Scripture Reading for January 7, 2017
Torah: Genesis 44:18 – 47:27, “Yayigash” (And he drew near … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 37:15- 28 New Testament: Ephesians 2:11 – 22 Gospel: John 17:6 – 19, “Giliti” (I have manifested … )
DetailsJohn Kerry’s True Intentions for Jerusalem
By Yisrael Medad, Algemeiner— Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent speech on Israel contained a potentially dangerous element that has eluded the attention of many, including the speech’s detractors. Kerry’s vision of peace seems fairly straightforward. Jerusalem will be “the internationally recognized capital of the two states,” and “freedom of access to the holy sites…
DetailsUS senators introduce bill to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, move embassy
BY ERIC CORTELLESSA, Times of Israel— Three US senators have introduced legislation that would commit the United States to moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move US presidents have opposed for decades but which President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled he is willing to do. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), Florida…
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In Congress, a new battle emerges: 2 states or not 2 states
BY RON KAMPEAS, Times of Israel— There’s a striking difference between competing bids in Congress addressing last month’s UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements. It’s not that they differ on the United Nations – the two nonbinding congressional resolutions under consideration condemn the Security Council, as well as the outgoing Obama administration for abstaining…
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Congress to Freeze State Department Funds Until U.S. Embassy Moves to Jerusalem
By Adam Kredo, Free Beacon— A delegation of Republican senators is moving forward with an effort to freeze some funding to the State Department until the U.S. embassy in Israel is formally moved to Jerusalem, according to new legislation. The legislation comes as the Obama administration continues to face criticism over its behind-the-scenes effort to…
DetailsTruth Report: “Why Israel needs a Temple!”
II Thessalonians 2:1-4 Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already…
DetailsPalestinians Thank UN for Giving Them Permission to Murder Jews
By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— UN Security Council Resolution 2334 was more than just a carefully-orchestrated slap in Israel’s face by outgoing-US President Barack Obama. It was a trigger, intentional or not, for renewed bloodshed. The resolution essentially supports the Palestinian interpretation of Security Council Resolution 242, namely, that Jews have no right to live…
DetailsNew Christian Zionism Book Makes Case for Israel
By Brandon Showwalter, Christian Post— A new book by Christian scholars makes a theological case for Christians to support Israel while distancing itself from the “crazy” pop-apocalyptic end-time scenarios that sometimes animate such support in contemporary politics. Born out of a 2015 conference in Washington D.C. sponsored by the Institute on Religion and Democracy, The…
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Did Obama just set off Gog and Magog?
By Dr. Rivkah Lambert Adler, Breaking Israel News— Redemption advocate Eli Soble connected the US abstention from the latest anti-Israel vote in the UN Security Council to the advent of the great war of Messianic days in a video that has gone viral since its release on Facebook on December 26. In this video which has…
DetailsWhile the world condemns Israel, Putin advances Russia’s power in the Middle East
By Debkafile— President Vladimir Putin has announced that the Syrian government and rebels have signed a truce deal and are ready to begin peace talks. The ceasefire began on Thursday, 29 December, at midnight local time. The deal excludes the Islamic State (ISIS) the al-Nusra Front and all groups linked to them. Putin has not…
DetailsSpot Report: “Stop the Obama heresy”
Think on this: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from…
DetailsRobert Jeffress Says Israel Has Biblical Land Claim; John Kerry, Barack Obama ‘on the Wrong Side of God’
BY SAMUEL SMITH , CP REPORTER— Outspoken Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress has accused President Barack Obama and Sec. of State John Kerry of putting America on the “wrong side of God” after the United States failed to veto a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory East of Jerusalem. While speaking on…
DetailsTrump ‘aggressively’ pursuing Netanyahu to attend inauguration
By Times of Israel-— Deputy Minister Michael Oren on Thursday slammed US Secretary of State John Kerry’s address on the peace process as historically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous, and called for a total reset of US-Israel ties. Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington, also said that the outgoing administration’s critical view of the Israeli…
Details‘We don’t need this America,’ deputy minister says after UN vote, Kerry speech
By RAPHAEL AHREN, Times of Israel— Deputy Minister Michael Oren on Thursday slammed US Secretary of State John Kerry’s address on the peace process as historically inaccurate, offensive and dangerous, and called for a total reset of US-Israel ties. Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to Washington, also said that the outgoing administration’s critical view of the…
DetailsUkraine’s Jewish Prime Minister Who Voted Against Israel
By Tsvi Sadan— Prime Minister Netanyahu’s refusal to meet Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman after he voted in favor of UN resolution 2334 condemning all Israeli settlements as illegal, drew attention to the fact he is the first Jew ever to ascend to such prominence in Ukraine, a country whose past is tainted with bloody…
DetailsSecretary Kerry’s suspension of disbelief
By Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger The term “suspension of disbelief” refers to well-intentioned subordination of documented-facts and common sense to one’s zeal and wishful-thinking: sacrificing long-term realism on the altar of oversimplification and short-term gratification and convenience. Secretary Kerry’s December 28, 2016 speech was replete with suspension of disbelief, totally inconsistent with Middle East reality,…
DetailsOrthodox Rabbis compare Obama to Nebuchadnezzar
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— The Traditional Orthodox Rabbis of America (TORA) condemned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) anti-settlement resolution as racist, comparing Obama, with a “perfect record of failure”, to evil kings like Nebuchadnezzar and Titus. TORA was formed to focus on the critical task of offering an authentic Torah viewpoint to the…
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