No Moral Equivalence Between Abbas and Netanyahu

JONATHAN TOBIN — COMMENTARY— The media is already treating the dueling speeches today at the United Nations General Assembly by Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as morally equivalent. But such a view of these addresses would be dead wrong. To put it bluntly, Abbas lied, and Netanyahu told the truth.…

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Bill Clinton blames Netanyahu for failure of peace process

BY YITZHAK BENHORIN, YNET— Former US President Bill Clinton is blaming the failure of the peace process with the Palestinians on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Yearning for leaders of the past, Clinton said, “The two great tragedies in modern Middle Eastern politics, which make you wonder if God wants Middle East peace or not, were…

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Jesus and a Palestinian State

BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian statehood bid provided a platform for many views and positions regarding the Middle East, including those of Evangelical Christians who no longer believe in the validity of the promises contained in the Bible. In the run-up to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officially requesting UN membership for the “State…

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Thousands Celebrate Israel in Seoul, Korea

BY DAVID NEKRUTMAN– The Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation’s Executive Director, David Nekrutman, addressed thousands of Korean Christians celebrating Israel in front of Seoul City Hall last Tuesday. “People like you and others who have personally touched my life have shown me a world where Christians are indeed our ‘Watchmen on the Wall,’” Nekrutman…

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The Pilgrim’s route now opened at the City of David

BY TRAVELUJAH— On the slope of the City of David hill, where the Kidron and Ben Hinnom Valleys meet, the Ancient Shiloah Pool was discovered just a few years ago. This magnificent pool was constructed 2,000 years ago during the days of King Herod, in Jerusalem’s glorious building tradition. This grand pool served as an…

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Jesus and a Palestinian State

BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian statehood bid provided a platform for many views and positions regarding the Middle East, including those of Evangelical Christians who no longer believe in the validity of the promises contained in the Bible. In the run-up to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officially requesting UN membership for the “State…

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Jesus and a Palestinian State

BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian statehood bid provided a platform for many views and positions regarding the Middle East, including those of Evangelical Christians who no longer believe in the validity of the promises contained in the Bible. In the run-up to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas officially requesting UN membership for the “State…

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Clashes break out in East Jerusalem

BY EMET REPORT— Israeli police have mobilized 22,000 officers and border police  alongside thousands of soldiers as the country’s forces go on the  highest level of preparedness ahead of Palestinian prayers and  demonstrations Friday, Sept. 23, in support of their application for UN  approval of statehood. Beefed up police and troops are preparing for the…

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New nation won’t bring peace as long as Hamas is involved

BY ALAN H. LUXENBERG, WASHINGTON TIMES— Some 150 countries appear ready to vote in the United Nations General Assembly to recognize Palestine as an “observer state” and would be ready to recognize it as a “member state” if the United States did not plan to veto such a proposition in the U.N. Security Council. They…

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