www.geostrategy-direct.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was said to have pledged to Saudi Arabia that the United States would force Israel to withdraw from eastern Jerusalem and the entire West Bank by 2012. Diplomatic sources said Obama relayed a pledge to Saudi King Abdullah that he would take any measure to ensure an Israeli withdrawal…
DetailsIngredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon jalapeno, seeded and minced 2 red bell peppers, chopped 8 tomatoes, seeded and chopped 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika 2 teaspoons sweet paprika 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sugar…
DetailsIngredients 24 sheets phyllo dough 1 cup butter, melted for syrup 2 cups sugar 1 cup honey 1 and 1/2 cups water 2 tablespoons lemon juice 5 whole cloves for filling 4 cups pistachio, finely chopped 1/4 cup sugar 1 and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves Directions 1)Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a…
Detailsby Israel National News Staff Though international politics and intrigue have turned up the heat on another Israeli summer, a breath of fresh air breezed into the country on the tail of an El Al plane on Wednesday, as 232 North American Jews made aliyah. Among the new citizens are a five-month-old, a 95-year old,…
Detailsby James D. Besser, The Jewish Week President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staged a diplomatic dance in Washington on Tuesday meant to show the world — and their respective constituencies — that they are still in step. But the carefully choreographed atmospherics belied potential difficulties ahead and many unanswered questions, starting with…
Detailsby Daniel Pipes, National Review Online Under Yasir Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organization notoriously said one thing to Arab/Muslim audiences and the opposite to Israeli/Western ones, speaking venomously to the former and in dulcet tones to the latter. What about Arafat’s mild-mannered successor, Mahmoud Abbas? Did he break from this pattern of duplicity or continue it?…
DetailsBy PAT HUTCHENS, A rework of Imitation of Messiah by Thomas A. Kempis— Consider how those who went before us in the faith lived. They were called “holy.” Holy means “set apart.” Holy means “dedicated” to God. These great men and women are examples of true faith, of real religion. Ask yourself, “Compared to them,…
Detailsby Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post Just ahead of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s trip next week to Washington, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas went on a charm offensive towards the Israeli media. On Tuesday Abbas invited representatives of the Hebrew-language press to his office in Ramallah and assured them of his good intentions towards Israel. We…
Detailsby Victor Sharpe, Family Security Matters “Our faith was born there, as was our language, our nationhood, our pride. It is incumbent upon us to defend —– even if we all die.” Those words were uttered by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Draskovitch, some twelve years ago while referring to Kosovo. Though his statement may be…
Detailsby Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel An abundance of South Florida churchgoers are journeying to Israel, spurred by a calm security climate and a push by pastors who want their flocks to connect with the land of Jesus. These travelers are helping to boost Israeli tourism this year to a potential all-time high. May…
DetailsTune in today at 12pm (CST) for a program called Secret Worlds on the Travel Channel. This series is featuring the Copper Scroll Project with Jim Barfield. Shelley Neese, managing editor for TJCI, covered the dig last April in Israel and has written several articles published in The Jerusalem Connection and The Jerusalem Post. These…
Detailsby Corrie ten Boom (written in 1974) The world is deathly ill. It is dying. The Great Physician has already signed the death certificate. Yet there is still a great work for Christians to do. They are to be streams of living water, channels of mercy to those who are still in the world. It…
DetailsIngredients 1 and 3/4 cups water 1 cup uncooked couscous 1 and 1/2 cups broccoli 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped 1/3 cup carrot, shredded 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup cashews 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 and 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon sugar 1 and 1/2 teaspoons curry powder 1/2 teaspoon ginger 3/4…
Detailsby Sultan Knish On the surface of it they seem to have very little in common. The left claims to be progressive, embraces gay bars, abortions, feminism, worker’s rights civil rights, multiculturalism and obscene slogans. The Islamists throw acid in women’s faces, hang gays on every streetcorner and repress minorities and freedom of expression. This…
Detailsby Corrie ten Boom (written in 1974) The world is deathly ill. It is dying. The Great Physician has already signed the death certificate. Yet there is still a great work for Christians to do. They are to be streams of living water, channels of mercy to those who are still in the world. It…
Detailsby Jerusalem Post Iran might respond to sanctions passed against it in the US last week with terrorist violence in the Middle East, said Israel’s Washington Ambassador Michael Oren on Tuesday in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine. Oren said that Teheran would respond to the sanctions by either returning to the negotiating table or…
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