By Caroline Glick— Speaking at the Zionist Organization of America’s annual dinner, Steven Bannon, US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and current CEO of the Breitbart news website, said the US political establishment has “lowered the bar on what is supposed to be.” Bannon invited the pro-Israel activists to join what he referred to…
By Lilach Shoval, Eli Leon, Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff— Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman was touring the North on Wednesday against a background of tension on Israel’s northern front and the Israeli dissatisfaction with Russia’s confirmation of an Iranian presence in Syria. “We will not allow the establishment of a Shiite and Iranian presence…
By Israel Today— A spokesman for Hamas reiterated on Wednesday that the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip would never recognize Israel’s right to exist, a firm prerequisite for peace. Sami Abu Zuhri insisted that Hamas would remain true to its principles and work for the realization of national reconciliation and unify the Palestinian…
By JNS— The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed the Taylor Force Act, which would cut U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the PA does not halt it payments to convicted terrorists and their families. “Since 2003, it has been Palestinian law to reward Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails…
By Sue Surkes, Times of Israel— Saudi Arabia last week ordered Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to either accept an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal being put together by the Trump administration, or resign, according to an Israeli report Sunday. The Trump administration has begun drafting an Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal based on a two-state solution, officials and…
Torah: Genesis 25:19 – 28:9, “Toldot” (generations … ) Haftorah: Malachi 1:1 – 2:7 New Testament: Romans 9:1 – 31 Gospel: John 4:21 – 26, “Ha’yeshua me’et Ha’yehudim” (Salvation is of the Jews … )
By Shira Sorko-Ram, Maoz— November 2, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Balfour Declaration, in which Great Britain declared that “His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object…”…
This week’s parsha is Genesis 25:19 to 28:9 Before the Bible enters into a long episode about Jacob, I want to give Isaac his proper due. He is the most mysterious of the patriarchs. We know very little about Isaac compared to his father Abraham or his son Jacob. Besides chosenness, what do we really…
By Aviel Schneider, Israel Today— The situation in the Middle East shifted dramatically last week. What was truly behind the surprise resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri? And to what extent is Israel involved in the situation? Hariri announced his resignation while visiting Saudi Arabia, and hasn’t returned to Lebanon since. Hariri quickly shot…