New Immigrants Fulfill Prophecy of Ingathering

by 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,…

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Obama-Netanyahu Summit

by 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…

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Trust the Palestinian Authority?

by 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?…

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Chapter 18- Example of the Faithful

By 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,…

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Netanyahu must play for time

by 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…

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United Nations Insanity: Its a mad, mad world

by 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…

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South Florida Christians flock to Israel

by 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…

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Announcement: Travel Channel featuring Copper Scroll

Tune 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…

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Islam and the Left: two sides of the same coin

by 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…

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'Terror might follow Iran sanctions'

by 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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Netanyahu Faces Nation: We Can't Pay 'Any Price' for Shalit

by Gil Ronen, Israelnationalnews.com As the march by First Sergeant Gilad Shalit’s family and supporters neared Jerusalem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took a step Thursday to preempt public pressure on him and gave a clear statement of his policy on freeing terrorists. In a live news conference, Netanyahu said that Israel agreed to free 1,000…

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Turkish Rally for Flotilla Raises Flag with Nazi Symbol

by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu, Israelnationalnews.com Turkish supporters for flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s maritime embargo on Hamas-controlled Gaza recently raised the Nazi flag with an expression of gratitude. The Turkish language slogan on the flag is a common expression of gratitude, according to the Religion for Peace.com website. Turkey was not allied with the Nazi…

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