Scripture Reading for January 31, 2015
Torah: Exodus 13:17 – 17:16, “Beshalach” (When he sent away …) Haftorah: Judges 4:4 – 5:31 New Testament: I Corinthians 10:1 – 5 Gospel: John 6:15 – 71, “Keshe’hivkin Yeshua” (Jesus perceived … )
Why Netanyahu, The Churchill Of Our Time, Must Speak Before Congress
By STEVE FORBES, FORBES— It is fitting and proper–indeed essential for our very security–that Speaker John Boehner has extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran and its efforts to develop nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them anywhere in the world. The invitation has bipartisan support…
Israel says Turkish criticism inappropriate at Holocaust memorial service
By REUTERS and ISRAEL HAYOM— Israel on Wednesday accused a senior Turkish official of “misusing” a Holocaust commemoration to criticize Israeli policy, the latest exchange in a bitter row between the former allies. Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Cicek late on Wednesday addressed members of Turkey’s tiny Jewish community and others at a Holocaust Memorial Day…
White House lashes Israeli envoy over Netanyahu speech
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— In a scathing rebuke, a senior Obama administration official has charged that Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, has been working to advance the political fortunes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the expense of the US-Israel relationship, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The accusation marks a striking escalation in…
Urgent Appeal for the Jews of France
By DAVID PARSONS and HOWARD FLOWER, ICEJ— The dramatic events in Paris have served as a sobering wake-up call to the world about the dangerous resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. But for Jews in France and all across the continent, it was more a crushing reminder of the harsh reality they have known about already…
Are Jews really safe in France?
By WARREN ADLER, FRONTPAGE MAG— There is a jewel of a museum in the Marais district of Paris. It is the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme. It is housed in a beautiful mansion built in 1650, which was later turned into a hotel once inhabited by Jewish immigrants from Poland, Romania, and the Ukraine.…
Truth Report: Exodus 3:15 – “The Real Name of the God of the Scriptures”
Exodus 3:15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yehovah, the God of your fathers–the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob–has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.
The media’s denigration derby vs. Netanyahu
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— With just seven weeks to go before voters head to the polls, Israel’s largely left-wing media has gone on a rampage. Tossing aside any pretense of objectivity, a slew of prominent journalists and media outlets are doing everything in their power to demonize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and evict him from…
Canada’s FM: A Jewish state today is more important than even a few years ago
By RAPHAEL AHREN— John Baird has no intention of apologizing. The Palestinians would like the Canadian foreign minister to say he’s sorry for his government’s unabashedly pro-Israel stance. They shouldn’t hold their breath. In fact, Baird is waiting for an apology from Ramallah — not for having his car pelted with eggs and shoes Sunday…
Leading Evangelism Movement Slams Christian Zionism
By ISRAEL TODAY— The Lausanne Movement, the world’s leading Christian evangelism movement, has once again taken aim at what it believes to be the sinful practice of Christian support for the State of Israel, or Christian Zionism. “For over 60 years, many evangelicals have clung to a very narrow theological narrative that weds Christian theology…