By Aryeh Savir, Jewish Press— Israel has been successful in an economic campaign it launched against BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) promoting organizations with ties to terrorism, which led to the closing down of 30 accounts over the past two years, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs revealed Monday. The campaign, conducted together with pro-Israel organizations, exposed…
DetailsBy Steven Law, Patterns of Evidence— A submerged harbor at the site of Tel Dor in northern Israel has begun to give up its secrets. Archaeologists searching underwater have discovered a massive fortification system built during the wars fought for the control of Israel in the 2nd century BC. The finds give insight to this…
DetailsBy Khaled Abu Toameh, JPost— The Palestinians said on Sunday that they are planning a “popular uprising” later this month to protest US President Donald Trump’s upcoming plan for peace in the Middle East. The protests, scheduled for June 25 and 26, will coincide with the launching of the US-led economic workshop in Bahrain –…
Details“It is the Holy Spirit’s job to convict, God’s job to judge and my job to love.” ― Billy Graham
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says farewell to his wife as she lay in state on Thursday. Nechama Rivlin passed away on Tuesday after a 12-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis and was buried on Mount Herzl on Thursday on what would have been her 74th birthday.
By Neta Bar, Israel Hayom— Iran is working to arm the various terrorist organizations active in Judea and Samaria with the aim of sparking fresh hostilities against Israel, recent remarks by senior officials in Tehran reveal. A report published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on Wednesday exposed a series of comments from officials…
DetailsThe holiday of Shavuot is upon us. It begins Saturday evening on June 8th and ends the evening of June 10th. If you haven’t heard of the Biblical holiday of Shavuot, that’s probably because you are more familiar with its Greek name: Pentecost.On Shavuot, Jews celebrate the events that took place on Mount Sinai. The…
DetailsBy Sarah Stern, EMET— On July 23, 2015, when the Obama administration was in the throes of trying to push, what they considered their signature, landmark, foreign policy achievement, the Iranian nuclear deal, through Congress, John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and gave the members a stark choice: “It is either this…
DetailsBy Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute—- As the US administration prepares to roll out its long-awaited plan for peace in the Middle East, also known as the “Deal of the Century,” Iran appears to be increasing its efforts to help its allies in the region try to thwart the plan. Recently, Iran seems to have…
DetailsBy Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva— US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East peace adviser Jared Kushner on Tuesday met European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker for talks in Brussels, AFP reported. Kushner arrived in Brussels from London, where his father-in-law is making a state visit. The trip comes at a time when international hopes are…
DetailsBY Israel Hayom— The IDF on Monday said it finished sealing the last of a series of Hezbollah attack tunnels under the country’s northern border with Lebanon, roughly six months after they were found. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told reporters during a tour of the tunnel that it was “the longest and deepest…
Details“Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.”—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
BY MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, JPost— Not even three-quarters (72%) of American Jews and only a little more than half (53%) of French Jews think that a thriving State of Israel is vital for the long-term future of the Jewish people, according to a new study by the American Jewish Committee (AJC). The AJC on Sunday released…
DetailsBy Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— Following what only Israel calls the liberation of East Jerusalem 52 years ago on June 7, 1967, Moshe Dayan issued the following declaration: “This morning, the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy places,…
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