Wish I’d said that
“Peace under a semblance of peace is but a manifold illusion.”—W.B. Yeats
ISIS Popularity Growing in Israel
By ISRAEL TODAY— As the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) inches closer to Israel in its sweeping conquest of Iraq and Syria, the real threat is that the extremist movement will gain a large number of followers in the Holy Land long before its current warriors reach the borders of the Jewish state. A recent government…
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Prayer points for Israel
REPENTANCE FOR SIN AGAINST ISRAEL: Respond with: Lord forgive us and have mercy on us. Abba YHVH, we confess our sin to you as a nation in regard to our words, actions, and motives concerning Israel. –We have not loved what You love, nor hated what You hate. We have not honored and defended, what…
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Ted Cruz booed for supporting Israel at Christian conference
By ARI SOFFER, ARUTZ 7— Leading Republican Senator and Christian supporter of Israel Ted Cruz (R-Tx) was booed off stage at a gala dinner in support of the Middle East’s embattled Christian minority, after voicing support for Israel. Cruz was the keynote speaker at the event, hosted by the recently-founded In Defense of Christians (IDC)…
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Truth Report: The heresy of Palestinian Replacement Theology
Romans 11: 13-15 I am talking to you Gentiles. In as much as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will…
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UN houses, but does not sponsor, anti-Semitism conference
By CATHRYN J. PRINCE, TIMES OF ISRAEL— On the third floor of the United Nations, just two doors down from the Security Council, more than 500 people gathered this week for a conference on the rise of anti-Semitism. For some, the location was a touch ironic. Because it wasn’t the UN that decided to address…
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The Conditions of Victory
By SHOSHANA BRYEN, GATESTONE— The Israeli public is in a notably bad mood. The Hamas rockets have, for the time being, stopped; the current cease-fire is holding. The tunnel threat, a strategic one most Israelis had not understood until several days into the war, has been alleviated; many Hamas rocket manufacturing facilities have been destroyed;…
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Egypt: Establish Palestinian state in Sinai
By ARYEH SAVIR, UNITED FOR ISRAEL— Egyptian President Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reportedly proposed to Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas to extend the Gaza Strip into the Sinai area and establish a Palestinian state there. According to the plan, Egypt would provide a 1,600-square-kilometer area in the Sinai Peninsula near the Gaza Strip,…
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Tzipi, where is your allegiance… With Israel or Obama and Kerry?
By EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— Who is in denial? Is it Benjamin Netanyahu or Israel’s Minister of Justice, Tzipi Livni, or US Secretary of State, John Kerry? Livni and Kerry are again pushing for a renewal of Israeli-Palestinian talks. What is it about terrorists that Livni and John Kerry do not understand? One way to…
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Scripture Reading for September 13, 2014
Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8, “Ki tavo” (When you go in …) Haftorah: Isaiah 60:1 – 22 New Testament: Ephesians 1:3 – 14 Gospel: Matthew 23:23 – 24, 37 – 39, “Oey lechem” (Woe to you … )
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Operation Aliyah to France
Why are we revitalizing our Operation Aliyah ministry? Because antisemitism is rapidly on the increase world-wide! The Jerusalem Connection is joining a chorus of high-profile figures who are pleading with France’s Jews to make Aliyah. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said antisemitism in Europe is reaching pre-WWII levels. Vladimir Sloutsker, current head of the Israel…
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France leads world aliyah for the first time ever
By ARUTZ SHEVA— France for the first time has become the country with the highest numbers of aliyah (immigration to Israel), according to the French office of the Jewish Agency for Israel on Friday. “France is today the leading country for Jewish emigration to Israel. It has never been before,” said Ariel Kandel, who heads…
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Will ISIS help pave the way for Iranian nuke?
By JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY MAG— One of the ongoing conundrums of Middle East politics is the fact that the United States and Iran have wound up on the same side in the conflict against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But in this case the enemy of our enemy isn’t necessarily our friend. Or at least…
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Pro-Islamic state gathering on Temple Mount filmed by Israeli TV
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Israel’s Channel 10 on Wednesday night broadcast what it said was footage from a recent “Islamic State gathering” on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The report, which is to be broadcast in full next week, said the gathering underlined that Islamic State intends to focus on Israel in the future. Formally,…
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Big media ignores Hamas’s ugliest crimes
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— During the recent war in the Gaza Strip, armed Hamas militias committed the ugliest crimes and violations. This charge was not made by the Israeli Government Press Office or the Israel Defense Forces spokesman. Rather, it was Palestinians who made this charge – and not just ordinary ones. Leaders of…
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Spot Report: “Why is anti-Semitism growing?”
Think on this: “I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The…
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Truth Report: What makes Jews envious?
Romans 9:11-12 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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PA plan seeks Palestinian state, IDF pullout within 3 years
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas plans to present a framework for renewed peace talks with Israel, according to a Palestinian ex-minister close to Abbas. In an effort to jumpstart stalled peace talks and expedite the establishment of a Palestinian state, Abbas is preparing to present Israel with a specific timetable for…
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