By ISRAEL TODAY— A team of archaeologists from Israel’s Antiquities Authority have unearthed an ancient synagogue with some very unique characteristics in a small Galilee village frequented by Jesus and his disciples. The synagogue was found in Migdal (known in the New Testament as Magdala), which sits just north of Tiberias on the shores of…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— “ Netanyahu will know how to work with Obama very well while at the same time safeguarding Israel’s interests,” Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who also acts as the Likud party’s election campaign chairman, said on Tuesday. “Netanyahu has the edge over all the other candidates in the diplomatic arena too, not just…
DetailsBy ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7— Hamas is already preparing for the next clash with Israel and its military wing recently test fired improved long-range missiles, the Yisrael Hayom daily reported on Sunday. The report in the Israeli newspaper was based on sources in the Palestinian Authority media. According to the reports, based on information from…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Despite his decision not to run in the upcoming elections, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert continues to attack the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Over the last two years we have spent more than NIS 11 billion of the defense budget on delusional adventures that were never implemented and never will…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Chuck Hagel hates Jews. Or should I say, he hates Jews who think that Jews have rights and that their rights should be defended, in Israel by the government and the IDF, in America by Israel’s supporters. As I mentioned before, it is not at all surprising that Obama appointed Hagel,…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 10:1–13:16, “Bo” (Enter… ) Haftorah: Jeremiah 46:13–28 New Testament: I Corinthians 11:20–24 Gospel: Luke 22:7–30 “Cashenigia ha’yom” (Then came the day … )
DetailsThink on this: “The Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.”…”Jesus the Messiah, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth.”…”I urge, then, first of all, that…
DetailsBy JONATHAN TOBIN— Chuck Hagel told the Lincoln Journal Star this week there wasn’t “one shred of evidence that anti-Israeli.” President Obama’s nominee to be secretary of defense claimed the criticism of his record and statements on both Israel and Iran is nothing but “falsehoods and distortions.” That’s a message that is being taken up…
DetailsBy BARRY RUBIN, RUBIN REPORT— I did a lot of soul-searching before writing my latest article, “After the Fall: What Do You Do When You Conclude America is (Temporarily or Permanently) Kaput?” Of course, I believed every word of it and have done so for a while. But would it depress readers too much? Would…
Details“You are not required to complete the task, you are not free to withdraw from it…but be aware that the reward of the righteous will be given in the World to Come.”—From the Talmud, Pirkea Avot 2:21
Think on this: “So when you see standing in the holy place the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel — let the reader understand — then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”…”Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who…
DetailsBy RON JAGER— While visiting New York over the past two weeks, spending one Shabbat in Oceanside, and another Shabbat in Hillcrest, meeting with a wide spectrum of supporters of Israel, I depart and return to Israel with a sense of sorrow and dismay. For many, Israel remains a focal point of their lives enriching…
DetailsBy VICTOR SHARPE, The phrase “Two State Solution” in referring to the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been embraced by politicians and journalists alike, repeated endlessly, and touted as the panacea for a “just and equitable” solution to the dispute. But it is based on erroneous geography and history; on a mixture of wishful thinking, naiveté and…
DetailsBy SHIRA SORKO-RAM, MAOZ— There is one phrase that every media network in the world knows and uses – “occupied territory.” This phrase shapes the orientation and perspective of literally the entire world. In its truest definition/meaning/understanding, occupied Palestinian territory means Israel is illegally occupying land belonging to someone else. In other words Israel is…
DetailsBy DAVID M. WEINBERG— My predictions for the local and regional scene in 2012 were spot on! I foresaw that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would fall over the 2013 budget; that Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich would eclipse former Kadima head Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid); that Netanyahu would act to solidify…
DetailsBy ROI KAIS, YNET— Egyptian media recently aired a video showing President Mohammed Morsi making harsh statements against Israel in 2010 when he served as the Muslim Brotherhood’s official spokesman. In the first clip, Morsi described “Zionists” as “blood suckers” “warmongers” and “descendants of apes and pigs.” “These futile (Israeli-Palestinian) negotiations are a waste of…
DetailsTorah: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “Va’era” (and I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14–33 Gospel: John 8:52–59 “Amrue lo” (They said to Him …)
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