By RUTHIE BLUM, ISRAEL HAYOM— It is a rare political leader in Israel who has defiled the concept of peace as consistently and unabashedly as President Shimon Peres. And if it weren’t for the Orwellian universe that much of mankind currently occupies, his endless abuse of the term would have led to his being totally…
DetailsBy ALAN DERSHOWITZ, GATESTONE— Among those being considered to succeed Pope Benedict XVI is a notorious anti-Semite, Cardinal Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras. His name has appeared on various media short lists and his photograph was featured, along with other possible candidates, on the front page of the Miami Herald. He was also under consideration…
DetailsBy REUTERS— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu thanked outgoing Pope Benedict on Monday for his efforts to shore up often troubled relations between the Roman Catholic Church and Jews, including with his 2009 visit to the Holy Land. That trip, in which the German-born Benedict paid respects at Israel’s main Holocaust memorial, was seen by many…
DetailsBy JONATHAN SCHANZER, FDD POLICY BRIEF— Multiple sources suggest that the winds of war are blowing to Israel’s north, and that such a war could erupt very soon. Lebanese parliamentarian Jean Ogassapian of the Future Bloc issued a warning over the weekend of “dangers of an Israeli strike against Lebanon. There is information that Israel…
DetailsBy DEBKAFILE— President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Iran was a “nuclear state” during his Cairo visit two weeks ago. Saturday, Feb. 16, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shed more light by saying, “Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons but no power could stop Tehran’s access to an atomic bomb if it intended to build it. debkafile:…
DetailsThe Tarantino Spoof: http://www.mostwatchedtoday.com/tag/dejesus-uncrossed/ Think of this: ” I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 27:20–30:10, “Tetzavah” (You shall command …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 43:10–27 New Testament: Hebrews 13:7–17 Gospel: Matthew 12: 1–8, “Adon Ha Shabbat” (Lord of the Sabbath …)
DetailsBy Beata Andonia and Elisa Moed, TRAVELUJAH— For the first time ever, Herod the Great has become the subject of an extraordinary exhibition at the Israel Museum entitled “The Kings Final Journey”. The exhibit, which opened to great fanfare yesterday, includes over 250 artifacts collected from the archaeological remains of several buildings and palaces constructed by…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— In recent weeks, I have been somewhat surprised by the many voices that have been raised by American Jews calling on Israel and the Israeli public to protest against Obama’s expected visit to the State of Israel next month. Even Abe Lincoln has been enlisted to impel Israel to revolt against the…
DetailsBy JEROME R. CORSI, WND— Editor’s note: The following video shows Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, addressing Pope Benedict XVI on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Did Pope Benedict XVI line up his successor and then resign to fulfill a 900-year-old prophecy that the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church would…
DetailsHavenu Shalom Aleichem sung by the Effi Netzer Singers from the album, Israel Celebrates 60 Years of Independence. אנחנו מביאים שלום אליך Havenu Shalom Aleichem is a traditional Jewish song. The title lyrics means “we bring you peace”.
DetailsBy BARRY RUBIN, PJ MEDIA— While the State of the Union message was overwhelmingly domestically oriented, the foreign policy sections were most interesting. I’ll review them here. The president began in the same neo-patriotic mode used in the second inaugural address, with a special emphasis on thanking U.S. troops. He used the imagery of the…
DetailsBy DANIEL MCCABE “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8 April 2005 brought a shower of blessing to our home, wrapped in a light blue blanket and named Baby Zach. We had looked forward to this day all our lives and even pictured the day in…
DetailsBy STEVE ELWART, K-HOUSE — Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Ratzinger) announced Monday that he will officially resign on February 28 of this year. When he does so, he will be the first pope to voluntarily leave the post since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. Speculations about possible cover-ups have already started, but Ratzinger has…
DetailsBy MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST Even though Israel’s new coalition government has yet to be formed, international pressure is already starting to mount on the Jewish state to make concessions to the Palestinians. At a press conference last week with US Vice President Joe Biden, French President Francois Hollande went out of his way to stress…
DetailsBy FRANK GAFFNEY, JWREVIEW— Last week, 25 Republican senators wrote a letter to a former member of their caucus and the man President Obama wants to lead the Defense Department, demanding full disclosure of his financial dealings. To date, Sen. Chuck Hagel has demonstrated afresh his contempt for the legislature by declining to do so.…
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