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The recovery of the body of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza, should have brought only grief and closure. Instead, it revealed a disturbing truth: his body had been deliberately buried in a Muslim cemetery. This act fits a long pattern of Hamas exploiting sacred sites for military and propaganda purposes.

As Israel faces mounting threats from Iran, relentless diplomatic pressure, cultural distortion, and rising antisemitism, Scripture offers a different lens. Drawing from the story of David and Goliath, this cultural commentary explores the five smooth stones Israel carries today: truth, moral clarity, restraint, memory, and God-confidence. In a moment crowded with accusations and noise, it calls Christian Women for Israel to remember who stands in the midst of the battle and to stand faithfully with Israel for such a time as this.

She was four years old when she learned how to stay silent so she would not be killed. Five when she was given a number instead of her name. And one of the last child survivors to walk out of Auschwitz alive. This week’s Esther of the Week is Tova Friedman. Her story is not history in a textbook. It is memory carried in a living voice, and a warning she believes the next generation must hear. Read why she still speaks, and why forgetting is never neutral.

In April 1945, General Dwight D. Eisenhower walked into a Nazi camp and refused to rely on reports. He wanted eyewitness truth, documented so thoroughly that future denial would have nowhere to hide.

At the Jewish National Fund breakfast, Judge Roy Altman did not offer talking points. He offered testimony. He spoke of law and history, yes, but also of something deeper: the shared Judeo-Christian roots that make Christian support for Israel more than politics. It is family.

Iran is known to the world as a sponsor of terror, but that image hides a deeper truth. While the Islamic regime murders its own citizens and funds violence abroad, ordinary Iranians are courageously rising up for freedom. Their suffering has been met with silence, even as Scripture warns that evil cannot masquerade as good forever.

She was 28. A photographer. Full of life. Ghazal Aghaei Lindi died in her father’s arms after being shot by Iran’s regime for wanting freedom. As protests spread and Israel issues a stark warning, Scripture reminds us this is a time to speak.

Israel brings out strong opinions, but accusation and shame aren’t the voice of truth. A CW4I reflection on standing for Israel with compassion, recognizing intimidation tactics, and responding with steady faith from Revelation

Rudolf Höss built Auschwitz into a model of efficient murder, using the “shower” lie to keep victims calm. After the war, he was unmasked by the engraving inside his wedding ring and hanged beside the camp’s crematorium. This story traces how evil survives by changing language and moving behind closed doors.

Esther did not stand alone. Mordecai spoke first. This week’s Esther of the Week reflects a Mordecai moment, when moral clarity mattered more than comfort and leadership meant naming antisemitism without hesitation.

President Trump breaks with equivocation on the right, condemning antisemitism and signaling a clearer moral line for conservatives and the country.

Words once fueled genocide and they are doing so again. A faith-based examination of antisemitism, propaganda, and the moral cost of silence.

Czech cyclist Lukáš Klement begins a 1,000 km memorial ride from Auschwitz to spell “Never Again” ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, partnering with ZAKA and inviting global supporters to pray and participate from home.

Ziporah Reich of The Lawfare Project helped win a major settlement holding Cooper Union accountable after Jewish students were trapped in a library during an anti Israel protest. This Esther of the Week honors courage, strategy, and truth in action.

This story reads like a Psalm in real time: oppressors shaking, nations stirring, and persecuted believers lifting their eyes to God. From Venezuela to Iran, the article highlights the human cost of tyranny and the hope rising in the streets. Key takeaway: pray with faith for justice, protection, and freedom—and don’t underestimate what God can do in one decisive moment.