PA condemns Israel for wide-scale arrest of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, JPOST— The Palestinian unity government on Sunday condemned Israel for arresting more than 100 Hamas and Islamic Jihad members in the West Bank in response to the Thursday kidnapping of three Israeli youths. The government also condemned Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip in response to the firing of rockets…

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Blast heard as security forces surround Hebron house in search of Israeli teens

By REUTERS— Gunfire and a blast were heard as Israeli troops searching Hebron for three Israeli teenagers abducted by terrorist surrounded a house on Sunday, witnesses said. Witnesses also reported that IDF forces fired a rocket at the house. Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported that three Palestinians were injured in the incident after the IDF…

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Mass prayer rally held for safe return of kidnapped teens

By LEA SPEYER, BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS— News of the three kidnapped Israeli teens by terrorists has shaken Israel and Jews around the world to the core. On Saturday, as part of personal efforts to help the missing teens, thousands of people gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a mass prayer rally to pray…

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Conscience in quote marks

By INNA ROGATCHI, ROGATCHI FOUNDATION— As Israel and the Jewish world in the Diaspora are holding their breath and carrying their prayers for three teenagers kidnapped by Hamas near Hebron a few days ago, the coverage of the developing the story by two scions of the world media, CNN and BBC has been marked by…

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Does Israel Need a Jewish Republican in Congress?

By DAVID RUBIN, ARUTZ7— After the resounding defeat of U.S. Republican Eric Cantor after seven terms in Congress, there are now no remaining Jewish Republicans in Congress. Is that a problem for the GOP? More importantly, is it a problem for Israel? We can certainly expect the Democrats to pounce on this vacuum to score…

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The Middle East’s mounting danger

By THE WASHINGTON POST— For years, President Obama has been claiming credit for “ending wars,” when, in fact, he was pulling the United States out of wars that were far from over. Now the pretense is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. On Monday, a loathsome offshoot of al-Qaeda, the self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and…

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Peace? When Palestinians accept Jews as neighbors

By JEFF JACOBY, BOSTON GLOBE— ISRAEL’S RESPONSE to the renewed partnership between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas was admirably, and literally, constructive: It advanced plans to build 1,500 housing units in so-called Jewish “settlements” — i.e., burgeoning Jerusalem neighborhoods and several nearby West Bank communities. The Israeli housing minister, Uri Ariel, described the decision as…

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Aussie Aussie Aussie!

By STAN GOODENOUGH, JERUSALEM WATCHMEN— Everyone is wondering what has come over the leadership in the Land Down Under. Me too, though unlike many observers I’m just thrilled. The Australian government, under the Liberal Party leadership of Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his deputy, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, has begun parting ways with the international…

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Meet Israel’s New President: Reuven Rivlin

By ISRAEL TODAY— Israel’s Knesset on Tuesday elected Reuven Rivlin as the Jewish state’s 10th president since its modern rebirth in 1948. Rivlin won 44 votes against four other candidates in the first round of the election, but as a 61-vote majority is required, a second round of voting was held. Rivlin then secured 63…

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Spot Report: Pray for the three boys kidnapped by Hamas

Pray on this: May Yahweh bless Eyal, Gilad, and Naftali and protect them; may Yahweh make His face shine on Eyal, Gilad, and Naftali and be gracious to them; may Yahweh look with favor on Eyal, Gilad, and Naftali and give them peace. So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them. Numbers…

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Making murder respectable

By MICHAEL FREUND— Barely a week has passed since the Palestinian unity government was sworn in, and the international community has wasted little time in conferring legitimacy on this nascent terrorist regime. Tossing aside any pretense of morality, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations all embraced the new Palestinian administration, despite…

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Ending Abbas’ winning streak

By CAROLINE GLICK— Mahmoud Abbas must be great at cards. The PLO chief has no real assets to speak of. He’s physically unattractive. He has zero charisma. He’s old. And no matter how hard he tries, Abbas can’t do much of anything to dampen public support for Hamas or raise public support for himself. By…

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Police attempt to arrest ten year old Israeli for worship on the Temple Mount

By BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS—- A ten-year-old minor was almost arrested Tuesday morning (Jun. 3) by Israeli police after prostrating himself on the Temple Mount, and by doing so “breaking the rules” laid down by the police for Jewish worshipers on the Mount. The boy’s mother shared with Tazpit News Agency the events that transpired. The…

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U.S. Funding for Hamas?

By WSJ— The 1988 Hamas Charter explicitly commits the Palestinian terror group to murdering Jews. Thanks to the formation this week of an interim government uniting Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, which the U.S. supports to the tune of more than $400 million a year, the American taxpayer may soon become an indirect party to…

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