By Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel—- On September 21th, 2019 Leonard Cohen would be 85. I have mixed feelings about this math. From one side, one feels like Leonard always was there with us. Or rather that it is us who were always next to him. Who grew up , or lived on without his…
By Jerusalem Post—- The United States imposed sanctions on Iran’s civilian space agency and two research organizations on Tuesday, saying they were being used to advance Tehran’s ballistic missile program. The U.S. Treasury sanctions targeted the Iran Space Agency, Iran Space Research Center and the Astronautics Research Institute, according to a statement on its website.…
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz—- The Palestinian Authority announced over the weekend that it has decided to cancel the division of the West Bank into Area A, B and C according to the Oslo Accords the Palestinian Liberation Organization had signed with Israel in 1993 and 1995. From now on, the PA will treat all West…
By Victor Sharpe— “Let the likes of Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah and Hamas goons see before their very own eyes how their crimes and terror result in the building and rebuilding of Israeli villages and towns throughout the ancient and ancestral Jewish homeland.” The two wonderful Israeli women, Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katsover, founders…
“It may be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference. Scores of archaeological findings have been made which confirm in clear outline or exact detail historical statements in the Bible. And, by the same token, proper evaluation of Biblical description has often led to amazing discoveries.” – Dr. Nelson Glueck,…
By Melanie Phillips, Israel Hayom— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas recently claimed that the Palestinians were the descendants of the Canaanites. “This land is for its people, its residents and the Canaanites who were here 5,000 years ago – and we are the Canaanites!” he declared, vowing that every Israeli stone and house “built on…
By Michael Bachner, Times of Israel— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to extend “Jewish sovereignty” to all settlements in the West Bank — a move tantamount to annexation — seeking to shore up right-wing support some two weeks ahead of the September 17 Knesset elections. Speaking to elementary school students in the settlement…
By Hannah Gal, Jerusalem Post—- American Jews are turning their backs on the Democratic Party, claims Exodus Movement founder Elizabeth Pipko. Speaking with The Jerusalem Post, the New York-born author, former athlete and model, 24, said that she feels many life-long Democratic Party voters are questioning their loyalty to the party and joining what she…