2018 Christian Statistics in the Holy Land Show Sharp Contrast with the Rest of the Middle East

By Breaking Christian News— Just in time for Christmas, the Israel Bureau of Statistics has published figures on Christians living in Israel. According to the report, around 175,000 Christians live in the Holy Land, which makes them 2 percent of the total population. Of those, 77.7 percent are Arab Christians. (Photo Credit: Israel Today) In…

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Netanyahu’s Coalition Collapses; Israel heading to Elections on April 9th

By Gill Hoffman, Lahav Harkov—JPOST Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the parties in his coalition decided Monday to disperse the Knesset this week and initiate an early general election on April 9, 2019. Netanyahu boasted to his Likud faction that his coalition lasted four years and had key diplomatic, security and economic accomplishments. He said…

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Israel on High Alert as Trump Pulls US Troops, Diplomats Out of Syria

By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— Israel’s defense establishment reacted with surprise and a degree of concern on Thursday to US President Donald Trump’s announcement that ISIS had been defeated, and that American forces would therefore be leaving Syria. In fact, the withdrawal of the US military from Syria began even as Trump was delivering his…

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The U.N. Hezbollah Tunnel Debate and U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Syria

By Herb Keinon, JPOST— Despite all the learned arguments, even with the aerial photographs, and regardless of the unequivocal diplomatic support from the US, Israel knows that it will not get the UN Security Council to take firm and determined action against Hezbollah for its tunnel project. This was clear when listening to the Security…

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Trump pullout from Syria leaves Israel alone to battle Iran’s likely resurgence

By Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel— The US administration’s planned complete withdrawal from Syria is bad news for Israel both militarily and diplomatically, experts said Wednesday, since it will be leaving a vacuum in the war-torn country that will very likely be filled by Iran. While the US military had only some 2,000 troops in…

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Trump’s Bold Moves are Changing The Middle East for the Better

By Chris Mitchell, Breaking Christian News— From Iran to Saudi Arabia and beyond, US President Donald Trump has put his stamp on the region. (Photo: PM Netanyahu, President Donald Trump/via CBN News) Perhaps the most dramatic decision, acting where other presidents had not, was moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem. “What a glorious day. Remember…

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GOP senators unveil measure recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

BY Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom— For the first time since over five decades, the Senate is poised to consider a resolution calling on the U.S. government to recognize Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights. The draft resolution was introduced by pro-Israel Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton on Tuesday. Israel captured parts of the…

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Danon warns UN: ‘If Hezbollah dares to attack Israel, it will bring ruin to Lebanon’

By Jackson Richman,  JNS— Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday about the threat Hezbollah poses to the Jewish state, calling the terrorist group a “lifeblood” from Iran. “Hezbollah has built a terror base inside a civilian population, with its end on the Israeli side of the…

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