By JTA— Israel implemented special procedures to speed up the immigration process for people with Jewish origins from Ukraine’s conflict zones. The new procedures were implemented earlier this month and formulated in a new executive directive issued by the headquarters of Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority to its branches, the authority’s spokesperson, Sabine Haddad, told…
DetailsRomans 11:28-29 28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29 for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.
DetailsBY JAN WILLEM VAN DE HOVEN, INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ZIONIST CENTER— When Shimon Peres lost to Benjamin Netanyahu with a very slight margin in the 1996 election for Prime Minister, he, Shimon Peres, was interviewed the day following by Daniel Ben Simon from the Haaretz. These are the words with which Shimon Peres explained his defeat…
DetailsBY EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— Its official. The current government in Israel is dissolving. An early election has been set for March 2015. As one of the tens of millions of Evangelical Christians who stand fervently with Israel and her citizens, it brings much relief to finally see Prime Minister Netanyahu fire the two leading…
DetailsBy DEBKAFILE— President Barack Obama and his White House National Security team headed by Susan Rice have decided to seize on the political crisis besetting the Israeli government and the upcoming general election on March 17 for action to bar Binyamin Netanyahu’s reelection to a fourth term as prime minister. This decision reverberated through Future…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— The very same day last week that Israel’s ruling coalition abruptly came to an end, meaning that Israel is heading towards new elections and that Benjamin Netanyahu will be running for an unprecedented fourth term as the Prime Minister of Israel, all hell broke loose. For the Left it signaled “open season”…
DetailsThink on this: “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.” (Psalm 137:5-6) Pray on this: Heavenly Father, hinder and prohibit the efforts of the…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 37:1 – 40:23, “Vayeshev” (and he settled …) Haftorah: Amos 2:6 – 3:8 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:3 – 8 Gospel: Matthew 1:18 – 25, “Huladot” ( the birth of Jesus …)
DetailsThe Jerusalem Connection is partnering with the Jewish Agency and the International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem in an urgent appeal to help the Jews of Ukraine make aliyah. What is predicted to be a brutal winter is fast approaching in Ukraine. Many Jews from eastern Ukraine have been displaced from their homes. Damaged infrastructure, due…
Details“I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ.” —David Livingstone, Explorer and Medical Missionary in the 19th century
DetailsBy BENJAMIN WEINTHAL— Shurat Hadin, (the Israel Law Center) has filed a legal complaint against the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), alleging violations of the US tax code for unlawful political lobbying and contact with Hezbollah, a US-designated terrorist organization. The Tel Aviv-based organization publicized the submission of its 38-page complaint with the US Internal Revenue…
DetailsMany tears have fallen, many years we’re calling, Please no more Many broken-hearted, friends lost and departed, Please no more Now the time has come, everyone must stand together, and be strong forever more. Young and helpless children, illness and confusion, Please no more Old and lonely people, hunger, war and evil, Please no more…
DetailsBy ISI LEIBLER— It has been reported that American Jews still voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party in the recent midterm congressional elections. At the same time, there is mounting evidence that increasing numbers of American Jews at the grassroots level have become disillusioned and in many cases outraged by the shabby manner in which…
DetailsBy MICHAEL RUBIN, DALLAS MORNING NEWS— While the United States and Europe may lament the failure to reach a final agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, for Iranian officials, all is going according to plan. After all, while the West may engage in diplomacy to resolve conflict, for Tehran, the process has always been…
DetailsBy ASSOCIATED PRESS– US lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to pass legislation making Israel a “major strategic partner” of the United States, deepening a bilateral bond that has recently shown signs of strain. In a voice vote, the House approved the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014, which expands cooperation in defense and security, energy,…
DetailsBy DAVID RUBIN— After the latest clash between Prime Minister Netanyahu (Likud) and Finance Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), it has become clear that Israel is heading to early elections, with only half of the current term having been concluded. The main questions: 1. Why couldn’t this coalition last? 2. What can we expect in…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Over the last two days, since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni from the coalition, the center-left parties have been talking about joining forces in efforts to unseat the incumbent prime minister in the upcoming early elections, set for March 17, 2015. In response,…
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