By Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— The Palestinian Authority (PA) says it wants the international community to exert pressure on Israel to “halt violations against the Palestinians and international law.” The demand was relayed to members of a delegation from the European Parliament who met on October 8 in Ramallah with PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah.…
DetailsBy Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— UNESCO has passed several resolutions attacking the connection between Israel and the Jewish holy sites, but this week, the Executive Board passed two new resolutions aimed specifically at the Biblical matriarchs. One rabbi sees this as a continuation of the Biblical battle between Isaac and Ishmael and a closer look…
DetailsBy: Aryeh Savir, World Israel News— Archaeologists uncovered a unique stone inscription dating back to the Second Temple Period with ‘Jerusalem’ written in full in modern Hebrew script – the first such discovery ever. The exciting find was presented on Tuesday during a press conference by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and the Israel Museum.…
DetailsBy Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— The ending of the High Holiday this year, 5778, was over-charged emotionally. It did reflect the shockwave of grief reverberating throughout the Jewish world caused by the vicious murder of Ari Fuld two days before Yom Kippur and two weeks before the culmination and the end of the High…
DetailsBy Catie Edmondson, NY Times— One Democratic House candidate has pledged that she will vote against bills that include aid to Israel, denouncing what she saw as the “injustice” of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Another wrote that “Israel has hypnotized the world” with its “evil doings.” Still another helped write a scathing book on…
DetailsBy Israel Today— Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning to the Palestinian Authority and to the international community during Sunday’s cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. The gist of his remarks was that Israel will not hesitate to launch a full-scale military operation against the Gaza Strip if the situation along the coastal enclave’s…
DetailsThink on this: “Don’t let anyone deceive you in any was, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness (The Anti-Christ) is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets…
DetailsOn March 20, 1952, Henri de Contenson, a young French scholar, mounted an expedition to scout desert terraces and cliffs in the Judean desert. They were looking for Dead Sea Scrolls. They were racing against the illicit Bedouin excavations by basically using their own team of hired Bedouin. The expedition was sponsored by the Jordanian…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8, “Bereshit” (In the beginning…) Haftorah: Isaiah 42:5- 42:11 New Testament: Philippians 2:9-11 Gospel: John 1:1-14 “Bereshit” (In the beginning … )
DetailsBy Aaron Klein, Breitbart— Kirsten Gillibrand, the New York Senator running for reelection, has advanced troubling views, legislative decisions and associations that evidence an alarming ideology when it comes to support for America’s only democratic ally in the Middle East, the State of Israel. In recent years, Gillibrand has seemingly moved away from traditionally mainstream…
DetailsBy Victor Sharpe, Renew America— President Trump at his most recent press conference was asked if he favored a two-state or a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He was open, he said, to what the parties agree to, but then said, “I like the two-state solution. That’s what I think works best.” But where…
DetailsBy Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post— Nearly 7,000 evangelicals from over 100 different countries marched in Jerusalem Thursday as part of a celebrations looking forward to Jesus Christ’s return. The Jerusalem Post reported that the annual Feast of Tabernacles drew locals and foreigners in an celebration of music and flags, with the largest delegations coming from…
DetailsBy AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN, Times of Israel— Seven United States military veterans recently completed an unusual tour of duty — at Israel’s Beth She’arim archaeological excavation. The group participated in one of a growing number of international programs which send former servicemen back into the field — with shovels, not swords. By digging into the dirt, the…
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