Authorities scramble for clues, answers as escaped inmates evade massive manhunt

By TOI STAFF— Israeli police set up hundreds of roadblocks and the country’s top political and military leaders held security consultations Monday afternoon, as a manhunt for six prison escapees, including a notorious leader of a terror group, continued into the start of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The search for the six has centered around…

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Red Alert: When is Combatting Racism Antisemitic? When the UN is involved. Part 1

Join us for a two-part interview series with expert Malcolm Hedding. He will examine the history and outcomes of the UN’s World Conference Against Racism: The Durban Conference. Learn why these Durban conferences, coming up on their 20th anniversary this month, are avenues of antisemitism. Learn why the context and influences of the Durban Conferences…

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Palestinians: Why Biden’s Aid Will Not Bring Peace

By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— As the Biden administration steps up its efforts to bolster the Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians seem to be increasingly losing faith in their leaders. The Palestinian public also appears to be losing faith in any peace process with Israel. Many are even saying that they support the annulment of…

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The Meaning of Rosh Hashanah: An In-Depth Analysis

By Rabbi Asher Resnick, Aish-— Before discussing the specific aspects of any particular holiday, it is important to understand the uniquely Jewish perspective of time as well as holidays in general. The world at large views time essentially as a straight line. The present moment is a unique point along this line that never existed…

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PA slams Israel for opposing US consulate in Jerusalem

By Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— The Palestinian Authority on Sunday condemned Israel for opposing the reopening of the US Consulate in Jerusalem, which had previously served as a de facto diplomatic mission to the Palestinians. The PA repeated its call to the US administration to immediately reopen the consulate. Last Friday, PA Prime Minister Mohammad…

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Israel: Still the ‘Strong Horse’

By Lawrence A. Franklin, Gatestone Institute-— Israel — no longer diplomatically isolated — appears to be assuming a more prominent political and military role in the Middle East. Following Israel’s generous peace terms with its Arab neighbors, states such as Egypt and Jordan decided decades ago to establish diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. More…

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Wishing Our Jewish Friends A Sweet New Year

By Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— Rosh Hashanah (“head of the year” in Hebrew) is another miracle of promise-keeping by the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This Jewish New Year celebration—the 5,782nd—commences at sundown on Monday, September 6, and ends at sundown on Wednesday, September 8. Israel continues to survive and thrive! The holiday…

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Bible Fiber #1: Hosea 1-3

By Shelley Neese— Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bible-fiber/id1582666430 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nrsL4zZMxTJ2a9rugqqfG Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODM5MDQ0LnJzcw== Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/736ed637-7992-4030-b2a7-a1559fe0deb4/bible-fiber Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/648541 IheartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/86165923/ TuneIn Alexa: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion–Spirituality-Podcasts/Bible-Fiber-p1504246/ Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3589355 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bible-fiber-1973554 Shabbat Shalom and Welcome to Bible Fiber where we are encountering the textures and shades of the prophetic tapestry in a year-long study of the twelve minor prophets, one prophet…

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Gantz offers Abbas series of goodwill gestures in rare Ramallah meeting

By Anna Ahronheim, Tovah Lazaroff, and Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post— Israel will make a series of goodwill gestures to the Palestinian Authority, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday after a rare meeting with PA President Mahmoud Abbas the night before in Ramallah. Among the economic gestures offered to Abbas was a NIS 500 million loan,…

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‘If I win elections, Canadian embassy will be moved to Jerusalem’

By Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom— Erin O’Toole, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, vowed on Monday that if his party wins in the upcoming federal elections, Canada’s embassy in Israel will be moved to Jerusalem. “This was a commitment I made several years ago,” he told reporters. “Israel is a close ally of…

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Biden raised reopening of Jerusalem consulate, opposition to evictions, with PM

By Jacob Magid, Times of Israel— US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his plan to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem and expressed his opposition to Israeli evictions of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood during a closed Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, a senior White House aide in the room told…

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Defying Nazis: An American Hero Saved Jewish Soldiers Under His Command

By Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— If you stood outside the East Tennessee History Center on one of Knoxville’s busy streets, you couldn’t miss the handsome new blue marker with gold lettering extolling the heroism of a native son. Last Friday, August 20, this was the site of a memorial celebration attended by the Reverend…

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Israeli leaders condemn ‘horrific’ Kabul airport bombings

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies, Israel Hayom— Israeli leaders on Thursday night expressed their condolences over the deadly attacks at Kabul airport earlier in the day, which killed at least 72 people and wounded dozens more. “On behalf of the people of Israel, I share our deep sadness over the loss of American lives in…

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