Jewish Quarter, includes the site of the Cardo (meaning; “The Heart”), the unearthed main Roman thoroughfare and ancient marketplace lined with columns.

Church of the Holy Seplechre:

It is believed by many Christians, this was the site of Golgotha; where Jesus was crucified and where he resurrected.

Mount Zion:

The site of the Upper Room or also know as “The Room of the Last Supper (Mark 14.13, Luke 22. 10-38, Matt 26 17-29, Acts 1.13). The tomb of King David is located one floor below. A magnificent panoramic view of Jerusalem.

Mount of Olives:

Situated just outside the old city on the east side. On top of the mountain, A magnificent panoramic view of the Old City and the Golden Gates.

Garden of Gethsemane:

Located at the bottom of the mount, with an urban garden, most famous for the site where Jesus prayed in many occasions prior to His crucifixion.

Machane Yehuda

Located at the heart of downtown neighbourhood of Jerusalem, Explore the market of Mahane Yehuda and experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders’ interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.

Return to hotel, followed by dinner.

Thursday, Day 4 Journey to the Galilee

After breakfast, leave Jerusalem and travel north to the Galilee region. Visit will include the following:

Jordan Valley:

See the dessert bloom with flowers and vegetation, prophesied by Isaiah in chapter 35:1-2.

Beit Shean:

Largest ongoing archaeological dig in the land of Israel. Visit includes; the amphitheater, colonnaded Roman streets, mosaics and Roman bathhouses (1st Samuel 31:10).

The location of the Grotto, enclosed by the Church of Annunciation. Also see the Church of St. Joseph, located over the traditional site where Mary and Joseph lived. See the ancient City Well, believed to be the site where Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary.

The Mystic city, where Kabala began and considered the 3rd Holiest city in Israel. See the old synagogues and wander through the artists’ colony.

Arrive to our hotel in the Galilee and enjoy a relaxing dinner.

Overnight in Galilee.

Friday, Day 5 Golan Heights and Western Galilee

Breakfast at hotel, followed by a short tour of Tiberias. After Tiberias, visits will include:

Golan Heights:

Visits will include the following:

Pass by Banias, source of the Jordan River.
Visit a former Syrian fortification from past wars.
View from a distance a Druze villages.
Experience a vineyard and wine tasting in the wine country on the Golan with breathtaking views.

Golan Heights Wine Valley:

Enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, with vineyards surrounded by breathtaking views. Become acquainted with the collection of fine and rare wines enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process.

Drive south to Western Galilee and visits will include:

Mount of Beatitudes:

Where Jesus delivered what is perhaps the most famous sermon ever preached – “The Sermon On The Mount” (Matt. 5).

Center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry and the site of many of His miracles (Mark 2:4; Matt. 8:5; 14-17; 9:1-7; 17:18). See the remains of Peter’s House, a 2nd century synagogue.

Site of the the “Loaves and Fishes”, including the Church of the multiplication (John 6:1-14), a 4th century mosaic floor.

Short tour of the old center of Jewish learning.

Boat Cruise on the Sea of Galilee:

Optional sailing in a boat across the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery – subject to conditions and additional fee.

We will return back to our hotel and enjoy a relaxing dinner. Evening at leisure.

Overnight in the Galilee.

Saturday, Day 6 Journey to the Mediterranean Coast

After breakfast, journey towards the Mediterranean coast. Visit will include the following:

Akko (Acre):

A crusader port located on a promontory at the northern end of Haifa Bay. See the natural harbor, port, underground passages, secret rooms, as well as the prison.

Ascend Mt. Carmel for a panoramic view of Haifa Bay and the Botanical Gardens below. It is also where Elijah fought the 400 false prophets of Baal.

Built by Herod the Great 2,000 years ago and once the capital of Judea. Here, Paul embarked on his journey to Tarsus (Acts 9:30) and where Cornelius and his family (the first Gentile believers) lived. The visit will include; the excavated fortress, Roman amphitheater and a view of the aqueduct, which once used for conveying water to the city.

Arrive to our hotel in Tel Aviv and enjoy a relaxing dinner.

Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Saturday, Day 7 Masada and Dead Sea tour

Early breakfast and drive towards the Dead Sea region. Start to descend to the lowest lowest point on earth 1305 feet (398m) below sea level. Visits will include:

Where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by a young shepherd boy.

Ascend by cable car to the legendary mountaintop plateau of Masada to see where the Jewish Zealots struggled against the Romans. The Zealots held out for three years against the legions of Flavius Silva. They chose to die as free men at their own hands in preference to Roman slavery and torture.

Lowest point on the surface of earth to 1305 feet (398m) below sea level. The Dead Sea is uniquely formulated in a small body of water (similar to a lake) and includes 11%-13% salt and other natural ingredients. Float on the Dead Sea and cover ourselves in mud (weather permitting).

Return back to Tel Aviv and to our hotel for dinner.

Monday, Day 8 Departure

After breakfast (depending on flight times), transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

Included - Christian Bible Land Tour

8 days/7 nights accommodations.

3 nights in Jerusalem
2 nights in the Galilee
2 night in Tel Aviv
Hotel taxes and service charges

Tours and guiding

Touring in a Deluxe vehicle/motor-coach with a professional licensed driver
A professional government licensed English speaking guide – hand picked
Entrance fees to all sites and parks

Meet, assist and transfers

Meet and assist at Ben Gurion Airport, immediately after passport control
Transfer on a arrival from Ben Gurion Airport to hotel in Tel Aviv
Transfer on departure from hotel to Ben Gurion Airport

Meals included

Israeli style buffet breakfast daily
Everyday dinners at hotels (buffet), except the arrival day (5 dinners in total)

Other services also included

Trips Israel host/hostess at Ben Gurion Airport
Kotel (Western Wall)
Portfolio of travel documents
Maps, pens and luggage tags

Not Includes

International airfare
Travel insurance
Tips to guide and driver
lunch daily

Highlights - Christian Bible Land Tour

Jerusalem – new city.

