Europe has experienced a historic anomaly since the end of World War II: a peace lasting 80 years, longer than ever before in its bloody history. This calm seems natural, but is it merely the result of a unique combination of political wisdom, economic integration, and military deterrence? Or could it be that a crucial factor for this peace is being overlooked? The rebirth of Israel in 1948, a state whose existence not only secured the Jewish people in their homeland but may also have unleashed a divine blessing for the nations. What if Europe’s historic period of calm is directly linked to Israel’s return to its biblical land, an order that defies human logic but makes sense in the light of the Bible?

Europe has rarely experienced such a long period of peace as in the generations following World War II. Full of self-confidence, Europeans boasted about it, convinced that wars on their continent are a thing of the past. Some even believe they found the formula for stability and peace among nations. How often I had...

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