Think on this: “The Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.”…”Jesus the Messiah, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth.”…”I urge, then, first of all, that…
By JONATHAN TOBIN— Chuck Hagel told the Lincoln Journal Star this week there wasn’t “one shred of evidence that anti-Israeli.” President Obama’s nominee to be secretary of defense claimed the criticism of his record and statements on both Israel and Iran is nothing but “falsehoods and distortions.” That’s a message that is being taken up…
By BARRY RUBIN, RUBIN REPORT— I did a lot of soul-searching before writing my latest article, “After the Fall: What Do You Do When You Conclude America is (Temporarily or Permanently) Kaput?” Of course, I believed every word of it and have done so for a while. But would it depress readers too much? Would…
“You are not required to complete the task, you are not free to withdraw from it…but be aware that the reward of the righteous will be given in the World to Come.”—From the Talmud, Pirkea Avot 2:21
Think on this: “So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel — let the reader understand — then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”…”Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who…
By RON JAGER— While visiting New York over the past two weeks, spending one Shabbat in Oceanside, and another Shabbat in Hillcrest, meeting with a wide spectrum of supporters of Israel, I depart and return to Israel with a sense of sorrow and dismay. For many, Israel remains a focal point of their lives enriching…
By VICTOR SHARPE, The phrase “Two State Solution” in referring to the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been embraced by politicians and journalists alike, repeated endlessly, and touted as the panacea for a “just and equitable” solution to the dispute. But it is based on erroneous geography and history; on a mixture of wishful thinking, naiveté and…
By SHIRA SORKO-RAM, MAOZ— There is one phrase that every media network in the world knows and uses – “occupied territory.” This phrase shapes the orientation and perspective of literally the entire world. In its truest definition/meaning/understanding, occupied Palestinian territory means Israel is illegally occupying land belonging to someone else. In other words Israel is…
By DAVID M. WEINBERG— My predictions for the local and regional scene in 2012 were spot on! I foresaw that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would fall over the 2013 budget; that Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich would eclipse former Kadima head Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid); that Netanyahu would act to solidify…