Israel Museum
Mount of Olives
Garden of Gethemane
Mount Zion: Tomb of King David, Upper Room

Jerusalem – Old City

Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Church of the Holy Seplechre
Jewish Quarter
Western Wall

Mediterranean Coast and surrounding area

Akko (Acre)

Galilee and surrounding regions

Mount of the Beatitudes

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At Columbia, Pro-Israel Crowd Yells ‘Go Back To Gaza!’ At Pro-Palestinian Students

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NEW YORK — A crowd of pro-Israel protesters gathered just outside the Columbia University campus on Thursday evening, chanting through the gates at a group of pro-Palestinian students inside to “go to Gaza!”

“Go home, terrorists!” the pro-Israel crowd screamed at the students. “Go back to Gaza!” they yelled. “Stop wasting mommy and daddy’s money!” one man said through a megaphone. “You want to camp? Go camp in Gaza!” said another man, referring to the Palestinian territory where Israel’s siege has killed some 33,000 people, and where this week local health officials said medics had discovered mass graves at hospitals raided by Israeli troops.

The White House — which under President Joe Biden has continued to send aid and weapons to Israel months after the International Court of Justice ruled that Palestinians in Gaza were at risk of experiencing a genocide — responded to HuffPost’s video of the incident in a statement Friday.

“Every American is an American, full stop,” deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said. “It is bigoted and outrageous to suggest that anyone should ‘go back’ anywhere. These kinds of statements degrade all of us, whether it’s telling someone to ‘go back’ to Gaza, or telling someone to ‘go back’ to Belarus and Poland, which was captured in other videos yesterday — countries where Jews were victims of the Holocaust and pogroms. President Biden stands against hateful rhetoric, and believes we must constantly respect the dignity of all people, regardless of disagreements about policy.”

Here’s another video where you can more clearly hear the pro-Israel crowd chanting “go to Gaza” at Columbia students through the gate https://t.co/3tYRP4XGGU pic.twitter.com/uDcSzcNWiH — Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) April 26, 2024

The pro-Israel demonstration Thursday was helmed by a group of far-right Christian nationalist figures. Sean Feucht, the prominent MAGA pastor and musician , was the main organizer of the “Unite for Israel” rally. Feucht is closely tied to a slew of prominent Republican lawmakers, once bestowing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with a “Defending Freedom” award at a Miami “Let Us Worship” event, meeting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Capitol Hill, and praying over former President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. He has appeared multiple times on Fox News, is a regular on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, and is close with Jack Posobiec, the far-right influencer who has a history of making antisemitic remarks.

Ahead of the rally Feucht said in a livestreamed video that the “rise” in antisemitism on college campuses was another welcome harbinger of the end days. Many American evangelicals, like Feucht, see the return of Jews to Israel as key to an End Times prophecy that would usher in the Second Coming of Christ and commence true Christians’ ascent to heaven. These evangelicals believe at that moment Jews will have to convert to Christianity or perish — a belief grounded in antisemitism.

Members of the group screamed at the students from beneath a giant Israeli flag they’d fastened to the top of the tall black gate at the school’s Amsterdam Avenue entrance. A phalanx of NYPD cops stood behind them. The scene was the culmination of a tumultuous week at the Ivy League university, where on Apr. 17 pro-Palestinian students formed an encampment on Columbia’s West Lawn, setting up tents in a “Liberated Zone” to occupy the space. The students want the university to agree to divest from companies they say are profiting from Israel’s war, its illegal occupation of Palestinian land, and a social system the students argue amounts to apartheid.

Last week Columbia’s president, Minouche Shafik, took the shocking step of summoning the New York Police Department to quash the encampment, with cops removing the tents and arresting over 100 students. The university suspended some students and evicted them from campus housing. But the encampment returned shortly thereafter, inspiring dozens of other pro-Palestinian occupations at universities across the country.

Sean Feucht leads the United For Israel March outside Columbia University on April 25 in New York City. Feuch called on Columbia’s president to resign. Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed in small numbers with pro-Israel protesters, many who chanted “bring them home” and “remove your mask.”

Earlier this week a handful of videos posted to social media showed protesters, who were not Columbia students, making antisemitic remarks just outside the campus. In one especially egregious incident, a viral video showed a man yelling, “Go back to Belarus! Go back to Poland!” at a group of pro-Israel protesters.

Columbia’s pro-Palestinian encampment quickly became a lightning rod for accusations of antisemitism, with right-wing politicians and media figures falsely equating the students’ criticism of Israel with hatred for Jews. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) even held a press conference on campus Wednesday, calling on Biden to take action, and suggesting the president may need to summon the National Guard to end the encampment.

Earlier this week Bates, the White House deputy press secretary, issued a statement responding to the Columbia pro-Palestinian demonstration. “While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly Antisemitic, unconscionable, and dangerous,” he said.

Sean Feucht, the Christian nationalist preacher and organizer of this rally. This week he talked about abt how what’s happening at Columbia is a sign of End Times. Just asked him what happens to Jews during the End Times, & whether they’d have to convert. He refused to answer. pic.twitter.com/OBZj8FLWIQ — Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) April 25, 2024

When HuffPost approached Feucht at the start of Thursday’s rally, twice asking him about what happens to Jews during the End Times, he refused to answer. “What I’m speaking about is tonight, why we’re here tonight,” he said. “Our heart is to bless the Jewish students, to worship and to pray.”

After singing songs on his guitar, Feucht led a crowd of some 100 people in a march around the campus. Many carried Israeli and American flags as they all chanted “Bring them home!” — referring to over 100 hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, when the militant Palestinian group based in Gaza breached the fences surrounding the territory. At least 1,200 Israelis were killed during the attack.

