Scripture Reading for February 9, 2013
Torah: Exodus 21:1–24:18, “Mishpatim” (Judgmensts) Haftorah: II Kings 12:1–17 New Testament: Romans 2:17–29 Gospel: Matthew 5:17–20, “Hizri” (Repent …)
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James, the Ambitious Disciple
By DANIEL MCCABE— “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 Now there have been eight head coaches. Once there was only the one. A legend. My hero. For twenty-nine years Tom Landry coached the Dallas Cowboys.…
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Spot Report: Will all Jews by saved?
Think of this: “I do not want you to be ignorant of the mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved.” Pray on this: Speed the day our Father, when…
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UN: Israel must withdraw from Judea, Samaria
By CHANA YA’AR, ARUTZ7— The United Nations says Israel must withdraw all of its citizens from the regions of Judea and Samaria. The recommendation came in a report issued Thursday by the U.N. Human Rights Council, which has a history of passing numerous biased resolutions condemning Israel for various alleged ‘crimes’ each year. “Israel must,…
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'Israel, Vatican near historic relationship upgrade'
By HERB KEINON, JPOST— After 14 years of glacial negotiations, Israel and the Vatican are on the verge of signing a long-elusive agreement that would formalize diplomatic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said on Tuesday. Ayalon’s comments to The Jerusalem Post came after a meeting in Jerusalem of a working commission that has been…
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US warns Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah
By YITZHAK BENHORIN, YNET-— The White House on Thursday warned Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah, as tensions mounted following reported Israeli raids on a military research center and a weapons convoy. “Syria should not further destabilize the region by transferring weaponry to Hezbollah,” said Ben Rhodes, a US deputy national security advisor. The…
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Is the Obama administration deliberately feeding the flames in Egypt?
By VICTOR SHARPE, AMERICAN THINKER— What the Muslim Brotherhood’s victory in Egypt meant was the end of any hope on the part of secularists, women, and especially Egyptian Christians who were yearning for equal rights and the beginning of a true and enlightened fledgling democracy. Instead, they will now be forced to endure ominous Islamic…
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Is Iran Trying to Start Another War
By STEPHEN BRYEN and SHOSHANA BRYEN, GATESTONE— Israeli jets struck something Tuesday night; Wednesday’s guessing game has been, “what was it?” First reports from Western news services said the Israeli Air Force hit a convoy of weapons moving west from Syria toward, or even in Lebanon. A Lebanese army source said nothing was hit there…
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'Israel strikes Syrian weapons cache en route to Hezbollah'
By REUTERS— Israeli forces attacked a convoy on the Syrian-Lebanese border on Wednesday, sources told Reuters, after Israelis warned their Lebanese enemy Hezbollah against using chaos in Syria to acquire anti-aircraft missiles or chemical weapons. “The target was a truck loaded with weapons, heading from Syria to Lebanon,” said one Western diplomat, adding that the…
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Jewish Democrats: Open your eyes and your mind
By PAUL MILLER — JPOST MAGAZINE — American Jews love Democrats. Our devotion to the party dates back to the early 20th century, which is also the last time a Republican candidate for president acquired more than 40 percent of the Jewish vote. Warren G. Harding, the 29th US president, captured the hearts of 43%…
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Wish I'd said that
“Accomplishments such as I have seen in Palestine can be attained only when human spirit is fired by an ideal which reaches beyond the individual to the group and on into the future. Since the destruction of the Temple nearly two thousand years ago, the longing for Palestine (Israel) has been ever present with the…
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Welcome to State of Palestine
By ASAF ROMIROWSKY, YNET— Nationalism and peoplehood are just part of the ingredients of statehood, or rather state building. Pronouncing their existence does not actually connote that the work is actually being done. The best illustration of this imaginary state is the newly inaugurated Palestinian one, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas officially changed his government’s…
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Israel's Bread and Butter Dilemma
By RON JAGER, One week after Israel’s elections, it is fairly accurate to state that the public voted almost exclusively on alleviating the alleged plight of Israel’s middle class, ignoring issues pertinent to security and foreign policy issues. The only valid interpretation of the election results in light of what was on the voter’s mind…
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Temper the Optimism About Fordow Blast
By JONATHAN S. TOBIN — COMMENTARY — Iran’s official denial of reports of a major explosion at its underground nuclear facility in Fordow is heartening for those who are hoping that the rumors about a setback for the Islamist regime are true. The optimistic scenario would be based on the notion that if Iran is…
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Israeli minister welcomes report of huge blast at Iran nuclear plant
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— Israel’s Home Front Defense Minister Avi Dichter on Sunday welcomed a report that Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility had been rocked by a huge explosion. The report was published Friday on the website wnd.com, under the sensational headline: “Sabotage! Key Iranian nuclear facility hit?” It claimed that a blast deep within Fordo…
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Evangelical leader: Israel is safest place on earth
By SAM SOKOL, JPOST— Apostolate Renê Terra Nova, the head of the International Restoration Ministries in Manaus, Brazil, has brought tens of thousands of Christians to Israel over the past 10 years and says that his followers “leave this country in love and become ambassadors of Israel.” Terra Nova, who is the leader of one…
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