By BARRY RUBIN, GLORIA— A short history of democracy in Egypt. In February 2011 the Mubarak regime fell. There was going to be a parliament elected in Egypt. The parliament was elected. Its election was invalidated. Today there is no parliament in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood said it would want to run one-third of the…
DetailsBy ILAN BERMAN, FORBES— Will Israel, in fact, attack Iran? That question, a perennial one in the debate over Iran’s nuclear program, has gained far greater urgency of late, as it is becoming increasingly clear that Western sanctions have failed to alter the Islamic Republic’s strategic trajectory. Yet no one knows the answer with certainty…
DetailsTorah: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9, “Shoftim” (Judges …) Haftorah: Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12 New Testament: I Timothy 1:12 – 17 Gospel: John 1:19 – 27, “Adutoe Yochanan” (Testimony of John …)
DetailsBy YAAKOV LAPPIN, JPOST— The Israeli and US navies completed a joint drill last week in the Mediterranean Sea. The exercise, dubbed Reliant Mermaid, focused on search and rescue maneuvers and involved helicopter landings on vessels, but also live fire. The US Navy stressed that the exercise was not associated with any real world events…
DetailsBy GUILIO MEOTTI, JPOST — America’s interest in Israel’s strategic value has always been the primary motivation for US support. The Israel-Iran countdown has begun, and with regard to Teheran’s nuclear race we are witnessing a great crisis in US-Israel relations. Will America help the tiny Jewish state? Can Israel trust the word of a…
DetailsBy ROTEM SELLA, GATESTONE INSTITUTE— In the on-going debate over an Israeli attack on Iran, attention has largely focused over the last few weeks on Israel and America, for good reason. But what about Russia? A very senior person in the Israeli gas industry tells me: “The Russians have been poking around here for a…
DetailsBy AFP– The “cancerous tumor” of Israel is the biggest problem confronting Muslim countries today, Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday, repeating an epithet slammed just days earlier by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and US and EU officials. In a speech marking Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Ayatollah Ali…
DetailsBy ISRAEL HAYOM— Israeli Ambassador to U.S. Michael Oren tells Israel Hayom that if Israel attacks Iran, the Jewish state will receive widespread support from ordinary Americans and Congress, while President Barack Obama “will continue to recognize our right to defend ourselves on our own” • Meanwhile, former Israel Air Force head says U.S. military…
DetailsIsraeli Member of Knesset Ari Abramowitz says on Fox News: “Israel sees a month of conflict in possible Iran War”
Think on this: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:3) Pray on this: Heavenly Father, we support Israel because you have told us in the Scriptures to comfort your people and speak tenderly to Jerusalem. We…
DetailsBy DORE GOLD, ISRAEL HAYOM– In the internal debate in Israel over the subject of Iran, it is generally assumed by many that at the end of the day the U.S. will destroy the nuclear infrastructure of Iran when it becomes clear that sanctions and negotiations have failed. But is that a reliable assumption? True,…
DetailsBy HISHAM JARALLAH, GATESTONE INSTITUTE— Instead if using the billions of dollars that were given to them by Americans and Europeans to create new jobs, the PLO leadership stole most of the funds and later blamed Israel for damaging the Palestinian economy. As the Arab countries continue to impose strict employment restrictions on Palestinians, Israel…
DetailsBy CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— In 1949, the Communist takeover of China rattled the US foreign policy establishment to its core. China’s fall to Communism was correctly perceived as a massive strategic defeat for the US. The triumphant Mao Zedong placed China firmly in the Soviet camp and implemented foreign policies antithetical to US interests. For…
DetailsLast month, Iran’s president Ahmadinejad insisted that the “annihilation of the Zionist regime” is a mission of global importance. He said “Any freedom lover and justice seeker in the world must do its best for the annihilation of the Zionist regime in order to pave the path for the establishment of justice and freedom in…
DetailsThe British broadcast authority, which has often been charged with bias against Israel, listed “East Jerusalem” as the capital for the “Palestinian Olympic team” while leaving Israel listed without a capital. After Israel and Jews around the world complained, the BBC partly corrected its mistake and stated that Israel’s “seat of government is Jerusalem” while…
DetailsThou wilt arise, and have compassion upon Zion; for it is time to be gracious unto her, for the appointed time has come. For Thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and love her dust. So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth Thy glory; When…
DetailsBy VIC ROSENTHAL, FRESNO ZIONISM— The single greatest misconception about the conflict between Israel and its neighbors is that it’s about the Palestinians. A corollary to this is the idea that creating a Palestinian state would be a step toward peace. Focusing on the relations between Israel and the Palestinians turns the conflict inside out.…
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