There were intermittent clashes with lone pro-Palestinian protesters during the march. A man carrying an Israeli flag swung his flagpole at one pro-Palestinian protester wearing a keffiyeh, while another pro-Israel protester attempted to rip the Palestinian flag from his hands.

At another point HuffPost witnessed a pro-Israel protester tell a man wearing a keffiyeh who was not white: “I look forward to you delivering me my food on DoorDash.” (In New York, food delivery drivers are predominantly Latino and south Asian immigrants.) Afterwards, according to tweets from other reporters on the scene, the man in the keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian headscarf, grabbed on to a long metal pole, which he then put down but attempted to pick up again before a pro-Israel demonstrator intervened. The pro-Israel crowd then summoned the NYPD to arrest him. The NYPD obliged. (An NYPD spokesperson told HuffPost a 35-year-old man from Brooklyn was arrested on charges of menacing and harassment. Two other people were arrested during the demonstration for disorderly conduct, though the circumstances of their arrests weren’t immediately clear.)

As Feucht’s march circled the campus, he and a couple of other Christian nationalist influencers — including Russell Johnson and Eric Metaxas — led the crowd in chants of “our God reigns!”

They marched past a small counter-demonstration made up of pro-Palestinian Christians singing “This Little Light of Mine.” Standing behind police barricades, these Christians held signs reading “Not In Jesus’ Name! Ceasefire Now In Gaza” and “It Should Be Easy As A Christian To Oppose Genocide” as Feucht marched by.

Christian nationalists marching past fenced-in counter-demo of pro- Palestinian Christians who support a ceasefire pic.twitter.com/4RQYmN3vDA — Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) April 25, 2024

End-Times Christian Nationalist Russell Johnson holding this sign outside Columbia gates pic.twitter.com/dZP3xXPtXM — Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) April 25, 2024

Eventually Feucht led the march to the Columbia gates on Amsterdam Avenue, where a larger crowd of pro-Israel demonstrators not affiliated with Feucht’s group had gathered. The NYPD threatened over a loudspeaker to arrest the demonstrators for “obstructing pedestrian traffic” if they didn’t clear the sidewalk outside the gate, but police eventually allowed the demonstration to carry on.

Johnson, Feucht’s colleague and fellow far-right pastor, held up a sign for everyone to see. “HAMAS UNIVERSITIES,” the sign read, above a drawing of a Nazi swastika drawn over with the names of schools where other pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken place, including New York University, Harvard, Yale and the University of Pennsylvania.

A short time later Johnson climbed the gate, while waving a half-Israel, half-U.S. flag, staring down at a small group of pro-Palestinian students inside the campus below.

One pro-Israel protester from Brooklyn, 47-year-old Ayton Eller, held a sign calling for a boycott of “Columbia Hamas University.” When HuffPost asked Eller what he thought of the Jewish Columbia students taking part in the pro-Palestinian encampment, he called them “traitors” and “self-hating Jews.”

Feucht led the crowd in screaming while a pro-Israel protester blew through a shofar — a rams-horn trumpet traditionally used by Jews in religious ceremonies that in recent years has been appropriated by Christian nationalists as a battle cry, and a way of commencing “spiritual warfare.” (Shofars were a common sight during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.)

Feucht eventually helped lead the crowd in the singing of the Israeli national anthem and the American national anthem, before ending the rally and leaving. But a large contingent of angry pro-Israel demonstrators remained at the gates, yelling at pro-Palestinian students inside the campus to “go to Gaza!”

A short walk away inside the campus, students at the pro-Palestinian encampment gathered quietly in a circle to hold a meeting. They stood in the middle of the tents, the grass littered with signs with slogans like “JEWS AGAINST GENOCIDE,” and discussed providing “jail support” to each other in the event they were to be arrested again.

That day they’d watched videos of some 200 students at campuses across the country — in Boston, Austin, Los Angeles, Atlanta and elsewhere — being arrested at their own encampments.

Shafik, Columbia’s president, had set a deadline for Friday morning for the pro-Palestinian demonstrators to reach an agreement with the school to clear the encampment. That deadline has passed, and according to students, negotiations with the school are ongoing.

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Munther Isaac, a Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian, speaks with Tucker Carlson.

Faith leaders have pushed back against anti-Israel rhetoric promoted by Munther Isaac, the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, in a recent Tucker Carlson interview and challenged Western Christians to educate themselves on the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict to avoid falling for “propaganda.”

“I am really confused by Tucker Carlson's recent behavior, honestly,” Israel’s former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization, Noa Tishby, told The Christian Post.

“He has made a turn to conspiratorial, not to mention woke, pro-Hamas, antisemite ideology when he gave a platform to Munther Isaac … it’s very easy to blame the Jews, and much of what Isaac's doing right now is blaming the Jews.”

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Carlson sparked debate after publishing a lengthy interview with Isaac — a Palestinian pastor who has been accused of being sympathetic to Hamas and the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in which an estimated 1,163 people were slaughtered, including at least 31 Americans — on the topic of “How does the government of Israel treat Christians?”

"A consistent but almost never noted theme of American foreign policy is that it is always the Christians who suffer," Carlson said . "When there's a war abroad that the United States is funding, it is Christians who tend to die disproportionately."

"But what about Gaza? What about the entire region in the Middle East, where, of course, there's very intense fighting going on? Many Christian churches in the United States, particularly Evangelical churches, support that.

"But there is virtually never a word about the Christians who live there, the ancient Christian community in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel proper. So, because no one has said a word, there has been great suffering among the Christian population in that region."

Weighing in on the issue, Isaac said Palestinian Christians have often been neglected by the global Church and asserted that the conflict in Gaza is an extension of colonialism. He also criticized the international community's lack of response to what he described as ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing.

