Scripture Reading for August 17, 2019
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11, “Vaetchanan” (And I Pleaded … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 40:1-26 New Testament: Acts 21:17-26 Gospel: Matthew 23:31-39, “Kesilim Veiverim” (Fools & Blind … )
‘Transfer all of the Palestinians to Jordan’
By Arutz 7– A right-wing Dutch parliamentarian is calling for the transfer of Palestinian Authority residents from Judea and Samaria to Jordan, offering the plan as an alternative to the US-backed ‘Deal of the Century’ Middle East peace plan. Geert Wilders, chairman of the rightist Party for Freedom (PVV), said Thursday in response to this…
Can a Christian Hate the Jews?
By David Lazarus, Israel Today— We received a letter to the editor of Israel Today asking us to answer some concerns one reader had about a report in the radical Christian website TruNews regarding the recent debate we covered between Dr. Michael Brown and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on “Antisemitism in the New Testament.” First of…
Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them
By Isabel Kershner, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Peter Baker, NY Times— Under intense pressure from President Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Thursday barred two members of the United States Congress from entering Israel, reversing a previous decision to admit two of the president’s most outspoken critics. By enlisting a foreign power to take…
The Longest Lasting Conspiracy Theory
By Denis MacEoin, Gatestone Institute— How often have we seen commentary concerning the situation in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, made with intensity even passion which purport to tell readers the “facts” about Israel? They often narrate falsehoods that might put to shame a string of fraudsters, conmen and conspiracy theorists. It seems, at…