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Scripture reading for July 7, 2012

Torah: Numbers 22:2 — 25:9 “Balak” (Balak …) Haftorah: Micah 5:6 — 6:8 New Testament: I Corinthians 1:20 –31 Gospel: Matthew 23: 1 — 39 “Ha Paruseem” (The Pharisees …)

Arab apartheid against Palestinians

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— The plight of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and other Arab countries has received little attention from the mainstream media in the West. Lebanon’s apartheid laws deny Palestinians access to the majority of white collar positions in areas such as banking, medicine, management, law and education. Though born and raised…

The world is on the wrong side of history

BY EARL COX, JPOST— If only Israel would “return” the land it “stole” from Palestinian Arabs there would be a new Palestinian state: that’s the world’s simplistic view of how peace can be won in the Middle East. Despite the continuous repetition of this theme by media, diplomats, world leaders and Arabs, it disregards one…

Who lost Egypt?

BY BRET STEPHENS, WSJ— Egypt is lost. Don’t console yourself with the belief that the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood in the country’s first free presidential election is merely symbolic, since the army still has the guns: The examples of revolutionary Iran and present-day Turkey show how easily the conscripts can be bought, the noncoms…

Muslim Brotherhood claims Egypt's Presidency

BY RICK MORAN, FRONTPAGE— Mohammed Morsi, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, was declared the winner of the presidential run-off held last weekend in Egypt. Morsi defeated former Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq, garnering nearly 52% of the vote to Shafiq’s 48%. What does Morsi’s victory mean? And more importantly, what kind…

Modern day Exodus: the Palestinian Christians

BY EUGENIA UGRINOVICH, ISRAEL TODAY— Home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, the city of Beit Jala — located on a hill adjacent to Bethlehem — still boasts a large number of worshippers. This fact makes the town unique among Palestinian towns, which have generally seen their Christian populations decline. “People…

Islamists spring is upon us

BY YIGAL WALT, YNET— Arabs across the Middle East are increasingly endorsing Islam as the answer to all the region’s ills, expressing a longing for a glorious, bygone era. This is the case despite the fact that Islam’s heyday featured – at least to some extent – liberalism, openness and acceptance that are patently at…

Onward Christian tourists (to Israel)

BY ALLISON KAPLAN SOMMER, HAARETZ— Elisa Moed, originally from Detroit, immigrated to Israel in 2005. A phone call from the Vatican isn’t a typical source of inspiration for an American Jewish immigrant to Israel. But for Elisa Moed, it was a call from the Israeli representative of the Holy See that sparked her to create…

Video: Jerusalem (song by Matisyahu)

Onward Christian tourists to Israel

BY ALLISON KAPLAN SOMMER, HAARETZ— Elisa Moed, originally from Detroit, immigrated to Israel in 2005.  A phone call from the Vatican isn’t a typical source of inspiration for an American Jewish immigrant to Israel. But for Elisa Moed, it was a call from the Israeli representative of the Holy See that sparked her to create…

Cartoon: Egypt and Sinai

IDF: Response to Gaza rocket fire too restraint

BY RON BEN-YISHAI, YNET— IDF officials expressed discontent over the last round of fighting in the Gaza Strip, saying that despite calls for a ceasefire by Hamas, the rocket barrages have yet to stop. On Friday, more rockets were fired into Israel, probably by other Gaza organizations. The IAF in turn struck a terrorist cell…

The Muslim Brotherhood's useful idiots

BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— You have to hand it to the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. They know how to play power politics. They know how to acquire power. And they know how to use power. Last Friday, the day before voters by most accounts elected the Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsy to serve as Egypt’s…