Asserting that Palestinian Christians "are probably disproportionately affected” by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war “because of our small numbers as a religious community,” Isaac criticized what he dubbed the "so-called religious right," from whom "we receive nothing, no sympathy whatsoever.”

“Sometimes we just plea to be heard and have our perspective taken seriously. And one of the things I'm often stuck with, whether when I speak to diplomats, politicians, congress[ional] staff or even influential pastors, is how little they know about the reality on the ground,” he said.

"Their knowledge of the situation here seems to be very, very shallow," he added. "Yet they hold very strong opinions. And oftentimes, these opinions are shaped by political parties' positions, the United States' position."

Tishby, who served in the Israeli army and authored Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth , hit back at Isaac’s claims that Israel is unfriendly to Christians, emphasizing that Israel is the only country in the Middle East where the Christian population is growing.

"Israel allows for freedom of religion," she stressed, noting that no other Middle Eastern country provides similar protections.

Tishby highlighted that the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel were carried out by a "radical jihadi death cult” designated as a terrorist organization by many countries, including the United States and the European Union, due to its violent actions and targeting of civilians.

She rejected Isaac’s allegations that Israel bombs Christians in Gaza or represses them in the West Bank, clarifying that Israel's military actions target a jihadi terrorist organization that poses a threat to both Jews and Christians.

“Israel doesn't go into Gaza and bomb Christians; Israel goes into Gaza to chase out Hamas. … There is no other side to radical jihadism," she said, emphasizing that the conflict isn't between religions but between a terrorist group and a democratic state.

“We're dealing right now with a culture that is preaching for Holy War, to the death. That is what it is that we're dealing with here. And when they breached the borders and entered Israel, their intention was to slaughter as many Jews as possible, to genocide the Jews basically, and to die themselves. There is nothing to support about that.”

In a lengthy response to Carlson's interview posted on YouTube, Luke Moon, deputy director of the Philos Project and leader of Philos Action League, said that with the exception of Israel, "nowhere else in the Middle East has seen Christian church growth."

"Not the historic church," he said. "Now, you have places like Iran where, through evangelism, there's a growing church, but it was because it was at zero, right ... there are more Iraqi Christians in the suburbs of Chicago that are left in Iraq."

Moon, who mobilizes Christians to fight antisemitism, also took issue with the fact that throughout the interview, Isaac "never mentions Hamas" and accused Isaac of "taking advantage of Tucker's ignorance."

"That's one of the words you don't use in this whole interview, you don't say 'Hamas' anywhere," he said. "It's like, 'Israel's just out there shooting people.' It's weird. At least acknowledge the evil being done in Gaza. ... All the blame needs to go to Hamas, and Tucker and Munther need to acknowledge that."

Dr. Richard Land, a former member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (2001-2012) and executive editor of The Christian Post, challenged Western Christians to examine the context and background of the Israel-Palestinian conflict when examining the ongoing strife.

“You would think that someone of Tucker's background and education, you'd think he would be far more skeptical of Munther Isaac,” he said. “Anyone who is even remotely aware of the history of the Holy Land from the beginning of the 20th century until now would know that Isaac’s narrative was skewed, unbalanced and unfair. The only proper word for it is ‘propaganda.’”

Land pointed out that in 1948, after the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish a Jewish state in Palestine, Israel declared its independence. Within 24 hours, it was attacked by five Arab armies, marking the beginning of multiple wars and conflicts. It was this aggression, he said, that led to the Palestinian refugee crisis.

"Arab governments told their people to leave [Jewish-majority areas] so they wouldn't be in the way as the armies came in to eradicate the Jewish state. Unfortunately for them, the Jews won,” he said.

In 1948, Palestinians had a significant Christian population, but this has decreased over time due to various factors, including the Intifada and discrimination against Christians by Palestinian, and not Jewish, authorities, Land said.

"In 1948, the Christian population among the Palestinian Arabs was significant due in large part to persistent and ongoing missionary efforts by American and British Evangelical Christians, including establishing hospitals and children's homes.

"A large number of Palestinian Christians have left the West Bank and Gaza as a result of having faced severe discrimination from Hamas and the People's Liberation Army, including having to pay a special tax because they would not participate in the terrorist intifada against Israel."

Land, who has visited the Holy Land at least a dozen times, acknowledged Israel's imperfections but stressed Israel's need to defend itself from genocidal terrorist groups like Hamas, citing the organization's commitment to a Jew-free Israel, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.

"Israel keeps trying to make peace with a population that refuses to make peace," he said. "Israel's dilemma is that they live next door to and in the midst of people who have been seduced by a terrorist death-cult."

He added that over the years, Israel has attempted to make peace with the Palestinians multiple times, offering self-rule in the Gaza Strip and West Bank (in the last agreement, the Israeli government even forcibly removed Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip and turned the land back over to Palestinian control).

However, peace treaties were rejected, leading to ongoing conflict and mistrust. Despite these challenges, Israel continues to seek peaceful solutions while protecting its citizens.

“If the Palestinians wanted peace as much as Israel,” he stressed, "they would be at peace."

Tishby also addressed the broader issue of antisemitism, noting that it often takes different forms over time. She warned that Isaac — and Carlson, by extension — promoted antisemitic narratives by blaming Israel for broader issues in the Middle East and cautioned against simplistic narratives that demonize Israel.

"Antisemitism is the oldest form of hate and discrimination," she explained. She urged Christians to recognize the historical roots of antisemitism and avoid promoting anti-Zionist rhetoric.

“Tucker Carlson is allowing these conversations to permeate,” she said. “Israel has the right to exist. The Jewish state has the right to exist. It's prophesied and human rights. So whether you're a religious person or a secular person, the Jewish people deserve the right for self-governance and self-determination.”

In an earlier interview with CP , Jack Graham, senior pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, said Christians should love and support Israel because God chose the Jewish people as His special nation.

