Wish I'd said that
“We have never been the same since the day on which God overwhelmed us at Sinai.”-–Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Israel's objective in Syria
By EDMUND SANDERS and PATRICK J. MCDONNELL— With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the Arab Spring’s most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria’s civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The bombings of targets near the Syrian capital — including two strikes in a 48-hour period beginning…
McCain: Israel strikes could force Obama to act on Syria
By REUTERS— Israel’s air strikes on Syria could add pressure on the Obama administration to intervene in Syria, a key Republican said on Sunday, but the US government faces tough questions on how it can help without adding to the conflict. Hours after Israeli jets bombed Syria on Sunday for the second time in 48…
A message to Iran
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Although the veil of secrecy over the strikes that occurred in Syria in recent days has not yet been lifted, something is clear: Israel appears to be working to prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Syria and Hezbollah are reluctant to respond and the Obama administration continues to be…
Scripture Reading for May 11, 2013
Torah: Numbers 1:1 – 4:20, “Bamidbar” (In the desert …) Haftorah: Hosea 2:1 – 23 New Testament: Romans 9:22 – 33 Gospel: Luke 24:44 – 53, “Elah divree” (These words … )
Our shared Islamist enemy
By YAIR SHAMIR, FOREIGN POLICY— George Orwell wrote in his seminal tome, 1984, “The object of terrorism is terrorism … Now do you begin to understand me?” Unfortunately, we live in a world where too many still do not understand. After the recent terrorist attacks in Boston, there was immense incredulity when the ethnic nationality…
Wish I'd said that
“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.” –C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Iranians accuse Jews of witchcraft
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— As if freak explosions and sneaky computer viruses weren’t enough, Iranian public figures have recently accused Jews and Israelis of wielding magic and sorcery against the Islamic Republic. But not against the country’s suspicious nuclear program. No, no: Those sneaky Jews just wanted to rig the Iranian elections, with magic. In…
One knife, five orphans
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Thousands of people attended the funeral of 31-year-old Evyatar Borovsky, a father of five from Yitzhar who was killed by a Palestinian terrorist Tuesday morning at Tapuach Junction in Samaria. Borovsky was attacked by 24-year-old Salam Zaghal, a resident of the Palestinian village of Shuchaa, near Tulkarem, while he was waiting at…