by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Abra Forman, Breaking Israel News— The Islamic Waqf’s jurisdiction over the Temple Mount is over and Israel will now work to reestablish Jewish sovereignty over the holy site, said Knesset Member Avi Dichter (Likud) on Tuesday. “Israel is the sovereign on the...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
By JNS— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party called for a “day of rage” to take place in eastern Jerusalem and the disputed territories Wednesday. Additionally, Fatah’s military branch, Tanzim, determined that Friday prayers this week...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Think on this: “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding people reeling.” (Zechariah 12:2) Pray like this: Father, grant your people insight and discernment to stand with Jerusalem and its people during the unprecedented trials...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Sander Gerber and Noah Pollak, Tablet— Congress, through a bill called the Taylor Force Act, is attempting to address a serious problem that has gone unchecked for decades: The Palestinian Authority is using western aid money to pay salaries and benefits to...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon, issued the following statement about the UNESCO decision: “This is another delusional UNESCO decision. This time they decided that the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron is a Palestinian site, meaning that it is...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
By ISABEL KERSHNER, NY TIMES— Unesco, the United Nations cultural organization, declared the ancient and hotly contested core of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a Palestinian World Heritage site in danger on Friday, despite a concerted diplomatic...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
By David Benkoff, Daily Caller— This week, Jewish Democrats hurdled toward irrelevance as a force in American politics, and they don’t even know it yet. A few days ago, Israel found it could no longer sustain its longstanding pretense of esteem for American...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Torah: Numbers 22:2 – 25:9, “Balak” (Devastator … ) Haftorah: Micah 5:6 – 6:8 New Testament: Romans 11: 25 – 32 Gospel: Matthew 24:29 – 35, “Miyah achareh” (Immediately after …...
by The Jerusalem Connection | Jul 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Naomi Ragen— Something is terribly broken in the relationship between American and Israeli Jews. I say this as an American Jew who has lived in Israel for almost half a century. But if anyone thinks this started with Women of the Wall, or PM Netanyahu’s...
