Christians emerge as key patrons for Jews moving to Israel

By TIA GOLDENBERG, Times of Israel— Israel’s founding fathers, who etched a commitment to encouraging Jewish immigration into the declaration of independence, might be surprised to find that, seven decades later, the state is relying on Christians to fulfill that promise. What was once a strictly Jewish-funded mission is increasingly being bankrolled by evangelical Christians.…

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Global Support for Third Temple Coin

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— A newly minted coin featuring President Trump, King Cyrus, and the Third Temple has been featured in media around the world, graphically illustrating that support for the Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount is now a global phenomenon that is transcending political and religious boundaries. Three weeks ago, the nascent…

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U.S. and IDF Troops, In Major Joint Drill, Simulating Battle on 3 Fronts

By Anna Ahronheim, JPost— Juniper Cobra, the largest joint US-Israeli air-defense exercise, is under way, with thousands of troops deployed across the country simulating scenarios where Israel faces missile barrages simultaneously on various fronts. In the two years since the last Juniper Cobra exercise, Israel’s enemies have changed. And while 2017 was a relatively quiet…

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Adding fuel to the fire

By Earl Cox, Israel Always— Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently accused leftist Jewish billionaire George Soros of funding anti-government campaigns challenging Israel’s deportation of tens of thousands of illegal African infiltrators. Soros denied it. But he also denied grants to anti-Israel groups such as J Street and Adala—until DCLeaks posted several of his Open…

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UN Complains About Trump Aid Cuts to Palestinians, but Ignores the Real Problem

By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) complained this week that US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut funding had left the organization crippled. While there are numerous refugee situations in the world, UNRWA exists solely to aid the Palestinians and perpetuate their status as “refugees.”…

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Eliminating Hezbollah’s leader could decide next war, defense official says

By Israel Hayom— The recent security escalation on the northern borders has made another war with Hezbollah in the foreseeable future more likely, a senior defense official said Wednesday. The Lebanon-based terrorist group, which serves as Iran’s proxy in the Middle East, has gained valuable fighting experience from its involvement in the Syrian civil war,…

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Iran is playing with fire, Israeli defense official warns

By Yoav Limor, Yoni Hersch, Daniel Siryoti and Eli Leo, Israel Hayom— Iran is “playing with fire” in its efforts to entrench itself in Syria, Israel’s northern neighbor, a senior Israeli defense official warned Wednesday. The statement followed a Fox News report that included satellite images that prove Iran is building another permanent military base in…

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ZOA: If Reports About Trump Administration’s “Peace Deal” are True, It’s a Disaster

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The Zionist Organization of America is deeply concerned about the recent Arab media reports outlining contents of the not-yet-released Trump administration peace plan. If the reported provisions of the plan are true, the Trump Administration’s “deal of the century” would be the…

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