Joni Blog

I was taking video of an escavation site by the Wailing Wall when a “local” stopped me. Click here to see the video: Kitty at Wailing Wall

Early on in our visit, David taught us a Hebrew word to describe situations where things get crazy, out of control or frustrating – “balagon”. The word soon became the mantra of our group. When there was a medical emergency on our bus the cry of “Balagon!” rang out. When the bus got pulled over...

Our tour guide, David, was born in the U.S., and his family moved to Israel when he was a small child.  He is also a Messianic Jew. David also commands a tank unit. His unique background gave us a variety of insights throughout the tour. Our group was more inquisitive than the average tour group,...

A FaceBook friend posted this article which, I think, really outlines the Palestinian strategy and mindset regarding Israel. I thought I’d share it here for you to check out. http://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2011/09/01/palestinian_leaders_to_seek_the_uns_blessing/page/full/

Our hotel gave us a free newspaper everyday. I clipped articles I found realted to the “Restoring Courage” events. Here are some for you to check out. It’s interesting that even in Israel there is often a strong left-wing flavor in media.

Israel has a very low crime rate. We were surprised at how comfortably residents stay out until late at night on the street without a concern for personal safety. I’m guessing that the presence of Israeli military with automatic weapons walking down the streets as a normal part of everyday life could have a little...

At Newark Airport on my way to Israel, I was wearing my “I Stand with Israel” pin, which I purchased from Glenn Beck’s website. While going through the security screening at El Al, the officer asked me, “What do you mean by that?”, pointing at the pin. I explained why we were there and that we stand...

A few times during the trip we found ourselves where the 1967 borders were. We saw the Golan Heights from our right side bus windows, shown in the photo here. Out of the left windows was the Sea of Galilee. This location had us sitting about ten miles from the Syrian border. Our guide explained...

I just returned home on Saturday from Israel. I went with my good friend Deb. I don’t think that either one of us would have imagined nearly 30 years ago when we met in college that someday we’d be in Jerusalem together to stand for Israel.  We’re allumni of The King’s College, which currently has...

While trying to think of a way to share information efficiently it occurred to me that a blog might fit the bill.  I plan on using this site to share important and useful items to assist in getting America back to the principles and values that we were founded on. For those of you who...