TEKOA, Judea, Israel – As the war in Gaza captures headlines, there's another battle over land in the so-called occupied territories of Judea and Samaria, which much of the world considers the West Bank. Some in this region see their grapevines as a key weapon in their battle.
Just south of Jerusalem, in the biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria, sits Tekoa, where the ancient prophet Amos lived and foretold that the mountains shall drip with wine.
CBN News traveled to Tekoa, to the vineyard of Yoni and Gadi Afik. They're answering the prophetic call of Amos to replant the vines in the hills of Judea.
However, modern-day Tekoa stands on the front lines of a very different kind of battle, a battle for the heart and soil of the land of Israel.
Yoni Afik told us, "Agriculture and farms,