Scripture Reading for July 22, 2017
Torah: Number 30:1 – 32:42, “Mattot” (Vows …) Haftorah: Jeremiah 2:4 – 28; 3:4 New Testament: James 4:1 – 12 Gospel: Matthew 5:33 – 37, “Lo tishavu” (Don’t swear falsely … )
DetailsWhite House very concerned over Temple Mount tension
By Times of Israel— The White House is “very concerned” over tensions surrounding Jerusalem’s Temple Mount complex, it said in a statement late Wednesday, urging Israel and Jordan to restore calm to the area after days of violent clashes. Muslim worshipers have been protesting Israel’s decision to install metal detectors and other security measures at…
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Bracing for Temple Mount violence, Israel boosts security
By Lilach Shoval, Itsik Saban, Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff— Following a security assessment Thursday morning, amid escalating tensions at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem, the IDF decided to deploy five battalions comprising hundreds of soldiers to the area to brace for potential violence on Friday. The decision will be finalized following another situation…
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Israel: UNESCO is a full partner in Palestinian incitement
By Tovah Lazaroff, JPost— Israel has charged that UNESCO’s actions have helped Palestinians use the Temple Mount to incite violence against Israel. “UNESCO is a full partner to the false incitement by Palestinians and radical Islam who claim that Al-Aksa is in danger,” Israel’s ambassador to UNESCO in Paris Carmel Shama HaCohen said on Thursday.…
DetailsMinister: Israel Will Now Act to Reestablish Jewish Sovereignty Over Temple Mount
By Abra Forman, Breaking Israel News— The Islamic Waqf’s jurisdiction over the Temple Mount is over and Israel will now work to reestablish Jewish sovereignty over the holy site, said Knesset Member Avi Dichter (Likud) on Tuesday. “Israel is the sovereign on the Temple Mount, period. The fact that the Waqf became a sovereign on…
DetailsAbbas’s Fatah Calls for “Day of Rage” Wednesday in Response to Temple Mount Turmoil
By JNS— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party called for a “day of rage” to take place in eastern Jerusalem and the disputed territories Wednesday. Additionally, Fatah’s military branch, Tanzim, determined that Friday prayers this week would be conducted in Palestinian public squares throughout the disputed territories, and that sermons would be devoted to supporting the…
DetailsChristian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but sure glad Obama is out
By Ron Kampeas, Times of Israel— Barack Obama is gone and the relief among the Christian Zionists and their Jewish friends who peopled certain corners of Washington, DC, this week was palpable. Gary Bauer, the veteran evangelical activist, laid it out at the opening session of Christians United for Israel’s annual conference on Monday. A…
DetailsObstacles to peace: a politically-incorrect diagnosis
By Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report— Political-correctness suggests that the resolution of the Palestinian issue is predicated upon a dramatic Israeli land-concession and the establishment of a Palestinian state: the two state solution. Moreover, political-correctness has subordinated Middle East reality and long term national security to the achievement of the holy grail of peaceful-coexistence between Jews…
DetailsClashes break out in Old City as Temple Mount tensions flare
BY JUDAH ARI GROSS, TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF Clashes broke out between Muslim worshipers and police in the Old City of Jerusalem for the third night in a row on Tuesday, in response to Israel placing metal detectors at entrances to the Temple Mount compound following a terror attack in the area. According to police,…
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Christian pro-Israel group lobbies to cut funding to PA
By JTA— Christians United for Israel activists will lobby for a congressional bill that cuts nearly all U.S. funding to the Palestinian Authority until it stops payments to the families of Arabs jailed for or killed in attacks on Israelis. The pro-Israel group, meeting this week in Washington, D.C., for its 12th conference, on Tuesday…
DetailsPence: Embassy move to Jerusalem is question of ‘when, not if’
By Benjamin Glatt, JPost— The US will never waiver in its support of Israel, its most cherished ally, US Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday at the 12th annual Christians United for Israel summit in Washington. “Let me say with confidence to all who are gathered here and to all the watching world: President…
Details‘Anti-Zionism is a new form of anti-Semitism,’ French leader says
By Shlomo Cesana, Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denounced France’s collaboration in the Holocaust, lashing out at those who negate or minimize the country’s role in sending tens of thousands of Jews to their deaths. He also condemned anti-Zionism as a new form of anti-Semitism and vowed to…
DetailsQuote of the week
“That the Arabs of the Land of Israel should willingly come to an agreement with us is beyond all hopes and dreams at present, and in the foreseeable future…. They will not voluntarily allow, not only a new master, but even a new partner…. To think that the Arabs will voluntarily consent to the realization…
DetailsScripture Reading for July 15, 2017
Torah: Numbers 25:10 – 30:1, “Pinchas” (Phineas … ) Haftorah: I Kings 18:46 – 19:21 New Testament: Romans 11:2 – 32 Gospel: John 11:7 – 15, “Yochanon ha’matbiel” (John the Baptist … )
DetailsSpot Report: “What is the future of Jerusalem?”
Think on this: “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding people reeling.” (Zechariah 12:2) Pray like this: Father, grant your people insight and discernment to stand with Jerusalem and its people during the unprecedented trials they will face in the future. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
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White House Strongly Defends Israel After Temple Mount Killings
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz The world’s reaction was mixed after three armed Palestinians murdered two Druze Israeli policemen on the Temple Mount on Friday, with some countries and leaders decrying the violence while others chose to condemn Israel for closing the compound as a security measure. At around 7 AM on Friday, three Palestinian terrorists…
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