BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST– Two events happened on Wednesday which should send a shiver down the spine of everyone concerned about the future of the American Jewish community. But to understand their importance it is important to consider the context in which they occurred. On January 13, The New York Times reported on a series…
DetailsThe leaders of Israel decided to declare their independence as a country on the 14th of May. They didn’t know exactly where the borders should be and they hadn’t even picked a name for the country. The leaders hadn’t even finished writing their Declaration of Independence. Worst of all, everyone knew that right after they…
DetailsBy TZAHI GAVRIELI, YNET— They meet in small groups on campus; funded by foreign money. They understand that this method of operation gives them more influence than any act of physical violence would. They are young people who convince others; they are builders of public opinion. Step by step they take control of the leaderships…
DetailsMAY 14, 1948 The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained to statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance and gave to the world the eternal Book of Books. After being forcibly exiled from their land, the…
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by KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— The Fatah leaders are yearning for the days of Yasser Arafat, when they were able to steal international aid earmarked for helping Palestinians. The Palestinians’ problem with Fayyad is that he did not sit even one day on an Israeli prison. For them, graduating from an Israeli prisons even more…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— The notorious flotilla that sailed towards the Gaza coast in 2010 with the intention of breaking Israel’s legal blockade of the Hamas occupied Gaza Strip and infiltrating the borders of the Jewish state was headed by a Turkish ship, the Mavi Marmara. On board that vessel was an assortment…
DetailsBy EDMUND SANDERS, LA TIMES— Wrapping up his first solo visit in a renewed Obama administration campaign to restart peace talks, Secretary of State John Kerry left Israel on Tuesday with few signs of progress and a vow to keep trying. After talks Monday and Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister…
DetailsThink on this: “I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy through you before their eyes. “‘For I will take you…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— The term “Holocaust,” originally from the Greek word “holokauston” which means “sacrifice by fire,” refers to the Nazi’s persecution and planned slaughter of the Jewish people. The Hebrew word “Shoah,” which means “devastation, ruin, or waste,” is also used to describe this genocide. The Nazis killed approximately two-thirds of all Jews living…
Detailsby MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST– It is that time of year again, as Jews around the world solemnly commemorate the victims of the Holocaust while various pundits and politicians demean and desecrate their memory. With little respect for the facts, and even less for those who were murdered, these puerile purveyors of propaganda do not hesitate…
DetailsThis week Israel celebrated its 65th anniversary! Despite the relentless challenges, the miracle country continues to grow and thrive. David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister aptly said, “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.” How true. And what better way to celebrate than by literally wearing your support…
DetailsTorah: Leviticus 21:1 — 13:59 ” Tazria” (A woman has conceived …) Haftorah: II Kings 7:3 –20 New Testament: Acts 4:27 — 31 Gospel: Matthew 8:1 — 17, “Hu ya’rad” (He came down …)
Detailsby SHAHAR CHAI, YNET— According to a new report on global anti-Semitism, 2012 registered a 30% increase in anti-Semitic acts compared to 2011. These acts include vandalism and direct threats on Jewish lives. Numbering 686 in 2012, they followed two years of general decline in such incidents. Among the countries listed, France has the dubious…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— “In every generation our enemies rise against us to destroy us. In every generation, each man must view himself as though he had survived the Holocaust and went on to found the state of Israel. In every generation, it is our duty to ensure that the Holocaust does not recur.” So said…
DetailsBy SHEILA RAVIV — Yom HaShoah ve HaGvura 28th Nissan, 5773 – Day of Remembrance for the Holocaust and its Heroism. The Nazis yelled “Go back to Jerusalem” to us – now their heirs yell “Go back to Europe”. Never Again becomes little more than a knee-jerk reaction, because it is again, it is happening…
DetailsBy SHIRA SORKO-RAM — MAOZ Persecution in Israel is on the rise, and it comes in different shapes and sizes. From the extreme of laying a bomb at the house of believers in Ariel, to burning a chess club owned by believers in Arad, to intimidating businesses of believers, congregations and individuals – the enemy’s tactics are…
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