Scripture Reading for August 18, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9, “Shoftim” (Judges …) Haftorah: Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12 New Testament: Acts 3:22 – 23 Gospel: John 1:19 – 27, “Adotow shel Yochanan” (Testimony of John …)
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Abbas: We Will Thward Trump’s Plan, Nation-State Law
BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, Jpost— US administration officials who purportedly claim to want to improve the living conditions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are “liars,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday. Abbas, who was speaking at the opening session of the PLO Central Council in Ramallah, also vowed to pursue efforts to…
DetailsIsrael is not looking for war, but Gaza tensions make it highly likely
By Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom— The latest flare-up on the Israel-Gaza Strip border appears to have calmed down dramatically since Thursday night, but everyone knows it is far from over. Barring an extreme turn of events, the next round of rocket fire on Israel’s south is only a matter of time, as is Israel’s next…
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Trump approves largest-ever aid package to Israel, sets up showdown with Turkey over F-35s
BY Jackson Richman, JNS— U.S. President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Monday, which includes $550 million in assistance to Israel and temporarily halts the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. This comes amid tensions between the United States and Ankara, which is currently holding an American pastor hostage, among…
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Nasrallah says Hezbollah stronger than IDF
By World Israel News Staff— Since 2006, the “Zionist entity” has been deterred, Hezbollah’s leader claims, adding that Tel Aviv has been trying to build up its military capabilities “in view of its defeat in 2006.” Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said that the terror group he leads “is more powerful than the Israeli army”…
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Israel renews commercial goods traffic to Gaza as calm holds
By Israel Hayom— Israel allowed commercial goods back into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in a sign of an easing of tensions as neighboring Egypt pursued a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. But the prospect of an agreement between Israel and the terrorist group prompted concern within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government that…
DetailsDemocrat Rashida Tlaib Celebrates Primary Win with Anti-Israel Tweets
By Joel Pollak, Breitbart— Democrat Rashida Tlaib, winner of her party’s primary in Michigan’s 13th congressional district, celebrated her win last week with a series of anti-Israel tweets. Tlaib, who is Palestinian-American, will become the country’s first female Muslim member of Congress next year. She is running unopposed in November. On Thursday, as Hamas rockets…
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Have the Temple Vessels been Located?
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— After nearly a decade of writing, the remarkable story of one man’s quest to decipher the ancient map leading to the gold and silver Temple vessels is being published. Shelley Neese, vice president of the Jerusalem Connection, became involved in the story over a decade ago and has…
DetailsTruth Report: “How to get to Heaven!”
Think on this: “If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Yahweh and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the grave, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-10) Pray like this: Father, let Romans 10:9-10 become a simplified and prominent expression of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Jesus name, AMEN!
DetailsA philanthropist’s arrogance: “My Israel is dead”
By Dr. Inna Rogatchi, Arutz Sheva— The debate on the new Nationality (aka Nation-State) Law is heated, as expected. There are some issues with it which indeed evokes questions, consideration, pondering. People are entitled to their opinions, and the ongoing debate shows that the matter of the law in the Jewish state, the one and…
DetailsMessianic Lite: Re’eh, “See”
This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 11:26 to 16:17. Deuteronomy opened with a historical recap of the Exodus and Sinai. But in chapter 12, the author stops reminiscing and starts reiterating the Torah’s law code. For 14 chapters, Deuteronomy lays out the statutes that are to govern the twelve tribes once they settle in the…
DetailsIAF Levels Hamas Security HQ After Beersheba Hit
By Anna Ahronheim, JPost— The Israel Air Force struck multiple targets in the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, after a rocket landed outside Beersheba for the first time since Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Close to 200 mortars and rockets were launched toward southern communities since Wednesday evening, leaving 28 injured. Shortly after the air…
DetailsScripture Reading for August 11, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17, “Re’eh” (See!… ) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1 – 24 New Testament: Acts 2:1- 13 Gospel: John 7:37 -52, “Be’yom Ha’akcharon” (On the last day … )
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How “Jewish Christian” became an oxymoron!
BY OLIVIER MELNICK, New AntiSemitism— There are words that just don’t co-exist very well, and “Jewish Christian” is definitely one of these dysfunctional couples that we call oxymorons. People say that you cannot be Jewish and Christian at the same time, because the two terms are mutually exclusive. Christians are often confused about Jewish people…
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Hatred for Jews comes in many forms
By Earl Cox, Israel Always— Man’s inhumanity toward man began almost at the dawn of recorded history and hatred for the Jews is just as ancient. The Egyptian pharaoh and his people became markedly anti-Semitic based on fear and not much has changed. The past two thousand years have seen vicious and brutal physical attacks…
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