By Israel Today— In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, following a succession of impassioned speeches both for and against, Israel’s Knesset finally voted on and passed the “United Jerusalem Bill.” The bill is an amendment to the Jerusalem Law passed in 1980, when Israel officially declared the entirety of Jerusalem to be its undivided…
By Ben Ariel, Arutz 7— The bill was authored by Jewish Home chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett and was submitted by MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli (Jewish Home). The law stipulates that a majority of 80 Knesset members will be required to change the status of Jerusalem or for any transfer of territories from the capital…
By Israel Today— US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that if the Palestinian Authority does not become more conciliatory in its approach to Israel, then it will no longer receive American financial aid. The Palestinian leadership has painted Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a major obstacle to peace,…
By Lilach Shovel, Israel Hayom— Israel’s northern frontier will be the source of greatest concern in 2018, according to the Institute for National Strategic Studies’ strategic assessment for the year, submitted to President Reuven Rivlin on Monday. The institute’s report warns that Israel could find itself fighting the “first northern war” simultaneously against three adversaries:…
By David Parsons, Israel Hayom— The decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the State of Israel has brought great satisfaction to the Israeli public. Seventy years after the State of Israel’s establishment, its capital has been officially recognized by the world’s largest superpower. Two weeks later, Guatemalan…
Think on this: “O magnify Yahweh with me and let us exalt His name together.” (Psalm 34:3) Pray like this: Gracious Heavenly Father, let 2018 be a great and growing emphasis on the exaltation of the name of Yahweh, for we ask it in the name of Jesus, Yahweh in human flesh, Immanual, AMEN!
By Rabbi Eugene Korn, Juicy Ecumenism— I am a rabbi who knows how important it is for Jews and Christians to reconcile after nearly 2,000 years of hostility. While we disagree over the divinity of Jesus, we share much: Hebrew Scriptures, God’s moral values, and the knowledge that Jesus was a Jew who lived with…
Happy New Year Jerusalem – A four-storey digital billboard in Jerusalem at the Friends of Zion Heritage Center says it all. “Thank you President Trump you’re making Israel Greater”. No president in history has ever built such an alliance for the State of Israel and the Jewish people, and no president has courageously stood up for the State of Israel on the global…
By Algemeiner— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the Tehran regime on Friday over its treatment of Iranian Christians. Referring to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent Twitter Christmas greeting, Netanyahu noted, “Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ while jailing Christians in your own country is the height of hypocrisy.” Addressing Iranian Christians directly, Netanyahu said, “We stand…
Torah: Genesis 47:28 – 50:26, “Vayechi” (and he lived … ) Haftorah: I Kings 2:1 – 12 New Testament: I Peter 1:3 – 9 Gospel: John 1:19 – 28, “Adute shel Yochanan” (The Testimony of John … )