by Ryan Jones, Israel Today Surrounding by enemies on all sides, both literally and figuratively, Israel has long known that it can count on the Evangelical Christian Church as a stalwart ally, a shield against an increasingly aggressive campaign to reverse this nation’s divine restoration. But that is starting to change. Within the Evangelical Church…
Detailsby David Isaac, ShmuelKatz.com “The EU position on settlements is clear: They are illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace. Recent settlement-related developments, including in east Jerusalem, contradict efforts by the international community for successful negotiations,” said Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, on Dec. 9, after Israel refused to halt building…
Detailsby Ilan Berman, Forbes.com How do you say “chutzpah” in Farsi? That’s the question many observers of Iranian politics must be asking in the wake of the latest, hollow round of international diplomacy over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. The two-day meeting which took place between Tehran and Western powers in Geneva in early December…
DetailsBY SHELLEY NEESE— Nearly nine years ago, on 10 May, a thirty-nine day terrorist-takeover of the Church of the Nativity ended. The siege began when a gunbattle broke out in the Streets of Bethlehem between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian terrorists. Over two-hundred Palestinians stormed the Church compound. Knowing many highly wanted terrorists were inside…
Detailsby Khaled Abu Toameh and Tovah Lazaroff, Jpost The Foreign Ministry on Monday sent a cable to its embassies abroad instructing its diplomats to thwart Palestinian moves to seek unilateral recognition of statehood particularly at the UN, according to diplomatic sources. “There is no substitute for direct negotiations,” said Foreign Ministry Hebrew spokesman Yossi Levy. Establishing…
Detailsby JPost Staff The IAF stuck seven terror targets early Tuesday morning following 10 mortar attacks into Israeli territory on Monday. The IDF spokesperson’s office said that the Air Force hit three terror tunnels in the northern Strip and a terror tunnel in southern Gaza. Palestinians claimed the IAF struck several targets in the Gaza…
Detailsby Ha’aretz The Israel Defense Forces decided on Sunday that it will begin deploying tanks equipped with an active armor protection system known as Windbreaker to the border area along the Gaza Strip. The deployment will begin next month following intelligence assessments that the threat of anti-tank missile attacks in the area is on the…
Detailsby Allen Schauffler, KING 5 News SEATTLE – “Israeli War Crimes,” the enormous advertisement reads. “Your tax dollars at work.” To the right of the image is a group of children — one little boy stares out at the viewer, the others gawk at a demolished building, all rebar and crumbled concrete. It’s an ad…
DetailsThink on this: “You are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” … “I am Yahweh your God … you shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.” …”every tongue will confess that Jesus the Messiah is Yahweh to the glory of God the Father.”…
Detailsby Khaled Abu Toameh, Hudson Institute It seems that the US Administration does not believe that the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah is serious when it says that it cannot make any concessions to Israel, especially with regards to core issues such as settlements and the “right of return” for Palestinian refugees. Americans need to listen…
DetailsAn Interview With Ambassador Yoram Ettinger by Sara Lehmann, The Jewish Press Widely recognized as an expert on Mideast politics and U.S.-Israel relations, Ambassador Yoram Ettinger advocates for Israel on both sides of the Atlantic, advising members of the Israeli Cabinet and Knesset and regularly briefing American legislators. Ettinger has served as minister for congressional…
Detailsby Caroline Glick, JPost Over the past week, two writers published columns in foreign newspapers. One received wall-to-wall coverage in Israel. The other was completely ignored. The contrasting fortunes of the articles are a key to understanding the central challenges to Israel’s democratic order. Last Friday, Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian Authority’s chief peace negotiator with…
Detailsby Jim Hutchens “Concerning the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him … Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the apostasy occurs and the Man of Sin is revealed.” Events that must occur before Jesus returns: 1. The Man of Sin…
Detailsby Debkafile The Obama administration and the Netanyahu government have fallen out on issues relating to Israeli security and current estimates of where the Iranian nuclear program stands, debkafile’s military and Washington sources report. Defense Minister Ehud Barak put his foot down Wednesday, Dec. 15, when the president’s Special Adviser on the Middle East Dennis…
Detailsby Prof. Phyllis Chesler, Arutz 7 The global propaganda war against Israel is the size of an avalanche. Unchecked, it continues to gain both acceleration and mass and is, if anything, as dangerous as any suicide killer or rocket attack. Earlier this month, in the midst of a perfectly pleasant conversation, a (now former) friend…
Detailsby Moshe Ya’alon, Foreign Policy The Middle East peace process is once again stalled, while Palestinian leaders sadly continue to propagate the myth that Israeli construction impedes progress. Only last Friday, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said in Washington that “the Israeli government had a choice between settlements and peace, and they chose settlements.” Unfortunately, what…
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