Wish I'd said that
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”—G.K. Chesterton
Spot Report: What are you thankful for?
Think on this! “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, WITH THANKSGIVING let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Messiah Jesus.” … “No matter how many promises God has made, they are…
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B'tayavon: Couscous with feta cakes
Ingredients 2 ½ cups water 1 cup couscous, uncooked 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided 1 cup red onion, minced 1 cup red bell pepper, minced ½ cup green bell pepper, minced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 cup feta, crumbled ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup egg substitute 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley…
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Just released: Woman in Black
Woman in Black Many of these precious victims no doubt tried to be positive and keep on believing something good or someone would eventually come and save them. Most could not even grasp the degree of The Evil confronting them and thereby continued to go forward. However, at some point on the long path to…
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A troubling axis
BY ISRAEL KASNETT, JPOST— Five US administrations, going back to former president Jimmy Carter, have imposed sanctions on Iran. And years of failed diplomatic efforts to get Iran to sit down to formal negotiations have led the US and most European nations to conclude that the imposition of sanctions was the best option to try…
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Video: Son of Hamas
Please view this incredible video of Mosab Hassan Yosef on the terrorist group Hamas, the ideological nature of the conflict, and the need for a secure Israel. It was delivered to the Deustcher Israel Kongress on 6 November 2011 in Germany. Mosab is the author of Son of Hamas and he bravely assisted Israel –…
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Palestinian Refugees: An ongoing human rights scandal. Join the call for an end to the Palestinian refugee crisis. A betrayal artificially created by Middle Eastern governments for over 60 years.
Palestinian diplomacy, lost at sea
BY ELLIOTT ABRAMS— “Palestinians ponder next step in their statehood bid,” said the Los Angeles Times. “Palestinians will keep knocking on U.N.’s door,” said Reuters. They will go to the Security Council; or they’ll go to the Security Council only if they’ll win; even if they won’t win; now, or maybe later; then to the…
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From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, the U.N. always seem to bury any chances for significant global progress behind mounds of useless resolutions, and empty rhetoric. Watch this hard hitting, entertaining video that discusses who’s behind the “United” Nations, and setting the global example of “human rights” and “security”.
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How the Obama Administration Helps Kill the Chances for Arab, Turkish, and Iranian Democracy
BY BARRY RUBIN, PAJAMAS MEDIA— In a speech, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asks: “Why does America promote democracy one way in some countries and another way in others?” Here’s how the question should be rephrased: Why does America subvert the chances for democracy one way in some countries and another way in others? Here’s…
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Poverty rate lowest since 2003, report finds
BY JPOST STAFF— Israel has reached its lowest poverty levels since 2003, according to the 2010 Israeli Poverty Report released on Thursday, but still faces significant problems in wealth disparity and impoverished children. According to the report, 20 percent of Israeli families – some 1.7 million people – live in poverty. Among them are 873,000…
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Israel's secret attack plan
BY THE DAILY BEAST— For much of the last decade, as Iran methodically built its nuclear program, Israel has been assembling a multibillion-dollar array of high-tech weapons that would allow it to jam, blind, and deafen Tehran’s defenses in the case of a pre-emptive aerial strike. A U.S. intelligence assessment this summer, described to The…
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Iran expert: U.S. elections increase likelihood of Israeli strike
BY REUTERS— An Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear sites may become likelier in 2012 if Israel calculates it has more room to act alone in a U.S. presidential election year, a former U.S. official and nuclear diplomacy expert said. Mark Fitzpatrick, an Iran watcher at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, told Reuters the latest…
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Netanyahu "is acting to stop" Iran's nuclear armament
BY DEBKAFILE— A short statement was read out to the Knesset by cabinet member Michael Eitan Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 16. It read: “Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu informed the full Knesset plenum that all options are on the table when it comes to Iran’s nuclear program. The prime minister and the authorized bodies are acting to…
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Will Israel face Iran alone?
BY P. DAVID HORNICK, FRONTPAGEMAG— Adrian Blomfield, Jerusalem correspondent for Britain’s Telegraph, reports that “Israel has refused to reassure President Barack Obama that it would warn him in advance of any pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear capabilities,” and that Obama “was rebuffed last month when he demanded” such a guarantee. Blomfield says he has this…
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Scripture Reading for week of November 18, 2011
Torah: Genesis 23:1–25:18 “Chayei Sarah” (Sarah lived …) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1–31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50–57 Gospel: Matthew 1:1–17, “Hayeuchamin shel Yeshua Hamashiak” (The Geneology of Jesus the Messiah)
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