*The hamantashen is the classic purim cookie, served in every classroom party across Israel. In theory, the idea of the cookie is a little gross. The cookie’s three-cornered shape represents Haman’s clipped ears. Move past the fact that a poppy-seed filling seems like the ear hair (YIKES) and these cookies are a wonderful treat and a fun activity for Purim. …
DetailsBY DAVID HORNIK, FRONTPAGEMAG— On Wednesday night a Grad rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the southern Israeli town of Beersheva (a resident, I heard the sirens and the boom). It damaged several homes and vehicles, and ten people including four children had to be taken to hospital for anxiety (I heard the ambulances…
DetailsDr. James Hutchens encourages all Christians to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem at the noon hour, especially during this crisis in the Middle East.
THE EMET REPORT — Both Iran and Syria, worried about spreading unrest in the Middle East, seek to divert attention by escalating tension along Israel’s borders. Hamas fired two missiles into two Israeli towns. This is an important sign that the next Middle East war may be closer than you think. Chinese rockets, apparently…
DetailsBY REUTERS— Diplomats from the international Quartet – the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations – announced this week that they plan a new effort to push negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The PA walked away from talks with Israel in late 2010, demanding that Israel freeze all Jewish…
DetailsBY KOBI NAHSHONI, YNETNEWS Prominent rabbis from the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox sector have offered their own curious interpretations for the upheaval that is spreading through the Middle East, stating that the events are a clear proof that a higher power is at work. The cellular portal Haredim, which offered a collection of responses on the matter,…
DetailsRYAN JONES, Israel Today Magazine — Using language that mirrors that of “end times” prophecy debates in the Christian world, Israelis are increasingly wondering what the mounting turmoil in the Middle East is ultimately leading to. A number of prominent rabbis have come forward with their interpretations of what is going on, and the casual…
DetailsBY JPOST Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday commented on the firing of a Grad rocket on Beersheba late Wednesday, saying, “I do not recommend that anyone test Israel’s determination. We will not tolerate anyone bombing us. This is something that no country in the world would agree to and we will act accordingly.” Two…
DetailsBY GEORGE FRIEDMAN, STRATFOR— The Muslim world, from North Africa to Iran, has experienced a wave of instability in the last few weeks. No regimes have been overthrown yet, although as of this writing, Libya was teetering on the brink. There have been moments in history where revolution spread in a region or around the…
Details2 million Egyptians in Tahrir Square chant “To Jerusalem we are heading, Martyrs in the millions.”
For the Sabbath of February 26, 2011. Torah Portion: Exodus 35: 1—38:20, “YaYakhel (“And he assembled …”) Haftorah: I Kings 7:13—26, 40—45 Gospel: Matthew 5:17—20, “Al Tachshvu” (“Do not think …”) New Testament: II Corinthians 9:6—11
DetailsBY ASAF ROMIROWSKY, NATIONAL INTEREST— Along with much of the rest of the Middle East, Amman is facing a rising tide of anti-government fervor. The Jordanian monarchy is under increasing pressure. After the fall of the Mubarak regime, the Israelis are worried that yet another peace partner could collapse. In Amman, leaders of the Jordanian…
DetailsBY TRAVELUJAH.COM— The rescue of the miners in Chile galvanized the world as it was broadcast live on news networks last year, keeping viewers at the edge of their seats until all 33 men trapped underground for more than two months were lifted to freedom. Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said at the time that the…
DetailsBY RYAN MAURO, FRONTPAGE MAGRy– The world has marveled at how Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution caused a domino effect bringing down Egyptian President Mubarak and sparking uprisings throughout the region and beyond, as far away as Venezuela, Albania and Belarus. Now, the unrest has spread to China and almost every single country in the Middle East…
DetailsBY ISRAEL PROJECT— For the first time since Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979, two Iranian ships crossed through Egypt’s Suez Canal on Tuesday. The international shipping waterway connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Iranian officials say the ships are headed to Syria and the Mediterranean for a year-long naval training mission, the BBC…
DetailsBY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— For better or worse, each passing day the Middle East is becoming more unstable. Regimes that have clung to power for decades are now being overthrown and threatened. Others are preemptively cracking down on their opponents or seeking to appease them. While no one can say with certainty what the future…
DetailsBY JONATHAN S. TOBIN— For the past two years the hottest debate in the pro-Israel community has been over how to assess the Obama administration. Despite the tense relationship with the Israeli government, the fights picked over building in Jerusalem and the pressure for a settlement freeze, there has been a considerable body of opinion that…
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