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‘Unprecedented’ Spate of Antisemitic Vandalism Across US Colleges in Wake of Presidential Election Leaves Jewish Students Feeling Vulnerable, Campus Groups Say

By The Jerusalem Connection November 18, 2016

By 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…

Danny Danon to UN forum: ‘See you in court, BDS’

By The Jerusalem Connection November 18, 2016

By 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…

President Trump Could (and Might Actually) Unilaterally Recognize Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

By The Jerusalem Connection November 18, 2016

by 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…

Scripture Reading for November 19, 2016

By The Jerusalem Connection November 18, 2016

Torah: 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 … )

Israel in the Trump era

By The Jerusalem Connection November 17, 2016

By Caroline Glick— What can we expect from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration? The positions that Trump struck during the presidential campaign were sometimes inconsistent and even contradictory. So it is impossible to forecast precisely what he will do once in office. But not everything is shrouded in mystery. Indeed, some important characteristics of his administration…

Donald Trump’s secret ‘God’ vote

By The Jerusalem Connection November 17, 2016

By Larry Poland, Washington Times— The Catholic priest sitting before me as we chatted near Krakow, Poland, in the 1970s was passionate. He was briefing me on the Polish people’s courageous stand against the communists led by Polish hero Lech Walesa. “It was not just a political movement,” he said, “It was spiritual. If you…

Netanyahu: Looking forward with Trump on twin interests

By The Jerusalem Connection November 17, 2016

By Deborah Danan, Breitbart— “I, for one, find great encouragement in the fact that there’s this continuity of friendship,” Netanyahu said. In a satellite address to the Jewish Federations of North America’s annual General Assembly in Washington on Tuesday, Netanyahu urged President Barack Obama to continue America’s “longstanding policy” of supporting direct negotiations between Israel…

The Growing Gap between Israel and American Jews

By The Jerusalem Connection November 15, 2016

By Moment— Ties between American Jews and Israel, while still strong, are fraying. With the help of rabbis and scholars, historians and journalists, diplomats and activists, Moment explores the forces pulling the Jewish state and the American Jewish community apart—and holding them together. Dov Waxman The age of unquestioning support for Israel from American Jews…

Truth Report: “What’s the next surprise — the 3rd Temple?”

By The Jerusalem Connection November 15, 2016

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 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 come. Don’t let…

Meet the Jews in Donald Trump’s inner circle

By The Jerusalem Connection November 15, 2016

By Josefin Dolstein, Times of Israel— A — President-elect Donald Trump has a complicated history with Jews. On the one hand, his daughter Ivanka converted to Orthodox Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, and he’s spoken fondly about having Jewish grandchildren. On the other, some of Trump’s supporters have links to the anti-Semitic far right…

Scripture Reading for November 12, 2016

By The Jerusalem Connection November 14, 2016

Torah: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27, “Lekh lekha” (Go from here … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 40:24 – 41:16 New Testament: Romans 4:1 – 25 Gospel: John 8:48 – 59, “Be’terin Avraham ani hu” (Before Abraham was I am … )

Spot Report: “The election is over — God has spoken!”

By The Jerusalem Connection November 14, 2016

Think on this: “There is no authority except that which is established by God.”… ” I urge, then first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings (presidents) and all those in authority, that we may live quiet and peaceful lives in all godliness and holiness. This is…

Quote of the week

By The Jerusalem Connection November 13, 2016

“The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup.” –Bob Hope, Comedian

PA threatens to make US ‘miserable’ if embassy moved to Jerusalem

By The Jerusalem Connection November 13, 2016

By Dov Lieber, Times of Israel— The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations threatened to exact revenge on the US at the world body should President-elect Donald Trump make good on his promise to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Boasting that the Palestinians have a variety of tools at their disposal…

Sanhedrin asks Putin and Trump to build a Third Temple in Jerusalem

By The Jerusalem Connection November 13, 2016

By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— The Nascent Sanhedrin is calling on Russian President Vladmir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump to join forces and fulfill their Biblically-mandated roles by rebuilding the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Rabbi Hillel Weiss, spokesman for the Sanhedrin, contacted Breaking Israel News to announce that the election of Trump,…

New poll shows 90% of pro-Israel evangelicals support Trump

By The Jerusalem Connection November 12, 2016

By Breaking Israel News— A poll by Israel365 has found that pro-Israel Evangelical Christian voters are maintaining their strong support for presidential candidate Donald Trump during the contentious US election. In an email survey sent to 150,000 Israel365 daily newsletter subscribers, Israel365 asked readers which candidate he or she felt was better for Israel: Republican…

Trump and Netanyahu — a match made in heaven?

By The Jerusalem Connection November 12, 2016

BY RAPHAEL AHREN, JPOST— On January 20, 2017, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will finally have a Republican president sitting in the White House. Netanyahu has often been called a Republican himself, and many observers of US-Israel relations believe he is eagerly awaiting Inauguration Day, when for the first time in his 10 years at…

‘Trump’s election heralds coming of Messiah’ says Deri

By The Jerusalem Connection November 12, 2016

By Jeremy Sharon, JPost— Shas chairman and Interior Minister Arye Deri said Thursday that Donald Trump’s election could herald the coming of the Messiah due to the blow he expects the next president will strike against the “non-Orthodox Jewish hold on the US government.” “There is no doubt that one can give thanks to God…