Scripture Reading for December 31, 2016
Torah: Genesis 41:1 – 44:17, “Meketz” (At the end … ) Haftorah: I Kings 3:15 – 4:1 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 13 Gospel: John 14:5 -14, “Hareh lanu et Ha’Av” (Show us the Father … )
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Finally, a breath of fresh air for Israel
By Earl Cox, JPost— Donald Trump’s nomination of David Friedman as his new U.S. ambassador to Israel is encouraging for Israel and all who support her. It’s about time a U.S. ambassador is appointed who understands Israel’s history, security needs, the hostility surrounding her, and her international legal rights as a sovereign nation. Whether or…
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The UN Declares War on Judeo-Christian Civilization
By Giulio Meotti, Gatestone— 2016 has been a sumptuous year for the anti-Semites at the United Nations. The UN Security Council just targeted the only democracy in the Middle East: the State of Israel. The outgoing Obama Administration reportedly orchestrated what even Haaretz called a “hit and run” campaign in UN to denigrate the Jewish…
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Palestinians: The Nightmare of Christians
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— Without question, Samir Qumsieh is one of the most courageous Christian leaders in the Middle East. Qumsieh is one of the few willing to risk his life to speak out against Muslim persecution of Christians in the Palestinian territories and the Middle East, generally. For the past four decades, Samir…
DetailsTruth Report: “Obama’s Legacy”
Matthew 7: 15-20 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.…
DetailsTranscript claims to show US worked with Palestinians on UN resolution
By Times of Israel— An Egyptian paper published what it claims are the transcripts of meetings between top US and Palestinian officials that, if true, would corroborate Israeli accusations that the Obama administration was behind last week’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements. At the same time, a report in an Israeli daily Tuesday…
DetailsSpot Report: Jesus, our Chanukah Light
Think on this: “Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” (John 10:22-24) Pray like this:…
DetailsCalling it like it is
By Stan Goodenough, Jerusalem Watchman— Yes, stand and applaud, damnable delegates to the Security Council who last night achieved your long-held goal of prohibiting Israel from building homes for Jews in the Jews’ own land. Soon you’ll be laughed to scorn. Congratulate yourselves, wretched representatives of the governments of New Zealand, Spain, France, the United Kingdom…
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Obama Has Shown His True Face to Israel
By Israel Today— With less than a month left in office, US President Barack Obama finally showed his true face toward Israel by refusing to veto an anti-Israel resolution at the UN Security Council. That was how a senior Israeli government official described Obama’s stunning departure from US policy. The resolution passed by a vote…
Details“T’was the Night Before Hanukkah”
By Nancy Rexin Evans T’was the night before Hanukkah in Old Jerusalem And all the rabbis were praying, “Baruch HaShem”. The menorahs were kindled by the windows with care, In hopes that Messiah soon would be there The children were stuffed full of doughnuts and jelly While falafel and humus danced in their bellies. And…
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Insight for Intercessors
From Our Anonymous Intercessor from Israel— With less than 24 hours before Hanukah is to begin, and after Shabbat had already begun in Israel, a wicked resolution was suddenly passed today against Israel in the United Nations. It has been 36 years since a United Nations resolution, formulated against Israeli settlements in the contested territory, was…
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Obama gives parting middle finger to Israel with anti-settlement resolution
By Aaron Klein, Breitbart— President Barack Obama set the tone for his future attitude toward Israel during his infamous June 4, 2009, speech at Cairo University, where he claimed the Palestinians suffer “daily humiliations — large and small — that come with occupation,” and referred to Palestinian terrorism as “resistance through violence and killing.” Obama…
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Crossing the line
By Avner Boskey, Final Frontier Ministries— The U.N. Security Council has just voted Resolution 2334 into law, declaring Israel’s restoration to Jerusalem to be illegal by a vote of 14 to zero. The US represented by Samantha Powers abstained on this vote. In 2011 the US vetoed a similar resolution. What does this vote mean…
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Obama enrages Israel on way out of the door
By Garth Kant, WND— Israeli officials are furious with President Obama for allowing the U.N. to pass a resolution Friday demanding the Jewish state “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.” With the U.S. taking the extraordinary move of abstaining, the Security Council unanimously passed the resolution,…
DetailsTrump was extremely effective at stopping Obama from getting one last shot at Israel
By Breitbart— On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer argued President-Elect Donald Trump’s opposition to the UN resolution on Israeli settlements was an “extremely effective” means of stopping President Obama from getting “one last shot” at Israel out of “personal revenge.” Krauthammer said the resolution would have done “permanent…
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Israel warned Obama over UN vote, calling on Trump for help
By Michael Wilner, JPost— The Israeli government asked President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team to intervene before a vote scheduled for Thursday at the UN Security Council condemning its settlement activity in the West Bank, just as Barack Obama planned to allow the resolution to pass. The Obama administration intended to let the resolution, spearheaded by…
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Israel Thanks Trump For Saving It From Spiteful Obama
By Israel Today— Israeli officials on Thursday thanked US President-elect Donald Trump for saving the Jewish state from one final jab from a spiteful President Barack Obama. Earlier in the day, Egypt tabled a resolution at the UN Security Council demanding Israel halt all Jewish settlement activity in the so-called West Bank, including the eastern…
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