Scripture Reading for January 12, 2019
Torah: Exodus 10:1-13:16, “Bo” (Enter … ) Haftorah: Jeremiah 46:13-28 New Testament: I Corinthians 11:20-34 Gospel: Luke 22:7-30, “Chag Hamazot” (Feast of Unleavened Bread… )
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In Arab world, belief prevails that Trump will recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
By The Media Line—- Arab analysts believe that U.S. President Donald Trump will recognize Israel’s sovereignty on the Golan Heights, which was captured during the 1967 Six-Day War, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appeal last week had little impact on a decision that has essentially already been made. Netanyahu is pressing the US administration to…
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Expert: Gold Dome of the Rock Not Where Jewish Temples Stood
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, BIN— Rabbi Harry Moskoff, the author of the A.R.K. Report, has come to a different conclusion; the Dome of the Rock is close but not on spot. His 20-year search has led him through many possibilities. ‘At first, I thought it was in the northern end of the Temple Mount,” Moskoff told Breaking…
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New, Democratic-majority Senate stalls anti-BDS bill
By Reuters—- Legislation reaffirming US support for allies in the Middle East, including a measure to punish Americans who boycott Israel, fell victim on Tuesday to a domestic political dispute that has resulted in a partial federal government shutdown. The US Senate voted 56 to 44, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance…
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BDS bill debate is about anti-Semitism, not speech
By Jonathan S. Tobin, Jewish News Syndicate— Is the effort to combat the BDS movement much ado about nothing? Given the abject failure of the campaign to boycott, divest and sanction Israel to harm the economy of the Jewish state or even to get American universities to endorse their efforts, there are those who consider…
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First Palestinian Congresswoman Sworn in on Koran, Curses Trump, Erases Israel
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowtiz, BIN— A newly sworn-in congresswoman has already made waves, using foul language to threaten to impeach the president and reversing her campaign platform to the dismay of her Jewish supporters. This should come as no surprise since Rashida Tlaib is the country’s first Palestinian to sit in the House of Representatives.…
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Trump’s Latest Moves Make Officials Jumpy In Jerusalem
By Ilan Berman, The Hill— For Israel, a few weeks can make a world of difference. As recently as this past Fall, officials in Jerusalem were waxing optimistic over the new, more favorable regional environment confronting the Jewish state, and about America’s reinvigorated approach to the Mideast under President Trump. But now, the Administration’s unexpected…
DetailsTruth Report: Will Jerusalem remain undivided?
Think on this: “I will gather all nation and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land…Then you will know that I, Yahweh your God…
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Jewish Chosenness
By Walter Russell Mead, Providence— The Christmas story suggests that we can somehow try to be loyal members of our nations, our families, our tribes—and to reach out to the broader human community of which we are also a part. Back in the beginning of the Christmas season, I wrote about the way the Gospel…
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Hosting top Trump aide, PM asks US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan
By RAPHAEL AHREN, Times of Israel— Hosting a senior aide to US President Donald Trump in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the administration to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “The Golan Heights is tremendously important for our security,” Netanyahu told US National Security Adviser John Bolton, during a joint…
DetailsQumranology: UNESCO’s Folly
In October 2016, UNESCO’s executive board ratified a resolution which attempted to erase 3,000 years of Jewish religious history in Jerusalem. The resolution was drafted by Jordan and submitted by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, and Sudan—with the enthusiastic support of the Palestinian Authority, a full member of UNESCO since 2011. The central aim…
DetailsScripture Reading for January 5, 2019
Torah: Exodus 6:2-9:35, “Va’era” (And I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14-33 Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11, “Lehitnasot haSatan” (Tempted by Satan …)
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Jesus, the Temple and an Ancient Weight Stone
By Tsvi Sadan, Israel Today— “An amazing archaeological discovery.” This is how Prime Minister Netanyahu called the recent discovery of a 3,000-year-old beka stone used for weighing a half-shekel worth of silver. The little weight stone was found during on-going excavations at the foundation of the Western Wall. Obviously, Netanyahu is using this finding as…
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Palestinians’ New Year’s Resolutions
By Bassam Tawil, Gatestone— The Palestinians are celebrating the beginning of 2019 by promising Israel more violence, a “revolution until victory,” and another year of conflict and suffering. The messages that the Palestinians are sending to Israel offer anything but hope. On the contrary, they are making it clear that Israel should expect yet more…
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