Wish I'd said that
“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning… Face it, friend. He is crazy about you! ”—Max Lucado
Peering behind Obama's Purim costume
BY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Today is Purim, one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar, when we celebrate the deliverance of our ancestors from a Persian plot to annihilate them. It is a day rife with ritual, from the reading of the Book of Esther to the giving of charity and the delivery…
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The Netanyahu-Obama divide
BY YORAM ETTINGER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The ideological divide between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama is unbridgeable. It cannot be papered-over by photo-opportunities, smiles and warm hospitality. On the other hand, the worldview expressed by Netanyahu during his recent visit to the U.S. is consistent with the majority of Americans and their…
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Video: The story of Esther
The festive holiday of Purim commemorates Israel’s salvation from extermination by the mighty Persian Empire, some 2500 years ago. Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar (this year March 8th) as a time of “Light, Gladness, Joy and Honor for the Jewish people” (Esther 8:16). Purim…
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BY VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— Was T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) the prime creator of the post Ottoman Turkish landscape we know today as the Middle East, or were other individuals equally or more responsible for enabling Britain’s defeat of Ottoman Turkey during World War I? Was it Lawrence or another hero who…
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Obama’s Israel Policy Changed Dramatically in Only Three Days
BY SARA NOBLE, INDEPENDANT SENTINEL— The man just can’t help himself – he can’t even do it for three days. Within three days, Obama went from saying that Israel makes its own decisions to threatening them and pompously telling Israel, a sovereign nation, what they can or cannot do. Obama snarled, “Israel will bear responsibility…
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Forgotten facts at Christ at the Checkpoint
BY ISRAEL TODAY— Israel Today is attending Christ at the Checkpoint this week to report first hand in our upcoming magazine regarding this conference that takes aim at Christian Zionism and its theology of the Land. In the coming days, we will post some tidbits to our website to let readers know what is going on.…
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Video: The story of Esther
The festive holiday of Purim commemorates Israel’s salvation from extermination by the mighty Persian Empire, some 2500 years ago. Jews in Israel and all over the world celebrate Purim on the 14th day of Adar (this year March 8th) as a time of “Light, Gladness, Joy and Honor for the Jewish people” (Esther 8:16). Purim…
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Heroes and unsung heroes
BY VICTOR SHARPE, FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS— Was T.E. Lawrence (aka Lawrence of Arabia) the prime creator of the post Ottoman Turkish landscape we know today as the Middle East, or were other individuals equally or more responsible for enabling Britain’s defeat of Ottoman Turkey during World War I? Was it Lawrence or another hero who…
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What's missing from Obama's AIPAC speech?
BY JONATHAN S. TOBIN, COMMENTARY— Obama’s charm offensive with Jewish voters was again in evidence today during his speech to the AIPAC conference. The president’s bragging of his “deeds” left little doubt that his desire to be seen as Israel’s best friend ever in the White House is due to fears of a decline in…
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Purim in the Holy Land
BY TRAVELUJAH— Purim commemorates the events described in the Book of Esther. In Esther 3:8, the anti-Semitic Haman, Grand Vizier of the Persian Empire, tells Persian King Ahasuerus that, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among all the peoples… in your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every people, neither…
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Obama makes the case for an Israeli strike on Iran
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— In his commentary in Maariv’s Friday news supplement, the paper’s senior diplomatic commentator Ben Caspit laid out a hypothetical lecture that Obama might give Netanyahu when the two leaders meet alone in the Oval Office this afternoon. In Caspit’s scenario, Obama used the one-on-one to set out the law to the…
DetailsScripture reading for March 10, 2012
Torah: Exodus 30:11-34:35, “KiTisa” (When you take the census…) Haftorah: I Kings 18:1-37 New Testament: II Corinthians 3:1-18 Gospel: Matthew 26:17-30 “LaHag Mamazot” (The Feast of Unleavened Bread…)
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Full text of Netanyahu's AIPAC speech
Full text of the speech delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delegates at the AIPAC pilocy conference in Washington D.C. 2012. Thank you for the warm reception. It could be heard as far away as Jerusalem – the eternal and united capital of Israel. More than two thirds of the Congress is in…
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Iran dominates Obama-Netanyahu meeting
BY HILARY LEILA KRIEGER AND HERB KEINON, JPOST— At the start of a crucial White House meeting Monday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stressed that Israel reserved the right to defend itself from Iran. “Israel must have the ability always to defend itself, by itself, against any threat,” Netanyahu said sitting alongside US President Barack Obama…
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The Holocaust and the Flat earth Society
BY RON JAGER— In a article published last week on a Yeshiva University affiliated website called “The Beacon”, entitled “Why its time for Jews to Get Over the Holocaust”, it was suggested that now is the time that Jews move on and stop making the Holocaust the most pivotal event in Jewish history. The author…
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Viral video: Obama and Israel, The astonishing truth
Barack Obama ran for president as a pro-Israel candidate — but his record tells a different story. This video, released earlier this month, went viral right as the Prime Minister of Israel arrived in the United States. Once again, Israel was seeking America’s help in dealing effectively with the terrible Iranian nuclear threat. The…
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