Apartheid Revisited

By RON JAGER-— Helen Keller is probably turning in her grave in response to the sign-language interpreter fiasco at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. A South African man who acted as a sign-language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service was a “fraud” who simply made “childish hand gestures” and sign language “gibberish” for hours as he…

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US lawmakers to introduce bill on new Iran sanctions soon

By REUTERS— US senators will introduce legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran as soon as this week, Senate aides said on Wednesday, despite the Obama administration’s insistence that such a measure would violate terms of an interim agreement to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s foreign minister has also said a new sanctions law would…

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Untrustworthy American president

BY Shoula Romano Horing, YNET— The latest CNN poll released on November 23 showed that 53% of American voters said President Obama was not honest and trustworthy. Similarly, US allies like Israel and the Persian Gulf states are questioning Obama’s integrity after discovering that for the last three years he has been lying and deceiving…

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Evgeny Kissin, A miracle of enlightened spirit

Original art collage by Inna Rogatchi © 2013 The Rogatchi Foundation salutes to Evgeny Kissin, a new citizen of Israel. On Chanukah eve, very special news has become public: the outstanding musician of our time, maestro Evgeny Kissin, is going to receive Israeli citizenship on December 7th, two days before his charitable recital in Jerusalem.…

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Spot Report: Why is Anti-Semitism Growing?

Think on this: “The time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me.”… “What kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward…

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Why Isn’t Kerry Listening to What the Radicals Are Saying?

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pursues his efforts to reach a peace agreement between the Palestinian Authority leadership and Israel, Hamas reaffirmed that it would not honor any deal that does not meet its goals. The Hamas announcement serves as a reminder that any US-brokered deal between Israel…

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Israel in the American Bazaar

By SHOSHANA BRYEN, AMERICAN THIINKER— Last week, in the context of the P5+1/Iran negotiations I wrote: We’re familiar with the rules for buying a rug in the souk. If you want the rug more than he wants the deal, you will overpay; if he wants the deal more than you want the rug, you win.…

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A one-sided agreement all in favor of Iran

By EARL COX— Iran has to be laughing all the way to their nuclear facilities after having deceived Obama  and the “great satan” America.  Ironically the P5+1, the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain, France and Germany  (five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) have cemented a deal to satisfy virtually every demand…

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‘Giving all in return for war’

By AVITAL LAHAV, YNET— “We must make every effort in order to reach an agreement since the current state jeopardizes the future of the State of Israel.” Against the backdrop of increasing tensions between Jerusalem and Washington on the matter of the faltering negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Finance Minister Yair Lapid warned Sunday…

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Norwegian Christians Apologize for Anti-Semitism, Oslo Accords

By TOVA DVORIN— About 40 Norwegian Christian leaders and clerics held a special ceremony in the Knesset Wednesday to formally apologize on Norway’s behalf for their role during the Holocaust and the 1993 Oslo Accords. The delegation featured representatives from 21 different organizations, who were greeted by Knesset Christian Caucus members MKs Rabbi Dov Lipman…

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Forgive us, Israel!

About 40 Norwegian Christian leaders and clerics held a special ceremony in the Knesset Wednesday to formally apologize on Norway’s behalf for their role during the Holocaust and the 1993 Oslo Accords. The delegation featured representatives from 21 different organizations, who were greeted by Knesset Christian Caucus members MKs Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) and…

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House GOP debates tactics to limit Iran nuclear accord

By NTI— Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are deliberating how to act on their concerns about a multilateral nuclear accord reached with Iran last month, several GOP House lawmakers told The Hill newspaper for a Wednesday report. Potential moves under consideration include a stepped-up push for Senate action to pass new Iran penalties,…

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This week’s prayer points

1.   IRAN The P-6 (United States, France, Germany, China, Russia and Britain) plus Iran made an announcement to the world on November 24th, that an agreement had been struck regarding Iran’s nuclear activities.  The interim agreement, which was announced, is terrible for Israel (and for the Middle East), but is a blessing for Iran.  Basically,…

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Hanukkah and the spirit of Samaria

By MICHAEL FREUND– Across the long, winding and often painful sweep of Jewish history, the festival of Hanukka has proven to be a reliable companion. Despite the passage of over two millennia, the heroism of the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil, together with the deliverance from foreign occupation and the liberation of the…

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Was Nelson Mandela anti-Semitic?

Think on this: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed by you.”…”If you listen carefully to to what say and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those that oppose you.”…”Yahweh…

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