By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Torrential rains and heavy snow were not the only forms of precipitation to strike the Jewish state last week, leaving the country gripped with fear and trepidation. Adding insult to injury, US Secretary of State John Kerry decided to pay yet another visit to the region, this time to hurl a…
DetailsBy GIULIO MEOTTI, ARUTZ 7— The fate of Jewish life in Judea and Samaria is the most important single defining issue for the future of the Jewish people. After Yasser Arafat convinced the Israelis that “delivering” Arabs to the Jews is something his people couldn’t tolerate, Israel has convinced herself that she can deliver many…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1, “Shemot” (Names …) Haftorah: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13, 29: 22 – 23 New Testament: Acts 7:17 – 35 Gospel: John 5:45 -46, “Elu ha amantem le moshe.” (If you believed Moses … )
DetailsBy RON JAGER-— Helen Keller is probably turning in her grave in response to the sign-language interpreter fiasco at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. A South African man who acted as a sign-language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service was a “fraud” who simply made “childish hand gestures” and sign language “gibberish” for hours as he…
DetailsBy REUTERS— US senators will introduce legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran as soon as this week, Senate aides said on Wednesday, despite the Obama administration’s insistence that such a measure would violate terms of an interim agreement to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s foreign minister has also said a new sanctions law would…
DetailsBY Shoula Romano Horing, YNET— The latest CNN poll released on November 23 showed that 53% of American voters said President Obama was not honest and trustworthy. Similarly, US allies like Israel and the Persian Gulf states are questioning Obama’s integrity after discovering that for the last three years he has been lying and deceiving…
DetailsOriginal art collage by Inna Rogatchi © 2013 The Rogatchi Foundation salutes to Evgeny Kissin, a new citizen of Israel. On Chanukah eve, very special news has become public: the outstanding musician of our time, maestro Evgeny Kissin, is going to receive Israeli citizenship on December 7th, two days before his charitable recital in Jerusalem.…
DetailsThink on this: “The time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.”… “What kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward…
Details“You know when I hear the Europeans talk about Israel, they just sound anti-Semitic.”—George W. Bush speaking to Colin Powell about European pressure to restrain Israel’s response to the Second Intifada
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pursues his efforts to reach a peace agreement between the Palestinian Authority leadership and Israel, Hamas reaffirmed that it would not honor any deal that does not meet its goals. The Hamas announcement serves as a reminder that any US-brokered deal between Israel…
DetailsBy SHOSHANA BRYEN, AMERICAN THIINKER— Last week, in the context of the P5+1/Iran negotiations I wrote: We’re familiar with the rules for buying a rug in the souk. If you want the rug more than he wants the deal, you will overpay; if he wants the deal more than you want the rug, you win.…
DetailsBy EARL COX— Iran has to be laughing all the way to their nuclear facilities after having deceived Obama and the “great satan” America. Ironically the P5+1, the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain, France and Germany (five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) have cemented a deal to satisfy virtually every demand…
DetailsBy AVITAL LAHAV, YNET— “We must make every effort in order to reach an agreement since the current state jeopardizes the future of the State of Israel.” Against the backdrop of increasing tensions between Jerusalem and Washington on the matter of the faltering negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Finance Minister Yair Lapid warned Sunday…
DetailsTorah: Genesis 47:28 – 50:26, “Vayechi” (and he lived …) Haftorah: I Kings 2:2- 12 New Testament: Hebrews 11:21 – 22 Gospel: Matthew 2:13 – 23, “Mi mitzraim carati livne” (Out of Egypt I called my Son …)
DetailsBy TOVA DVORIN— About 40 Norwegian Christian leaders and clerics held a special ceremony in the Knesset Wednesday to formally apologize on Norway’s behalf for their role during the Holocaust and the 1993 Oslo Accords. The delegation featured representatives from 21 different organizations, who were greeted by Knesset Christian Caucus members MKs Rabbi Dov Lipman…
DetailsAbout 40 Norwegian Christian leaders and clerics held a special ceremony in the Knesset Wednesday to formally apologize on Norway’s behalf for their role during the Holocaust and the 1993 Oslo Accords. The delegation featured representatives from 21 different organizations, who were greeted by Knesset Christian Caucus members MKs Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) and…
DetailsAmbassador Danny Ayalon explains why the Iran Nuclear Deal is a mistake and what must be done now.
By NTI— Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are deliberating how to act on their concerns about a multilateral nuclear accord reached with Iran last month, several GOP House lawmakers told The Hill newspaper for a Wednesday report. Potential moves under consideration include a stepped-up push for Senate action to pass new Iran penalties,…
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