By Baruch Yedid, Jewish Press— Security officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) estimate that the elections to the Legislative Council are likely to be postponed, leading to an escalation in the region. “We are awaiting Abu Mazen’s announcement of the postponement of the election before the end of the month,” a source in the security…
DetailsBy Gil Hoffman, JPost— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer seeking a government that relies on the outside support of the Ra’am Party (United Arab List), he said Tuesday at a press conference in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Netanyahu no longer sees any chance of forming a government, although he still intends…
DetailsBy Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom— There is still no clear answer to the question about whether the Palestinians will be holding legislative elections. Still, more and more people are starting to think that in light of the fracture in the Fatah movement – which has split into three different parties, in contrast to the unified…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe— As we examine the tentacles of antisemitism on college campuses, I often report on how the BDS movement and its activities and initiatives, as well as the annual Israel apartheid week are spearheaded and sponsored by the Students for Justice in Palestine (or SJP) group. You may also recall that I reiterate…
DetailsBy JNS News Service—- Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror organization is advancing its preparations for the possibility that the state may collapse, Reuters reported on Friday. The group is expanding its food ration card system, importing medicine and preparing storage for fuel to be delivered by the organization’s patron, Iran, the report said. These steps are aimed…
DetailsBy Elliott Abrams, Pressure Points—- In January of this year, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas did something that had not been done since 2006: scheduled an election. Indeed, he scheduled three: an election on 22 May for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the parliament for the West Bank that has been in suspension since 2007; an…
DetailsBy Jonathan Schanzer, Commentary Magazine— The Biden administration says it intends to engage less in the Middle East. Several senior officials and surrogates repeated this point during the new presidency’s first 100 days. Yet the administration went out of its way in its first few weeks to make three consequential moves in the Middle East…
DetailsBy Ariel Kahana , Shahar Klaiman and Neta Bar, Israel Hayom—- Unnamed Israeli diplomats over the weekend unofficially expressed disappointment over what they called “complete American capitulation” in nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna. Learning the lessons from the Obama administration’s clashes with Israel in 2015, the Biden administration is trying to avoid any surprises…
DetailsBy Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— First, the disclaimer to make: I do like France very much. Its culture, its landscapes, its distinct style and charm. I grew up with admiration of France’s intellectual and cultural might, and it is an integral part of who I am. I also have a family connection to France,…
DetailsRecently, I reread Jim’s commentary on the “one new man” and I believe the teaching is especially important for this new year. I want to share it with you all over the coming few weeks. Over these many years, we have built a community of Christian Zionists who are actively looking to the scriptures for…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick— At independence, Israel was little more than a spark of light – a tiny spark – in the Jewish world. From a total of 11.5 million Jews alive on the 5th of the month of Iyyar in the Jewish year 5708, (May 14, 1948), only 650,000, or 6% lived in Israel. In…
DetailsBy News Agencies and Damian Pachter, Israel Hayom— Iran began enriching uranium up to 60% purity Friday, its highest level ever, after an attack targeted its Natanz nuclear site, Parliament Speaker Mohamed Bagher Qalibaf told state TV. The comment by Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, quoted by state television, did not elaborate on the amount Iran planned…
DetailsOver the last seventy years, Christian Zionists have given generously, in the hundreds of millions, to support Aliyah, aid victims of terror, and care for Israel’s poor. Jerusalem Connection has been deeply involved in all of these needs and remains involved. Scholarships for American students to study in Israel is a new venture for us…
DetailsBy Gill Hoffman, JPost— Former Likud MK Yehudah Glick hopes so. Glick announced last month that he intends to run for president in a vote that will take place in the Knesset in May or June. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1965 and made aliyah with his family nine years later to…
DetailsBy Dr. Yvette Alt Miller, Aish— Israel’s beautiful flag seems so familiar, yet when it was adopted one fine October day a generation ago, it was only after months of intense debate. Here’s the story behind Israel’s national flag – and some facts about the hopes and hatreds that Israel’s flag has stirred through the…
DetailsBy Tara Kavaler, The Media Line— At 8 p.m., to mark the start of Israel’s Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism, a siren sounds for one full minute and the country stops. People get out of their cars, even on highways, and stand in silence; people stop work and silently reflect. After…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe Just a few bits of ministry updates from our end. Spring is in the air, we just celebrated Easter and Passover. The world is slowly opening back up with COVID mortality and hospitalization rates going down and vaccination rates going up. All good news! And as life is reborn this spring, we…
DetailsBy Aryeh Savir, Jewish Press— US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was received by his host Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Sunday in the IDF’s Kirya Headquarters in Tel Aviv. He is the first senior Biden administration official to visit Israel. Austin held a series of professional meetings with Gantz, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.…
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