Scripture Reading for February 17, 2018
Torah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19, “Terumah” (Contribution … ) Haftorah: I Kings 5:6 – 6:13 New Testament; II Corinthians 9:1 – 15 Gospel: Matthew 5:33 – 37, “Shelo lehishva” (Do not swear …)
Israel Defense Minister: Iran Declared War on Us Long Ago
By Anna Ahronheim, JPOST— Israel will do everything necessary to prevent Iran from consolidating itself in Syria, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday. “Iran declared war on us. The highest echelons in Tehran want to erase the Zionist entity; they do not hide the fact that they want to wipe the State of Israel off…
In an apparent first, Iran and Israel engage each other militarily
By NOGA TARNOPOLSKY NABIH BULOS, LA TIMES— A drone incursion into Israel early Saturday spiraled into a major confrontation that included the downing of an Israeli fighter jet and an extensive attack on Iranian military assets in Syria — the first known time that Israel has used force against Iran. The attacks and counterattacks also…
Report: Before Strikes, Netanyahu Warned Iran Israel Would Respond With Force to Provocations
By Deborah Danon, Breitbart— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have warned Iran via European leaders in recent weeks that he would respond militarily to any provocation, an Israeli TV report said Sunday. Prior to Israel’s downing of an Iranian drone Saturday in the country’s north and the ensuing strikes in Syria, Netanyahu spoke…
Time for Western Aliyah
By Israel Hayom— Since their dispersion, Jews who for centuries endured Christian and Muslim persecution, maintained spiritual (and in a few cases physical) links with their homeland, praying for their return to Zion and the advent of the Messiah. In the late 19th century, the Eastern European secular utopians who sought to escape persecution came…
Four Hours Of Conflict: Israel, Iran & Syria
By JNS— In the early hours Saturday morning, Israel and a Syrian-Iranian alliance became engaged in a confrontation that left an Israeli F16 destroyed, in addition to the downing of an Iranian-made drone, and numerous military targets within Syria destroyed. While the shooting down of the Israeli fighter jet was an accomplishment widely touted by…
Next clash with Iran is just around the corner, experts say
By Israel Hayom Staff— Security officials believe the downing of an Israeli Air Force jet over the weekend will make Iran more determined to bolster its military presence in Syria, surmising that additional clashes are just around the corner. The F-16 fighter jet that was shot down by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile on Saturday was…
Netanyahu: I’ve Been Talking to Americans About Annexing Settlements
By Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post— Israel is coordinating with the US on the topic of sovereignty over settlements in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Likud faction meeting Monday. Netanyahu’s comments came the day after the coalition took a bill off the ministers’ agenda that would apply Israeli law to West…
Former US Senator Lieberman: ‘Israel’s Destiny is to Become a Light Unto the Nations’
By Eliana Rudee, Breaking Israel News— “Israel’s destiny is to be a light unto the nations,” according to former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman who was featured on Sunday evening at the first Israeli Congress on Judaism and Democracy. “The destiny of the country, being a Jewish State, has got to mean more than a country…