Shavuot and the Nakba: a history lesson

By DR. REUVEN BERKO, ISRAEL HAYOM— As Israeli Jews celebrated the holiday of Shavuot on Wednesday, Palestinians commemorated their 65th Nakba Day, which begins on May 15 according to their calendar. This confluence of dates is a historical jest that has a lot to teach us. For Jews, this holiday is one of the three…

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Hezbollah to open ‘new front’ in Golan Heights

By MICHAL SHMULOVICH, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Iran has convinced Syria to allow Hezbollah to open a “new front” against Israel in the Golan Heights, the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat reported Wednesday. Tehran, seeking to prevent the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government, asked Damascus if Hezbollah could set up a new military front against…

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A Palestinian Arab State / A Palestinian Arab People? They Never Existed!

By EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— Prime Minister Netanyahu is being pressured from all sides, and especially the Obama Administration, to restart peace talks and give up Judea and Samaria for a Palestinian state. The pleas come shrouded in willful ignorance that there is no true Arab Palestinian people, and the Arabs making the demands are…

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A unique gift for Father's Day

Looking for gifts for Father’s Day (June 16) that show your support for Israel? I guarantee you won’t find these Israel Flag fishing lures being offered anywhere else! One of our readers, Ed, in Florida has volunteered his time and talents to make fishing lures for Israel!  Ed handmakes these fresh water lures from red…

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Has Iran crossed Netanyahu's 'Red Line'?

By CHARLES BYBELEZER, FRONTPAGE-— In one the most important and overlooked articles written about the Iranian nuclear threat, the Jerusalem Post’s Gil Hoffman recently qualified statements made by former Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin that Tehran had crossed the “red line” delineated by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in his speech to the UN…

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Calling all Watchmen on the Wall: Prayer points

  **Pray that during this holiday of Shavuot, the scriptures will come ALIVE in the hearts and minds of the Jewish people … especially the leaders. **Pray that a new understanding of the word of YHVH would dawn upon the people. **Pray that a powerful appetite and apprehension of the word would fill the people…

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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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