By Michael Freund, Jerusalem Post— If you look ever so carefully, after taking a step or two back to gain some distance and perspective, you will see it. It might appear blurry at first, somewhat amorphous and not readily identifiable, like a dot on a screen that hardly seems to warrant much attention.But instead of…
DetailsBy Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBNIsrael— During the Persian Empire and beyond, rulers, religions, and the well-being of the Jewish community shifted like the Middle Eastern desert sands. When it comes to news about Iran, reports today are dominated by deadly threats to Israel from Iran’s Imams, whose goals are set on establishing a modern caliphate…
DetailsBy Michael Freund, JPost— Over the years, as I take part in the annual festive celebration of Yom Ha’atzma’ut and the Divine restoration of Jewish sovereignty that Independence Day embodies, I have found myself increasingly troubled by a question that may be simple yet is anything but simplistic. To put it bluntly: why are so…
DetailsBy Bari Weiss, Aish— This essay was originally published on journalist Bari Weiss’ Substack. Please subscribe and support her important work. In a normal world, everyone would know the name Sarah Halimi. It’s understandable if you don’t. The press didn’t obsessively cover her murder the way they cover other hate crimes – for reasons I…
DetailsIn February, I began to share some of Jim Hutchen’s commentary on the “One New Man,” a teaching that is especially important for us in these unprecedented times. During March, I took a break from the series to do videos recognizing the series of holidays and remembrance days in Israel, and the breaking news of…
DetailsBy Baruch Yedid, Jewish Press— Security officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) estimate that the elections to the Legislative Council are likely to be postponed, leading to an escalation in the region. “We are awaiting Abu Mazen’s announcement of the postponement of the election before the end of the month,” a source in the security…
DetailsBy Gil Hoffman, JPost— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer seeking a government that relies on the outside support of the Ra’am Party (United Arab List), he said Tuesday at a press conference in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. Netanyahu no longer sees any chance of forming a government, although he still intends…
DetailsBy Daniel Siryoti, Israel Hayom— There is still no clear answer to the question about whether the Palestinians will be holding legislative elections. Still, more and more people are starting to think that in light of the fracture in the Fatah movement – which has split into three different parties, in contrast to the unified…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe— As we examine the tentacles of antisemitism on college campuses, I often report on how the BDS movement and its activities and initiatives, as well as the annual Israel apartheid week are spearheaded and sponsored by the Students for Justice in Palestine (or SJP) group. You may also recall that I reiterate…
DetailsBy JNS News Service—- Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror organization is advancing its preparations for the possibility that the state may collapse, Reuters reported on Friday. The group is expanding its food ration card system, importing medicine and preparing storage for fuel to be delivered by the organization’s patron, Iran, the report said. These steps are aimed…
DetailsBy Elliott Abrams, Pressure Points—- In January of this year, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas did something that had not been done since 2006: scheduled an election. Indeed, he scheduled three: an election on 22 May for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the parliament for the West Bank that has been in suspension since 2007; an…
DetailsBy Jonathan Schanzer, Commentary Magazine— The Biden administration says it intends to engage less in the Middle East. Several senior officials and surrogates repeated this point during the new presidency’s first 100 days. Yet the administration went out of its way in its first few weeks to make three consequential moves in the Middle East…
DetailsBy Ariel Kahana , Shahar Klaiman and Neta Bar, Israel Hayom—- Unnamed Israeli diplomats over the weekend unofficially expressed disappointment over what they called “complete American capitulation” in nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna. Learning the lessons from the Obama administration’s clashes with Israel in 2015, the Biden administration is trying to avoid any surprises…
DetailsBy Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— First, the disclaimer to make: I do like France very much. Its culture, its landscapes, its distinct style and charm. I grew up with admiration of France’s intellectual and cultural might, and it is an integral part of who I am. I also have a family connection to France,…
DetailsRecently, I reread Jim’s commentary on the “one new man” and I believe the teaching is especially important for this new year. I want to share it with you all over the coming few weeks. Over these many years, we have built a community of Christian Zionists who are actively looking to the scriptures for…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick— At independence, Israel was little more than a spark of light – a tiny spark – in the Jewish world. From a total of 11.5 million Jews alive on the 5th of the month of Iyyar in the Jewish year 5708, (May 14, 1948), only 650,000, or 6% lived in Israel. In…
DetailsBy News Agencies and Damian Pachter, Israel Hayom— Iran began enriching uranium up to 60% purity Friday, its highest level ever, after an attack targeted its Natanz nuclear site, Parliament Speaker Mohamed Bagher Qalibaf told state TV. The comment by Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, quoted by state television, did not elaborate on the amount Iran planned…
DetailsOver the last seventy years, Christian Zionists have given generously, in the hundreds of millions, to support Aliyah, aid victims of terror, and care for Israel’s poor. Jerusalem Connection has been deeply involved in all of these needs and remains involved. Scholarships for American students to study in Israel is a new venture for us…
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