By Adam Eliyahu Berkowtiz, BIN— A newly sworn-in congresswoman has already made waves, using foul language to threaten to impeach the president and reversing her campaign platform to the dismay of her Jewish supporters. This should come as no surprise since Rashida Tlaib is the country’s first Palestinian to sit in the House of Representatives.…
DetailsBy Ilan Berman, The Hill— For Israel, a few weeks can make a world of difference. As recently as this past Fall, officials in Jerusalem were waxing optimistic over the new, more favorable regional environment confronting the Jewish state, and about America’s reinvigorated approach to the Mideast under President Trump. But now, the Administration’s unexpected…
DetailsThink on this: “I will gather all nation and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land…Then you will know that I, Yahweh your God…
DetailsBy Walter Russell Mead, Providence— The Christmas story suggests that we can somehow try to be loyal members of our nations, our families, our tribes—and to reach out to the broader human community of which we are also a part. Back in the beginning of the Christmas season, I wrote about the way the Gospel…
DetailsBy RAPHAEL AHREN, Times of Israel— Hosting a senior aide to US President Donald Trump in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the administration to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “The Golan Heights is tremendously important for our security,” Netanyahu told US National Security Adviser John Bolton, during a joint…
DetailsIn October 2016, UNESCO’s executive board ratified a resolution which attempted to erase 3,000 years of Jewish religious history in Jerusalem. The resolution was drafted by Jordan and submitted by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, and Sudan—with the enthusiastic support of the Palestinian Authority, a full member of UNESCO since 2011. The central aim…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 6:2-9:35, “Va’era” (And I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14-33 Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11, “Lehitnasot haSatan” (Tempted by Satan …)
DetailsBy Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— “An amazing archaeological discovery.” This is how Prime Minister Netanyahu called the recent discovery of a 3,000-year-old beka stone used for weighing a half-shekel worth of silver. The little weight stone was found during on-going excavations at the foundation of the Western Wall. Obviously, Netanyahu is using this finding as…
DetailsBy Bassam Tawil, Gatestone— The Palestinians are celebrating the beginning of 2019 by promising Israel more violence, a “revolution until victory,” and another year of conflict and suffering. The messages that the Palestinians are sending to Israel offer anything but hope. On the contrary, they are making it clear that Israel should expect yet more…
DetailsPray like this: Happy New Year Israel — Yahweh bless you and keep you, Yahweh make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you, Yahweh turn his face toward you and give you peace. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
By Israel Kasnett, JNS— The Israel Air Force carried out airstrikes on Tuesday night against a series of targets involving Iranian weapons’ transfers to Hezbollah, as well as several senior members of the terror organization. Syrian air defenses reportedly fired 30 anti-aircraft missiles in response, allegedly placing a number of civilian airliners in danger. Russia…
DetailsBy Yochanan Visser, Israel Today-— A week after US President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell by announcing he would pull out all American troops from Syria it is slowly becoming clear that he endangered Israel by making this decision. At the beginning of this week, media reported the Russian army had begun to build a base…
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