Gohmert in Exclusive Interview: Israel will Never 'Buy' Peace

By LOUIS GOHMERT, ARUTZ 7– Louis Gohmert, a Christian member of the United States Congress, spoke to Arutz Sheva regarding American efforts to jumpstart the peace process, Jewish biblical rights to the land of Israel, and the united support of U.S. members of Congress for the Jewish state. “You can search the history of Israel…

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Jordan, the most logical Palestinian State

By EARL COX, JPOST — However, there is another important factor that always seems to get left out of all “two state solution” discussions. It is the fact that there already is a Palestinian state so what they are really talking about is a “three state solution.” There is a country called Jordan bordering Israel…

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Feiglin: We've handed over Negev to Arabs

By GIL RONEN, ARUTZ7— MK Moshe Feiglin, a maverick member of the Likud faction, wrote Tuesday on his Facebook page that the vote for regulation of Bedouin lands in the Negev Monday was a defeat for the Jewish people. “Last night, Likud and Bayit Yehudi handed over the Negev to the Bedouins,” he wrote. “The…

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Prayer for our country

We are indeed in a place of great sadness concerning the decision our Nation has made with gay marriage. We can only plead for mercy as judgment becomes inevitable. This prayer burst into the public consciousness back in January of 1996, when the Rev. Joe Wright, senior pastor of the 2,500-member Central Christian Church in…

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Hate, not time, is the enemy of peace

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN, COMMENTARY— Secretary of State John Kerry is playing with fire. Having embarked on a high-profile effort to revive the moribund Middle East peace process, Kerry has acted as if there is no downside to ratcheting up pressure on the parties with little apparent chance of actually achieving progress. Palestinian Authority head…

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This week's prayer points

1.    John Kerry is set to arrive in Israel Kerry is headed to Israel on Thursday to add pressure to the Israel/Palestinian peace process, by presenting requirements and “opportunities” for both parties.  Kerry has been making repeated trips (5 in all) to Israel since March, and with each visit, the situation becomes more dangerous. Kerry…

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Jewish civil rights and priatization

By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Nitzan Alon has done it again. You may recall that Alon was the “senior military official,” who as commander of the Judea and Samaria Division blamed the massacre of the Fogel family in March 2011 on undefined acts of vandalism in Arab villages allegedly carried out by…

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Mass Ethiopian aliya to end in August

By TIMES OF ISRAEL— The Jewish Agency is preparing to end mass aliya from Ethiopia with two final flights consisting of 400 immigrants on August 28. The Jewish Agency emissary to Ethiopia, Asher Seyum, made the announcement in a brief letter, saying the Jewish Agency will hand over its aid compounds in the Ethiopian city…

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Palestinians: "No Jews Allowed!"

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— “We will approve the meeting on condition there are no Jews.” This is what you are likely to hear these days if you request a meeting with any senior Palestinian Authority official in the West Bank. Palestinian journalists who try to arrange meetings or interviews with Palestinian Authority representatives for…

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Who Are the Refugees?

By DAVID RUBIN— Anyone who travels through Israel sees the many brand new SUV vehicles of UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Its main activity in Israel is providing assistance to the Arab residents of Judea and Samaria, the so called West Bank. These residents are commonly known as “the Palestinian refugees”. In…

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