Netanyahu: Security cannot be founded on delusions

By MATI TUCHFELD, ISRAEL HAYOM— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling to right-wing voters that there is a real danger that he and his Likud Party could lose the leadership of Israel to Zionist Union leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni in the national election next week. In a conversation with Israel Hayom, Netanyahu said…

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Why politicians pretend Islam has no role in violence

By DANIEL PIPES— Prominent non-Muslim political figures have embarrassed themselves by denying the self-evident connection of Islam to the Islamic State (ISIS) and to Islamist violence in Paris and Copenhagen, even claiming these are contrary to Islam. What do they hope to achieve through these falsehoods and what is their significance? First, a sampling of…

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The eyes of the World are on Jerusalem

By ARUTZ SHEVA— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the Border Police headquarters in Jerusalem Wednesday, and met with the Border Police officers who were wounded in last Friday’s terrorist attack and the officers and security guards were involved in neutralizing the terrorist. Israel Police Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Yohanan Danino, Jerusalem District Police Commander Moshe Edri, Jerusalem…

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Video: Christian Wears Cross on Streets of Israel

By ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli journalists and other Jewish activists made headlines last month after they walked the streets of Paris, London and other European cities while wearing a kippah (Jewish head covering). Click Here to Watch Video In every instance, the Jewish man was insulted, harassed and even threatened numerous times. A young Arabic-speaking Israeli…

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What the White House might not see about Iran

By DENIS MACEOIN, GATESTONE— When Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke from the podium of the U.S. Congress to warn of the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran, the clock was already ticking towards March 31. That is the deadline for a final agreement between the P5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany)…

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‘There will be no concessions, no withdrawals; it is simply irrelevant’

By MATI TUCHFELD, ISRAEL HAYOM— “There will be no concessions and no withdrawals. It is simply irrelevant,” the Likud party said in a statement on Sunday regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s outlook on the peace process with the Palestinians. The Likud statement came after Likud MK Tzipi Hotovely told a brochure distributed at religious Zionist…

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‘Historic’ Israel Summit Launches FIRM Ministry

By STEVE REES, CHARISMA NEWS— “Growing forces are attempting to delegitimize and stigmatize the nation of Israel,” said Hilsden, who titled the first message of the conference “Dare to Be a Daniel.” “Many Jews are predicting the end of the Zionist dream. And the historic solidarity of evangelical Christians with the nation of Israel is…

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As Egypt pulls back from Sinai, threat to Israel said to rise

By TIMES OF ISRAEL— In a potential game-changer for Israel, Egypt scaled back its military presence in the Sinai Peninsula, redeploying troops from its Gaza border to its western one with Libya in a bid to combat Islamic State fighters. Unnamed Israeli security officials warned that the reduced military presence in the northern Sinai Peninsula…

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The story behind the marble Moses in Netanyahu’s speech

By ANAV SILVERMAN, YNET— While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referenced several cultural, political, and historical figures throughout his highly-anticipated speech to Congress on Tuesday March 3 – including Harry S. Truman, Queen Esther, Robert Frost, and Elie Wiesel – he concluded his historical address with the biblical figure of the prophet Moses. The Israeli…

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