Trump to announce Jerusalem as Capital of Israel

By Michael Wilner, JPost— US President Donald Trump will announce that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, several US media organizations reported on Friday. The reports note that Trump will not accompany the announcement with a final decision to relocate the US embassy there from Tel Aviv. They do not detail whether Trump will explain…

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Saudis Fed Up: “Palestinians Milking Us for Decades”

By Basaam Tawil, Gatestone— A young Saudi man has posted videos on social media in which he calls the Palestinians “dogs” and “pigs.” The man says that Saudi Arabia has provided the ungrateful Palestinians with “billions of dollars” during the past few decades. “The Palestinians,” the Saudi man charges, “have been milking us for decades.”…

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Storm Clouds Gathering

By Isi Leibler, Israel Hayom— The Syrian civil war is almost over. President Basher Assad remains in power, and Iran and its proxy Hezbollah are the clear victors. Disconcertingly, the Americans and Russians have apparently agreed to let Hezbollah and Iranian ground forces remain, threatening Israel’s northern borders. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has given…

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Danon touts ‘covert relations with a dozen Arab states’

By Itamar Eichner, Ynetnews— Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, is holding covert contacts with ambassadors from 12 Islamic and Arab countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel, Danon revealed to Ynet in an interview. Danon described the contrast between the past and the present, saying that most of the ambassadors would…

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Iranian Warships Heading to Gulf of Mexico

By Anna Ahronheim, JPost— As Iran continues to fight to become a global superpower, the Islamic Republic’s flag may soon be flying halfway across the globe on warships sent to the Gulf of Mexico, Iran’s new Navy commander has announced. “Our fleet of warships will be sent to the Atlantic Ocean in the near future…

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Netanyahu warns Assad thru Moscow: Don’t Let Iran Have Bases

By 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…

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Portents of a quagmire in Syria

By 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…

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Messianic Lite: Vayetze, “And he left”

This 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…

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