DISCOVERY IN ANTIOCH

The town of Antioch is today, the city of Antakya, a city under Turkish occupation in the southern-most part of Turkey. Known as the cradle of Christianity, it was originally part of the territory of the Syriac Christians who inhabited the lands from Antioch in the west to western Iran in the east, and represented the churches belonging to the Syrian Orthodox Church, the Syrian Catholic Church, the Assyrian Church, and the Chaldean Catholic Church. Most of the followers of these churches have left Antioch over the years due to Turkish oppression. 

Recently, an amazing archaeological find was discovered under a luxury hotel in the area attesting to ancient, non-Turkish habitation, the ancesters of today's Syriac Christians. See article here.

ISRAEL: CURRENT EVENTS

 A lot has been happening in Israel lately - on the one hand, trying to act as mediator in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and on the other, the uptick in Arab terrorism. The uptick in Arab terror is nothing new. The Zionists could have put an end to that a long time ago but they refuse to. Anything to make Jews suffer. Ironic when one considers Israel's friendly relations with both Russia and Ukraine who also have very friendly relatons with their respective Jewish communities. (Zionists, take a lesson.) So what does Israel do in this situation? I'm sure there are thousands of opinions on the subject and I admit this blog is just not capable of answering that kind of question. Personally, I direct the reader to two links I tend to read a lot - here and here. They are general websites focused, of course, on Israel, but you get a lot of information.

For a historical list of indigenous (Jewish) leaders of Israel since the time of Abraham, see this posting.