By Art Ally for REAL CLEAR RELIGION
It’s been a year since the Hamas terrorist group attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
Israel now finds itself fighting on three fronts — in Gaza against Hamas, against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and against the Houthis in Yemen.
All three groups are bankrolled by Iran, and all share that country’s vision, which is the total destruction of Israel and its main ally, the United States.
Thirteen years ago, Timothy Plan, a Biblically Responsible Investing family of mutual funds (and now ETFs) launched the Israel Common Values Fund. We did so for two reasons:
- First, God’s Word says quite plainly that Israel comprises His chosen people, the Jews, and He blesses those who bless Israel.
- We wanted to support Israel, plain and simple. We felt God’s calling to do so.
Jews lived in Canaan for 2,600 years before Islam was founded around 600 AD and 2,100 years before the term “Palestine” came into use.


