Scripture Reading for July 29, 2017
Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22, “Devarim” (Words … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 1:1 – 3:27 New Testament: Acts 9:1 – 21 Gospel: John 3:1 -21, “Nachdimus” (Nicodemus …. )
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Days of Israel fires back, tells Erdogan: Ottoman Empire is so yesterday
By JNS— The Israeli government shot back at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery statements regarding the Temple Mount, telling the Turkish leader that the days of the Ottoman Empire are over. In a speech to the Turkish parliament Tuesday, Erdogan accused Israel of “using the fight against terrorism as a pretext to take Al-Aqsa…
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It’s not about metal detectors
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— The present Palestinian riots over the placing of metal detectors at the eight gates leading to the Temple Mount following last week’s killing of two Israeli policemen by three Arab Israelis is not about status quo, nor is it about the restriction of Muslim worshipers. Those who try to convince us…
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77% of Israelis see removal of metal detectors on Temple Mount as capitulation
By Elior Levy, Yael Friedson, Ynetnews— The majority of Israelis think the removal of the metal detectors at the entrance to the Temple Mount constitutes a capitulation by the Israeli government, according to a Channel 2 News poll published on Tuesday. Seventy-seven percent of participants responded “yes” to the question whether the removal of metal…
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JTA: ZOA Calls On Secy/State Tillerson to Resign Over Israel-Hating Report On Terrorism
By ZOA— The Zionist Organization of America called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to resign over the State Department terrorism report that the ZOA called “bigoted, biased, anti-Semitic, Israel-hating (and) error-ridden.” “This Tillerson State Department Report blames Israel for Palestinian Arab terrorist attacks on innocent Jews and Americans, ignores and whitewashes the Palestinian Authority’s…
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By Michael Wilner, JPost— Sending off several tweetstorms over the weekend addressing the domestic crises surrounding him, the ever-loquacious Donald Trump remained uncharacteristically silent on a brewing crisis between Israel and the Palestinians, even as deaths began to mount on both sides. A senior administration official tells The Jerusalem Post that Trump “utterly condemns” the…
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Isaiah 49:26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
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World Council of Churches Sends Message of Support For Palestinian ‘Campaign For Jerusalem’
By DEBORAH DANAN, Breitbart— TEL AVIV – The World Council of Churches (WCC) officially endorsed the Palestinian “campaign for Jerusalem,” saying that Israel’s recent move installing additional security measures at the Temple Mount following a terror attack there was a “corrosive act in the midst of an already-fragile peace.” “Keeping the historical status quo and supporting equal rights…
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California Imam Prays for Allah to ‘Annihilate’ Jews in Public Sermon
By JOEL B. POLLAK, Breitbart The video of Shahin’s sermon was posted to the Islamic Center of Davis’s YouTube channel on Friday (Update: the video has since been removed), and translated and excerpted by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), though portions of the sermon were delivered in English. The topic of the sermon was the ongoing controversy at the…
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World Council of Churches Endorses Palestinian Protests Over Temple Mount Security Measures
By Ben Cohen, Algemeiner— The World Council of Churches (WCC) has declared its support for the Palestinian campaign against Israeli control of Jerusalem’s holy sites, describing new Israeli security measures at the Temple Mount as a “corrosive act in the midst of an already-fragile peace.” “Keeping the historical status quo and supporting equal rights for…
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A politically incorrect diagnosis
By Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom— Political correctness suggests that the resolution of the Palestinian issue is predicated on a dramatic Israeli land concession and the establishment of a Palestinian state: the two-state solution. Moreover, political correctness has subordinated Middle East reality and long-term national security to the achievement of the holy grail of peaceful coexistence…
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Israeli Sovereignty Over the Temple Mount Is Crucial for Peace
By Hillel Frisch BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 539, July 24, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Regardless of its direct security merits, Israel’s decision to place metal detectors at the entrances to the Temple Mount has been transformed by adversaries and Israel alike into an issue of sovereignty over the Temple Mount. Power-sharing there has always constituted a…
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Hamas leader praises ‘heroic’ terrorist who killed 3 Israelis
By Israel Hayom— The leader of Hamas, the Islamic terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip, on Sunday praised the Palestinian terrorist who stabbed three Israelis to death in their Samaria home on Friday evening. Yosef Salomon, 70, his daughter Chaya, 46, and son Elad, 36, were murdered in the family home in Halamish, northwest…
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Think on this: “When he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.” (John 16:13) Pray like this: We are dependent on you, gracious Father, to reveal…
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Catholic Churches in Jerusalem Blame Israel for Muslim Violence, Deny Biblical Roots of Temple Mount
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— Amid the intensifying battles surrounding the Temple Mount, the Catholic Church expressed its concerns in terms that placed the blame entirely on Israel while referring to the site exclusively by its Muslim name. One bishop stated in an interview on Vatican Radio that there has, in fact, been…
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ALL EYES ON JERUSALEM AS MUSLIM “DAY OF RAGE” ENGULFS CITY
By CBN News— Israel Police deployed some 3,000 officers in and around Jerusalem Friday morning and announced that the Temple Mount would be open for traditional Muslim prayers. “Heightened security will take place in and around the Old City. Police and border police units mobilized in all areas and neighborhoods and will respond to any…
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