Passover Guide for the Perplexed 2010

By Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought” 1.  “Next year in the reconstructed Jerusalem” concludes the annual reciting of the Passover Saga. How pertinent in March 2010?! 2.  How central is Passover in Judaism and in the context of Judeo-Christian values?  “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out…

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Where Do Jews and Christians on the Left Get Their Values?

By Dennis Prager Many Americans find it difficult to understand why Jews on the Left — including many who would call themselves “liberal” rather than “Left” — continued to enthusiastically support President Obama after the revelations about the anti-Israel and anti-Jewish views of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the religious mentor and close friend of Obama.…

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Next year in West Jerusalem

by Victor Sharpe It has thus come to this. Jerusalem may well be on the way to being re-divided. History will not look kindly upon those in this generation who have fallen into the trap of media distortion, Arab untruths, peace at any price and sheer apathy. The Jewish Talmud and Midrash tell us from…

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Hoyer-Cantor Letter in Support of Israel

327 Representatives were signatories to the letter. 102 were non-signers: 94 were Democrats and 8 were Republican. Dear Secretary Clinton: We are writing to reaffirm our commitment to the unbreakable bond that exists between our country and the State of Israel and to express to you our deep concern over recent tension. In every important…

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Can "Palestine" be one state?

by Asaf Romirowsky, The Washington Examiner It is common to hear from good-hearted individuals who are not familiar with the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the simple, naïve question of “why can’t Israelis and Palestinian just get along and share the land?” Of late, a new paradigm has emerged that Zionism and the state of…

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Why wasn't Obama photographed with Netanyahu?

By Natasha Mozgavaya, Haaretz Correspondent   The White House has waved off suggestions that President Barak Obama was “embarrassed” to be photographed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid questions over the minimal media coverage of their meeting in Washington this week. “We were very comfortable with the coverage for last night’s meeting,” said White House…

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Netanyahu and Obama disagree on key issues

by Debkafile US president Barack Obama kept on turning the screw on Israeli minister Binyamin Netanyahu Wednesday, March 24, after their harsh conversation in the White House Tuesday: Netanyahu was told bluntly to issue a White House-dictated public pledge before leaving Washington for home to eschew further construction in East Jerusalem, or else face a…

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Obama and Netanyahu: Pointless Poison

by Jackson Diehl, Washington Post So it’s now been two weeks since President Obama chose to seize on a poorly-timed Israeli announcement about new Jewish housing in Jerusalem to launch another public confrontation with the government of Binyamin Netanyahu. The results, so far, are these: Obama’s demand, through Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, that Israel…

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Should Christians celebrate Passover?

By Shofarhorn.com— The answer may seem quite obvious to some of you, but in reality this question has become quite a controversy in the Christian community over the past several years.  As Christians have learned more about the history of each holiday, an increasing number of Christians have been choosing to celebrate Passover rather than…

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Happy Passover

By The Emet Report The Hebrew month of Nissan during which Passover occurs has historically been a month of miracles for the Jewish people. Passover (Pesach) itself and the ensuing Exodus from the slavery of Egypt is fraught with miracles. The Jewish people are a community founded by miracles, sustained by miracles throughout our history…

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Netanyahu Standing Firm

By Emet Report Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will return to Israel this evening (Thursday), continuing to resist American pressure on the matters of Jerusalem and other issues.  Netanyahu is returning after a round of talks with U.S. President Barack Obama and senior White House and State Department officials. The Americans continue to press hard for…

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Is the US Eroding Israel's Qualitative Edge?

by Avi Yellin, Arutz Sheva The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) revealed in a January report recently revised that the government of Israel has been concealing a change in arms policy by the United States against the Jewish state. The Institute further stated that the Likud-led government of Binyamin Netanyahu has also refrained…

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