By Tovah Lazaroff, JPost— US President Donald Trump didn’t even pause when asked by a reporter in Washington if Saudi Arabia would follow the United Arab Emirates, which last week signed a peace deal with Israel to normalize ties. “I do,” he said on Wednesday. Trump was so eager to answer that question from the…
DetailsBy Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— Before the New Year, For the New Year The significance of various periods in our Jewish calendar makes our life thoughtful, reflective and meaningful. With regard to the inner denotation of Elul, it is an unparalleled time in Jewish calendar. On Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Pesach, Hanukkah, Purim, Shavuot, our…
DetailsBy Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN— Ancient history is once again surfacing in modern times. Several generations have passed since the first of a series of world-changing events occurred—when Israel was reestablished as a modern state in 1948. Later, the Israeli-Arab peace treaties of 1979 and 1994—followed by the U.S. Embassy’s move to Jerusalem in 2018—also…
DetailsBy Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe— RIGHT AFTER news broke of the peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel came reports that a similar deal with two other Gulf states, Oman and Bahrain, might be in the works. Israel’s intelligence minister told an interviewer he expects diplomatic ties to be established with Sudan…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe— I have reported in the past that Canada, who has a long history and reputation of being friendly, free loving, accepting, and welcoming as shown some colors that are not consistent with this assumption. And, I have many Canadians friends who are the epitome of what I just described. I am praying…
DetailsBy Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom— The US administration is examining the possibility of issuing a document that would commit future governments to President Donald Trump’s peace plan, Israel Hayom has learned. The idea has been presented to senior White House officials and is under discussion. At this stage, it is still unclear how understandings between…
DetailsBy JNS—- Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) introduced a bill on Friday that would prohibit the United States from recognizing Israel’s application of sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The Israeli Annexation Non-Recognition Act would also prohibit U.S. assistance to areas where Israel has applied sovereignty. It is co-sponsored by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.),…
DetailsBy Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— Once considered the “Paris of the Middle East,” Beirut has been in decline for decades. When 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate were recklessly stored (and then neglected) for years in a port warehouse, it was a recipe for disaster. And on August 4, a massive explosion blasted a 141-foot-deep…
DetailsBy Steven Law, Patterns of Evidence— Near the new US embassy in Jerusalem, another impressive administrative building has recently been uncovered. This one is 2,700 years older, dating to the time of the last kings of Judah. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) made the discovery in the Arnona neighborhood, less than two miles…
DetailsBy Jonathan Schachter and Jonathan Schanzer, Jerusalem Post— Last week’s announcement about the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE appears to have put annexation plans on ice. But the debate was revealing. The hand-wringing in America about annexation struck a stark contrast to Israelis and Palestinians, who have been more concerned about the…
DetailsBy M.H. Bolí Over the July Fourth holiday, which came in the middle of the current outcry from the African American community, Philadelphia Eagle’s star wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, posted an anti-Semitic quote falsely attributed to Hitler. In it, he claimed that Jews are “blackmailing America” to keep secret that “the Negroes are the real…
DetailsBy the BBC— Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a deal to normalise relations, with Israel agreeing to suspend its controversial plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. In a surprise statement by US President Donald Trump, who helped broker it, the countries called the accord “historic” and a breakthrough toward…
DetailsBy Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— Egypt has demanded that Hamas and other Palestinian groups stop the incendiary balloon attacks on Israel, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday. Senior Egyptian intelligence officials contacted leaders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and warned them that the continued attacks on Israel could lead to an all-out military confrontation…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe To follow up on last week’s report on Twitter: The social media platform removed Stars of David and locked out users claiming use of the image, and the user, were violating community standards. Couple that with the revelation from The Washington Post about Twitter’s response to Israeli ministers requesting Iran’s leaderships’ posts…
DetailsBy Aaron Boxerman, Times of Israel— Israeli helicopter gunships and tanks attacked at least three sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to a rash of airborne arson attacks that sparked more than 60 fires in Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said. The IDF said its forces targeted “a military base, underground infrastructure…
DetailsBy Algemeiner— Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to enforce Resolution 1701 — the measure that ended the Second Lebanon War exactly 14 years ago and mandated the disarmament of the Hezbollah terrorist organization. Ashkenazi addressed ambassadors from the US, France, Britain, Russia, China, Germany, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa,…
DetailsBy Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN— Imagine for a moment that the United States Congress fulfills a biblical promise in a tangible way. Lawmakers may not connect their legislative decisions to the Bible, but the Lord moves among them in what I call a “divine covert operation.” It is a fact—based on one of the most…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe— Late in July, Twitter’s community standards’ mechanism banned the use of the Star of David in posts, claiming it was a symbol of hate speech. This resulted in many Jewish or Zionist supporters’ accounts to be shut down or locked out. This all while many a Twitter account holder tweets and retweets…
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