By Caroline Glick, JPost— Washington: Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords – which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain – was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters from the Rose Garden where the Oslo Accord were signed 27 years…
DetailsBy Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— A growing number of Arabs, particularly those living in the Gulf, say they finally understand that Israel is not the enemy of the Muslims and Arabs. This change of heart manifested even before the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed peace agreements with Israel during a ceremony at the…
DetailsBy The Israel Embassy— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed, and Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, signed the Abraham Accords at the White House. The Abraham Accords, brokered by President Trump and…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe Genesis 12:3 tells us God’s promise, “I will bless those who bless you,” referring here to Israel and its people. Isaiah Chapter 40 tells us, “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed….” Last week I relayed a…
DetailsBy Michael Sussman, Israel Hayom— The Arabic concept of balance (“mu-wazana”) plays a critical role in virtually every aspect of life in the Arab world. Unlike its Western version – “keeping up with the Joneses” – mu-wazana does not have a negative connotation. Rather than depicting the need to amass material goods to match the…
DetailsBy Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” The evening of September 18, 2020 will launch the 5781th Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah). 1. Annual reminder. The Hebrew word Rosh (ראש) means head/beginning and Hashanah (השנה) means the year. The root of the Hebrew word Shanah is both “repeat” and “change.” It constitutes…
DetailsBy Hana Levi Julian, JewishPress.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis in a brief address to the nation Sunday night that once again there will have to be a total lockdown, because the number of red zones has skyrocketed from 30 to 70. “We simply have to act,” he said bluntly. Netanyahu said in answering…
DetailsBy Arlene Bridges Samuels, CBN Israel— No one questions the historic legitimacy of Egypt’s Sphinx, Italy’s Pantheon, or Greece’s Acropolis—nor the indisputable claims to their ancient heritage. Yet many individuals and organizations attempt to submerge Israel’s history and liquidate its claims to their ancient Jewish homeland. Yet, ancient discoveries once again serve as proof for…
DetailsBy Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— Palestinian leaders are continuing to show contempt for other Arabs, including those who for many years provided them with financial and political aid. Some Palestinian leaders are even indirectly inciting their people to carry out terrorist attacks against Gulf countries that engage in normalization with Israel. On September 3,…
DetailsDear Friend and Partner of The Jerusalem Connection, The Jerusalem Connection has spent the last two decades putting a tremendous focus on Aliyah, pro-life efforts in Israel, and assisting Israel’s poor. We affectionately call them Operation Aliyah, Operation Life, and the Elisha Fund. These three ministries remain our top priorities as we plan how Jerusalem…
DetailsSo many its hard to count this week. Here are just a few: New York City’s Mayor De Blasio is still targeting Jewish communities and criminalizing their gatherings not just for worship but for weddings and funerals—all the while store fronts and streets are inundated with crime, vandalism, and human contamination during so-called peaceful protests…
DetailsBy M.H. Boli– In the 1960s there were two very different black social justice movements. Martin Luther King Jr. was the face of civil rights. A movement centered around peaceful demonstrations, speeches, and small gestures of civil disobedience, with the goal that, “one day… little black boys and black girls will be able to join…
DetailsBy Chris Knight, Standing With Zion— One of my favorite sites to visit while in Israel is the ruins of King David, just southwest of the old city. Many times, I have gazed upon the stones of the ancient City of David at the bottom southern slope of Mount Moriah. Imagine king David walking along…
DetailsBy Ynet— Israel and Kosovo have agreed to establish diplomatic ties and Kosovo, along with Serbia, will open embassies in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday. Kosovo, a predominantly Muslim country, has never before recognized Israel nor has Israel recognized Kosovo. Netanyahu’s statement came shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump made a similar…
DetailsBy JNS— Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera said on Saturday that his country intends to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. The country in southeastern Africa will be the first African nation to establish an embassy in Jerusalem. Chakwera, who promised reforms after taking office in June, said in his announcement on Saturday that “the reforms will…
DetailsBy Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted Opposition leaders, accusing them of “leading to anarchy” due to numerous calls to ignore government directives in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The comments came in response to comments by Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman, who called on the public to rebel against the government’s…
DetailsJosh Reinstein is the Director of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus and President of the Israel Allies Foundation, a nongovernmental, not for profit organization formed in January 2004 by Yuri Stern to encourage faith-based support for Israel among elected members of legislatures and parliaments worldwide, with an emphasis on faith-based, Christian support of Israel. Josh…
DetailsBy Tzvi Joffre, JPost— Archaeologists from the City of David did not expect to find anything this special when they began digging near what is now the Armon Hanatziv promenade. A “once in a lifetime” find is how the City of David described three immaculately preserved 2,700-year-old decorated column heads or capitals from the First…
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