By Yoav Sorek – The Israeli Initiative After a year of political failures, President Obama fulfilled his campaign promises this week, with the historic passing of Health Care Reform. Obama’s presidency began with promises of “hope” and “change,” but it didn’t take long until the public understood how hard it would be to make these…
DetailsBy Mark Tooley, www.weeklystandard.com For most Christians, Lent is a season of penitence and devotion in remembrance of the events leading to Christ’s crucifixion. For Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), Lent is an organizing tool for rallying U.S. Christians against Israel. CMEP is releasing a series of Lenten devotionals, culminating with the current Holy…
Detailsby Jonathan Schanzer, The Daily Caller Hundreds of Palestinian youths wrapped in checkered headscarves held demonstrations in the West Bank last week. Some erupted in violence. Last weekend, no less than three Palestinian factions clamored to take responsibility for killing two Israeli soldiers. The week before that, the Israeli army reported “a violent riot by…
DetailsHe is the First and Last, The Beginning and the End! He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all! He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times. He always was, He always is, and He always will be … unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone! He was…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post There is an element of irony in the current crisis of relations between the Obama administration and Israel. On the one hand, although US President Barack Obama and his advisors deny there is anything wrong with US-Israel relations today, it is easy to understand why no one believes them. On…
DetailsBy the Emet Report Tens of thousands of people turned out this week for the Priestly Blessing (Birkat Hakohanim) at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The blessing, described in the sixth book of Numbers, is a regular part of morning prayers in Israel. Archaeological evidence suggests the ancient blessing was widely used for at least…
Detailsby Daniel McCabe Healing of the Demoniac Mark 5:18, “And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.” A battered boat scraped ashore on the rough eastern coastline of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus and his disciples stepped wearily from their craft into the…
Detailsby Daniel McCabe Rejection of Jesus Mark 6:6, “And He marveled because of their unbelief.” Looking down upon the ancient battlegrounds of the Plain of Esdraelon directly to its south, the small village of Nazareth has witnessed in its history the clash of countless dueling armies, including those of Sisera, Gideon, Saul, Solomon, Jehu, Jezebel…
DetailsBy Jim Barfield and Jared Sturgill The bible tells us that there are seven feasts and festivals that God gave to mankind. You can find the listing of these festivals in Leviticus chapter twenty-three. The festivals are as follows: Passover, Unleavened bread, Pentecost, Feast of trumpets, Day of atonement, Feast of tabernacles, and the Sabbath.…
DetailsBy Abe Selig, Jerusalem Post While tensions continue to simmer around the Temple Mount after riots in and around the capital’s Old City earlier this month, a new campaign calling for the construction of the Third Temple atop the holy site has made its way to the sides of 200 Egged buses in the city,…
DetailsBy Shelley Neese, The Jerusalem Connection For an observant Jew, one of the most important events anticipated in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) is the arrival of the Messiah to redeem His chosen and rule over them during the Messianic age. Without this Messianic hope, Judaism would be stripped of its fundamental purpose and spiritual…
Detailsby Shelley Neese For an observant Jew, one of the most important events anticipated in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) is the arrival of the Messiah to redeem His chosen and rule over them during the Messianic age. Without this Messianic hope, Judaism would be stripped of its fundamental purpose and spiritual drive. For the…
DetailsBy Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal Pop quiz—What does more to galvanize radical anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world: (a) Israeli settlements on the West Bank; or (b) a Lady Gaga music video? If your answer is (b) it means you probably have a grasp of the historical roots of modern jihadism. If, however, you…
Detailsby Alexander Bolton, The Hill High-profile Jewish Democrats say President Barack Obama has risked an important bloc of voters because of recent tension with Israel. Obama’s most outspoken Democratic critic is former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who campaigned for Obama in Florida during the 2008 election. Koch said if Obama asked him to…
DetailsBy J. Lee Grady, Charisma Sin began in a garden. Thousands of years later, Jesus Christ stood in another garden and announced His ultimate victory. The Easter story has many amazing scenes: Jesus’ last Passover meal with His disciples, His arrest and brutal scourging, His crucifixion between two criminals, and the dramatic darkness that fell…
Detailsby Wesley Pruden, Washington Times This is the moment a certain number of a certain breed of Democrats have been waiting for. The latest outburst of bad feeling between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu can be the cover they seek for finally putting the Jews in their place. First the president went to the Middle…
DetailsBy Jim Barfield and Jared Sturgill The bible tells us that there are seven feasts and festivals that God gave to mankind. You can find the listing of these festivals in Leviticus chapter twenty-three. The festivals are as follows: Passover, Unleavened bread, Pentecost, Feast of trumpets, Day of atonement, Feast of tabernacles, and the Sabbath. …
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