Scripture Reading for June 3, 2017
Torah: Numbers 4:21 – 7:89, “Naso” (Lift up … ) Haftorah: Judges 13:2 – 25 New Testament: Acts 21:17 – 26 Gospel: Matthew 5:17 – 20, “Al Takshevu” (Do not think … )
Turkey Spending Millions to Grow Influence Over Jerusalem Arabs
By JNI— The Jerusalem municipality’s eastern Jerusalem experts have revealed in recent days that Turkey has been competing with Jordan over influence among Arab residents as well as over control of the Temple Mount, Hashiloach—an Israeli journal for thought and policy, created by the Tikvah Fund—reported last week. The city’s experts, David Koren and Ben…
Truth Report: Ruth: Our Gentile example
Ruth 1:5-6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there.
Iran agrees to renew funding to Hamas
By Jacob Magid— Iran has agreed in principle to renew its funding for the Hamas terror group, according to a report published in a London-based Arabic daily Tuesday. Palestinian officials told Asharq al-Awsat that Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Gaza-based terror group, will visit Tehran in the near future to bridge gaps between…
Netanyahu’s challenge with Trump
By Caroline Glick, JPOST— On Thursday, less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump completed his successful visit to Israel, his chief negotiator Jason Greenblatt was back in town. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson set the tone for Greenblatt’s mission when he told reporters aboard Air Force One that during his visit,…
Quote of the week
“We have sincerely tried everywhere to merge with the national communities in which we live, seeking only to preserve the faith of our fathers. It is not permitted to us. In vain are we loyal patriots, sometimes superloyal; in vain do we make the same sacrifices of life and property as our fellow citizens; in…
Netanyahu Pits Trump Against the UN Over Jerusalem
By Israel Today— When US President Donald Trump visited the Western Wall sporting a kippa (yarmulka), it was a clear affirmation that the site is as the Jews say – Judaism’s holiest shrine. And, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently pointed out, that was a clear repudiation of the position recently taken by the United…
Netanyahu: Temple Mount will remain under Israeli sovereignty forever
By World Israel News— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel will never relinquish control over the Temple Mount and the Old City of Jerusalem. Speaking at the Knesset Wednesday during a special session in honor of Jerusalem Day and the 50th anniversary of the city’s reunification, Netanyahu acknowledged there are those who wish to…
If Kushner has a Mideast peace plan, it’s a secret so far
By Jeff Mason and Luke Baker | JERUSALEM If Jared Kushner has a plan to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, so far he’s giving little away. In the four months since President Donald Trump took office and gave his 36-year-old son-in-law the job of forging peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Kushner has kept his plans…