By Avi Abelow, Israel Unwired— President Trump must decide by May 12th whether to cancel the Iran nuclear deal or to renegotiate critical changes that Obama left out. Iran wants neither option. In response, Iran is threatening the United States with serious “consequences”. Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif today issued a serious…
By Tovah Lazaroff, JPOST— Even Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s diplomatic friends condemned him. Friends and foes alike blasted Abbas as an “antisemite” and a “Holocaust denier,” after he charged that the Nazis killed Jews in the Holocaust because they were money lenders. “The Holocaust did not occur in a vacuum, it was the result…
By Moshe Dann, JNS— The problem with “the two-state solution”—creating a sovereign independent Palestinian state west of the Jordan River—is that a Palestinian state already exists east of the Jordan River; it’s called Jordan. Its population is predominantly “Palestinian,” and it is located in the eastern part of what was once called “Palestine.” Demographically and…
Torah: Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23, “Emor” (Say … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:54 – 31 New Testament: I Peter 2:4 – 10 Gospel: John 2:12 – 24, “B’ bet ha’micdash” (In the Temple … )
This week our Torah portion covers Leviticus 21:1 to 24:23. The section is called “emor” which means “speak.” The Bible moves from the sanctification of the people to the sanctification of time. The chapter lays out the appointed festivals, the rhythm that would sustain Jewish memory for the rest of time. The sacred calendar includes…
By Sarah N. Stern, Voice of Truth— Yesterday, Prime Minister Netanyahu astonished the international community by displaying the 110,000 documents that the Mossad was able to gather from a dilapidated warehouse in Tehran proving that the Iranian regime has been lying all along about the use of its uranium enrichment program. What is not so…
By Gary Bauer— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an extraordinary address today to his nation regarding the status of Iran’s nuclear program. Not only was Netanyahu speaking about the existential threat confronting Israel, his remarks come at a time when war (whether from Syria or Gaza) could breakout at any minute. Just as French…
The seventh annual Jerusalem Post Conference commences Sunday at the Marriott Times Square Hotel in New York. The day-long event features notable Israeli and American speakers, including politicians, leaders and celebrities. Speakers include Ministers Avigdor Liberman, Gilad Erdan, Gila Gamliel, Yoav Gallant, Tzachi Hanegbi and Israel Katz, along with former prime minister Ehud Olmert, in his…
By Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— President Donald Trump will unveil his long-gestating peace plan after the U.S. opens its new embassy in Jerusalem, an Israeli source stated on Saturday. Media reports have indicated that Trump’s plan is finished, but until now there have been no indications as to when it might be made public. Israel’s Channel…