Israeli rabbis remain hesitant to accept Christian support

BY ISRAEL TODAY— These days there is no shortage of Christians worldwide who wish to support the Jewish state in any number or ways. But often these Christians hit a brick wall when the Israelis they seek to support are religious Jews wary of Christian aid. The hesitation is understandable given the centuries of Christian…

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Video: Israel's 'Magna Carta'

The 1920 San Remo resolution answered a fundamental issue that still plagues the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks today: whether Israel has a right to the land… At last the truth has come out.  Here is a short history of what happened in San Remo, Italy in 1920 when the powers of the time ( England, France;…

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Top five reasons why the apartheid analogy is fatally flawed

BY SHELLEY NEESE— This month campuses across America began their ninth annual Israel Apartheid Week (IAW). As the name suggest, the protest organizers aim to equate the government of Israel with South Africa’s apartheid regime. The protestors want to paint Israel as a racist, bigoted country that deserves international condemnation. By successfully creating a link between the South…

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Israel prepares for Obama visit

By ISRAEL HAYOM— With the U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic visit fast approaching, a preparatory meeting was held on Sunday at the Prime Minister’s Office attended by representatives of both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, as well as officials from the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, Israel Police, Jerusalem municipality and Ben-Gurion International…

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Who are these moralists?

BY DOUGLAS MURRAY, GATESTONE— Syria’s civil war has now entered its third calendar year. With worse still to come, in recent days it has been estimated that the number of people killed in Syria since the uprising began now stands at more than 90,000. Any death is a tragedy for someone and the people close…

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Is Israel an apartheid state?

Is Israel an Apartheid State? Dennis Prager provides the definitive answer. He also explains why some people ask it. This question would be absurd if people didn’t take it seriously. Their motive is often disingenuous. They want to de-legitimize Israel by trying to link it to Apartheid South Africa. Visit www.PragerUniversity.com to learn more about…

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Obama: Bad president, good for Israel?

By BARRY RUBIN, GLORIA— I have just returned from briefing a high-ranking official of country X on the Middle East. We kept coming back to a vital theme: the incredibly shrinking power of the United States. Try to explain American behavior to neutral, open-minded third parties for whom US policy activities have become just plain…

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Video: Avinu Malchenu

Avinu Malkeinu is a Jewish prayer for forgiveness. It is a Jewish prayer recited during Jewish services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well on the Ten Days of Repentance from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur. There are many verses to the song but a rough translation of a portion of the supplication goes…

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Locusts invade Israel and Egypt

By ISRAEL TODAY— A 1-million strong swarm of locusts that broke away from the plague-sized multitude that continues to attack northern Egypt invaded Israel on Tuesday, only to be stopped in its tracks a day later. The locusts crossed the Sinai Peninsula into southern Israel overnight Monday. By Wednesday morning it had reached the northern…

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Netanyahu Gesture to Obama: Territory Giveaway to Palestinians

By YORI YANOVER, JEWISH PRESS— In anticipation of U.S. President Barack Obama visit to Israel at the end of this month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a significant package of gestures to the Palestinians, Maariv reports. The security system has submitted to Netanyahu its recommendations for goodwill gestures, with the stated proviso that these…

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An American Jew in Israel

By NAOMI REGAN — The American consulate seems to be exclusively aimed at benefiting West Bank and east Jerusalem Palestinians. Remember that scene in “Not Without My Daughter” when Sally Field sees the American flag waving over the American Embassy in Istanbul as she flees Iran? “We’re home baby, we’re home,” she tells her daughter.…

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Time For A New Peace Process

BY DAVID RUBIN— With the planned visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to Israel later this month, speculation is building as to the main focus that he will be bringing to his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While pundits on both sides of the ocean are expecting the two leaders to put a…

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Israel's Top Award for Less Than Top Support?

BY EARL COX, ISRAEL ALWAYS— First, it was a bit surprising to hear the news that the United States President Barack Obama is planning to visit Israel in March. That’s surprising because, with all his multitudinous travels, the president did not once visit Israel during his entire first term in office. Secondly, it is even…

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