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…

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Democrat 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…

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A 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…

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Messianic 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…

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IAF 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…

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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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Messianic Lite: Eikev, “Because”

This week’s Torah portion covers Deuteronomy 7:12 to 11:25. The Israelites are still camped on the opposite side of Jordan, poised for entrance into the land. But these are Moses’ last moments with his people; these are his last words, his parting wisdom. Moses summarizes the last forty years, all of their highs and lows.…

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