Scripture Reading for February 17, 2018
Torah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19, “Terumah” (Contribution … ) Haftorah: I Kings 5:6 – 6:13 New Testament; II Corinthians 9:1 – 15 Gospel: Matthew 5:33 – 37, “Shelo lehishva” (Do not swear …)
DetailsIsrael Defense Minister: Iran Declared War on Us Long Ago
By Anna Ahronheim, JPOST— Israel will do everything necessary to prevent Iran from consolidating itself in Syria, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday. “Iran declared war on us. The highest echelons in Tehran want to erase the Zionist entity; they do not hide the fact that they want to wipe the State of Israel off…
DetailsIn an apparent first, Iran and Israel engage each other militarily
By NOGA TARNOPOLSKY NABIH BULOS, LA TIMES— A drone incursion into Israel early Saturday spiraled into a major confrontation that included the downing of an Israeli fighter jet and an extensive attack on Iranian military assets in Syria — the first known time that Israel has used force against Iran. The attacks and counterattacks also…
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Report: Before Strikes, Netanyahu Warned Iran Israel Would Respond With Force to Provocations
By Deborah Danon, Breitbart— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have warned Iran via European leaders in recent weeks that he would respond militarily to any provocation, an Israeli TV report said Sunday. Prior to Israel’s downing of an Iranian drone Saturday in the country’s north and the ensuing strikes in Syria, Netanyahu spoke…
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Time for Western Aliyah
By Israel Hayom— Since their dispersion, Jews who for centuries endured Christian and Muslim persecution, maintained spiritual (and in a few cases physical) links with their homeland, praying for their return to Zion and the advent of the Messiah. In the late 19th century, the Eastern European secular utopians who sought to escape persecution came…
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Four Hours Of Conflict: Israel, Iran & Syria
By JNS— In the early hours Saturday morning, Israel and a Syrian-Iranian alliance became engaged in a confrontation that left an Israeli F16 destroyed, in addition to the downing of an Iranian-made drone, and numerous military targets within Syria destroyed. While the shooting down of the Israeli fighter jet was an accomplishment widely touted by…
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Next clash with Iran is just around the corner, experts say
By Israel Hayom Staff— Security officials believe the downing of an Israeli Air Force jet over the weekend will make Iran more determined to bolster its military presence in Syria, surmising that additional clashes are just around the corner. The F-16 fighter jet that was shot down by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile on Saturday was…
DetailsNetanyahu: I’ve Been Talking to Americans About Annexing Settlements
By Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post— Israel is coordinating with the US on the topic of sovereignty over settlements in the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Likud faction meeting Monday. Netanyahu’s comments came the day after the coalition took a bill off the ministers’ agenda that would apply Israeli law to West…
DetailsFormer US Senator Lieberman: ‘Israel’s Destiny is to Become a Light Unto the Nations’
By Eliana Rudee, Breaking Israel News— “Israel’s destiny is to be a light unto the nations,” according to former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman who was featured on Sunday evening at the first Israeli Congress on Judaism and Democracy. “The destiny of the country, being a Jewish State, has got to mean more than a country…
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Analysis: Downing of Israeli F-16 is no victory for Iranian axis in escalating ‘war between wars’
By Yaakov Lappin, JNS— LAPPIN A day after Israeli, Syrian, and Iranian forces were involved in a major military confrontation—that left an Israeli F-16 shot down, along with an Iranian drone, and multiple Syrian air defenses destroyed—the dust has begun to settle and the bigger picture is emerging. The escalation is the latest in an…
DetailsTruth Report: “Yahweh: The missing piece to the end-time puzzle!”
Think on this: Jesus said, “You will not see me again until you say ‘Blessed is he that comes in the name of Yahweh!’” (Matthew 23:29) Pray like this, Father, please accelerate the events that must transpire for the Jews to make the confession of Matthew 23:39. In Jesus name, AMEN!
DetailsFormer Polish PM: ‘Of Course Poles Took Part in Holocaust’
By Algemeiner– A former prime minister entered Poland’s fraught debate over a new law that prohibits discussion of Polish collusion with the Nazi Holocaust, bluntly telling a leading newspaper that “of course” there were cases of Poles collaborating in the extermination of the Jews. “Of course Poles took part,” former Polish premier Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz told…
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“In a place where there are no men, endeavor to be a man.”–Rabbi Hillel
Israel Launches Devastating Aerial Assault on Syria After F-16 Shot Down Over Galilee
By Israel Today— The Israel Air Force hadn’t lost a fighter jet to enemy fire in 34 years, until Saturday, when Iranian and Syrian forces downed an Israeli F-16 over the Galilee. The plane in question was part of a strike force on a retaliatory mission into Syria after an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace…
DetailsScripture Reading for February 10, 2018
Torah: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18, “Mishpatim” (Judgments … ) Haftorah: II Kings 12:1 – 17 New Testament: Hebrews 1:13 – 14 Gospel: Matthew 17:1 – 11, “Hishtanah” (He was transfigured … )
DetailsTrump: Faith ‘Central’ to American Life
By NewsMax— President Donald Trump says faith is “central to American life and liberty.” Trump on Thursday addressed the National Prayer Breakfast, a high-profile annual event that brings together faith leaders, politicians and dignitaries. He spoke about seeing the “power of God’s love” in Americans, particularly during the response to recent hurricanes and mass shootings.…
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