BY Avi Issacharoff and Raoul Wootlif, Times of Israel— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to attend Shimon Peres’s funeral in Jerusalem tomorrow, at the head of a PA delegation, Palestinian and Israeli officials said Thursday. Abbas’s office contacted the head of COGAT, Israel’s civilian authority in the Palestinian territories, Yoav Mordechai, to coordinate the president’s…
DetailsBy Mitch Ginsburg, Times of Israel— In late September 1957, Israel was set to sign an agreement with France. The French Atomic Energy Commission, after four years of negotiations, had agreed to provide Israel with a plutonium reactor. All that was needed in order to cement the deal was the signature of the French foreign…
DetailsBy JPost— Shimon Pere’s life is the story of a nation. In every major event that occurred throughout the State of Israel’s 68 years, Peres was there, playing a leading role. At the establishment of the state in 1948, he served as an aide to David Ben-Gurion. In 1956, he crafted the Kadesh operation during…
DetailsPlease enjoy this virtual exhibition of rare hand crafted Judaica. The video is created by the artist in the enlightened memory of her mother and grand-mother, Anna Pinsky-Buyanover and Adel Chigrinsky-Elovich. Musical video-essay featuring Power of Light series of the fine art photography by Inna Rogatchi on Judaica Symbolism. The series was conceived as a journey…
DetailsTHINKING ON LEONARD COHEN on his birthday and the eve of Rosh HaShanah 5777. By INNA ROGATCHI (C) On his 82nd birthday, which was September 21st 2016, Leonard Cohen released a single You Want it Darker, the title song of his new album with the same title, and the same message, seemingly. The song is…
DetailsRevelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”
DetailsBy Michael Wilner, JPost— The United States should give up on a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinians, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Saturday night. The former mayor addressed the Israeli American Council (IAC)– promising to remain apolitical– after four intense days of debate prep with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. His…
DetailsThink on this: “Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand by the sea, only a remnant will be saved.” (Romans 9:27) Pray like this: Father, we believe that Jesus is our Redeemer and Savior — that because he was our substitute sacrifice for all our sins, we are now a part of The…
DetailsBy Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— Hamas and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials have turned medical care into a business that earns them hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. This corruption has enabled top officials in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to embezzle millions of shekels from the PA budget. In 2013, the PA spent…
DetailsBy Tom Wilson, Times of Israel— This week, Hinde Street Methodist Church is installing a replica of an Israeli checkpoint in their church. It is a move that singles out Israel and attempts to call into the question the legitimate means used by democracies to defend their peoples from terrorists. As someone who was raised…
DetailsBY RAOUL WOOTLIFF, Times of Israel— Israeli minister Tzachi Hanegbi slammed US President Barack Obama’s efforts to foster Israeli-Palestinian peace Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a cordial meeting with the American leader and trumpeted warming relations between the two. Speaking a day after what was likely the last meeting between Netanyahu…
DetailsBy Jpost— Two conclusions can be reached from the in-depth and superbly documented report about Donald J. Trump’s ties with the Jews by Michael Wilner, The Jerusalem Post’s Washington bureau chief. The first is that Trump is no antisemite. Despite claims by people like Democratic National Committee chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz that antisemitism in…
DetailsBy Times of Israel— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to speak at the Knesset and offered to speak at the PA headquarters in Ramallah to advance peace. But alongside the overture at the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Netanyahu also delivered a…
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8, “Ki Tavo” (When you go in … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 60:1 – 22 New Testament: Ephesians 1:6 – 12 Gospel: John 6:41 – 51, “Ani Ha’lekem” ( I am the Bread … )
DetailsBy Michael Laitman, JPOST— Last week’s column, New course at Berkeley University: How to get rid of Israel – Cancelled, made a lot of noise. I received quite a few emails following the column, the majority of which supported the points I made in the column. And yet, one email caught my attention in particular.…
DetailsBy World Israel News Staff— The charges against Ahmad Khan Rahami, the Muslim terrorist who is responsible for Saturday night’s bombing in Manhattan that wounded 31, include bombing, property destruction and use of weapons of mass destruction, but not terrorism or material support. Ahmad Khan Rahami, the Muslim terrorist who is responsible for Saturday night’s…
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