Israel approves 900 additional homes in East Jerusalem

By ADIV STERMAN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Two days before the scheduled resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians, a diplomatic source said Monday that Israel secretly authorized construction of 900 new housing units in East Jerusalem. The Housing Ministry later confirmed that additional permits for housing construction had indeed been issued. The new units will…

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Paying the ultimate price, again

By YOSSI TZUR, ISRAEL HAYOM— Today (Monday) we bereaved families will once again hold a “ceremony” at the Supreme Court. Every few years, under one pretext or another, the government decides to release murderous terrorists. Perhaps in exchange for a captive soldier, perhaps to recover soldiers’ bodies, or merely as a precondition for talks. Talks,…

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Destruction of Israel guaranteed, ayatollah says

By REZA KAHLILI, WND— Iran’s supreme leader promises in a newly released audiotape the destruction of Israel and Palestinians’ return to that land. Fars News Agency, an outlet run by the Revolutionary Guards, last week posted an audiotape of excerpts of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s speeches to Palestinian officials and others with a title “Palestine will…

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When failure carries no cost

By CAROLINE GLICK– This week, after a three-and-a-half-year delay, US Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was finally placed on trial for massacring 13 and wounding 32 at Ft. Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009. Hasan was a self-identified jihadist. His paper and electronic trail provided mountains of evidence that he committed the massacre to advance…

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Rethinking Camp David

By JPOST— If Egyptian sources are to be believed, it was an Israeli drone that killed four terrorists belonging to the al-Qaida-affiliated Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis organization on Friday as they prepared to fire rockets at Israel from northern Sinai. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who neither confirmed nor denied that the IAF was responsible for the…

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Spot Report: Anti-Israel Jews

Think on this: “Come they say, ‘Let us destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.’ With one mind they plot together, they form an alliance against you.”… “Cover their faces with shame that men may seek your name O Yahweh. May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may…

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This week’s prayer points

Israel is facing many challenges right now. Here are a few for us to consider in prayer. 1. THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN “PEACE” PROCESS:  A most recent poll by Tel Aviv University showed that 79% of Israelis do not believe that these peace negotiations will lead to peace or bring a positive outcome to Israel. The next…

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This week's prayer points

Israel is facing many challenges right now. Here are a few for us to consider in prayer. 1. THE ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN “PEACE” PROCESS:  A most recent poll by Tel Aviv University showed that 79% of Israelis do not believe that these peace negotiations will lead to peace or bring a positive outcome to Israel. The next…

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Activists Demonstrate Against Temple Mount Discrimination

By KOCHAVA ROZENBAUM, ARUTZ 7— In wake of Tuesday’s decision by police officials in charge of the Temple Mount to ban non-Muslims entrance to the holy site, some two hundred protesters stood Wednesday morning at the foot of the Mugrabi entrance seeking to reverse their exclusion. The mass protest was prearranged following an announcement by…

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63% of Israeli Jews oppose major West Bank pullout, poll finds

By ASHER ZEIGER, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Most Israeli Jews would oppose a peace agreement with the Palestinians if it included a full West Bank pullout with land swaps to let Israel retain major settlement population centers, according to a new poll that appears to contradict the conclusions of other recent surveys. The poll, released Tuesday…

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Al Qaeda Flag Flies High Above Christian Churches

By RAYMOND IBRAHIM, GATESTONE— Days ago, al-Qaeda’s Egyptian leader, Ayman Zawahiri, portrayed the overthrow of Muhammad Morsi and the Brotherhood as a “Crusader” campaign led by Coptic Pope Tawadros II who, according to Zawahiri and other terrorists, is trying to create a Coptic state in Egypt. Since then, not only are Egypt’s Christians and churches…

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1,000-year-old Crusader hospital discovered in Jerusalem

By YORI YALON, ISRAEL HAYOM— A portion of a large hospital dating back to the Crusader period (1099-1291 C.E.) has been uncovered in Jerusalem’s Old City. The building, known from historical documents, collapsed during an earthquake in 1457 and was buried beneath rubble. The structure was discovered during excavation work conducted by the Israel Antiquities…

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America is at war with Islam

By EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— President Obama stated, while speaking in Cairo on June 4, 2009, “The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.” Since then he has made this same statement on numerous occasions. This is totally inaccurate. In truth, America is being lulled into a deep sleep as…

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Jerusalem on the table

By SHOULA ROMANO HORING, YNET— It is disgraceful that the United States, Israel’s best ally and friend, has never recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital even though it recognizes the claimed capitals of numerous brutal dictatorships and enemy nations. It is also shameful that the Europeans still call the eastern part of Jerusalem a “settlement” and…

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