From Mueller to Mandelblit

By Caroline Glick, JPOST— There are stunning parallels between US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of alleged collusion between US President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia and the ongoing criminal probes against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara. Monday, after a weekend filled with speculation due to an illegal media leak regarding…

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Balfour Declaration and Christian support down the centuries

By Victor Sharpe— On November 2, 2017, it will be 100 years since Lord Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, issued the famous Balfour Declaration. Balfour was a Christian Zionist and looked with great sympathy upon Jewish aspirations and Zionism,which simply put is the Jewish people’s national liberation movement. Put in Biblical terms, it is the return from exile of…

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Defense minister: Israel will retaliate against any provocation

By Israel Hayom— Israel is not interested in another conflict in the Gaza Strip but it “will not tolerate any infringement on its sovereignty and we will retaliate to any provocation,” Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Tuesday, following the discovery and destruction of an Islamic Jihad terror tunnel dug under the Israel-Gaza Strip border. Speaking…

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Luther and the Jews—500 years later

By Alon Goshen-Gottstein, Times of Israel— All over the world, notice is taken of the 500th anniversary of Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg, thereby launching the reformation. This has been an occasion for considering Luther and his contribution to society. One of the voices that is…

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Balfour was height of our diplomacy, Oren tells Christian audience

By Benjamin Glatt, JPost— The 1917 Balfour Declaration viewing the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine was the high-water mark of the Jewish people’s diplomacy, deputy minister Michael Oren said. “It was the first time the international community recognized the right of a Jewish people to a homeland in our tribal lands, the…

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The Iran-Hamas Plan to Destroy Israel

By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone— In a historic reawakening, Iran is once again meddling in the internal affairs of the Palestinians. This does not bode well for the future of “reconciliation” between Hamas and Palestinian Authority’s Fatah faction run by President Mahmoud Abbas.The re-emergence of Iran, as it pursues its efforts to increase its political…

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The Place Where Jesus Died Has Become a Death Trap

By Dexter Van Zile, Jerusalem Journal— It’s time for Christian leaders in Jerusalem to get over their petty rivalries and address a safety issue at Christianity’s most holy site – the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. To put it bluntly, the building is a disaster just waiting to happen. It’s a death trap that could…

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Quote of the week

“We have sincerely tried everywhere to merge with the national communities in which we live, seeking only to preserve the faith of our fathers. It is not permitted us. In vain are we loyal patriots, sometimes superloyal; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow citizens; in vain…

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Balfour’s greatest of gifts

By Caroline Glick, JPost— This week Israel’s judo team was harassed and discriminated against by UAE officials when they tried to board a flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, en route to Abu Dhabi to participate in the Judo Grand Slam competition. Apropos of nothing, UAE told the Israelis they would only be permitted to…

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The One Big Reason No Nation Would Wage a War on Israel

BY Kyle Mizokami, National Interest— In a private email leaked to the public in September of 2016, former secretary of state and retired U.S. Army general Colin Powell alluded to Israel having an arsenal of “200 nuclear weapons.” While this number appears to be an exaggeration, there is no doubt that Israel does have a…

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The Embassy, the NIF, and the U.S.-Israeli Jewish divide

By Evelyn Gordan, Commentary— The Anti-Defamation League released a truly shocking poll of Israeli opinion last week. You wouldn’t guess that from reading the newspaper headlines, which were all about decades-old divisions in Israeli society. But here’s the shocking part: Over a fifth of respondents accused Diaspora Jews of contributing to those social divisions. While…

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Vice President Pence heading to Israel

By Ynet News— US Vice President Mike Pence is planning a trip to Israel in December when the country celebrates the festival of Hanukkah, it was announced by the White House Wednesday night. During the visit, Pence, a long-time supporter of Israel, will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…

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