Last July, as the threat of the Gaza Flotilla loomed, Shurat HaDin brought a civil action in federal court in Washington, DC seeking to seize all the boats that had been purchased by the extremist groups to breach the IDF’s naval blockade of the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip. The proceeding was brought on behalf of…
DetailsBY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— Jordanian government officials say there are growing signs that the kingdom’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood organization has plans to overthrow the regime. The organization, according to the officials, has succeeded in hijacking the anti-corruption and pro-democracy protests that have swept Jordan over the past year. Today, most of the anti-regime demonstrations…
DetailsBy ELWOOD MCQUAID, JOST MAG— The US’s reluctance to move its embassy to Jerusalem casts doubt on its support for Israel. It is worth noting that America’s president has, for the third time, delayed moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Mandated in the Jerusalem Embassy Act by an overwhelming declaration…
DetailsBY JOSEPH PUDER, FRONTPAGEMAG— Later this month, Russian president Vladimir Putin is scheduled to make a state visit to Israel. It will be Putin’s second visit since 2005 (Obama should take notice). Putin, who began his third term as President of Russia last month, served as Prime Minister in the intervening years. In Israel, Putin…
DetailsCountless rescue and humanitarian aid missions in disaster regions all over the world have made the IDF experts in emergency relief. On May 15th, 2012 Israeli and US forces held a joint emergency rescue drill. Together, they trained how to extract injured victims from a collapsed building, to clear paths through debris and to navigate…
DetailsBY BEN SHAPIRO, BREITBART— Today, the Obama administration leaker, who has been distributing information about American and Israeli security for weeks, struck again. This time, the leaker went to the Washington Post, prompting the Post to run a piece crediting Israel and the United States with developing the computer virus that screwed up Iran’s nuclear…
DetailsBY DEBKAFILE— Middle East military tensions around Syria shot up again Monday, June 18, with the news reported by the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars that a joint Russian-Chinese-Iranian exercise is to take place in Syria. It was described as “the biggest of its kind ever staged in the Middle East” with 90,000 personnel, 400…
DetailsTorah: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 “Korach” (Korah … ) Haftorah: I Samuel 11:14 – 12:22 New Testament: Romans 13:1–7 Gospel: Luke 12:49 – 53; 13:1 – 5 “Esh bati” (I came to send fire …)
DetailsBY ILAN BERMAN, MOSCOW TIMES— On Monday and Tuesday, all eyes will be on Russia as it hosts the third round in the troubled international negotiations now under way between Iran and the West over the former’s nuclear program. The stakes in the parlay are exceedingly high. Previous negotiations in Turkey and Baghdad failed to…
DetailsBY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— The security crackdown in the West Bank has nothing to do with combating terrorism. The arrests and confiscations of weapons are part of an effort by the Palestinian Authority to fight crime and dissension within its own ranks. In recent weeks, the Palestinian Authority security forces have been launching a…
DetailsBY RACHEL HIRSHFELD. ARUTZ 7— An umbrella organization of French Jewry, CRIF, responded with “indignance” after an exam from the Bichat Hospital Faculty of Medicine at Paris’s Diderot University included a question on whether IDF strikes in Gaza can be classified as genocide, Agence France Presse reported. According to the CRIF and corroborated by a…
DetailsAt the end of June, during the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s biennial General Assembly this summer, church leaders will consider a report that calls for divestment from three companies for their sales to Israel. Please join us in calling on Presbyterians to return to their commitment to positive outcomes and abandon the path to divestment, a…
DetailsBY RON JAGER— President Obama and the Democratic Party seem to feel that they can do no wrong as far as the Jewish vote is concerned. In recent weeks, the Democratic Party has supported the candidacy of a number of Congressional candidates who are not only “anti-Israel” but are avid defenders of Islamic religious leaders…
DetailsBY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Displaying their customary respect for Jewish holy sites, Palestinian vandals struck again last month, desecrating an ancient synagogue in Naaran near Jericho. In addition to damaging priceless relics, the perpetrators spray-painted swastikas, Palestinian flags and political slogans, adding insult to injury in their hate-filled assault. The defilement of the site was…
DetailsThink on this: “You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.”…”I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and will inspire them to fear me so they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing good to them, and will…
Details“Jews rarely abandoned a sinking ship, but they have repeatedly been thrown overboard.”— Rabbi David Wolpe
DetailsBY YONAH BOB, JPOST— Is there a simple answer to the question of who owns or has the legal right to Jerusalem? Dr. Jacques Gauthier, a Canadian lawyer who specializes in international law, answered that question on Wednesday with a resounding yes and suggested that if a theoretical court that was 100-percent objective were to…
DetailsThere are more Kugel recipes to be had! Check out the different variations of this Sabbath classic. Ingredients 6 large potatoes 2 onions, diced 6 eggs ½ cup oil 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper Directions 1) Preheat oven to 400°. Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish. 2) In a…
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