Wish I’d said that
“Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish Nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation.” —-Theodore Herzl
The Palestinians will lose Jerusalem too
By RON JAGER— Historical legend based on the “Napoleon and Tisha B’Av Myth,” tells the story that Napoleon visited a synagogue in Russia on Tisha B’Av. Noticing the lamentations and expressions of mourning of the Jews, Napoleon asked his advisors; what’s up with the Jews? Why are they weeping in public? It was explained to…
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Map: Countries that recognize Palestine as a state
By ISHAAN THAROOR, WASHINGTON POST— On the ground, a separate, viable Palestinian state is far from a reality. Israel occupies the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and it partially blockades the Gaza Strip, the territories that would comprise it. The continued expansion of Israeli settlements into the West Bank makes tackling the question of Palestinian…
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Scripture Reading for November 15, 2014
Torah: Genesis 23:1 – 24:18, “Chayei Sarah” (The life of Sarah …) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50 – 57 Gospel: Matthew 1:1 – 17, “Hayukimin Yeshua” (The genealogy of Jesus … )
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Spot Report: Should Jerusalem belong to Jews or Palestinians?
Think on this: “If I forget you, Jerusalem may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.”…”I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling…I will…
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Terror decentral
By CAROLINE GLICK— In the postmortems of the terrorist car attacks in Jerusalem, it is easy to see the writing on the wall. Ibrahim al-Akary, the terrorist who on Wednesday ran over crowds of people waiting to cross the street and catch the Jerusalem Light Rail, was the brother of one of the terrorist murderers…
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Is Israel Missing an Opportunity?
By VICTOR SHARPE, ARUTZ7— It is passing strange that Israel is pressed endlessly by friends and foes alike to negotiate a so-called peace agreement with the Palestinian Arabs, even though the self-proclaimed Palestinian Authority consists of two brutal terrorist organizations – Hamas and Fatah. Both terror entities are obliged by their charters to wipe Israel…
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This week’s prayer points
In this hour, there is serious lack of shalom in Israel, particularly in Jerusalem. Very likely what we are seeing breaking out in the capital city is what will be labeled the “Third Intifada.” PA President, Mahmoud Abbas, has incited it, and has basically called it into being. The support of the international community for the…
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How the West must respond to the rapid spread of Islam
By RABBI SHALOM LEWIS, CONGREGATION ETZ CHAYIM— Transcript of sermon given on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in Marietta, Georgia September, 2014 I thought that maybe I’d start with a rendition of Paul McCartney’s plaintive masterpiece “Yesterday”… “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay,…
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Twin terror attacks strike Israelis ‘Hit and Run’ Style; death in Jerusalem
by ARYEH SAVIR, UNITEDWITHISRAEL— The Jerusalem area was hit by the second vehicular attack in one day, as a terrorist ran his van into a group of soldiers patrolling near the al-Arub refugee camp in Gush Etzion on Wednesday night. In the morning, Hamas terrorist Ibrahim al-Akari rammed his van into pedestrians in Jerusalem Wednesday…
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Obama threatened Netanyahu with dropping UNSC veto against anti-Israel moves
By DAVE BENDER, ALGEMEINER— In a dramatic development, Israeli cabinet members are warning that US President Barack Obama threatened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US may opt not to oppose future hostile UN Security Council votes, unless Israel accedes to American policy demands, Israel’s NRG News reported on Sunday. “The prime minister told colleagues…
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Wish I’d said that
“Through the unique benignity of their experience in the United States, the Jewish people bear witness to the infinitely precious virtues of the traditional American system. Surely, then we Jews have an obligation to join with the defenders of this system against those who are blind or indifferent or antagonistic to the philosophical principles, the…
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Truth Report: Who is all Israel?
Romans 11:25-27 25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26 and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written:…
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Scripture Reading for November 8, 2014
Torah: Genesis 18:1 – 22:24, “Vayera” ( And he appeared …) Haftorah: II Kings 4:1 – 37 New Testament: II Peter 2:4 – 13 Gospel: Luke 24:36 – 53. “Shalom lechem” (Peace to you …)
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Godly Restraint or Cowardly Chicken…?
By EARL COX, JPOST— We’ve reached a point in world history whereby we are absolutely unable to discern good from evil, nor recognize the use of Godly restraint over cowardly chicken…. I’ve read The Book from cover to cover, so I know how the story ends. Otherwise I would be left to consider that some…
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Spot Report: Why are Jews and Christians hated?
Think on this: “In that day the remnant of Israel, the survivors of Jacob, will no longer rely on him who struck them down but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob will return to the Mighty God. Though your people be like…
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Countering the big lie
By NAOMI REGAN— There was a time during one of the so-called intifadas (forgive me for not remembering if it was the first, second, or in-between; all that savagery and murder runs together seamlessly in my head these days) that the Palestinians claimed that the Jews had no connection at all to Jerusalem, or the…
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Being safe while isolated
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Yehudah Glick has spent the better part of the last 20 years championing the right of Jews to pray on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem – Judaism’s holiest site. On Wednesday night, the Palestinians sent a hit man to Jerusalem to kill him. And today Glick lays in a coma at…
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