He clarified that this support does not mean endorsing every political action taken by Israel's government, but it involves recognizing their right to exist and opposing antisemitism.

“What you have now is this movement of genocide and antisemitism that's rising, not only in the Middle East but in Europe and in America,” he said. “We must stand against that hatred. … Wherever you may stand on the political side of Arabs and Jews, everyone can stand against terrorism.”

Graham warned that the threat is not limited to Israel; terrorists could target anyone who opposes them, even the U.S.

“Terrorists, once they get done with Israel, if they can, they're coming for us next. They're coming for anyone who opposes them. It doesn't end in Israel … the geopolitical system of the world hinges on the Middle East and the little nation of Israel.

… I believe the hatred [of Israel] is because God loves the Jewish people, and Satan hates everything and everyone that God loves. And so, ultimately, this is spiritual warfare. And we must continue to therefore battle with the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus and love our Jewish neighbors.”

Leah M. Klett is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: [email protected]

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Middle East Crisis U.S. Won’t Suspend Aid, for Now, to Israeli Unit Accused of Abuses

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Blinken says the U.S. could take action if Israel fails to hold its troops accountable.

The Biden administration, which has been under pressure for its support of Israel’s war in Gaza, will not withhold military aid from a troubled military unit accused of human rights violations in the West Bank, so long as Israel continues with steps to hold the members of the unit accountable.

In an undated letter, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken told the House speaker, Mike Johnson, that the United States was working with Israel to address charges against the unit, the Netzah Yehuda battalion. Though the letter did not mention the battalion’s name, a U.S. official confirmed that Mr. Blinken was referring to Netzah Yehuda, which has been investigated for crimes in the West Bank predating the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack that set off the war in Gaza.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss delicate diplomacy, said that the Biden administration could still take action against Netzah Yehuda if it concludes that Israel has not taken sufficient steps to hold its members to account.

The letter, obtained by The New York Times, said the State Department had determined that Netzah Yehuda had committed “gross human rights violations” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

U.S. officials had reached similar findings about two other Israeli military units and two civilian units, the letter said, but in those cases the Biden administration had decided not to withhold military aid because Israel was already acting to “bring to justice” culpable service members.

Mr. Blinken assured Mr. Johnson in the letter, reported earlier by ABC News , that the United States “will not delay the delivery of any U.S. assistance, and Israel will be able to receive the full amount appropriated by Congress.”

Under federal statutes commonly known as the Leahy law , the U.S. government must deny aid to foreign military units found to have committed gross violations of human rights without accountability. The law allows for the targeting of individual units without cutting off entire foreign militaries.

It was not clear what practical effect any such move might have, given that funding of specific Israeli units is hard to track, and it is unclear whether the units mentioned in the letter receive American training or equipment.

Still, the news last week that U.S. officials were considering withholding aid from Israeli military units for abuses prompted a furious response from Israel and from Mr. Johnson, a strong supporter of the current Israeli government. Mr. Johnson said this week that he had called the White House in protest and had received an assurance in writing that none of the billions in additional U.S. aid to Israel approved by Congress this week would be affected.

The Biden administration has faced growing calls to restrict American aid to Israel over its military offensive in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attacks in October. President Biden so far has declined to place conditions on U.S. aid over Israel’s devastating tactics in the Gaza war, though he has taken several steps in response to violence by Israelis in the West Bank, including placing sanctions against several Israeli settlers for what the U.S. has called “extremist” acts of violence against Palestinians.

In his letter to the Republican House speaker, Mr. Blinken said that two Israeli battalions and “civilian authority units,” none of which he named, had committed human rights abuses but that he had “determined that the Israeli government has conducted effective remediation of the units involved.” He defined remediation as a process in which a foreign government takes “effective steps to bring to justice the responsible members of the unit.”

In the case of Netzah Yehuda, which he did not cite by name, he said that “there has not been effective remediation to date” but that the Israeli government “has presented new information regarding the status of the unit, and we will engage on identifying a path to effective remediation for this unit.”

Mr. Blinken is planning to travel to Israel next week for meetings with Israeli leaders to discuss efforts to free hostages from Gaza and an impending Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an Israeli official said on Friday. It was not immediately clear whether he would discuss Netzah Yehuda. Mr. Blinken has discussed the matter by phone with senior Israeli officials in recent days.

Under the terms of a 10-year security agreement that the United States and Israel reached in 2016, the United States must consult with Israeli officials before placing restrictions on security assistance. That consultation is ongoing, according to the U.S. official.

Netzah Yehuda, which was created to accommodate the religious practices of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community, has been repeatedly accused of mistreating Palestinians.

In January 2022, according to witnesses, its soldiers bound and gagged a 78-year-old Palestinian American who died of a heart attack while in military custody. An investigation concluded that the two soldiers who bound the man thought he was sleeping. The soldiers faced disciplinary action but no criminal charges were brought.

The unit was transferred in 2022 from the West Bank to the Golan Heights in northern Israel, according to Mr. Blinken’s letter.

Mr. Blinken added that no other Israeli units had been found culpable of rights violations under the Leahy Law and that the administration’s deliberations “will have no impact on our support for Israel’s ability to defend itself against Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah or other threats.”

— Michael Crowley reporting from Washington

Blinken will make another wartime trip to Israel.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will visit Israel next week, an Israeli official said on Friday, as talks on a cease-fire deal that would allow for the release of hostages held in Gaza appear stalled and tensions have risen between Israel and the United States over the war.

The Israeli official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of lack of authorization to speak publicly on the matter, said talks with Mr. Blinken would center on hostages and an impending Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Mr. Blinken last visited Israel in March, when he warned that its plans to invade Rafah , where more than a million displaced people are sheltering, would pose severe risks to civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with those plans, saying that such an operation is necessary to eliminate Hamas battalions in the city.

