‘Jesus was Palestinian’: An Old ‘Big Lie’ Gets New Legs

By James Sinkinson, Breaking Israel News— A remarkable component of Palestinian Arab political strategy is the consistent, concerted effort to rewrite ancient history. For reasons we’ll see, the strategy is called the “Big Lie.” This Big Lie has three major objectives: 1) Establish a Palestinian people when there was none; 2) place Palestinian Arabs in…

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The truth about Jerusalem’s City of David and the lies about Silwan

By Nadav Shragai, JNS— A photo of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and U.S. envoy Jason Greenblatt on July 1 striking a thin, symbolic wall with a sledgehammer—a wall built to separate two parts of the ancient Pilgrimage Road—became the headline of the archaeological site’s inauguration ceremony. The road is one of the…

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‘Israel will be on verge of vanishing in next conflict with Hezbollah’

By Israel Hayom— Hezbollah is stronger than ever despite the Western sanctions imposed on it, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised interview with Al-Manar television held on July 12, marking the 13th anniversary of the 2006 Second Lebanon War. He further warned that all of Israel was within range of the group’s missiles…

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When American Jews described their own intermarriage as a ‘Second Holocaust’

By Matt Lebovic, Times of Israel— In recent years, several Israeli leaders have opined that a “second Holocaust” is taking place in America through assimilation. However, the notion of a “silent” or “second Holocaust” taking place in the US was not born in Israel, but the Goldene Medina itself. Three decades ago, a kerfuffle took…

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Listen up, AntiSemites! Israel’s Archaeology Tells the True Stories!

By Arlene Bridges Samuels, Times of Israel— The famous writer and Pulitzer Prize winner, E.B. White (1899-1985) once said,“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.” His quote is a precise description of anti-Israel propagandists who twist the facts of history and archaeology into an antisemitic pretzel…

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PM’s Son Affirms Jewishness of Jesus

By ICEJ News— Islamic activist Linda Sarsour started a Twitter storm on Saturday evening after claiming “Jesus was Palestinian of Nazareth and is described in the Quran as being brown copper skinned with wooly hair”. One sharp response came from Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who tweeted back saying “Are you…

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White House demands zero enrichment for Iran after cap broken

By Times of Israel— The United States will “never allow” Iran to develop nuclear weapons, the White House warned Monday, after Tehran said it had exceeded a limit on enriched uranium reserves set under a 2015 nuclear deal. “Maximum pressure on the Iranian regime will continue until its leaders alter their course of action,” said…

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Rouhani: Starting Sunday, Iran will enrich uranium to ‘any amount we want’

By Times of Israel—- Iran’s president warned Europe Wednesday that his country would “take the next step” in increasing its uranium enrichment this coming Sunday, and enrich to “any amount that we want.” The comments by President Hassan Rouhani at a cabinet meeting in Tehran further increase pressure on European partners to salvage the unraveling…

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Friedman: American Democratic Values Were Born Here

By Jerusalem Online—- US Ambassador David Friedman and the other US and Israeli dignitaries have attended the unveiling ceremony of the ancient Pilgrims Road. Pilgrim’s Road was an ancient road used by Jewish pilgrims on their way to the Temple Mount. US Ambassador David Friedman spoke at the ceremony describing the importance of this historical…

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Petah Tikva Names Major Square After U.S. President Trump on Eve of July 4th

By Jerusalem Post— US President Donald Trump is now honored with a major square in the city of Petah Tikva named after him, a press release on behalf of the city reported on Wednesday. The US president was honored during an official ceremony on Wednesday evening, the night before the American Independence Day. “Israel never…

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