Scripture 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 …)
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…
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…
By pulling out, America leaves Syria ‘deserted’ for Israel’s foes
By Israel Kasnett, JNS— The Israel Air Force carried out airstrikes on Tuesday night against a series of targets involving Iranian weapons’ transfers to Hezbollah, as well as several senior members of the terror organization. Syrian air defenses reportedly fired 30 anti-aircraft missiles in response, allegedly placing a number of civilian airliners in danger. Russia…
New Situation in Syria is Bad for Israel
By Yochanan Visser, Israel Today-— A week after US President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell by announcing he would pull out all American troops from Syria it is slowly becoming clear that he endangered Israel by making this decision. At the beginning of this week, media reported the Russian army had begun to build a base…
2018 Christian Statistics in the Holy Land Show Sharp Contrast with the Rest of the Middle East
By Breaking Christian News— Just in time for Christmas, the Israel Bureau of Statistics has published figures on Christians living in Israel. According to the report, around 175,000 Christians live in the Holy Land, which makes them 2 percent of the total population. Of those, 77.7 percent are Arab Christians. (Photo Credit: Israel Today) In…