Hamas attacks Israel — and the world condemns Israel

By The Hill— The world “should wait for our great move,” said a top Hamas leader, speaking to Palestinian protestors during violent clashes with Israeli forces along the Gaza border, “when we breach the borders and pray at al Aqsa.” With hundreds around him chanting, “We are going to Jerusalem, millions of martyrs,” and with…

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Messianic Lite: Shemini, “Eighth”

This week’s Torah Portion covers Leviticus 9:1 to 11:47. After taking a two week break to cover Passover readings, we are back to the third book. On the eighth day in our reading of Leviticus, we reach the culmination of divinely sanctioned human creation. The priests and ritual vessels are consecrated. When we last saw…

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Senior Security Officials: If Iran Acts Against Israel, We’ll Topple Assad

By Ben Caspit, JPost— “If the Iranians act against Israel from Syrian territory, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime will be those that pay the price.” That is the clear message from senior officials in the Israeli defense establishment and IDF after the top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called a strike…

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Replace Incitement with Sound Government

By Earl Cox, Israel Always— The public record is clear: Terrorist group Hamas started this fight. The “March of Return,” deceptively billed as a “peaceful and nonviolent” protest along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, turned violent from day one, as armed terrorists mingled with women and children, and several militants tried to breach the…

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Israeli Air Force credited with deadly strike on Syrian airbase

By Aryeh Savir, World Israel News— The Syrian Tiyas Military Airbase, located in the Homs province, was struck by several missiles on Monday, Syrian media reported. According to reports, at least 14 were killed in the strike and several others were wounded. Some reports say that over 20 missiles landed in and around the base.…

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IDF officer: Our activity on Gaza border is preventing war

By Nahum Barnea, YNETNEWS— The Karni Crossing, Friday. From 10 am, Gazans have been travelling down the road leading from Saja’iyya to the Karni Crossing, which used to be the main meeting point between the Israeli economy and the Gazan economy. They settle between the water tower and the large greenhouses, near the border. In…

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The Heavy Price of Israeli Generosity

By Mordechai Nisan, FrontpageMag— Although some stubborn Israelis won’t agree, Israel is really to blame for the absence of peace with the Palestinians. This is not to say Israel is also guilty for the war with the Palestinians, though people might mistakenly think so, considering the recent killing of 18 Palestinians in Gaza who were…

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Israel turns a corner on protecting its sovereignty

By Caroline Glick, Breitbart— Monday may have been a turning point in the global battle between the forces of nationalism and national self-determination on the one hand, and the forces pushing for a post-nationalist world with open borders on the other. While most eyes were on the U.S., where President Donald Trump used his Twitter…

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Messianic Lite: Pesach II

Jewish families work for the week before Passover getting their home rid of any leaven or “chametz.” Not even a crumb can be left in the house. It inevitably turns into a great chance to spring clean. Pantries are cleared of cereals, flours, pastries, and any and all products that the rabbis have deemed unkosher…

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What Holidays Do Jews and Christians Have in Common?

By Chosen People Ministries— The Festivals of Israel Commonly known to Christians as Pentecost, Shavuot is one of four spring festivals and one of three “Aliyah” festivals found in the Hebrew Scriptures, when Jewish men were commanded to go up to Jerusalem and worship at the Temple. The festivals of Israel were designed by God…

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The Ruling That Infuriated the Jordanians

By Arutz 7— The Jordanian government filed an official protest with the Foreign Ministry over the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court’s decision to reject the petition of the police to distance three 14-year-old girls who had prayed at the entrance to the Temple Mount. In his decision last week, Justice Shmuel Herbst ruled that the right of…

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