By Times of Israel Staff— The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, lashed out at Hamas Thursday, accusing the Palestinian terror group of “using children as cannon fodder,” following the deaths of dozens of people in clashes with Israeli forces during protests along with border in the Gaza Strip. “Anyone who truly cares…
By Michael Wilner, JPost— US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he might travel to Israel for the opening of a new US embassy there, located in Jerusalem. “I may go,” the president said. “Very proud of it.” Administration officials have previously said it was unlikely that Trump would lead the delegation, and…
By Jerusalem Post— One president, 40 musicians and 12,000 singers. Those were the ingredients for an unforgettable music video released on Monday ahead of Israel’s 70th anniversary. President Reuven Rivlin, together with singer Shlomi Shabat, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel and the social-music initiative Koolulam, hosted an event last week…
Torah: Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30, “Acharei mot” (After the death … ) Haftorah: Amos 9:7 – 15 New Testament: Hebrews 9:11 – 28 Gospel: John 3:14 – 21, “Shehigbiha ha’nahash” (Lifted the snake … )
By Israel Today— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office made waves this week when it hired long-time pro-Israel YouTube activist Hananya Naftali as its new deputy social media adviser. Israel Today has featured Naftali’s informative video clips a number of times. The material is as solid as it gets. What makes Naftali “controversial” for many Israelis is…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— A once thoroughly debunked theory that the two Jewish Temples did not stand on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is currently gaining traction in the Christian world. A new “Cry for Zion” video explains why we know the Temples were on the Temple Mount and that it is…
By Caroline Glick, JPost— As French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel beat a path for the White House in back-to-back visits this week, the media coverage of U.S. – European Union relations is focused on efforts to convince President Donald Trump to keep faith with his predecessor Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with…
By Inna Rogatchi, Rogatchi Foundaiton— It is all about us. How do we react to events, and what makes our indignation to flare out. What qualifies an incident of any kind as a public scandal – for us, both individually and collectively. In my view, what could be called as Case Portman has underlined our…
By Israel Bible Center-— In Matthew 8:11-12 we encounter one of Jesus’ most controversial statements. In reaction to the extraordinary faith of the Roman centurion Jesus declares, “I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, while the sons of…
“Only in Israel is the fulfillment of commands a society-building exercise, shaping the contours of the country as a whole. Only in Israel can we fulfill the commands in a land, a landscape, and a language saturated with Jewish memories and hopes. Only in Israel does the calendar track the rhythms of the Jewish year.…