Quote of the Week
“It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge and my job to love.” ― Billy Graham
President Rivlin Bids Farewell to His Wife of 40 Years, Nechama
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says farewell to his wife as she lay in state on Thursday. Nechama Rivlin passed away on Tuesday after a 12-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis and was buried on Mount Herzl on Thursday on what would have been her 74th birthday.
Report: Iran planning to arm Palestinians in Judea and Samaria
By Neta Bar, Israel Hayom— Iran is working to arm the various terrorist organizations active in Judea and Samaria with the aim of sparking fresh hostilities against Israel, recent remarks by senior officials in Tehran reveal. A report published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Wednesday exposed a series of comments from officials…
DetailsEnews: Shavuot and Pentecost
The holiday of Shavuot is upon us. It begins Saturday evening on June 8th and ends the evening of June 10th. If you haven’t heard of the Biblical holiday of Shavuot, that’s probably because you are more familiar with its Greek name: Pentecost.On Shavuot, Jews celebrate the events that took place on Mount Sinai. The…
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It is this Deal and War
By Sarah Stern, EMET— On July 23, 2015, when the Obama administration was in the throes of trying to push, what they considered their signature, landmark, foreign policy achievement, the Iranian nuclear deal, through Congress, John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and gave the members a stark choice: “It is either this…
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The Iranian-Palestinian Plan to Thwart Trump’s Peace Plan
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute—- As the US administration prepares to roll out its long-awaited plan for peace in the Middle East, also known as the “Deal of the Century,” Iran appears to be increasing its efforts to help its allies in the region try to thwart the plan. Recently, Iran seems to have…
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Kushner meets EU officials to discuss peace plan
By Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva— US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East peace adviser Jared Kushner on Tuesday met European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker for talks in Brussels, AFP reported. Kushner arrived in Brussels from London, where his father-in-law is making a state visit. The trip comes at a time when international hopes are…
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Israel destroys last Hezbollah tunnel from Lebanon
BY Israel Hayom— The IDF on Monday said it finished sealing the last of a series of Hezbollah attack tunnels under the country’s northern border with Lebanon, roughly six months after they were found. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told reporters during a tour of the tunnel that it was “the longest and deepest…
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Quote of the Week
“Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.”—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
More than 25% of Americans Say Israel Unimportant to their Jewish Future
BY MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, JPost— Not even three-quarters (72%) of American Jews and only a little more than half (53%) of French Jews think that a thriving State of Israel is vital for the long-term future of the Jewish people, according to a new study by the American Jewish Committee (AJC). The AJC on Sunday released…
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Jerusalem Day and the Tricky status of the Holy City
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— Following what only Israel calls the liberation of East Jerusalem 52 years ago on June 7, 1967, Moshe Dayan issued the following declaration: “This morning, the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy places,…
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For 2nd straight day, Israel strikes military targets in Syria
By Israel Hayom and AP— Israel fired missiles at a Syrian military air base in the country’s center late Sunday, killing at least one soldier and wounding two others, hours after another Israeli strike in southern Syria, which came in response to a rocket attack on the Israeli Golan Heights. Sunday’s strike killed three soldiers…
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Best of Both Worlds for Netanyahu
By Seth J. Frantzman, JPost— In power for ten years, the Israeli Prime Minister appeared to stumble on Wednesday when he drove the Knesset to dissolve itself and call new elections. Ostensibly this was because Netanyahu had failed to form a coalition government. But how could the master politician who has dominated Israeli politics for…
DetailsENEWS: The 2,000 Year Old Column Drum
On October 8, 2018, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem unveiled a 2,000-year-old limestone column drum bearing the inscription: “Hanania son of Dudolos from Jerusalem.” The reason why the column drum made international headlines was not because Hanania is known from history or because Second Temple period finds are unusual. The inscription is the earliest full…
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