Netanyahu: Zionism succeeded because of Christian support

By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday stated that Zionism and the rebirth of the Jewish state would not have succeeded without the backing and support of Christian Zionism. Netanyahu was speaking at a rededication ceremony for the landmark windmill situated at the entrance to Mishkenot Sha’ananim, the first neighborhood…

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How many millionaires live in the "impoverished" Gaza strip?

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— If the Egyptian army succeeds in demolishing the underground smuggling tunnels that keep Hamas running, it could mark the end of the Islamists’ rule over the Gaza Strip. But if Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood tie the hands of the Egyptian army’s generals and keep them…

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If Jesus the Settler Entered Bethlehem Today

By GIULIO MEOTTI, ARUTZ 7— The century of Joseph Goebbels has taught all of us that a lie starts as a very small one, but if it is not corrected, it festers like a virus destroying truth. A few days ago, the United Church of Canada, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, and South Africa’s government…

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B'tayavon: Orange, onion and date salad

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ teaspoon cumin pinch of cinnamon pinch of cayenne pepper 1 red onion, sliced thin ½ cup lemon juice, fresh ½ salt, divided 1 ½ lemons, seeded and the flesh chopped in chunks 6 dates, cut into thin slivers 4 large oranges, peeled and sliced thin Directions 1) For the…

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GOP Convention's Rabbi-in-Chief

By YAIR ROSENBERG, TABLET— With all the speculation in recent weeks over whether Mitt Romney would tap a fellow Mormon to deliver a prayer at the Republican National Convention, one never would have guessed that the opening invocation would be delivered by a rabbi. But on Tuesday afternoon, when the convention makes its belated beginning…

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Israel warns Iran to choose between nukes and survival

By ISRAEL HAYOM— The “dictatorial, evil, and bloodthirsty” Iranian regime must be immediately placed in a position in which it needs to choose between developing nuclear weapons and its own survival, Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya’alon said on Tuesday at a memorial ceremony in Bulgaria for the victims of last month’s terrorist attack in Burgas.…

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Ron Jager defends Judea and Samaria's water usage

By RON JAGER, DAILY BEAST— Kathleen Peratis’s recent visit to Judea and Samaria, that is those communities located in what she calls the West Bank, has only reinforced the perception that Jewish leaders representing the Liberal left wing of American Jewry visiting Israel will always don their one-dimensional sunglasses upon landing at Ben-Gurion airport. No…

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Roasted pepper and walnut dip

Ingredients 1 cup walnuts, toasted and cooled 12 ounces jarred roasted red peppers, drained and rinsed ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper ¼ cup dry bread crumbs 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon molasses 1 teaspoon honey ½ teaspoon ground cumin ¾ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons olive oil Directions 1) Place all the ingredients in a food…

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B'tayavon: Roasted pepper and walnut dip

Ingredients 1 cup walnuts, toasted and cooled 12 ounces jarred roasted red peppers, drained and rinsed ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper ¼ cup dry bread crumbs 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon molasses 1 teaspoon honey ½ teaspoon ground cumin ¾ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons olive oil Directions 1) Place all the ingredients in a food…

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Iran forced to backtrack on guided nuclear tour for NAM leaders and Ban

By DEBKAFILE— Tehran was forced to eat crow and backtrack on its ploy for winning international recognition for its nuclear program by showing Non-Aligned Summit leaders and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon around its nuclear sites. The tour was planned for Wednesday, Aug. 29. It would have been a mockery of US-promoted nuclear diplomacy, International…

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Abbas Denies Jewish Temple and Christian Theology

By TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7— Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas frequently refers to the “alleged” Jewish Temple, but if it was not Jewish, there is no basis for Christian belief, as written in the New Testament in Matthew (21:12), that Jewish “moneychangers” chased Jesus from the Holy Temple. However, Christians so far have not…

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IDF exercises response to multiple rocket landings

By YAOV ZITUN, YNET— The Home Front Command on Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind exercise simulating evacuation and rescue operations from three different rocket landing sites. As part of the wide-scale exercise, hundreds of soldiers from the Home Front Command’s search and rescue Kedem Battalion simulated evacuation of casualties and removal of debris from several locations…

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Video: Comfort my people

These words of comfort are taken from Isaiah and are especially appropriate during the Three Weeks of Mourning for the Temple in Jerusalem. With her heartfelt voice, Neshama Carlebach sings in Hebrew these words taken from the Bible. The photos were taken in Israel of recent tragedies and remind us how greatly we need God’s…

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