Scripture Reading for April 22, 2017
Torah: Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47, “Shemini” (Eighth … ) Haftorah; II Samuel 6:1 – 7:17 New Testament: Hebrews 8:1 – 6 Gospel: Luke 24:44 – 53, “Kol ha’catov” (All that is written … )
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Why does America’s largest cell carrier call Israel ‘Palestine?’
By Karen McDonough/JNS.org— When Mark Rosenblatt touched down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv April 5 and powered on his cell phone, he got the surprise of his mobile technology life. Rosenblatt received a text message from his cell phone carrier, Verizon, reading, “Welcome to Palestine.” “I did a double take,” said Rosenblatt, a…
DetailsRussian envoy, Foreign Ministry to discuss recognition of J’lem as capital
By Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post— Russia’s Ambassador to Israel Alexander Shein is expected to meet in the coming days with senior Foreign Ministry officials to discuss the significance of its surprise announcement earlier this month to recognize west Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. Shein is expected to tell his interlocutors that Moscow…
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‘Israel must be ready for confrontation with Hamas this summer’
By JPost— Israel should get ready for a possible escalation with Hamas in the summer, according to Housing and Construction Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday. “We must be prepared for a confrontation with Hamas this summer,” he said, speaking to Army Radio. A member of the security cabinet and a former IDF general, Gallant continued,…
DetailsTruth Report: “Is the third Jewish Temple symbolic or literal?
Think on this: Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that Day of the Yahweh will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he…
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Hate-crime in Ukraine? You must be joking!
By Dr Inna Rogatchi– The Death of a Rabbi Nowadays, there is hardly a holiday in Jewish life which comes without a cloud of sorrow. Just days ago, we were mourning the life of 21-year old British student taken so senselessly and so brutally in another terrorist attack in the heart of Jerusalem. And then,…
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Magog, Meshach, Tubal, Persia and Today
By Bill Wilson, Daily Jot— A possibly significant prophetic event occurred over the weekend when voters in Turkey passed a referendum to afford the country’s president near dictatorial powers by replacing the nation’s parliamentary system with a presidential government. Associated Press reports that some 18 changes will “allow the president to appoint ministers, senior government…
DetailsAnti-Semitism: Out of hibernation and traveling at warp speed
By Earl Cox, JPOST— After a hiatus of relative calm, anti-Semitism has been accelerating at an alarming pace across the globe. Its most ominous surge is in Europe, Australia and North America—those traditional bastions of equal rights. All is not quiet on the Western front. Global anti-Semitism rose 30 percent in 2013 and 40 percent…
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Spot Report: “How to give and receive God’s blessing — for sure!”
Think on this: Yahweh bless you and keep you, Yahweh make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you. Yahweh turn his face toward you and give you his peace. In Jesus’ name, AMEN! (Numbers 6:22-27) Pray like this: Gracious heavenly Father, help us and remind us to pray God’s blessing on…
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The perplexing Middle East labyrinth vs. Western policy
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel initiative” 1. In the pursuit of peace, alliances and interests, western policy-makers tend to sacrifice perplexing Middle East reality on the altar of oversimplification and wishful-thinking, which has fueled regional fires. 2. According to the Lebanese-born Prof. Fouad Ajami, former Director of Middle East Studies…
DetailsScripture Reading for April 14, 2017
Torah: Exodus 33:12 – 34:26, “Shelosh Esrei Middot” (13 attributes of God’s mercy … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 37:1 – 14 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:12 – 22 Gospel: John 20:1 – 18, “Barishon bashavah” (On the first day of the week … )
DetailsAnti-Semitism: Where did it come from?
By Shira Sorko-Ram, Maoz— When I moved to Israel in 1967 right after the Six Day War, I became aware of a cultural sensitivity far removed from the consciousness of the people of Texas, where I grew up. Very soon, I noticed that literally all Israelis were hypersensitive to any criticism of Israel. Immediately, the…
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Christ at the checkpoint still demonizing Israel
By Susan Warner, Frontpagemag— Two years ago, in a news briefing, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) was among the first to sound the alarm that Evangelical Christians had launched an organized effort to abandon their long-held Biblical commitment to Israel: “Just when the annual ‘Israel Apartheid Week’ campaign will be hitting college campuses across…
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The legality of Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria according to International law
By Karen Stahl-Don, LLM, MA I. Introduction The purpose of this report is to explain that international law supports Israel’s claim to sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and to debunk the claim that Israel is illegally occupying that land. This report demonstrates that the international community’s pervasive belief that Israeli settlements are illegal under international…
DetailsWho Was Arthur Balfour, and Why Did He Make His Declaration?
What were the motivations of the man behind the history-changing Balfour Declaration of 1917? Read more at https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/85976/arthur-balfour-make-declaration/#tWi2mUts7GufKlHH.99
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