'Abbas looking for way out of UN bid'

BY ELIOR LEVY, YNET— Are the Palestinians having second thoughts about their unilateral bid for statehood? Faced with opposition from the United States, a number of top Palestinian officials are quietly advising President Mahmoud Abbas to drop plans to seek recognition for a state at the United Nations this fall.  Suggested hesitation aside, Palestinian Foreign…

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‘Iran caught 10 times trying to send arms to terrorists'

BY YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST— Iran has been caught red-handed in 10 different attempts in recent years to transfer weaponry to terrorists throughout the Middle East, including a recent case, in April, when a shipment of advanced missiles was caught en-route to Taliban forces in Afghanistan, according to a United Nations report obtained Thursday by The…

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The Hatch-Lieberman resolution: Pushing back on Obama on Israel

BY JENNIFER RUBIN, WASHINGTON POST— Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) have introduced a resolution that reads: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of…

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'Religion of peace'

BY EARL COX— Recently, thousands of Muslims congregated in the downtown streets of London, England, for what they called a “Religion of Peace” demonstration. However, it seems someone forgot to inform the crowds of what they were supposed to be communicating. With all the marching, shouting, signs and placards, there was little “peace” evident anywhere. …

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Remembering Lawrence Eagleburger, a diplomat of diplomats

BY SHELLEY NEESE— Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger died on Saturday in Charlottesville, VA.   According to the family, he died of pneumonia although he had suffered from a heart attack the week before.   He was 80 years old and is survived by three sons, all named Lawrence. When asked by the Washington Post why…

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Is it arrogance, Mr President, or are you deaf?

BY STAN GOODENOUGH— News Item#1: The United States has been holding separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian delegates to see if they are willing to go back to the negotiating table based on Obama’s May 19 speech. (Ha’aretz, June 7, 2011) News Item#2: Seventy-seven percent of Israelis oppose returning to pre-1967 lines even if it…

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Meet “Team Jerusalem Connection”

The Jerusalem Connection has a mission-essential core of volunteers who work almost entirely behind the scenes. Today, we are bringing them center stage to introduce all of our readers to the people who keep the TJCI machine’s gears grinding, wheels rolling, and motor cranking. We are so grateful for their years of support! Marilyn Henretty…

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2nd Jewish temple waiting to be 'unearthed'

BY WORLDNETDAILY— One of the most prominent Israeli archaeologists declared today that remains from the First and Second Jewish Temple period – including the Second Temple itself – lie underneath the Temple Mount surface, just waiting to be excavated. Dr. Eilat Mazar of Hebrew University accused the site’s Islamic custodians of destroying Jewish artifacts while…

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