Why Israel let Hamas win

By Caroline Glick, JPost— Israel’s security cabinet’s decision Tuesday afternoon to walk away from the war Hamas initiated Monday and to accept a “ceasefire” is frustrating and infuriating. Hamas shot nearly 500 projectiles into Israel in under 24 hours. It blew up a bus with a Kornet anti-tank missile. Sixty Israelis were wounded, several critically.…

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How a museum became a beacon of reconciliation in America’s most divided city

By Rabbi Tuly Weisz, Fox News— For 2,000 years, the Bible has been the greatest source of division between Christians and Jews. In fact, our bitter history is full of biblically-driven religious intolerance and persecution. However, in America’s arguably most divided city – Washington D.C. – there is a place that serves as a model…

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Netanyahu Under Fire as Israelis Protest Gaza Ceasefire

By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— Israelis learned about the latest Gaza ceasefire following a two-day, 500-rocket barrage from the likes of Hamas and Al Jazeera. Only later did the Israeli media inform the country that our cabinet had agreed to this cessation of hostilities. None of the top national leaders–including the prime minister, defense ministry…

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Government shakeup in Israel

By David Isaac, World Israel News— Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced his resignation in a press conference, Wednesday afternoon, expressing dissatisfaction with Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas. He says he will call for immediate elections. “I announce my resignation,” Liberman said. “Yesterday’s ceasefire, in combination with an agreement process with Hamas is a capitulation to…

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IDF readies for heavier Gaza conflict as massive missile barrage persists

By Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel— The Israeli military deployed additional troops and tanks to the Gaza Strip border on Monday following the largest barrage of rockets and mortar shells fired at Israel from the coastal enclave in a single day. The army was reportedly given a green light from policymakers to pummel terror…

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IDF: A Special Army Preparing for Gog and Magog

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— The IDF represents Israel’s multicultural nature but underneath the wrinkled green uniform is a special army preparing for the very special war that precedes the Messianic era. Three rabbis weigh in on how this prophetic mandate affects every aspect of the IDF and Israel’s wars. Rabbi Rafi Peretz,…

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US and European nations warn Israel liable to attack Lebanon

By Tzvi Lev, Arutz 7— A London-based Arab newspaper reports that American and European nations informed Lebanon that Israel will attack the country if the Hezbollah militia continues to develop their long-range missiles. The Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah has been building factories in the heart of Beirut to convert missiles into highly-accurate precision weapons capable of…

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Catholic Church Calls For Israel to Rescind Nation-State Law

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— Last week, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries issued a statement calling on Israel to rescind its Nation-State Law. The law, though controversial, has no real practical implications but the push-back from the Catholic Church may do serious damage to Jewish-Christian relations which have been steadily improving since the…

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The Spiritual Significance of Anti-Semitism

By Dr. Rivkah Lambert, Breaking Israel News-— According to the Anti-Defamation League, the number of reported anti-semitic incidents in the United States was 57% higher in 2017 than in 2016. The data for 2018 are not yet in. Unfortunately, the massacre at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh last month, in which 11 Jewish…

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Palestinian Authority: Hamas has sold Palestinian blood

By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPOST— The Palestinian Authority on Friday accused Hamas of “selling Palestinian blood” in return for $15 million. The accusation came as Hamas began paying salaries to thousands of its employees and other Palestinians, after receiving funds from Qatar. The Qatari grant is believed to be part of understandings reached between Israel,…

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