What have Methodists got against the Jews

By 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…

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Israeli minister slams ‘naive and messianic’ Obama

BY 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…

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Trump and the Jews

By 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…

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In fiery UN speech, Netanyahu invites Abbas to address Knesset

By 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…

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NY, NJ bomber charged with use of weapons of mass destruction

By 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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Iran threatens to turn Israel to dust

By Reuters— In an attempt to tout his military prowess on Wednesday, Iran threatened to “turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust” during a parade of the Islamic Republic’s armed forces in Tehran. Iran marked the anniversary of its 1980 invasion by Iraq by parading its latest ships and missiles and telling the United States…

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The UN’s obsession with Israel

By Joseph Puder, Frontpagemag-— At a recent presentation by Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid, he was asked to name the key obstacles to peace between the Palestinians and Israelis. He replied by citing two institutions; UNWRA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) and the U.N. (United Nations). New research by both Professor Eugene Kontorovich…

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White House: Obama will discuss ‘settlements’ with Netanyahu

By Ben Ariel, Israel National News— U.S. President Barack Obama will raise concerns about “Israeli settlements” during his meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in New York on Wednesday, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday night, according to Reuters. Rhodes was quoted as having told reporters that the United States…

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Lebanon’s Hatred of Israel: A Symptom of Dysfunction

By Fred Maroun, Gatestone— Lebanon has many problems, including sectarian divisions, Iranian influence, spillover from the Syrian civil war, the weakness of its army, the ineffectiveness of its politicians, and the very existence of Hizballah, but Israel’s existence next door is not one of them. The animosity of Lebanon towards Israel continues today only because…

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Spot Report: “Israel’s coming war!”

Think on this: “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” (Luke 21:28) Pray like this: Gracious Father, give your people wisdom and discernment to recognize that what you are doing with Israel is an indication of when Jesus is coming. In Jesus’…

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Where ethnic cleansing is permissible

By Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary Mag— As far as the Palestinians, the Israeli left, and the Obama administration are concerned, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone too far. In a video released by his office last week, the prime minister claimed that what the Palestinians were really after in their quest to force the…

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Ethnic cleansing–Why Bibi was quite right and dangerously wrong

By Martin Sherman, Late last Friday, the Prime Minister’s office—for no immediately obvious reason—released a video, in which Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the frequently raised demand by the Palestinians, that any future state of theirs must be devoid of Jews, as “Ethnic Cleansing”. The video produced an incandescent response from the Obama administration. Thus, U.S. State…

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