The Mystery of Babylon

By Eric Teitelman, House of David Ministries—- We read in Jeremiah: “Flee from the midst of Babylon, and every one save his life! Do not be cut off in her iniquity, for this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance; He shall recompense her” (Jeremiah 51:6, NKJV). There are varying theological opinions about this verse.…

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Red Alert: What’s Your Perspective on History?

By Amy Zewe— What’s Your Perspective on History? Sometimes it seems like decades and centuries past by and are but footnotes or textbook chapters for us to know about and then move on with our everyday lives. But let us really look at history in some context. For example, Prince Philip recently passed at age…

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Iran’s Goals

By Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker— What if Iran doesn’t actually plan to use a nuclear weapon? What if Iran wants, as various of its officials have said over the years, to prevent being toppled the way Saddam Hussein was, or Moammar Gaddafi or Hosni Mubarak? To prevent a 20-year U.S.-led invasion like that of Afghanistan?…

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Iranian fuel tanker attacked by drone, Israel suspected

By Seth Frantzman, JPost— An Iranian tanker was reportedly attacked off the Syrian coast on Saturday, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It was unclear what had happened, as Iran media was slow to report details. However, the Syrian state media did quote an oil ministry member as saying a fire took…

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Walking for Sarah

By Inna Rogatchi, Times of Israel— A week ago, we felt deep pain and utter indignation, after hearing on the simply unbelievable insult of justice and common sense, after the French Court of Cassation upheld the previous scandalous decision in the case of the vicious murder of Sarah Halimi, the Jewish French teacher and physician…

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Iran and Israel: Once Friends, Now Foes

By 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…

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Why are so many North American Orthodox rabbis silent on aliyah?

By 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…

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Why France Refuses to Prosecute an Antisemitic Murderer

By 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…

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One New Man, Week 5, Shared Teachings from Jim Hutchens

In 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…

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IDF Preparing for Escalation as PA Election Set to be Postponed

By 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…

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Netanyahu gives up on forming a government

By 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…

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It’s lucky the Palestinians have Israel to blame

By 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…

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Red Alert: Why Follow the Money?

By 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…

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Hezbollah Steps Up Preparations for Lebanon’s Collapse

By 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…

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Palestinian Elections: As In 2006, A Dangerous Idea

By 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…

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