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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsPray 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsTorah: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41, “Shelach Lekha” ((Send for yourself …) Haftorah: Joshua 2:1 – 24 New Testament: Hebrews 3:7 – 4:7 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21 “Nachdimon shmo” (Nicodemus is his name … )
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsBy 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…
Details“Only in moments when we are able to share in the spirit of awe that fills the world are we able to understand what happened at Sinai. Revelation means that the thick silence which fills the endless distance between God and the human mind was pierced, and man was told that God is concerned with…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration said on Monday it plans to work with and fund the new Palestinian unity government. Israel immediately voiced its disappointment with the decision, which was also criticized by some U.S. lawmakers. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a unity government on Monday in a reconciliation deal…
DetailsShavuot in 2014 started on the night of June 3rd and lasts until June 5th. In Judaism, Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. In Christianity, that celebration extends to Pentecost, the giving of the Holy Spirit. The traditional reading for Shavuot is from the Book of Ruth.
DetailsThink on this: “Jesus must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything.”… “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and I he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE, ARUTZ 7— “Then said Satan: This besieged one, how shall I overcome him? He has courage and ability, he has weapons and imagination. “So he said: I shall not take his strength, nor muzzle nor bridle him. Nor soften nor weaken his hands, only one thing I shall do; “I shall dull…
DetailsBY JIM HUTCHENS— Shavuot is what the Bible refers to as “Feast of Weeks.” Most non-Jews don’t have the foggiest idea what it means. The Greeks called it “Pentecost,” from a Greek word meaning 50. It is called “Pentecost” in the New Testament. Today, Christians acknowledge Pentecost fifty days after Resurrection Sunday or Easter. It’s…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— In recent weeks the abrupt disappearance of the latest cycle of “Price Tag” incidents as quickly as it began making the timing of this recent “Price Tag” cycle just prior to the visit of Pope Francis irresistibly suspicious, and creating fertile ground for the implementation of Mandatory period emergency regulations to clear…
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