Weekly Scripture
Here’s this week’s Scriptures of August 6, 2011. Torah: Dueteronomy 1:1 – 3:22, “Devarim” (Words) Haftorah: Isaiah 1:1 – 27 New Testament: Acts 9:1 -21 Gospel: Luke 21:29 – 36, “Mashal” (Parable)
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Middle Eastern Christians and anti-Semitism
BY AYMENN JAWAD— I was recently told by my aunt in Baghdad that there was a widespread belief among Iraqis that some external force was behind the protests and uprisings across the Middle East. What outside conspiracy, I wondered, could be responsible for the Arab Spring? Not to worry, however; George Saliba – the Syriac…
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Israel Bows to Obama’s 1967 Borders Pressure
BY DAVID HORNICK, FRONTPAGEMAG.COM— Media reports quote anonymous Israeli officials saying Israel has decided, after all, to negotiate a two-state arrangement with the Palestinians based on the 1967 borders. The reports have a certain shock value; reading between the lines, the shock dissipates somewhat. AP calls it a “dramatic policy shift” and cites a report…
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Water for Kassams?
BY DAVID LEV, ARUTZ 7— In a “gesture” to Gaza Arabs on the occasion of the month of Ramadan, which began this week, Israel will transfer to Gaza an additional 3 million cubic meters of water. The decision on the allocation increase was made Tuesday by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Israel announced a host of…
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The epic journeys of the Radanites
BY VICTOR SHARPE, –CANADAFREERPRESS— As a youth, I was fascinated to read about the travels of Marco Polo who, in 1275, had journeyed from his home in Italy to distant China. That was no mean feat in the thirteenth century, even though Alexander the Great had taken his Greek army as far as the Punjab…
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Moscow defends Assad, seeks nuclear deal with Iran by freezing sanctions
BY DEBKAFILE— As Moscow prepares to block strong UN Security Council condemnation of Syrian violence against protest, Russian diplomats Monday, Aug. 1, launched a quiet effort to start freezing sanctions imposed on Iran over its military nuclear program in return for Tehran satisfactorily answering of the International nuclear watchdog’s “questions and concerns,” debkafile’s Moscow and…
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Arab League likely to turn to UN Security Council for Palestinian statehood
BY SHLOMO SHAMIR, HAARETZ The Arab League is likely to approve a proposal on Wednesday to turn to the United Nations Security Council in a bid to secure Palestinian statehood, according to UN officials. The Arab League will convene in Doha on Wednesday to formulate a final proposal between the league and the Palestinian Authority…
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B'tayavon: Braised brisket
*Braised brisket is synonymous with Jewish holidays. You would be hard-pressed to go to a Passover or Sukkot celebration and not find brisket somewhere on the menu. Most of my Jewish friends are fiercely loyal to their mother or grandmother’s brisket recipe, just as they should be. In case you do not come from a…
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Braised Brisket
*Braised brisket is synonymous with Jewish holidays. You would be hard-pressed to go to a Passover or Sukkot celebration and not find brisket somewhere on the menu. Most of my Jewish friends are fiercely loyal to their mother or grandmother’s brisket recipe, just as they should be. In case you do not come from a long…
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'Lebanon army says it can defend oil reserves without Hezbollah'
BY HAARETZ— Christian Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea retorted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah Friday, saying the Lebanese army would defend alone any future oil installations put to risk by Israel, according to a report in the Lebanese Daily Star. “The Lebanese Army, not you, will deal with our oil installations in the event they were…
DetailsCharles H. Spurgeon and the restoration of Israel
BY SHELLEY NEESE— Charles Spurgeon, a British Reformed Baptist preacher, is one of history’s most influential orators and theologians. Long before loud speakers, Spurgeon was drawing crowds of 10,000 to hear his plain-spoken, scripture-heavy sermons. Though he died 56 years before the birth of the modern state of Israel, the return of the Jews to…
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Charles H. Spurgeon and the restoration of Israel
BY SHELLEY NEESE— Charles Spurgeon, a British Reformed Baptist preacher, is one of history’s most influential orators and theologians. Long before loud speakers, Spurgeon was drawing crowds of 10,000 to hear his plain-spoken, scripture-heavy sermons. Though he died 56 years before the birth of the modern state of Israel, the return of the Jews to…
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The ship that changed the Middle East
BY VICTOR SHARPE, RENEW AMERICA— During World War 1, Winston Churchill was widely blamed for the Gallipoli debacle; the attempt by the British to end the war by striking at Germany’s ally, the Ottoman Turkish Empire. But Churchill’s decision to invade the Dardanelles, penetrate Europe’s soft underbelly, and force an early end to the war…
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The mother of all family feuds
THE ARABS IN PROPHECY, PART 2 OF 5 BY DR. RICHARD BOOKER, In Part One we looked in the Bible to see how the nations began from the three sons of Noah. In this article we will discover how the division among those sons became the mother of all family feuds. Isaac married a woman…
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B'tayavon: Hummus
*My favorite humus place in the old city of Jerusalem is called Lina’s, close to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Lina’s is famous for having a very smooth humus recipe they have served for 35 years. At Lina’s they always give you a plate of small kosher pickles and sliced raw onions. You are…
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The mother of all family feuds
THE ARABS IN PROPHECY, PART 2 OF 5 BY DR. RICHARD BOOKER, In Part One we looked in the Bible to see how the nations began from the three sons of Noah. In this article we will discover how the division among those sons became the mother of all family feuds. Isaac married a woman…
DetailsThe Dangers of Dominionism
BY JOEL RICHARDSON, JOEL’S TRUMPET— What any Christian believes concerning the future—their eschatology—absolutely determines their message and their mission. Likewise, what one believes concerning the nature of the Kingdom of God will also determine their message and their mission. If we believe that the Kingdom of God is a literal, future kingdom (Premillennialism) then our…
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