Scripture Reading for March 2, 2019
Torah: Exodus 35:1- 38:20, “Vayakhel” (and he assembled … ) Haftorah: I Kings 7:40-50 New Testament: I Corinthians 3:10-17 Gospel: Matthew 24:15-25, “Zareh Gedola” (The Great Tribulation … )
Kushner: US peace plan very detailed, will focus on borders
By Israel Hayom— White House senior adviser Jared Kushner unveiled the general themes of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan on Monday, saying it would put a big emphasis on improving the conditions of both Israelis and Palestinians. “We were not able to convince people from both sides on a compromise,” Kushner told Sky News…
Evangelical Christian Leader Demands Ilhan Omar’s Resignation Over Antisemitism
Laurie Cardoza-Moore, President of Proclaiming Justice to The Nations is launching a nationwide campaign to create enough pressure to demand Ilhan Omar’s immediate resignation from Congress. The move, which includes a petition called “The Million Signature March,” follows at least two separate occasions when Rep. Omar’s tweets have been interpreted as wildly antisemitic. Cardoza-Moore who…
Palestinians: “No Place for the Zionist Entity in Palestine”
By Bassam Tawil. Gatestone Institute— A Palestinian terror group says that its engineers have developed “accurate and destructive” missiles that can reach the “occupied” cities of Tel Aviv, Netanya and Jerusalem. Abu Hamza, spokesman for the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Iranian-funded Islamic Jihad organization in the Gaza Strip, threatened that his group’s…
PM: There won’t be another mosque on the Temple Mount
By Israel Hayom— Tensions continued to bubble Monday on the Temple Mount after the Gate of Mercy structure near Al-Aqsa mosque was certified as another mosque, with silent agreement from Israel – despite official denials issued by Israeli authorities. Government officials said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued an order to remove equipment from the site…
Pray For Israel’s Upcoming Election: New Left-leaning Party Predicting They’ll Beat Netanyahu
By Emily Jones, Breaking Christian News— Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid, the leaders of Israel’s new Blue and White party vowed to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in the April 9 election. Gantz and Lapid addressed voters Thursday evening at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds immediately after creating their new faction. “This is an…
Christians in Israel – Rising Spring
This is the first of a series of articles highlighting a unique and inspiring movement among the oldest Christian community in the world: the Aramean Christians of Israel. By Amit Barak— Not many people in the world are familiar with the Christian community in Israel and there are even many who are not even aware…
Quote of the Week
“We have sincerely tried everywhere to merge with the national communities in which we live, seeking only to preserve the faith of our fathers. It is not permitted us. In vain are we loyal patriots, sometimes superloyal; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow citizens; in vain…
Muslims Still Trying to Keep Messiah Out of Jerusalem
By David Lazarus, Israel Today— Thousands of Palestinians, chanting “Allahu Akbar!” (Allah is great) and waving Palestinian flags broke through into the Golden Gate area that leads up to the Temple Mount over the weekend. Israel had closed the area by court order in 2003 after Hamas and the Islamic Movement activists engaged in subversive…
UKMW prompts Daily Mail correction to claim Western Wall is Judaism’s holiest site
By Adam Levick, UK Media Watch—- A Feb. 13th article at the Daily Mail about a luxury Israeli hotel that’s a short walk from Jerusalem’s Old City included the claim that the Western Wall is Judaism’s holiest site. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Western Wall, the hotel seems to say (you can see the Old City from the…