By GRAEME WOOD, THE ATLANTIC— What is the Islamic State? Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations…
By CAROLINE GLICK— Officially, the election on March 17 is among Israelis. Depending on how we vote, either Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will remain in office and form the next government led by his Likud party, or Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni will form a government. But unofficially, a far greater electoral drama is unfolding.…
Torah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19, “Terumah” (Contribution … ) Haftorah: I Kings 5:26 – 6:13 New Testament: I Corinthians 9:1 -15 Gospel: Matthew 5:1- 20, “Al tachshuv” (Do not think … )
“If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out it has no meaning.”—C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
By ADAM KREDO, FREE BEACON— Anti-Semitic, pro-terror graffiti continues to plague an affluent neighborhood in Washington, D.C., causing worry among some residents as anti-Jewish incidents continue to spike across the globe. A swastika with the words, “F***ing D.C. cops” was spotted this week along 19th and N Streets NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood in…
By JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY— The cost of leading from behind is going up. The release of a video showing ISIS terrorists in Libya executing Egyptian Christians was shocking and not just because of the depravity of the atrocity. The video’s production showed that the Libyan Islamists were closely coordinating with ISIS in Syria and Iraq…
By JAMES LEWIS, AMERICAN THINKER— We are in the middle of a hot war in the Middle East, with constant terror attacks all over the world, including the United States, Europe, and Asia. The enemy is called violent Islam, or radical Islam, or fascist Islam, or reactionary Islam, or merely “orthodox Islam.” We constantly waste…
By CATHRYN J. PRINCE, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Not a week seems to go by without an anti-Semitic attack in the United States – either verbal or violent – against Jews. “Unfortunately anti-Semitism has become fashionable again,” Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, executive vice president for the New York Board of Rabbis, told The Times of Israel. “It’s…
By ISRAEL TODAY— The Christian humanitarian aid and development organization World Vision has followed the lead of the Lausanne Movement in distancing itself from an article penned by its own vice president who strongly criticized Christian Zionists. In the January 2015 issue of Lausanne Global Analysis, World Vision VP Steve Haas wrote that “for over…
Featuring nationally syndicated radio talk show host Dennis Prager, who is known for his strong conservative views, the pro-Israel YouTube video aims to explain the Middle East conflict in under six minutes. “The Middle East conflict is framed as one of the most complex problems in the world,” the video claims. “But, in reality, it’s…