BY AMNON ABRAMOVICH, YNET— Nine months from now the Israeli government, guided by the US and with the help of God, is expected sign a peace agreement with the Palestinians. In the event that such a deal is reached, will it include the release from prison of Hakim and Amjad Awad? Some two years ago…
DetailsBY AMNON ABRAMOVICH, YNET— Nine months from now the Israeli government, guided by the US and with the help of God, is expected sign a peace agreement with the Palestinians. In the event that such a deal is reached, will it include the release from prison of Hakim and Amjad Awad? Some two years ago…
DetailsBy GIL RONEN, ARUTZ 7— The Knesset can be a tough crowd for any Prime Minister. The fierce debate often forces the Knesset speaker to intervene and even discipline MKs who are deemed too disruptive. So PM Netanyahu must have been quite pleased at requiring the speaker to call the legislature to order for a…
DetailsBy RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israelis are growing increasingly fed up with the lack of religious freedom for Jews on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, Judaism’s most holy site, because of ongoing fear over a Muslim backlash. For years already, unofficial restrictions bar Jews and Christians from praying atop the Temple Mount or carrying a Bible to…
DetailsBy DEREK LEMAN, MESSIANIC JEWISH MUSINGS— Isaiah is a collection of prophecies with much positive to say about Gentiles. In all three of its parts (chs. 1-39, 40-55, 56-66) we find three topical themes with a hopeful message about the role of non-Jews in God’s plan to redeem Israel and the world: future hope specifically…
Details“No two cities have counted more with mankind than Athens and Jerusalem.”—Winston Churchill
Think on this: “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain, prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious.‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all;…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— They murdered men and women because they were Jewish, stabbed 13-year-old kids and firebombed Israeli buses and cars. They hurled grenades at Israeli civilians, kidnapped, tortured and killed young soldiers, and assaulted and slew the elderly, including a Holocaust survivor. These are just a few of the 104 Palestinian prisoners the…
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 11:16 – 16:17, “Re’eh” (See! … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 54:11 – 55:5 New Testament: Colossians 2:16 – 19 Gospel: John 7:37 – 52 “Bayom Ha’achron” (On the last day …)
DetailsBy KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— Hamas is so desperate following the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that it is now seeking to mend fences with Iran. The honeymoon between Hamas and Iran is about to resume — bad news for both the peace process and stability in the region. Relations between Hamas and Iran…
DetailsBy ELLIOTT ABRAMS, PRESSURE POINTS— The Government of Israel has announced that it will release 104 “security prisoners” in an effort to induce the PLO to return to the negotiating table. This was a PLO demand that was backed by the United States, as part of Secretary Kerry’s efforts to get talks restarted. Put aside…
DetailsBy EARL COX, JPOST— A popular definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things over and over expecting different results. Others call this perseverance. Either way, those who try to solve the same problem using the same method that always ends in failure are left frustrated and unsatisfied; the problem remains unsolved. The…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— This week the EU took three steps that together prove Europe’s ill-intentions towards the Jewish state. First, last Friday the EU announced it is imposing economic sanctions on Israel. The sanctions deny EU funds to Israeli entities with an address beyond the 1949 armistice lines. They also deny EU funds to…
DetailsBy MOSHE DAYAN, JPOST— Zionism is not just supporting the State of Israel, it is the recognition of the historical connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. This connection is critical for understanding the state as the basis upon which a third Jewish commonwealth/ civilization is being created. The most important factor…
DetailsThink on this: “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on…
DetailsFrom Jim Hutchens: During one of my stays in Israel I had the good fortune to meet Howard Grief in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Being aware of the Christian Zionist emphasis of the JerUSAlem Connection, he had a mutual friend introduce us. What followed was an hour of the most cogent and compelling…
DetailsBy RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israel on Wednesday elected its new Ashkenazi and Sephardi chief rabbis, and the results of the vote left many disappointed after a political election earlier in the year that signaled a possible end to ultra-Orthodox manipulation, corruption and coercion. Israel’s new Ashkenazi chief rabbi will be Rabbi David Lau, the…
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