Scripture Reading for January 12, 2012
Torah: Exodus 10:1–13:16, “Bo” (Enter… ) Haftorah: Jeremiah 46:13–28 New Testament: I Corinthians 11:20–24 Gospel: Luke 22:7–30 “Cashenigia ha’yom” (Then came the day … )
Hagel backers trying to redefine pro-Israel
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…
The four horseman of the American Foreign Policy Apocalypse
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…
Wish I'd said that
“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
According to International Law: Is Israel Illegal?
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…
Predictions for 2013
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…
Morsi in 2010: Zionists are descendants of apes
By ROI KAIS, YNET— Egyptian media recently aired a video showing President Mohammed Morsi making harsh statements against Israel in 2010 when he served as the Muslim Brotherhood’s official spokesman. In the first clip, Morsi described “Zionists” as “blood suckers” “warmongers” and “descendants of apes and pigs.” “These futile (Israeli-Palestinian) negotiations are a waste of…
Scripture reading for January 5, 2013
Torah: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “Va’era” (and I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14–33 Gospel: John 8:52–59 “Amrue lo” (They said to Him …)
Native Americans turning on Israel?
By SHERWIN POMERANTZ, JPOST— In 2008, the Sovereign Nation of the Coushatta Indiana Tribe of Louisiana was the first Native American tribe to establish a formal relationship with Israel, hosting an affirmation of friendship event with Israeli consular officials and issuing a proclamation that May 14 would be “Stakayoop Yanihta Yisrael” or “the day to…