Still, the Biden administration has stuck by Israel as mediators have failed to broker even a temporary cease-fire in Gaza that would give Palestinians some respite and allow for the release of hostages abducted in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel .

The United States has proposed a deal through Egyptian and Qatari intermediaries in which Hamas would release 40 of the most vulnerable hostages in exchange for a six-week truce and the release of hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. A senior Biden administration official who briefed reporters on Thursday on condition of anonymity under official ground rules put the blame solely on Hamas for blocking the deal.

The official said that while Israel had signaled it would accept those terms, the response from Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader hiding underground in Gaza, had been “totally nonconstructive.” Hamas has since signaled that it is not completely rejecting the deal and is willing to sit down again, the official said, adding that the United States and its partners would test that in coming days.

President Biden and the leaders of 17 other nations called on Hamas on Thursday to release all the hostages in a joint statement that appeared intended to send the message that the world is not entirely against Israel and that Hamas is the main impediment to ending the war.

Peter Baker contributed reporting from Washington.

— Patrick Kingsley reporting from Jerusalem

Israel fires into Lebanon after a deadly Hezbollah missile strike.

An Israeli man was killed in an anti-tank missile attack from Lebanon, the Israeli military said on Friday, the latest in a growing string of civilian casualties on both sides of Israel’s northern border as tit-for-tat strikes intensify with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah .

The Israeli military said in a statement that the man had been carrying out “infrastructure work” when two anti-tank missiles were fired late Thursday into the area of Har Dov in northern Israel, a disputed sliver of land where Israel, Lebanon and Syria meet. Also known as the Shebaa Farms, the area is claimed by Lebanon but occupied by Israel, and has long been a crucible for violence.

Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional proxy , described the overnight attack as an “ambush,” claiming that two vehicles had been destroyed in a combined missile, artillery and rocket assault on an Israeli military base in the area. The Israeli military statement did not say whether a base had been hit.

Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster, identified the man killed as Sharif Suwayed, 35, and said that his truck had been hit while he was working to improve defenses at a military base, modifications that were being carried out at night to protect against Hezbollah attacks. The Israeli military was investigating, the broadcaster reported.

Israeli forces responded by striking Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon, among them a weapon storage facility and military compound, according to a military statement. Lebanese state media reported on Friday that multiple towns had been targeted by heavy Israeli bombardment, damaging dozens of houses. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, the heaviest between the sides in nearly two decades, has shown no sign of subsiding. Israeli strikes inside Lebanon have begun to creep deeper into the country’s interior, though the hostilities for now have been confined largely to areas along the Israeli-Lebanese border.

In Israel, 19 soldiers and civilians have been killed in the recent violence, which began after Hezbollah launched rockets into northern Israel in support of the deadly Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7.

More than 70 civilians have been killed in Lebanon, along with roughly 270 Hezbollah fighters, the group has said, a figure that exceeds its losses in the 2006 war with Israel .

Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister, said this week that its strikes had eliminated half of Hezbollah’s commanders in southern Lebanon, although experts expressed skepticism about that claim . They also have cast doubt on whether targeted killings of commanders could achieve Israel’s goal of pushing Hezbollah farther from the border, reducing the threat of attacks and allowing the tens of thousands of Israeli civilians displaced by the fighting to return to their homes.

Patrick Kingsley contributed reporting from Jerusalem.

— Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon

A baby born in Gaza after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike dies less than a week later.

A baby who was delivered through an emergency cesarean section after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike died on Thursday, a relative said, less than a week after news of her birth brought a glimmer of hope to war-torn Gaza.

The baby, who was born prematurely after a strike in southern Gaza that also killed her father and sister, suffered respiratory problems, and doctors were unable to save her, said her uncle, Rami al-Sheikh.

“I buried her in her father’s grave,” he said in a phone interview on Friday.

The mother, Sabreen al-Sakani, was killed along with her husband, Shukri, and their 3-year-old daughter, Malak, when an Israeli strike hit their home in the city of Rafah shortly before midnight last Saturday. Rescue crews took the bodies to the Emirati Hospital in Rafah, where doctors performed a cesarean section on Ms. al-Sakani, who was 30 weeks pregnant.

The girls’ uncle said that Malak had wanted to name her little sister Rouh, the Arabic word for soul. The extended family decided instead to name her after her mother, Sabreen.

Sabreen weighed just three pounds at birth, said Dr. Mohammed Salama, head of the neonatal intensive care unit at Emirati Hospital. Her birth was captured on video by a journalist from the Reuters news agency, who filmed doctors providing artificial respiration to her after she emerged, pale and limp, from her mother.

Instead of a name, doctors initially wrote, “The baby of the martyr Sabreen al-Sakani” on a piece of tape across her chest.

“The baby was delivered into a tragic situation,” Dr. Salama told Reuters, adding, “Even if this baby survives, she was born an orphan.”

— Hiba Yazbek Reporting from Jerusalem

Drone attack kills 4 workers in an Iraqi gas field, but no one claims responsibility.

A drone attack on a large gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan region killed four workers and plunged much of eastern Kurdistan into darkness because it relies on gas to fuel its electrical plants, according to a Kurdistan regional government spokesman.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. While Iranian-backed armed groups have bases in the area, there are many competing interests in Kurdistan, leaving it unclear whether the attacks are part of the larger regional fight between Iran and Israel, which has intensified during the war in Gaza.

The Kurdistan region’s president, Nechirvan Barzani, condemned the attack and called on the government in Baghdad to investigate. “These attacks endanger the peace and stability of the country,” Mr. Barzani said, adding, “The representatives of the Iraqi federal government must do their duty to prevent these attacks and find the perpetrators from any side and punish them according to the law.”

