Trump’s historic first day in Israel

By JPost— US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel shortly after noon on Monday for a historic visit in the second leg of his whirlwind maiden foreign tour as president. Trump spent the afternoon in Jerusalem, meeting with Israel’s President and Prime Minister and seeing some of the sights of the Old City. Below you…

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Quote of the week

“No people has ever insisted more firmly than the Jews that history has a purpose and humanity a destiny. At a very early stage of their collective existence they believed they had detected a divine scheme for the human race, of which their own society was to be a pilot.” Paul Johnson, History of the…

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Spot Report: Trump in Israel

Think on this: “Yahweh has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all.” (Psalm 103:19) Pray like this: Father, help us to remember that you are in sovereign control of all that takes place on planet earth, especially what transpires as a result of President Trump’s visit Israel. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!

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What has changed that Israel went from ecstasy over Trump to near mourning?

By Yaakov Katz, JPost— On November 9, the day after the presidential election in the United States, Education Minister Naftali Bennett released a statement congratulating Donald Trump on his victory. “The era of a Palestinian state is over,” Bennett glowed at the time. “Trump’s victory is an opportunity for Israel to immediately retract the notion…

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Israel pulls out all the stops for Trump visit

By GREER FAY CASHMAN, JPost— At an unimaginable cost in time, effort and human resources, both the Americans and the Israelis are leaving no stone unturned for the visit on Monday of US President Donald Trump, who will be the first sitting President to visit the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem. Other…

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Pro-Israel US right starting to feel unease with Trump

By Ron Kampeas, Times of Israel— The Zionist Organization of America launched two broadsides against a Trump administration it has ardently defended, signaling a growing unease on the pro-Israel right with the president’s Israel policies. The ZOA, the flagship for the conservative pro-Israel community, slammed President Donald Trump for retreating from a campaign pledge to move…

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It’s Final: Trump Will Not Move Embassy

By David Israel, Jewish Press— President Donald Trump will not move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for the time being, a senior White House official told Bloomberg. This makes it the second campaign promise the president has broken in one evening, the first one being signing a waiver on Iran…

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Christian Zionists urge Trump to keep his promise on moving embassy to Jerusalem

By Sean Savage/JNS.org Ahead of President Donald Trump’s Israel visit, top Christian Zionist organizations and leaders are calling on the president to fulfill his election campaign promise to relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, despite reports that Trump is unlikely to make the move in the near future. Pastor John Hagee, founder…

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Israeli President: Christians Are Our brothers

By Israel Today— Israel President Reuven Rivlin said during a meeting with church leaders in Jerusalem that Christians and Jews are “brothers.” Rivlin invited the heads of the various churches in Jerusalem to his official residence on the occasion of Easter. He used the opportunity to decry the rising persecution of Christians across the Middle…

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Haley: Western Wall is part of Israel

By Chana Roberts, Israel National News— US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday that the US Embassy should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and that the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City is part of Israel. In an interview with CBN News, Haley said, “Obviously I believe that the…

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White House: No Plans to Announce Embassy Move During Israel Visit

by CHARLIE SPIERING, Breitbart— The White House does not expect to announce plans to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to do so. “There’s no planned announcement for the embassy on the trip,” a White House official told Breitbart News. The official however cautioned that the plan…

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