Scripture reading for May 5, 2012
Torah:Leviticus 21:1 — 24:23 “Emor” (Say…) Haftorah: Ezekiel 44:15–31 New Testament: I Peter 2:4–10 Gospel: Matthew 24:1–35 “Betzeto” (He departed…)
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Triple play! Obama blows off Congress, funds Palestinians, lies about PA stance on Israel
BY ANDREW C. MCCARTHY, NATIONAL REVIEW— Friday night news dump: President Obama has decided to provide $192 million to the Palestinian Authority despite Congress’s freeze on PA funding after its president, Mahmoud Abbas, attempted to declare statehood unilaterally last September, in violation of the PA’s treaty commitments. Obama’s “waiver” of the restrictions on Congress’s Palestinian…
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Israel's move towards early vote may shelve attack on Iran
BY EDMUND SANDERS, LA TIMES— Israel’s move toward early elections is the latest sign that its threatened attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities is unlikely to take place in the coming months. Though no final decision has been made about moving up national elections slated for next year, the Knesset, or parliament, is talking about dissolving…
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What the evangelicals give the Jews
BY MICHAEL MEDVED, COMMENTARY— Many Jewish voters this November will find themselves at a crossroads: Will they accept their deep disappointment with Barack Obama and vote for his reelection, or will they overcome their own discomfort with Christian evangelicals and vote for the Republican candidate? The irrepressible argument about the appropriate relationship between the Jewish…
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Another rare Bible find in Jerusalem dig
BY WND— Jerusalem archaeologists digging in the remains of the closest building to the First Temple yet excavated announced today the discovery of a seal bearing the name Matanyahu, or Mattaniah, as it is rendered in most English-language Bibles. According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, the “remains of a building dating to the end of…
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What connects Israelis to Israel?
BY SEGI MALAMED,TRAVELUJAH— Living in the gentle hills of Hoshaya near to ancient Sepphoris in the Galilee, outside the hustle and bustle of central Israel, Segi Malamed remains quite attuned to the pulse of the country. His blog below provides an insightful perspective on the current state of the Israeli consciousness. During Passover vacation I…
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Google autocomplete: Shades of IBM
BY SHOSHANA BRYEN, THE TIMES OF ISRAEL– Readers of Edwin Black’s chilling bestseller “IBM and the Holocaust” know that IBM was collecting data on Jews in Europe for Nazi Germany. Not just names, but whole families structures, addresses, business holdings, bank accounts, occupations, and language skills were tabulated on Hollerith machines. Beginning with census information…
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BY ELAD BENARI, ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS— A British supermarket chain is extending a boycott of goods from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and will now shun any supplier known to source from these areas. In a statement released Saturday and quoted by AFP, the Co-Operative Group said, “Following an audit of the Group’s supply…
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The trouble with Europe
BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS— From time to time come reminders that the disease of anti-Semitism remains deeply embedded and very widespread in Europe. Some of these are predictable, coming from the extreme right or extreme left, but once in a while comes a reminder that deserves special attention. Yesterday the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published a story…
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Iran optimistic as Obama capitulates
BY GABE KAHN, ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS— An Iranian envoy voiced hope on Monday that talks with the UN nuclear watchdog in mid-May would help resolve “outstanding issues.” However, Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, again ruled out any halt to Tehran’s controversial uranium enrichment program. The International Atomic Energy Agency said on…
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Coughlin – Israel mustn't forget Iran is committed to its destruction
BY CON COUGHLIN, THE TELEGRAPH— One of the great strengths of the Israeli state, which sets it apart from all its neighbours in the Middle East, is its vibrant democracy, which is far more likely to hold its politicians to account than outside critics who have no idea about the complexities of the country’s internal…
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Most Israelis support US-led Iran strike
BY GILL HOFFMAN, JPOST— An overwhelming majority of Israelis would support America leading an international consortium of air forces in a military strike on Iran if sanctions and diplomatic talks fail, according to a Smith Research poll sponsored by The Jerusalem Post. Editor-in-chief Steve Linde announced the results of the survey at The Jerusalem Post…
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Early Israeli elections and their implications
BY JOSHUA MITNICK, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled on Sunday for the first time that he is liable to move up Israel’s elections from next year to this year to take advantage of his lead in opinion polls over the country’s fractured opposition. Though Mr. Netanyahu’s record of sounding the alarm…
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Netanyahu's father dies at age of 102
BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israel on Monday collectively mourned the passing of Benzion Netanyahu, scholar, Zionist leader, and father of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He was 102. Unsurprising considering his age, Benzion Netanyahu was around for the rebirth of the Jewish state, and played a leading role in that miraculous episode. Benzion Netanyahu was…
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B'tayavon: The noodle kugel
“Um, What is a Kugel?” When I first asked this question at a Sabbath dinner, it was like I had just stamped the letters “G-E-N-T-I-L-E” on my forehead. As it turns out, kugels are as common in a Jewish Ashkenazi kitchen as jambalaya is in my Louisiana home. Kugels are baked puddings, usually with egg…
DetailsTill death do us part, Islamic style
BY RON JAGER— Obama’s support of the Islamic Brotherhood in Egypt during the “Arab Spring” has created a majority for Islamic organizations in the Egyptian Parliament. Obama has created a Middle Eastern political environment that has taken Egypt’s recent modernization back 1000 years. This by the way is typical of Obama’s foreign policy “accomplishments” who…
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The noodle kugel
“Um, What is a Kugel?” When I first asked this question at a Sabbath dinner, it was like I had just stamped the letters “G-E-N-T-I-L-E” on my forehead. As it turns out, kugels are as common in a Jewish Ashkenazi kitchen as jambalaya is in my Louisiana home. Kugels are baked puddings, usually with egg…
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