Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱

Israeli Jewish history enthusiast, writer, and believer in Jesus. Based in Jerusalem. Exploring scriptures in its Jewish context. Thou/Thee

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

Jewish Israeli writer in Jerusalem.
I write about Scripture, biblical history, and the Jewish roots of the Christian faith — from lived experience in Hebrew-speaking Israel.
Articles, teaching, and projects:
👉 https://t.co/nsN5sCBkAY

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

Ever wondered what it actually looked like when the Gospels were being written?

Here's one way I imagine it.

https://t.co/ZJG28brk9M

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

My latest article on Zionism before Zionism on All Israel News: "Why modern Zionism succeeded after centuries of failed attempts." Modern Zionism is exceptional for its success, not its aspirations.
#tiberias #zionism #israel #allisraelnews #herzl

https://t.co/7rNCV20Mcb

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Have you prayed for Jerusalem today yet? God calls us to be watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem. #jerusalem #israel #prayforjerusalem #wallsofjerusalem #Bible

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Every few months the "Jesus or Yeshua?" debate comes around again.

So here's my attempt to settle it—not by appealing to tradition or internet memes, but by looking at history, language, and how names actually worked in the ancient world.

https://t.co/TCt85M8TeP

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Around 80% of the events in the gospels occured in or around this beautiful lake. The ruins of Hippos, or Susita (it's Aramaic name) are amazing, and you can really see the entire lake from up there, from north to south.

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

My great-great-grandfather wrote the first Hebrew-language book about China in 1911.
The copy on my bookshelf is the very one my grandfather carried out of Germany in 1939.

https://t.co/fSKWe8trLM

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@Palestinia12961 Awesome, enjoy your trip!
I could see Faqqua (but not go there of course) from the peak of mt. Gilboa when I was there a few months ago.

https://t.co/2Fu8lX3W4O

[All Israel News @all_israel_news]

“One of the recurring themes of modern Egyptian policy has been wanting influence over the Palestinian issue while avoiding responsibility for it.” — Tuvia Pollack, Political Analyst

As international summits grapple with the long-term future of Gaza, an analysis of regional history reveals that Egypt's contemporary border policies are part of a consistent, decades-long strategy. From ruling the Gaza Strip under a strict military administration between 1948 and 1967 without ever offering citizenship to its residents, to engineering the creation of the PLO in 1964 to subvert independent factions, Cairo has historically sought maximum diplomatic leverage over the Palestinian cause while systematically evading its direct administrative, security, and economic burdens.

Today, under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, this foundational policy manifests as a highly calculated dual-track strategy. Publicly, Cairo deploys sharp rhetorical denunciations against Israel to maintain regional legitimacy; privately, it engages in seamless, quiet security coordination with the IDF. Fearing a destabilizing influx of impoverished refugees and hostile Hamas militants—which it views as a dangerous extension of its own domestic Muslim Brotherhood insurgency—Egypt keeps its border sealed behind a multi-layered concrete-and-steel wall, ensuring the complex humanitarian and security liabilities of the enclave remain firmly on Israel's shoulders.

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

My latest All Israel News article is about Egypt and their historical and contemporary role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

https://t.co/0wLSBO9qUL

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

Happy 250th Independence Day to all my American friends! 🇺🇸
Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of men signed a declaration rooted in a radical conviction: that our rights do not come from kings or governments, but from our Creator.
Full post: https://t.co/Rir0XR50MT

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Did you know this about Jaffa Street, the central street of Jerusalem? It used to be the "interstate" road going from Jerusalem to Jaffa - and when Jerusalem expanded, they built new neighborhoods and commercial centers around the existing road. #jerusalem #israel

[Haviv Rettig Gur @havivrettiggur]

.@Wikipedia is literally erasing Jewish history and identity, systematically and maliciously. Everyone in the organization knows this is happening -- so none of it is an oversight or an accident.

Wikipedia is a major source on which LLMs are trained. College students are more likely to read the Wikipedia article than the textbook. This is how public knowledge is shaped.

[Tuvia Pollack 🇮🇱 @tuviapollack]

The 1st of the month is coming up, and my newsletter is sitting in my drafts waiting to be sent out. Are you ready?

If you’re not subscribed yet, there’s still time to sign up before I send it out tomorrow: https://t.co/OvxqE3M0a0

[All Israel News @all_israel_news]

"Water, wildlife, history, and Scripture all meet here in one remarkable place."

Nestled in the "finger of the Galilee," the Hula Valley is one of Israel’s greatest ecological and historical treasures. Historically exposed along the volatile northern frontier, this narrow basin is deeply rooted in biblical history—likely corresponding to the "Waters of Merom" in the Book of Joshua—and modern Zionist history, famously secured through the early defense of the frontier by pioneer Joseph Trumpeldor.

Originally a malaria-infested swampland, early pioneers successfully drained the valley to cultivate the region. Decades later, realizing the severe ecological loss to native species, conservationists successfully restored a vital portion of the wetlands. Today, the valley serves as a world-renowned sanctuary hosting hundreds of millions of migratory birds like cranes and flamingos, beautifully balancing pioneering history with modern environmental preservation.

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It's official! I'm writing a book! My own unique devotional will be published by @bethany_house in 2028! I'm so excited!

#Jerusalem #bethany #bethanyhouse #writing #author #AuthorsOfTwitter

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For this Hiking With Tuvia, I’m bringing you with me to Ein Prat, the only year-round flowing river in the desert between Jerusalem and Jericho.

https://t.co/ygnGnPpr3m

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My latest article on All Israel News - on the Hula Valley in Israel's north

https://t.co/iFPvBDyM8c

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Visiting the ruins of Yehudia on the Golan Heights. They found menorahs and ancient synagogues in the excavations here, and its name, "Yehudia," "the Jewish town" was preserved by the local Arabs long after the last Jews left.
#Israel #Hiking #Archaeology #GolanHeights #galilee

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Baptism was never a new Christian invention. But one small Hebrew distinction reveals what made it different.

https://t.co/te8ncCccYs

[All Israel News @all_israel_news]

“In many ways, Jordan’s entire modern identity has been shaped by the fear of becoming ‘Palestine.’” — Tuvia Pollack

Why is Jordan's historical and contemporary role so frequently overlooked in the modern Israeli-Palestinian narrative? To truly understand why the Middle East looks the way it does today, one must look at the hidden Hashemite dimension that defined the West Bank for decades.

From the 1948 war and the subsequent 1950 annexation of the West Bank to the fateful loss of the territory in the 1967 Six-Day War, Amman has spent nearly a century navigating a volatile tightrope. The kingdom has constantly balanced internal stability against the explosion of Palestinian nationalism—a friction that culminated in the bloody events of Black September in 1970.

While Israel and Jordan flirted for years with “The Jordanian Option”—seeking a territorial compromise that would bypass the PLO—the 1988 official disengagement fundamentally altered the playing field, leaving thousands of West Bank Palestinians stateless overnight. Today, while Jordan maintains its vital custodial role over the Temple Mount via the Waqf and cooperates deeply with Israel on security, intelligence, and water agreements, the palace absolutely refuses to ever reassume administrative control over the West Bank.