Weekly scripture
For the Sabbath of March 19, 2011. Torah Portion: Leviticus 6:8—8:36, “Tsav” (“Command! …”) Haftorah: Jeremiah 7:21—8:3, 9:22–23 Gospel: Matthew 23:1—12, “Az deber Yeshuah” (“Then Jesus spoke … ”) New Testament: Hebrews 8:1—6
Apartheid? Not in Israel
By RABBI YECHIEL ECKSTEIN, International Fellowship of Christians & Jews — This week, an astonishing event has been taking place in universities around the world. The aim of this event, “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW), is, according to its organizers, to “educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system.” Apartheid, of course, was the oppressive…
It’s Time for the Jews to Stand Up for Themselves
DAVID HOROWITZ, Front Page — I was not looking forward to my speech at Brooklyn College last night during “Israel Apartheid Week.” The campus atmosphere was so hostile to Jews that no student organization was willing to host my appearance, not even the Jewish organizations – and with 3,500 Jewish students on campus, there were…
How Netanyahu can out-maneuver Obama’s latest threat to Israel
CAROLINE GLICK, Jewish World Reveiw, — The most effective way to defend Israel against Obama is to boldly assert, defend and implement a unilateral Israeli plan. Here it is. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is stuck between a diplomatic rock and a political hard place. And his chosen means of extricating himself from the double bind…
Weekly Scripture
For the Sabbath of March 12, 2011. Torah Portion: Leviticus1:1—6:7 (5:26), “VaYikra” (“And he called …”) Haftorah: Isaiah 43:21—44:23 Gospel: John 1:1—14, “Berasheet Haya Hadaver” (“In the beginning was the Word ”) New Testament: Hebrews 10:1—18
It is very nearly too late
BY STAN GOODENOUGH— Something is becoming increasingly and distressingly apparent with every passing month: So many of us Christians who stand with God’s purposes for Israel are way, way behind, and way out of touch. We’re sleeping. We’re dreaming. We’re looking in the wrong direction and, those who are calling out are calling into the…
CAN IT BE CLEARER?
JAN WILLEM VAN DER HOEVEN, Israelmybeloved.com — “Every night when I go to bed, I pray to wake up the next day to see Israel is wiped off the map.” Kamal El Helbawy “I hate Israel, I love Amr Moussa” A 2001 Egyptian top hit. Hamas Asks Rival Fatah to Reconcile for “Jihad”…
Israeli Apartheid Week: Political Theater at Its Worst
PHYLLIS CHESLER, Front Page.com — The mob roars its hoarse, ear-splitting chants. “Death to the Jews,” “Death to Zionism,” “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will be Free.” Keffiyas abound: On heads, over faces, around shoulders. The Arab “street” is on the move—in Toronto, Montreal, Amherst, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, St. Louis, Houston, Berkeley, and…
"The implications of the upheaval in Arab countries
YORAM ETTINGER, in Israel Today — Revolution in Egypt, the Tunisian government has fallen, and there is speculation that Jordan could be next. On top of it all, Lebanon is more fully under the thumb of Hezbollah and Iran than ever before. The regional upheaval has enormous implications for Israel. Israel Today reporter Ryan Jones…