Scripture Reading for November 23, 2013
Torah: Genesis 37:1 – 40:23, “Vayashev” (And he settled …) Haftorah: Amos 2:6 – 3:8 New Testament: Romans 11:11 – 24 Gospel: Matthew 1:1 – 6, 16 – 25, “Huledet Yeshah” (The birth of Jesus …)
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Kerry and Biden Ask for Room to Reach a Nuclear Deal With Iran
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and MICHAEL GORDON, NY TIMES— Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. pressed senators on Wednesday to give the Obama administration some breathing room to reach an accord with Iran to freeze its nuclear programs, warning that a new round of sanctions could mean war instead of…
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Senators unmoved by Kerry’s plea to delay further Iran sanctions
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Top U.S. government officials on Wednesday continued to try to soften congressional opposition to the emerging interim deal between world powers and Iran, but ran into great skepticism on Capitol Hill. Both Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry met with Senate officials on Wednesday in an effort to…
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Iran Recognizes and is Exploiting America’s Weakness
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— As Israel lobbies Western powers against making a poor nuclear deal with Iran, Jerusalem is directly laying blame for the situation on America, revealed Israeli officials over the weekend. “This is no way to run a negotiation,” Israeli officials told Channel 2 News, charging that the Americans “are giving up…
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Bad Iran deal worse than no deal
By MICHAEL RUBIN, CNN GLOB AL PUBLIC SQUARE— U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Geneva on Friday amidst speculation that marathon talks might yield a nuclear deal, or at least an agreed framework for future talks. Should the two sides come to an agreement, both the State Department and the White House will…
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Wish I’d said that
“There has never been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians. Palestinians are Arabs, indistinguishable from Jordanians (another recent invention), Syrians, Iraqis, etc. Keep in mind that the Arabs control 99.9 per cent of the Middle East lands. Israel represents one-tenth of one per cent of the landmass. But that’s too much for the…
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Spot Report: Forget Israel
Think on this: “If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget is skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.”… ” Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though…
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Amb. Alan Baker letter to Secretary John Kerry
To: The Hon. James Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State — From: Former Israeli Amb. to Canada, Alan Backer– November 8, 2013— After listening to you declare repeatedly over the past weeks that “Israel’s settlements are illegitimate”, I respectfully wish to state, unequivocally, that you are mistaken and ill advised, both in law and in fact.…
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Israeli protesters condemn Kerry’s remarks over 3rd intifada at US Consulate
By DANIEL K. EISENBUD, JPOST— Dozens of protesters gathered to condemn US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday at Jerusalem’s US Consulate for remarks he made Thursday about the prospect of a third intifada due to Israeli intransigence, which they said resulted in the Friday firebombing of a car in Judea. The protest was scheduled…
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‘US capitulated’ on Iran deal, Jerusalem says
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Talks on curbing Iran’s nuclear program ended with no deal early Sunday, but Israeli-American relations appear to be headed toward stormy waters after a pair of testy public exchanges between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The deal with Iran ultimately fell through on Saturday after France…
DetailsScripture reading for November 16, 2013
Torah: Genesis 32:3 – 36:43, “Yayishlach” (And he sent …) Haftorah: Obadiah: 1:1 – 21 New Testament: Hebrews 11:11 – 20 Gospel: Matthew 26:36 – 46, “Yeshua ba etam” (Jesus came to them …)
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By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, JPOST— US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel on Wednesday to limit settlement building, an issue that is weighing on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Friction over the talks has risen this past week on the back of Israeli plans, announced in tandem with its release of 26 Palestinian prisoners, for some…
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Threats as Arab MKs Disrupt Temple Mount Session
By GIL RONEN, ARUTZ 7— A Knesset debate on the implementation of equal Jewish prayer rights at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount degenerated into a shouting match Monday, as Arab Knesset Members used threatening words and aggressive body language to disrupt the meeting. Chairwoman of the Committee of Interior, MK Miri Regev (Likud), appeared largely helpless in…
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Palestinians: We Do Not Trust The Americans
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— “We want the Americans to be involved in the peace process. But the U.S. should focus its pressure on the Israelis and not on us. We want the Americans to force Israel to accept the two-state solution and dismantle all the illegal settlements.” — Senior aide to Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud…
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ObamaScare: A Lamentation for the Beloved Land
By VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— “Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, is obsolete. “It has existed in the past, it is here in the present, and will, alas, be there in the future. “The all-powerful state is not a new world that…
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Wish I’d said that
“I refused to accept the moral equivalence between Palstinian suicide attacks on innocent civilians an Israeli military actions intented to protect their people. My views came into sharper focus after 9/11. If the United States had the right to defend itself and prevent future attacks, other democracies had those rights, too.”— George W. Bush in…
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Behind the scenes of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
By ELIOR LEVY, YNET— US Secretary of State John Kerry is arriving in Israel on Tuesday as tensions surrounding peace talks reach boiling point. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently told Fatah officials that there has been no progress in the negotiations and warned talks could break down. He pointed a finger at Israel for linking…
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