By Israel Today— Israel Railways has decided to name the final stop on its soon-to-open high-speed Tel Aviv-Jerusalem line after US President Donald Trump, reported Yediot Ahronot. The much-anticipated rail line was originally supposed to terminate at a new station being built adjacent to Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station and the International Convention Center (known locally…
DetailsBy Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— The Tenth of Tevet, a fast day that began Thursday morning, commemorates the beginning of the Greek siege of Jerusalem, an event one rabbi sees mirrored in the hateful United Nations vote last week that attempted to isolate Jerusalem from the world. In the spirit of one of…
DetailsBy JPost–– The Iranian parliament voted to approve a plan on Wednesday that would require the government of Iran to recognize Jerusalem as the permanent capital of the Palestinian people, Iranian news agency Fars reported. The vote yielded 207 supporters and met with no opposition. On December 6, US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as…
DetailsBy Greer Fay Cashman, Jerusalem Post— In as much as Christian communities enjoy freedom of worship in Israel, they are fearful of an intrusion into their rights by a proposed bill circulating in the Knesset. Concern to this effect was voiced on Wednesday by Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem at the annual pre-New…
DetailsBy Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom— Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are displeased with the way the Palestinian Authority has reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy to the city, Israel Hayom has learned. Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit announced over…
DetailsBy Gary Willig, Arutz7— US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman recently asked the State Department to cease using the term ‘occupation’ to describe Israel’s presence in Judea, Samaria, and eastern Jerusalem, according a report by Kan, the Israel Broadcasting Corporation. According to the report, the State Department objected to the request, but eventually agreed to…
DetailsIn a recent TV interview, Saudi writer Mohammed Al-Saed said that over the past century, Arab groups, regimes, and political parties had “peddled in the Palestinian cause and pinned all their mistakes on it to serve their own economic interests and survival.” Talking about the missed opportunities for a Palestinian state over the past century,…
DetailsBy Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post— https://www.christianpost.com/news/israeli-prime-minister-offers-give-christians-guided-tour-israel-christmas-2018-211298/Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday wished “Merry Christmas” to Christians and said he is “very proud” to be the leader of a country that doesn’t shy away from saying “Christmas.” “It’s a pleasure for me, on Christmas Eve, to be here, standing in Jerusalem, the holy city,” Netanyahu…
DetailsBy Monica Showalter, American Thinker— Last week, the Trump administration announced that the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv would move to Israel’s actual capital, Jerusalem. As the cognoscenti shrieked, some ten nations are now planning to do the same in a snowball effect. According to the New York Post: Israel is in talks with more…
DetailsBy Tuly Weisz, BIN— The rising influence of Evangelical Christians in America’s corridors of power is having a positive impact on the State of Israel on a regular basis. US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem and Vice President Mike Pence’s planned trip to Israel are signs that Evangelicals are…
DetailsBy Mark Musser, American Thinker— In between Thanksgiving and Christmas, President Trump gave to the nation of Israel perhaps one of the biggest Christmas gifts of all time: the long awaited recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. While Israel has never seen it any other way, the nations of the world have been…
DetailsThink on this: “Yahweh bless you and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you. Yahweh turn his face toward you and give you his peace.” In the name of Jesus our Messiah! Pray like this: Father, as your name is on all who see and read this,…
DetailsBy Debkafile— The White House has decided to quietly withdraw from all its ties with the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas. DEBKAfile’s exclusive sources report that the Trump administration has resolved to scrap all ties with the Palestinian leadership in retaliation for its campaign against US President Donald Trump and his Jerusalem policy. Several…
DetailsBy Jeannie Law , Christian Post— A Jewish family from Connecticut gave 2,200 needy kids in New York City a Christmas miracle this year despite not celebrating the holiday because they remembered the Christians who risked their lives for Jews during the Holocaust. According to the NY Post, Toys for Tots, a United States Marine Corps program,…
DetailsBy Itamar Eichner, YNET News— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday instructed Israel’s representative at UNESCO Carmel Shama-Hacohen to submit to the organization’s newly appointed Director-General Audrey Azoulay an official, written announcement of Israel’s departure from the organization. Israel would join the United States, which in October pulled out from the United Nations Educational, Scientific…
DetailsBy Reuters— Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Friday for the United States to step back from its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital after the United Nations voted against the move despite what he called “ugly and unforgivable” US threats. More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in…
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