Israeli envoy: UN ignores murder of Christians in Arab states

By YONI HERSCH, ISRAEL HAYOM— The international community is turning a blind eye to the murder of minorities in the Arab world, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor said this weekend. “Last year police in Saudi Arabia stormed a Christian prayer meeting and arrested its entire congregation, including women and children. … In…

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It’s hard to be a Christian in Israel, but not because of prejudice

By FATHER GABRIEL NADAAF, JPOST— My name is Gabriel Nadaaf and I have the privilege of being a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth in the Galilee. My people have mistakenly been called “Christian Arabs,” but the reality is that we are Arameans—descendants of people who lived here in Israel since biblical times. Recently, Israel’s Interior…

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‘Those who hate Jews hate Christians’: A closer look at US Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz

By ARIEL COHEN, JPOST— A staunchly Conservative Christian and pro-Israel Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, became the first candidate from either party to announce his run for the American presidency in 2016 on Monday, and he is hoping that his religious constituencies will support him. Cruz is no stranger to letting his religion influence his…

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Revealing Israel’s nuclear secrets

By MICHAEL KARPIN, JEWISH DAILY FORWARD— In early February, the Pentagon declassified a 386-page report from 1987, exposing for the first time ever the actual depth of top-secret military cooperation between the United States and Israel — including, amazingly, information about Israel’s unacknowledged nuclear program. In view of the caustic tension that has increased lately…

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Obama Is on a Collison Course With the God of Israel

By BILL KOENIG, WATCH.ORG— The more President Obama’s actions affect or jeopardize Israel’s security, the stronger the response will be from the God of Israel as evidenced in Scripture. This will have enormous implications for the United States. The Obama administration keeps speaking about its unprecedented security cooperation with Israel, but what good is that…

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Managing Obama’s war against Israel

By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— On Wednesday, the Jerusalem Municipality announced it is shelving plans to build 1,500 apartments in the Har Homa neighborhood. Officials gave no explanation for its sudden move. But none was needed. Obviously the construction of apartments for Jews in Jerusalem was blocked in the hopes of appeasing US President Barack Obama.…

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US Declassifies Document Revealing Israel’s Nuclear Program

By ARI YASHAR— In a development that has largely been missed by mainstream media, the Pentagon early last month quietly declassified a Department of Defense top-secret document detailing Israel’s nuclear program, a highly covert topic that Israel has never formally announced to avoid a regional nuclear arms race, and which the US until now has…

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Jewish leaders testify to US Congress on rising anti-Semitism

By World Jewish Congress— Appearing on behalf of WJC – representing more than 100 Jewish communities worldwide – before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Lauder said: “In order to defeat this new flame of radical Islamic terror and survive, the United States must lead.…

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McCain Rebukes Obama: ‘Get Over Your Temper Tantrum, Mr. President’

In this colorful discussion, Senator McCain dismisses the controversial comments made by Prime Minister Netanyahu prior to his being reelected. He criticizes the way President Obama has treated Netanyahu and speaks about the concern that the US will allow a two-state solution to be pushed forward through the UN. McCain also questions the priorities of…

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Official: White House was part of bid to oust Netanyahu

By AVI ISAACHAROFF, TIMES OF ISRAEL— The White House was directly involved in an attempt to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last week’s general election, during a nadir in ties between the Israeli leader and US President Barack Obama, a senior Jerusalem official said Tuesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told…

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Anti-Zionism is the real apartheid

By MICHAEL FREUND— Although barely a week has passed since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection, Israel’s enemies are already gearing up to besmirch the Jewish state. A new governing coalition hasn’t been formed yet, but that hasn’t stopped the critics from invoking the “A” word – apartheid – to demonize the country’s democratically-elected administration even…

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Mr. Obama’s “Bird”-brain strategy backfires

By EARL COX, JPOST— Now that Benjamin Netanyahu has won what the Israeli media are calling “a decisive victory,” people in Israel and around the world are asking themselves what Netanyahu’s victory means to Israel and to the world. Even those who are not necessarily experts on Israeli affairs and politics can easily discern some…

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Israeli Ambassador: Obama Acting Like a Child

By ISRAEL TODAY— Former Israeli Ambassador to the US Danny Ayalon this week said that President Barack Obama’s hostile response to Israel’s reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was both harmful and childish. Obama’s apparent desire for some kind of “revenge” against Netanyahu and a majority of Israel’s voting public began to manifest itself on…

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