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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'Jews are blacks worst enemy'

By Associated Press CHICAGO – Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan has written the leaders of more than a dozen major US Jewish groups and denominations seeking “repair of my people from the damage” he claims Jews have caused blacks for centuries. “We could charge you with being the most deceitful so-called friend, while your…

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Obama's ten commandments

by Yoram Ettinger  Tell me who initiates the meeting and who wants a photo opportunity, and I’ll tell you who has the inferior position. The upcoming meeting between Israel’s prime minister and the US president was initiated by Obama, who is concerned about the outcome of the November election and his declining support by Democrats…

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Israeli Minister: Christians and Jews in the same boat

by Israel Today Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya’alon on Saturday declared that Evangelical Christians and Israeli Jews are “in the same boat” and need to work more closely together to overcome their shared obstacles and enemies. Ya’alon was speaking at the 2010 Epicenter conference in Philadelphia. Epicenter is an annual Evangelical gathering focusing…

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Hamas says asked by US to keep silent on talks

by Roee Nahmias, YnetNews.com A senior Hamas figure said Friday that official and unofficial US sources have asked the Islamist group to refrain from making any statements regarding contacts with Washington, this following reports that a senior American official is due to arrive in an Arab country in the coming days to relay a telegram…

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What do you think about the future?

by Jiim Hutchens What do you think about the future? In light of Iran’s stated objective to “wipe Israel off the map” – of their stated intention of escorting a flotilla to Gaza this weekend – of Israel and the US making noises about a preemptive strike on Iran – of nuclear proliferation, etc. etc.,…

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