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 –…
Torah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1, “Shemot” ( Names … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13, 29:22 – 23 New Testament: Acts 7:17 – 35 Gospel: John 17:20 – 26, “Hodate shemcha” (I have declared your name…)
By Israel Today— In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, following a succession of impassioned speeches both for and against, Israel’s Knesset finally voted on and passed the “United Jerusalem Bill.” The bill is an amendment to the Jerusalem Law passed in 1980, when Israel officially declared the entirety of Jerusalem to be its undivided…
By Ben Ariel, Arutz 7— The bill was authored by Jewish Home chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett and was submitted by MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli (Jewish Home). The law stipulates that a majority of 80 Knesset members will be required to change the status of Jerusalem or for any transfer of territories from the capital…
By Israel Today— US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that if the Palestinian Authority does not become more conciliatory in its approach to Israel, then it will no longer receive American financial aid. The Palestinian leadership has painted Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a major obstacle to peace,…
By Lilach Shovel, Israel Hayom— Israel’s northern frontier will be the source of greatest concern in 2018, according to the Institute for National Strategic Studies’ strategic assessment for the year, submitted to President Reuven Rivlin on Monday. The institute’s report warns that Israel could find itself fighting the “first northern war” simultaneously against three adversaries:…