BY AP— US President Barack Obama has made a “realistic assessment” that a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians is not possible during his final months in office, US officials said Thursday. While Obama remains committed to a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, he does not believe it could happen before he leaves office…
By Doug Ward When we present God’s holy law, And arguments from scripture draw, Objectors say, to pick a flaw, `It’s Jewish.’ Though at the first YHVH blessed And sanctified His day of rest, The same belief is still expressed, `It’s Jewish.’ Though with the world this rest began, And thence through all the Scriptures…
Torah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18, “Chayei Sarah” (Sarah lived … ) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50 – 57 Gospel: Matthew 1:1 – 17, “Sefer ha’yuchaseen” (The book of the genealogy … )
By Yaakov Lapin, Jpost— Israel will respond with zero tolerance to cross-border artillery fire from Syria, weapons trafficking to terrorists, and the distribution of chemical weapons to terrorists, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Tuesday. Ya’alon spoke at a kibbutz leadership conference at Kibbutz Ma’aleh Hahamisha outside Jerusalem. The defense minister’s comments came three days…
By Jacob Kornbluh, Jewishinsider— U.S. Senator Ted Cruz called out the Obama administration for failing to acknowledge American victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks as he chaired a hearing for the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts on Wednesday. During the hearing, titled “Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone— Why is the Palestinian Authority (PA) opposed to Jordan’s proposal to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem’s Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount), sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews? This is the question that many in Jordan have been asking in light of the recent agreement between Israel and Jordan that was reached…
By David Brog— Determined enemies launched the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel in order to accomplish through propaganda what they had failed to achieve through force of arms and terrorism: Israel’s destruction. But this ugly movement is now winning over some unlikely converts. In recent years, a series of self-proclaimed lovers of…
By Jordain Carney, The Hill— A bipartisan group of senators is backing a resolution supporting Israel amid an uptick in Israeli-Palestinian violence. Senators are using the resolution to pressure President Obama, as well as the international community, to condemn forcefully the attacks against Israelis. They also want Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to take steps to…