Scripture Reading for June 9, 2018
Torah: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41, “Shelach Lekha” (Send to you … ) Haftorah: Joshua 2:1 – 24 New Testament: Hebrews 3:7 – 4:1 Gospel: Matthew 9:18 – 26, “Bicnaf Zitzit, (Hem of his zitzit … )
Kudos to Michael Brown
By Jim Fletcher, Rapture Ready—- I have been critical of Charismatic leader Dr. Michael Brown for accepting a speaking slot at the odious “Christ at the Checkpoint” gathering in Beit Jala, outside Bethlehem. As has been said many times, CATC is a leftwing, anti-Semitic hate-fest. I felt that Brown would be used as a propaganda…
How Does Israel’s Military Compare to Iran?
By David Brennan, Newsweek-— Relations between Israel and Iran are at breaking point. The multinational nuclear deal signed with Iran is on the verge of collapsing—partly thanks to Israeli lobbying against it. Iranian leaders have warned that if it fails, the country will resume its uranium enrichment program, a step Israel considers a threat to…
Check Out this Map of Arson Fires in Israel
By Ed Straker, American Thinker— Palestinians are launching “arson kites” to set fires in Israel. What is less known is the extent of the damage. It’s quite large. An Israeli has put together what is purported to be a map of the arson fires. While this map does not come from an official source, it…
Film: Betrayal of the Jews
In November 1917 the British government made a pledge with the Jewish people through the Balfour Declaration to help establish a Jewish National Home in the territory known as Palestine. Find out what happened next … If you want a more exhaustive look at the history surrounding the Mandate Period from 1917 – 1948 then…
‘Jesus Was a Palestinian,’ Christian Visitors to Bethlehem are Told
By Ryan Jones, Israel Today— “Welcome to the State of Palestine. The only state whose land is still under occupation by another country, the State of Israel,” declared Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki (pictured) in his keynote address on the opening night of Christ at the Checkpoint 2018. No mention of Tibet, or that…
US lawmakers push for recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan
By Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom— An American plan to bring the U.S. closer to recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli was laid out for Israeli and American officials in Washington last week. The six-point plan proposed by a group of American legislators and spearheaded by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) calls to implement trade agreements between…
Liberman Vows Retaliation for Hamas, Islamic Jihad Kite Attacks
By Gill Hoffman, JPost— Israel will retaliate for incendiary kite attacks from the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed at Monday’s Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at the Knesset. Liberman revealed that there have been 600 kite attacks, of which 400 were intercepted with technology. The remaining kites caused 198 fires, burning some 2,500 acres.…
Europe’s About-Face on Israel
By Melanie Phillips, Algemeiner— A strange, startling, and deeply unfamiliar sound was heard this week. A Trump tweet imploding perhaps? Kim Jong-Un finally destroying his nuclear arsenal? A distant rumble from the Hawaii volcano? No. It was the sound of the European Union and United Nations loudly supporting Israel against attack. In the heaviest onslaught…
Walk the Gaza Border with Earl Cox
By Earl Cox, Israel Always— As of this writing, Israel is enjoying several days of relative calm thanks to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt. However, in the days leading up to this ceasefire, the Hamas terrorist government of Gaza, in partnership with a separate Islamic Jihad group, bombarded southern Israel with over 184 mortars and…