By Israel Today— Amid a quiet thawing of relations between Israel and more moderate Arab states, a leading Kuwaiti journalist this month sparked public outrage when he dared to get real about the Jewish state. Writer Abdullah Al-Hadlaq was taking part in a panel discussion on Kuwait’s Alrai TV when he not only rejected the…
DetailsBy Debkafile—- Syrian military targets will be attacked if you let Iran set up bases in Syria, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Syrian ruler Bashar Assad via Moscow. This was reported Sunday night, Nov. 26 by senior officials in Jerusalem. The Israeli message, in an effect an ultimatum, notified the Syrian ruler that if he…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick, JPost— Is the war in Syria won? The images broadcast this week from Sochi, the Russian vacation town on the Black Sea coast, were pictures of victory – for the bad guys. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood beside his Syrian client, President Bashar Assad, who licked Putin’s boots, as well…
DetailsBy Inna Rogatchi The First Finlandia Prize for Architecture In the end of 2014, my husband Michael and I were positively surprised: the first ever Finlandia ( the Finnish National Award for achievements in culture) Prize for Architecture was awarded to Rainer Mahlamäki and his team for their project of the POLIN Museum of the…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 28:10 – 32:3, “Vayetzei” (and he went out … ) Haftorah: Hosea 12:13 – 14:10 New Testament: Romans 1:9 – 13 Gospel: John 1:19 – 51, “Adut Yocahnan” (The testimony of John … )
DetailsThis week’s parsha is Genesis 28:10 to 32:3 This week’s Torah portion begins with Jacob leaving Beer Sheva for Harran. On the first leg of Jacob’s journey, he has a dream where angels are ascending and descending a ladder. God appears and gives Jacob the assurance that he too is a recipient of the special…
DetailsBy JWG— Black Friday is coming, and great offers from Israel mean one thing: BDS will be back. Read all about why BDS is wrong, and see how you can help fight them this Thanksgiving. It’s that time of year again – in a week and a half, Thanksgiving will end and Black Friday will…
DetailsBy Basaam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— The Palestinians are once again angry — this time because the Trump administration does not seem to have endorsed their position regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinians are also angry because they believe that the Trump administration does not want to force Israel to comply with all their demands. Here…
DetailsBy Julie Stahl and Chris Mitchell, CBN NEWS— The minds behind Washington, D.C.’s new Museum of the Bible are making sure to include the historic Land of the Bible to give visitors a more complete experience. There couldn’t be a more natural fit. Visitors to most museums are greeted with “Don’t Touch” signs when it…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick— Speaking at the Zionist Organization of America’s annual dinner, Steven Bannon, US President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and current CEO of the Breitbart news website, said the US political establishment has “lowered the bar on what is supposed to be.” Bannon invited the pro-Israel activists to join what he referred to…
DetailsBy Lilach Shoval, Eli Leon, Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff— Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman was touring the North on Wednesday against a background of tension on Israel’s northern front and the Israeli dissatisfaction with Russia’s confirmation of an Iranian presence in Syria. “We will not allow the establishment of a Shiite and Iranian presence…
DetailsBy Israel Today— A spokesman for Hamas reiterated on Wednesday that the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip would never recognize Israel’s right to exist, a firm prerequisite for peace. Sami Abu Zuhri insisted that Hamas would remain true to its principles and work for the realization of national reconciliation and unify the Palestinian…
DetailsBy JNS— The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously passed the Taylor Force Act, which would cut U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if the PA does not halt it payments to convicted terrorists and their families. “Since 2003, it has been Palestinian law to reward Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails…
DetailsBy Sue Surkes, Times of Israel— Saudi Arabia last week ordered Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to either accept an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal being put together by the Trump administration, or resign, according to an Israeli report Sunday. The Trump administration has begun drafting an Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal based on a two-state solution, officials and…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 25:19 – 28:9, “Toldot” (generations … ) Haftorah: Malachi 1:1 – 2:7 New Testament: Romans 9:1 – 31 Gospel: John 4:21 – 26, “Ha’yeshua me’et Ha’yehudim” (Salvation is of the Jews … )
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