By Majid Rafizadeh, Gatestone Institute— Not even a word of condemnation has been issued by either the United Nations or the European Union on the Iranian regime’s latest violations and acceleration of its threatening ballistic missile program. Instead, the UN and the EU are still committed to lifting the arms embargo on Tehran and keeping…
By Andrea M. Berlin, J. Andrew Overman, The National Interest— Against the backdrop of normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and more recently Bahrain, are continued condemnations by Palestinian leaders. Palestinian president Abbas called the moves a “stab in the back,” “despicable,” and a “betrayal.” Even so, rumors regarding Saudi normalization continue to…
By Shelley Neese Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Friday, September 18. So I want to give you a quick summary about this important Jewish holiday. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. In the Hebrew calendar, the holiday falls on the first and second days of the month Tishrei. Rosh Hashanah represents the…
By Caroline Glick, JPost— Washington: Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords – which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain – was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters from the Rose Garden where the Oslo Accord were signed 27 years…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— A growing number of Arabs, particularly those living in the Gulf, say they finally understand that Israel is not the enemy of the Muslims and Arabs. This change of heart manifested even before the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed peace agreements with Israel during a ceremony at the…
By The Israel Embassy— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed, and Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, signed the Abraham Accords at the White House. The Abraham Accords, brokered by President Trump and…
By Amy Zewe Genesis 12:3 tells us God’s promise, “I will bless those who bless you,” referring here to Israel and its people. Isaiah Chapter 40 tells us, “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed….” Last week I relayed a…
By Michael Sussman, Israel Hayom— The Arabic concept of balance (“mu-wazana”) plays a critical role in virtually every aspect of life in the Arab world. Unlike its Western version – “keeping up with the Joneses” – mu-wazana does not have a negative connotation. Rather than depicting the need to amass material goods to match the…
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” The evening of September 18, 2020 will launch the 5781th Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah). 1. Annual reminder. The Hebrew word Rosh (ראש) means head/beginning and Hashanah (השנה) means the year. The root of the Hebrew word Shanah is both “repeat” and “change.” It constitutes…
By Hana Levi Julian, JewishPress.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis in a brief address to the nation Sunday night that once again there will have to be a total lockdown, because the number of red zones has skyrocketed from 30 to 70. “We simply have to act,” he said bluntly. Netanyahu said in answering…