Iraq’s joint command in Baghdad issued a statement calling the attack “sabotage,” confirming that a drone was used. The statement said Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani had ordered an investigation.

Friday’s drone attack was the second so far this year on the Khor Mor field in Sulaymaniyah Province. The last one, in January, did not inflict casualties.

“Four Yemeni workers have been killed, and the field has been severely damaged, which will cause electricity shortages,” said Peshawa Hawramani, a spokesman for the Kurdistan regional government.

Almost a million people in Sulaymaniyah Province were left without power, along with thousands more in adjacent provinces. It took about 24 hours to restore electricity after the last attack, but because the damage was greater this time, Kurdish authorities said it could take longer. While hospitals and security services have large generators, many ordinary residents have access only to limited power from shared generators.

Claims of responsibility were never made for previous attacks on the gas field, which is operated by Dana Gas, based in the United Arab Emirates, and a related company, Crescent Petroleum.

While the drone attack could stem from the regional conflict between Iran and Israel, there are other tensions in the region — between internal Iraqi factions and between Baghdad and Kurdistan. There has been a multiyear effort by the Iraqi federal government in Baghdad and the courts to reduce the Kurdistan region’s control over its natural resources.

At the same time, there is tension between Iran and Iraq over any efforts by Iraq to expand domestic gas production. Iran sells about $4 billion of gas to Iraq each year because Iraq does not have enough gas to fuel its electricity plants. Kurdistan and the Iraqi government had been discussing expansion of the Khor Mor field.

Kamil Kakol contributed reporting from Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq .

— Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from Baghdad

Rabbis are arrested near the Gaza-Israel border at a rally to highlight starvation.

Police arrest group of rabbis and activists near gaza, the israeli police arrested rabbis and peace activists near the border with gaza..

[singing] You can arrest us, but we’re going to walk slowly, our way towards the crossing.

Seven rabbis and peace activists were arrested on Friday near the border with Gaza after they tried to take food supplies into the territory, according to two participants and the campaign group that organized the effort.

The detainees were among a group of roughly 30 rabbis and activists from Israel and the United States who were stopped by police officers as they tried to reach the Erez crossing, a major transit point between Israel and northern Gaza.

Organized by Rabbis for Ceasefire, a peace movement based in the United States, the effort was intended to build support for a truce and to highlight rising reports of starvation in Gaza . A global authority on food security, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification initiative, has predicted an imminent famine in northern Gaza, the area of the territory closest to Erez.

The protest was timed to coincide with the week of Passover , a Jewish festival that celebrates the biblical story of the liberation of Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt.

“We were making the point that Jewish liberation is bound up with Palestinian liberation, that we want freedom for all,” said Toba Spitzer, a rabbi from Boston who attended the protest but was not arrested.

The group had tried to drive into Gaza with a pickup truck carrying half a ton of rice and flour but was stopped roughly a third of a mile from the border, Rabbi Spitzer said. The effort was largely symbolic and the organizers expected it to fail given the restrictions along the border; the supplies will now be donated to needy Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Rabbi Spitzer said.

The Israeli police did not respond to requests for comment.

The author Ayelet Waldman of Berkeley, Calif., was among those arrested, her husband, the author Michael Chabon, said on Instagram .

There are widespread food shortages in Gaza. Israeli restrictions on where convoys can enter the strip, Israeli bombardment and widespread damage to roads, the collapse of Gazan agriculture, and a breakdown in law and order have all made it harder to distribute aid safely.

Aid groups and United Nations officials have accused Israel of systematically limiting aid delivery. Israel denies the assertion, blaming the shortages on logistical failures by aid groups, and has recently increased the number of trucks entering the strip.

Israeli officials say that the Erez crossing, which was primarily used for pedestrian traffic before the war, is difficult to use for aid delivery because it lacks the right infrastructure and was also badly damaged during the Hamas-led raid on Israel in October.

A majority of Jewish Israelis oppose the delivery of more aid to Gaza, according to a poll conducted in February by the Israel Democracy Institute, a Jerusalem-based research group.

Israeli protesters regularly gather at another crossing point farther south, trying to block aid convoys entering Gaza .

— Patrick Kingsley and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Reporting from Jerusalem and from Haifa, Israel

The U.S. Army has begun work on a floating pier to move aid from ships into Gaza, the Pentagon says.

Army engineers on Thursday began construction of a floating pier and causeway for humanitarian aid off the coast of Gaza, which, when completed, could help relief workers deliver as many as two million meals a day for the enclave’s residents, Defense Department officials said.

The construction on the “initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway at sea” means that the project’s timing is in line with what Pentagon officials had predicted, Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder, the Defense Department’s press secretary, said. The construction is meant to allow humanitarian aid to bypass Israeli restrictions on land convoys into the besieged strip.

General Ryder said that defense officials expected the project, ordered up by President Biden early last month, to be completed early next month. The facility is meant to include an offshore platform to transfer aid from ships, and a floating pier to bring the aid to shore.

Aid organizations have welcomed the plan, which will be an addition to the airdrops of humanitarian supplies that the U.S. military has been conducting over Gaza. But aid workers say, and defense officials have acknowledged, that the maritime project is not an adequate substitute for land convoys. Such aid convoys fell sharply when the war began more than six months ago and have only partly recovered .

Some U.S. military officials have also privately expressed security concerns about the project, and General Ryder said that the military was looking into a mortar attack on Wednesday that caused minimal damage in the area where some pier work is supposed to be done. However, he said, U.S. forces had not started moving anything into the area at the time of the mortar attacks.

The floating pier is being built alongside an Army ship off the Gaza coast. Army ships are large, lumbering vessels, so they have armed escorts, particularly as they get within range of Gaza’s coast, defense officials have said.

The United Nations says famine is likely to set in within Gaza by the end of May.

