By Julian Ku, Jerusalem Journal— As the world continues to digest the stunning US Presidential election results, I continue to focus on ways in which a President Trump could use his substantial powers over foreign affairs in unique and unprecedented ways. Among the things he might do, a somewhat less noticed possibility fulfillment of his…
DetailsBy Dr. Rivkah Lambert Adler, Breaking Israel News— President-elect Donald Trump’s failure to thank God in his acceptance speech could be a fateful mistake, rabbinic scholar and international speaker Rabbi Mendel Kessin said last week, comparing Trump’s first post-election misstep to a blunder which cost King Hezekiah the opportunity to usher in Messianic times. “There’s not one mention…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18, “Chayei Sarah” (The Life of Sarah … ) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50 – 57 Gospel: John 8:53 – 59, “Beterim Avraham ahiyeh” (Before Abraham, I am … )
DetailsBy Dr. Max Singer, Besa Center— EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a good example of the kind of policy change that President-Elect Donald Trump has said is needed in Washington. More importantly, this action could mark a new US strategy for pursuing Israeli-Palestinian peace: Telling the truth.…
DetailsBy Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz. Breaking Israel News— An obscure 300-year old interpretation of the Book of Daniel presents a precise calculation which indicates the prophet spoke of this year as bringing the end of days. One rabbi agrees, believing that Daniel’s ancient, hidden secrets are being revealed now as never before. Certainly one of the…
DetailsBy Isi Leibler, Jpost— The victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections will have long-term global repercussions at many levels. It represents a revolt against the extreme postmodernism which has undermined the moral fiber of the West and its willingness to defend itself, facilitating the emergence of brutal Islamic terrorism throughout the world.…
DetailsThink on this: “But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick, JPost— The Democratic Party stands at a crossroads today. And so do the Jewish Democrats. Out of power in the White House and both houses of Congress, the Democrats must decide what sort of party they will be in the post-Obama world. They have two basic options. They can move to the…
DetailsBy Sam Nadler, Charisma— To many Jewish believers, it seems rather strange to think that the Messiah could have come but that comparatively so few of their people believe in Him. The question is often expressed like this: “So, with all the scholars and rabbis searching to discover the Messiah, you’re the only genius to…
DetailsBy Michael Wilner, JPost— Israel’s ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer said his government has “no doubt” that President-elect Donald Trump is a “true friend to Israel,” visiting his team at Trump Tower in New York on Thursday afternoon. “Israel has no doubt that President-elect Trump is a true friend of Israel. We have…
DetailsBy Reuters— Israel should be concerned about the deepening disconnect between Russia’s aims in the Middle East and its own goals, according to a senior Israeli official who held high-level meetings in Moscow last week. Avi Dichter, chairman of Israel’s foreign affairs and defense committee and the former head of the Shin Bet intelligence agency,…
DetailsBy Joseph Farah, World Net Daily— Someone asked Joshua Muravchik, the distinguished scholar of international studies at Johns Hopkins University, why the left, which once embraced Israel, now detests the Jewish state. He explained, “Leftists/liberals/progressives believe that the great moral drama of our era is ‘the rest against the West’ or the ‘people of color’…
DetailsBy Seth Mandel, NY Post— Israel’s supporters were hoping Hillary Clinton could forestall the Democratic Party’s seemingly inevitable turn against the Jewish state. Clinton’s loss last week means we’re officially après Hillary — and must prepare for the flood. This could be the last US presidential election that Israelis don’t have to watch with existential…
DetailsBy Lea Speyer, Algemeiner— Jewish students are feeling particularly vulnerable in the aftermath of the US presidential election, the result of which has sparked an unprecedented number of antisemitic incidents at universities across the country, campus groups told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. Referring to the more than a dozen acts of vandalism, mainly involving the…
DetailsBy Danielle Ziri, JPost— Hundreds of people gathered at United Nations headquarters on Wednesday night to attend a forum held by the Israeli Mission to the UN to discuss the legal fight against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Ambassador Danny Danon hosted the event in his capacity as the chairman of the UN Sixth…
Detailsby Julian Ku, Opinio Juris— As we all continue to digest the stunning election results from last week, I continue to focus on ways in which a President Trump could use his substantial powers over foreign affairs in unique and unprecedented ways. Withdrawing from trade agreements could be a major theme of his administration. Somewhat…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 18:1 – 22:24, “Vayera” (and he appeared … ) Haftorah: II Kings 4:1 – 37 New Testament: II Peter 2:4 – 11 Gospel: Luke 24:36 – 53, “Shalom Lechem” (Peace to you … )
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