Think on this! “This is what Yahweh says: For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them, …I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza and will consume their fortresses.”. … “Gaza will writhe in agony, …for her hope…
DetailsBY VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— At his press conference, pushed through deliberately on the very same day of the Republican Party’s Super Tuesday event, President Obama chose to not only dilute the media coverage of the candidates’ presidential ambitions but to essentially reverse his pro-Israel AIPAC speech of the day before. In short, the…
DetailsBY AMBASSADOR MICHAEL OREN, WSJ— The church in Bethlehem had survived more than 1,000 years, through wars and conquests, but its future now seemed in jeopardy. Spray-painted all over its ancient stone walls were the Arabic letters for Hamas. The year was 1994 and the city was about to pass from Israeli to Palestinian control.…
DetailsBY ISRAEL TODAY— We are attending Christ at the Checkpoint this week to report first hand in our upcoming magazine regarding this conference that takes aim at Christian Zionism and its theology of the Land. Having been asked by several readers about the participation in Christ at the Checkpoint by Jerusalem-based pastor Wayne Hilsden of…
DetailsBY SETH MANDEL, COMMENTARY— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu often deploys historical analogies to help other world leaders understand the mindset of the Jewish people when faced with current threats or challenges. Tomorrow is Purim, the story of which Netanyahu brings up this time of year, each year, because of certain (mostly geographic) parallels. The…
DetailsBY DAVID LEV, ARUTZ 7— A report in Ma’ariv Thursday said that U.S. President Barack H. Obama offered to give Israel advanced “bunker buster” missiles and long-range planes that could fly thousands of kilometers without refueling – if Israel agreed not to attack Iran during 2012. The report was based on discussions with diplomatic officials…
DetailsBY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, STONEGATE— They are worried that Iran has stolen the limelight. Instead of wasting his time writing letters, Abbas should return to the negotiating table with Israel immediately and unconditionally. Gimmicks and tricks will not help advance the cause or interests of the Palestinian people. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas deserves an…
Details“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning… Face it, friend. He is crazy about you! ”—Max Lucado
BY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Today is Purim, one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar, when we celebrate the deliverance of our ancestors from a Persian plot to annihilate them. It is a day rife with ritual, from the reading of the Book of Esther to the giving of charity and the delivery…
DetailsBY YORAM ETTINGER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The ideological divide between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama is unbridgeable. It cannot be papered-over by photo-opportunities, smiles and warm hospitality. On the other hand, the worldview expressed by Netanyahu during his recent visit to the U.S. is consistent with the majority of Americans and their…
DetailsThe festive holiday of Purim commemorates Israel’s salvation from extermination by the mighty Persian Empire, some 2500 years ago. Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar (this year March 8th) as a time of “Light, Gladness, Joy and Honor for the Jewish people” (Esther 8:16). Purim…
DetailsBY VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— Was T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) the prime creator of the post Ottoman Turkish landscape we know today as the Middle East, or were other individuals equally or more responsible for enabling Britain’s defeat of Ottoman Turkey during World War I? Was it Lawrence or another hero who…
DetailsBY SARA NOBLE, INDEPENDANT SENTINEL— The man just can’t help himself – he can’t even do it for three days. Within three days, Obama went from saying that Israel makes its own decisions to threatening them and pompously telling Israel, a sovereign nation, what they can or cannot do. Obama snarled, “Israel will bear responsibility…
DetailsBY ISRAEL TODAY— Israel Today is attending Christ at the Checkpoint this week to report first hand in our upcoming magazine regarding this conference that takes aim at Christian Zionism and its theology of the Land. In the coming days, we will post some tidbits to our website to let readers know what is going on.…
DetailsThe festive holiday of Purim commemorates Israel’s salvation from extermination by the mighty Persian Empire, some 2500 years ago. Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar (this year March 8th) as a time of “Light, Gladness, Joy and Honor for the Jewish people” (Esther 8:16). Purim…
DetailsBY VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— Was T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) the prime creator of the post Ottoman Turkish landscape we know today as the Middle East, or were other individuals equally or more responsible for enabling Britain’s defeat of Ottoman Turkey during World War I? Was it Lawrence or another hero who…
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