Guess who's chairing the UN's nuclear disarmament conference?

By ISRAEL HAYOM The United States said Monday it would refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the U.N. forum on nuclear disarmament being chaired by Iran, because countries under U.N. sanctions should not be allowed to hold such positions. Erin Pelton, spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, said in…

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The church of Scotland's scandel

By DENNIS PRAGER— Earlier this month, the Church of Scotland issued a report titled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A Report on the ‘Promised Land.’” The essence of the report is that according to the Bible, Jews have no more attachment to the land of Israel than anyone else. Hence “promised land” is in quotation marks…

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Serbia and Israel: Shared glory and tragedy

By VICTOR SHARPE— Tomislav Nikolic, the president of Serbia, has just began an official state visit to Israel. This is the first time that President Nikolic has traveled to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem, and perhaps the first time a leader of Serbia has done so. It is very fitting that Serbia and Israel should have political,…

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NGOs vs. those who serve Israel

By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— In 2010, Cpl. Eleanor Joseph became the first female Arab combat soldier in the IDF. Joseph, a Christian Arab told Ma’ariv that her good luck charm is a drawing of the Star of David with the caption: “I have no other land, even when my ground is burning.” Her commander drew…

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Taking time off from the world

By RON JAGER— Winston Churchill has been quoted as saying “Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are beyond question the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has ever appeared in the world.”  A huge proportion of shapers of the modern…

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The Ugly Head of Christian Anti-Semitism Rises in the Church of Scotland

By MESSIANIC JEWISH LEADERSHIP — At its General Assembly, beginning May 18, the Church of Scotland will consider a report by its Church and Society Council, entitled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A report on the ‘promised land.’” The report, first released on May 3, was withdrawn for revision on May 8. Leaders of several international…

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Jews attacked for praying on the Temple Mount

BY ISRAEL TODAY— Five Jewish men were arrested on Wednesday for quietly praying atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, an expression of faith that caused the many Muslims around them to explode in fury. Police stationed at the sensitive holy site said a mob of Muslims gathered around the Jewish men, hurling insults and nearly coming to…

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Netanyahu: China's Great Wall an example for Israel

By DAVID LEV, ARUTZ 7— On a tour of the Great Wall of China Thursday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that the wall was an apt simile for Israel’s situation. China had constructed a wall to defend itself, and Israel must do something similar, he said. “Just like the Chinese defended themselves by locking themselves…

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Assad vows 'strategic revenge' on Israel, modeled on Hezbollah

By ISRAEL HAYOM— Syria will “give Hezbollah everything” in recognition of its support and will follow the terror group’s model of “resistance” against Israel, a Lebanese newspaper on Thursday quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying, AFP reported. Assad’s comments, published by Al-Akhbar, reportedly came during meetings with Lebanese visitors in Damascus and appeared intended to…

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Kerry betting on the wrong horses

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE-— The Arab League foreign ministers who met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington last week were convinced that they had a mandate from the Palestinians to talk about possible land swaps between Israel and a future Palestinian state. Ahead of their departure to the US, the ministers…

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The 11th century Shavuot poem

Before the reading of the Torah, on the first day of Shavuot, a beautiful 11th century poem called Akdamut is recited in the Synagogue. This poem was written by Rabbi Meir bar Yitzchak from Worms, Germany. Akdamut consists of praise for God, His Torah, and His people.  In most synagogues the poem is read responsively:…

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Israel's objective in Syria

By EDMUND SANDERS and PATRICK J. MCDONNELL— With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the Arab Spring’s most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria’s civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The bombings of targets near the Syrian capital — including two strikes in a 48-hour period beginning…

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