BY JEFF JACOBY, BOSTON GLOBE— It was the torture of elementary-school students in Deraa that gave momentum to the current Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime. The children, some as young as 10, were picked up by security agents for scrawling antigovernment graffiti on a school wall. When they were released days later, there…
DetailsThink and Pray this: “Where you go, I will go. Where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God will be my God. Where you die I will die and there I will be buried. And may the LORD deal with me be it ever so severely if anything…
DetailsBY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— The coverage of recent events in Egypt is further proof that Western elites cannot see the forest for the trees. Over the past week, leading newspapers have devoted relatively in-depth coverage to the Egyptian military authorities’ repressive actions in subduing protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo, particularly during their large protest…
DetailsShavuot—also known as the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost—is a Jewish holiday celebrating the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Torah (the first five books of the Bible). Every year for over 3,300 years, God’s people have a celebration to mark the anniversary of the day they received the holy Torah and Ten Commandments. …
DetailsClick here and add your virtual signature to our letter to Congress in support of this bill. This is a historic opportunity! In 1995 Congress overwhelmingly passed “The Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act.” According to the Act, it became the policy of the U.S. government to recognize Jerusalem as the united, and undivided capital of Israel. Despite the…
DetailsBY OREN KESSLER, JPOST— In the wake of “Nakba Day,” “Naksa Day” and an anticipated Gaza-bound flotilla later this month, pro-Palestinian activists are planning to send hundreds of Palestinians living abroad on commercial flights to Ben-Gurion Airport next month in a dramatic display of solidarity. According to a report released this week by the Intelligence and…
DetailsBY PALESTNIAN MEDIA WATCH— For a third time PA TV has broadcast a Fatah event held in the presence of Mahmoud Abbas and many other senior PA officials, at which a Palestinian singer defined all of Israel as Palestinian. He sings that “my land” and “our coast” span from Rosh Hanikra in Israel’s north to…
DetailsBY HAARETZ SERVICE— President Shimon Peres called on Thursday for the creation of a missile defense system that would surround Iran, in an interview with Israel Radio. The United States, NATO and countries in the region must join forces, Peres said in the interview, adding that all countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia…
DetailsBY AVI RATH, YNET— While facing the nations of the world, the State of Israel’s public relations officials tried everything, ranging from the security argument, through the narrow borders and all the way to the strategic threat. Yet it’s not working and remains unconvincing. When we adopt this kind of PR, the world tries to…
DetailsBY ISRAEL TODAY As they have every year for the past 44 years, Israeli Jews on Wednesday marched through the streets of central Jerusalem waving Israeli flags and celebrating the reunification of their ancient capital. The path of the annual parade takes marchers through or near to several Arab-dominated neighborhoods, as it closely follows the…
DetailsBY THOMAS SOWELL, TOWNHALL— The only thing surprising about Barack Obama’s latest blow against Israel is that there are people who are surprised. As for a Palestinian homeland, that was never a big issue when the Arabs controlled that land, up to 1967. Obama’s declaration that Israel must give up the land it acquired, after…
DetailsBY DARYL HEDDING, ICEJ— I Samuel 11 tells the fascinating story of how Israel came to be united under Saul’s kingship. As with all Old Testament stories, God has given them to us so we can learn from them and apply the principles revealed therein. This story is no different, and even gives us invaluable…
DetailsBY STAN GOODENOUGH— Israel is today celebrating Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day – the return to Jewish sovereignty of the 3000-year plus capital of the Jewish people.* Since Independence Day on May 9, Jerusalem has been literally swarming with Jews from around the country and around the world. They have been hiking its streets, descending…
DetailsSpot Report: Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem As Israel marks the miraculous prophesied reunification of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty, Christians should remember the biblical command to pray for the city’s peace and contentment. Shavuot for Kids Shavuot-also known as the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost-is a Jewish holiday celebrating the giving of the Ten…
DetailsToday is Yom Yerushalayim(Jerusalem Day), commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. Jerusalem is more than the eternal capital of Israel: it is THE heart and soul of the Jewish people. Now the world wants appeasement by dividing the city. Should Israel agree? Wear your support for Israel’s eternal capital! For a suggested donation of…
DetailsBY RABBI DOV FISCHER, JWREVIEW— Several covens of Jew-haters, ranging from the Middle East to the more troubled and confused of American campuses like those at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), recently marked their “Nakba Day” to protest that a Jewish country ever was created in the Middle East. Today, Jerusalem Day, is…
DetailsFor the week of June 4 Torah: Numbers 4:21 — 7:89 “Naso” (Take a census). Haftorah: Judges 13:2–25 New Testament: Acts 21:17–26 Gospel: Luke 1:5–17 “Schmo Yochanan” (His name is John).
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