Scripture Reading for August 18, 2018
Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9, “Shoftim” (Judges …) Haftorah: Isaiah 51:12 – 52:12 New Testament: Acts 3:22 – 23 Gospel: John 1:19 – 27, “Adotow shel Yochanan” (Testimony of John …)
Abbas: We Will Thward Trump’s Plan, Nation-State Law
BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, Jpost— US administration officials who purportedly claim to want to improve the living conditions of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are “liars,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday. Abbas, who was speaking at the opening session of the PLO Central Council in Ramallah, also vowed to pursue efforts to…
Israel is not looking for war, but Gaza tensions make it highly likely
By Yoav Limor, Israel Hayom— The latest flare-up on the Israel-Gaza Strip border appears to have calmed down dramatically since Thursday night, but everyone knows it is far from over. Barring an extreme turn of events, the next round of rocket fire on Israel’s south is only a matter of time, as is Israel’s next…
Trump approves largest-ever aid package to Israel, sets up showdown with Turkey over F-35s
BY Jackson Richman, JNS— U.S. President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Monday, which includes $550 million in assistance to Israel and temporarily halts the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey. This comes amid tensions between the United States and Ankara, which is currently holding an American pastor hostage, among…
Nasrallah says Hezbollah stronger than IDF
By World Israel News Staff— Since 2006, the “Zionist entity” has been deterred, Hezbollah’s leader claims, adding that Tel Aviv has been trying to build up its military capabilities “in view of its defeat in 2006.” Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said that the terror group he leads “is more powerful than the Israeli army”…
Israel renews commercial goods traffic to Gaza as calm holds
By Israel Hayom— Israel allowed commercial goods back into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in a sign of an easing of tensions as neighboring Egypt pursued a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. But the prospect of an agreement between Israel and the terrorist group prompted concern within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government that…
Democrat Rashida Tlaib Celebrates Primary Win with Anti-Israel Tweets
By Joel Pollak, Breitbart— Democrat Rashida Tlaib, winner of her party’s primary in Michigan’s 13th congressional district, celebrated her win last week with a series of anti-Israel tweets. Tlaib, who is Palestinian-American, will become the country’s first female Muslim member of Congress next year. She is running unopposed in November. On Thursday, as Hamas rockets…
Have the Temple Vessels been Located?
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— After nearly a decade of writing, the remarkable story of one man’s quest to decipher the ancient map leading to the gold and silver Temple vessels is being published. Shelley Neese, vice president of the Jerusalem Connection, became involved in the story over a decade ago and has…
A philanthropist’s arrogance: “My Israel is dead”
By Dr. Inna Rogatchi, Arutz Sheva— The debate on the new Nationality (aka Nation-State) Law is heated, as expected. There are some issues with it which indeed evokes questions, consideration, pondering. People are entitled to their opinions, and the ongoing debate shows that the matter of the law in the Jewish state, the one and…