By JTA— The U.S. ambassador to Israel blamed the Palestinians for the lack of peace with Israel in the aftermath of a shooting in the West Bank that killed an Israeli man. David Friedman tweeted Wednesday morning, as the Israeli military expanded its search for the killer or killers, including setting up roadblocks and checkpoints…
Torah: Exodus 2:2 – 9:35, “Va’era” ((and I appeared … ) Haftorah: Ezeliel 28:25 – 29:21 New Testament: Roman 9:13 – 33 Gospel: Matthew 7:15 – 23, “Hizarharu” (Beware … _
By Shira Sorko-Ram, Maoz— This should be rather simple. What is a capital? Answer: It is a city in a country where the government is situated, including official residences of its president or prime minister, its Supreme Court and its legislative branches. What’s so hard about that? Really, nothing. In this world of chaos, believe…
By Israel National News— The Derech Chaim Movement headed Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh on Wednesday morning demanded the Palestinian Authority be dismantled. Rabbi Shevach, 35, was murdered in a terror attack on Tuesday night, when an Arab terrorist shot at the rabbi’s car as he drove by Havat Gilad. He left behind a widow and six…
By Israel Today— When US President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last month, he was very careful to not use the words “united” or “undivided,” as Israel insists the city must remain. Now, Israel is being told by another global power that it will ultimately have to “share” Jerusalem with…
By Eliana Rudee, Breaking Israel News— The year 2017 was packed with what many describe as “remarkable” or “unprecedented” events. Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration and his latest announcement that he sees Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the Jewish people are considered by believers to be prophetic signs that the world is coming ever closer…
By Ben Cohen, Algemeiner— Israel published on Sunday a blacklist of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) organizations whose members and leaders will be prevented from entering the country – among them a French organization that receives taxpayer funds from state bodies, a British advocacy group whose patrons include the leader of the opposition Labour Party,…
By Ryan Jones, Israel Today-— One thing is becoming certain – you dismiss US President Donald Trump’s threats at your own peril. For decades, Middle East despots and warlords were conditioned to shrug off American pressure, knowing full well that the White House didn’t have the guts to follow through. Some might argue that it’s…
An Iranian journalist staged a protest in Jerusalem, calling out to the Israeli government, Prime Minister Netanyahu in particular, to help the Iranians against the regime because “Iranian people really love Israel”.
By Martin Sherman— The ongoing turmoil in Iran highlights both the duplicity to which the Obama administration resorted & the missed opportunity for a better deal. The alternative is a region wide explosion with totally unpredictable consequences….Just think how that would work out in the end… I think that is a policy of self-destruction –…