Scripture reading for February 11, 2012
Torah: 18:1-20:23 “Yitro” (Jethro…) Haftorah: Isaiah 6:1-7:14; 9:6-7 New Testament: I Peter 2:23-24 Gospel: Matthew 8:5-20 “Neeknas” (He entered …)
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Israel embassies preparing for Iran strike?
By ITAMAR EICHNER, YNet — Preparing for Iran strike? Foreign embassies in Israel have recently started to formulate contingency plans to evacuate their citizens from the Jewish State in case of a missile attack on Israel. Senior officials in Jerusalem said that several diplomatic missions have shown great interest in preparing for various emergency situations,…
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Scavenger hunt in Jerusalem
BY RYAN JONES, TRAVELUJAH— There are so many fascinating experiences to be had in the Holy Land that it is difficult to call just one the “most unique,” but going on a historical scavenger hunt in Jerusalem’s Old City has got to rank pretty high on the uniqueness scale. Pilgrimage tours to Israel are nothing…
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Douglas Kear Murray is a British writer and commentator. He was the director of the Centre for Social Cohesion from 2007 until 2011, and is currently an associate director of the Henry Jackson Society. Murray appears regularly in the British broadcast media, commentating on issues from a conservative standpoint, and he is often critical of…
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Winning the campus battlefield
On the 26th of February, campuses across America will begin their eighth annual Israel Apartheid Week (IAW). The stated aim of IAW is “to educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system.” They believe that by doing so they will exert “urgent pressure on Israel to alter its current structure and practices…
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Netanyahu: Khamenei's Words Remind Us of Where We Live
BY ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delieverd a terse retort Sunday to the threats issued Friday by Iran’s “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and tied it to events in Syria. “We have received a reminder about what kind of a neighborhood we live in,” Netanyahu said at the start of the Cabinet session.…
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Israeli demonization week
BY MARK TAPSON, FRONTPAGEMAG— The title above may be a bit confusing, since the left and their media cohorts essentially treat every week as Israeli Demonization Week. So to be more precise: the official, organized, designated demonization of Israel known as Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is gearing up to launch later this month. IAW is…
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Obama: Israel hasn't made decision on Iran
BY REUTERS— President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran’s nuclear program and said there was no evidence that Iran has the “intentions or capabilities” to wage attacks on US soil. Asked in an NBC interview whether Israel was set to attack Iran, Obama…
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When the moderates are radicals, you’re in trouble
BY BARRY RUBIN— Dear readers, I’d like to share a secret. Every day I read articles, or some form of writing, by people who claim to be experts on the Middle East. I have read them on land; I have read them at sea; I have read them in the air. And they will never…
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Spot Report: Winning the campus battlefield
Think on this: “I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” (Isaiah 62:6-7) Pray on this: Grant our Father that…
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Fool me twice
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Former US congressman Robert Wexler is a man worth listening to. Wexler served as then-senator Barack Obama’s chief booster in the American Jewish community during the 2008 presidential campaign. He appeared everywhere and said anything to convince the American Jewish community that the same man who sat in the church pews…
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Gingrich vs. Romney On Israel
BY DAVID RUBIN— For those pro-Israel Americans who are still on the fence about which candidate to support in the Republican primaries, this particular American-Israeli would like to briefly scan some of the nuances on the campaign trail. With the notable exception of Congressman Ron Paul, who has harshly criticized Israel’s treatment of our Hamas-supporting…
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Provoking God’s Judgement
BY WILLIAM KOENIG, WATCH.ORG— For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. – 1 Kings 16:13, KJV The world is continuing its rapid acceleration toward the…
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‘Panetta believes Israel will attack Iran this spring'
BY YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST— United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta believes that Israel will attack Iran in April, May or June, the Washington Post reported Thursday. According to the report, written by the paper’s senior opinion writer David Ignatius, Panetta is concerned that Israel will launch an attack before Iran enters the so-called “immunity…
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Provoking God's Judgement
BY WILLIAM KOENIG, WATCH.ORG— For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. – 1 Kings 16:13, KJV The world is continuing its rapid acceleration toward the…
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BY ELAD BENARI, ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS— Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said on Wednesday that Israel wants to achieve peace with its Arab neighbors, but stressed that peace cannot come at the price of Israel’s existence. Speaking with Arutz Sheva on the sidelines of the 12th Annual Herzliya Conference, Ayalon said, “We have to be…
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