Aid workers have described bottlenecks for aid at border crossings because of lengthy inspections of trucks, limited crossing hours and protests by Israelis, and they have highlighted the difficulty of distributing aid inside Gaza. Israeli officials have denied that they are hampering the flow of aid, saying the United Nations and aid groups are responsible for any backlogs.

Senior Biden administration and military officials detailed a complex plan in a Pentagon call with reporters on Thursday afternoon, explaining how the pier and causeway are being put together, and how it is supposed to work. Army engineers are constructing the facility aboard Navy ships in the eastern Mediterranean. One official said that the “at-sea assembly of key pieces” of the pier began on Thursday.

Biden officials are insistent that the Pentagon can carry out aid deliveries through the floating pier without putting American boots on the ground in Gaza. Officials described a complicated shuttle system, through which aid would be loaded onto Navy ships in Cyprus and transported to a causeway — a floating platform — at sea.

The Pentagon’s military acronym for the project is J-Lots, for Joint Logistics Over the Shore.

The causeway at sea is different from the floating pier where the aid will be offloaded into Gaza. An engineering unit with the Israeli military will anchor the floating pier to the Gaza shore, a senior military official told reporters in the Pentagon call.

Shuttle boats run by aid organizations, the United Nations or other countries are then expected to transport the aid to the floating pier, where it is to be loaded onto trucks driven by “a third party,” the official said. He declined to identify the third party.

The official said that Israel was dedicating a brigade to provide security for the American troops and aid workers working on the pier.

The operation is expected to bring in enough aid for around 90 trucks a day, a number that will increase to 150 trucks a day when the system reaches full operating capacity, the official said.

— Helene Cooper Reporting from Washington

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Istanbul Airport with its luxury shopping (shown here) has become a $1 billion location for Gebr. ... [+] Heinemann and its partners.

Retail joint-venture operations at airports in Turkey and Israel topped $1.1 billion and $500 million respectively last year helping to push one of the world’s biggest duty-free operators to record annual revenue of $3.9 billion (€3.6 billion) in 2023.

Despite some considerable economic and geopolitical challenges, Hamburg-based travel retailer Gebr. Heinemann managed to slightly exceed 2019 sales for the first time since the pandemic, with year-over-year growth of 25%.

The fifth-generation family-owned company is now looking very positively at 2024 after a strong first quarter that was 24% ahead of the same period last year and above budget forecasts. On Thursday, co-CEO Raoul Spanger said that €4 billion was within sight. He told gathered media: “Strategic investments in the group’s business portfolio from 2023 will come into full effect this year (and) turnover should reach a new all-time high in 2024 and exceed €4 billion.”

Those investments included the buyout of its joint venture business in Israel—mainly at Tel Aviv Airport but also some border stores—to take 100% control, and the establishment of a regional office in Dubai from which to spearhead distribution, and eventually store operations, in the Middle East and Africa. One target will likely be Angola's new airport in the capital, Luanda.

The company also won a retail concession for the first time in Saudi Arabia at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport with joint venture partners Jordanian Duty Free Shops and the diversified Astra Group ; and signed the contract for stores aboard Aroya, the first vessel from newly established cruise company Cruise Saudi.

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“By entering into carefully selected new partnerships, expanding existing ones, and making strategic investments in other business segments and channels we continue to become more international,” said Heinemann’s other co-CEO Max Heinemann.

JV deals have long been a hallmark of Heinemann’s expansion strategy into new markets. With the global travel retail channel consolidating rapidly, as exemplified most recently by the huge Avolta/Dufry merger with Autogrill, Heinemann is taking steps to protect its market position.

Announcing Heinemann's 2023 results on Thursday (from left): co-CEO Raoul Spanger, chief commercial ... [+] officer Inken Callsen, and co-CEO Max Heinemann.

The travel retailer’s business is dominated by Europe with 59% of turnover (€2.1 billion) last year. The region—where the retailer’s top airport locations are Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Oslo, and Vienna—also had the fastest growth (24%), largely on the back of rising passenger numbers.

However, Norway, historically one of Heinemann’s biggest sales hotspots, was negatively impacted by the imposition of much lower limits on tobacco allowances and the devaluation of the Norwegian krone.

Stability in geographical diversity

Geographical diversification offers greater resilience when it comes to country legislative shocks and currency volatility, and also regional impacts. For example, last year, the continuing fighting in Gaza, triggered by a deadly Hamas attack in southern Israel on October 7, came out of the blue and hit travel and retail sales at Tel Aviv Airport in the final quarter.

Heinemann’s sales director for Middle East Africa, Bernard Schlafstein said that it would have been a record year at Tel Aviv had the war not started. Naturally, this impacted the growth for the whole Middle East & Africa business which ended the year up 18%, but would have been higher.

Bernard Schlafstein described the retail performance at Istanbul Airport as “unstoppable.”

On the plus side, the nature of the shopping at Israel's biggest airport means that revenue has picked up quickly. Depressed tourism is not a major factor for store sales as it is outbound Israelis doing most of the buying, and collecting their purchases on return.

That non-reliance on foreign tourism is borne out by results this year. Schlafstein commented: “Our numbers are almost back to last year at around 85% to 90%, even though the passenger figures are much lower.” One key purchase driver is that pricing at the airport is significantly lower than in the domestic market. This has led to very high average transaction values (ATVs) in the core duty-free shop where about 80 pay-points are present to cater to the enormous demand.

However, the standout location was Istanbul Airport where Heinemann operates with its joint venture partners Unifree and ATU Duty Free. There, turnover surpassed €1 billion and Schlafstein described it as “unstoppable.”

With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, rich Russians have been using the gateway—and also Dubai International (where they are the second most important nationality for Dubai Duty Free)—as a connecting route to other destinations. Their presence meant that last year at Istanbul, 40% of fashion turnover came from Russians. This year, so far, revenue at the Turkish Airlines hub is above budget for Heinemann.

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