By Daniel Eisenbud, JPost— Hundreds of local emergency personnel, aided by an international fleet of firefighting planes, worked throughout the weekend to contain fires that continued to spread in the country’s Center and North, displacing thousands and destroying hundreds of homes, businesses and public areas. According to officials, the fires were under control Saturday night,…
By Dr INNA ROGATCHI (C) From November 22nd, 2016, Israel is on fire, for several days straight on. Given the climate, the weather, the wind, the impact of what some world media call ‘a wildfire’ is disastrous. Our Land is burning, and much of it is in inhabited areas. The fires broke near hospitals, schools,…
By Daniel Greenfield, Frontpagemag— The media’s story is that Trump’s win unleashed anti-Semitism on the right. Instead it’s unleashing anti-Semitism on the left. From the elevation of Keith Ellison to head the DNC, despite his ugly history with anti-Semitism, to the mainstreaming of Islamist anti-Semites from CAIR, ISNA and other hate groups with a history…
By Israel Today— Israel was among the first, and was certainly the most exuberant of UN member states to welcome US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to the world body. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was selected for the position on Wednesday, and Israel Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon immediately hailed the decision.…
By Julian Ku, Jerusalem Journal— As the world continues to digest the stunning US Presidential election results, I continue to focus on ways in which a President Trump could use his substantial powers over foreign affairs in unique and unprecedented ways. Among the things he might do, a somewhat less noticed possibility fulfillment of his…
By Dr. Rivkah Lambert Adler, Breaking Israel News— President-elect Donald Trump’s failure to thank God in his acceptance speech could be a fateful mistake, rabbinic scholar and international speaker Rabbi Mendel Kessin said last week, comparing Trump’s first post-election misstep to a blunder which cost King Hezekiah the opportunity to usher in Messianic times. “There’s not one mention…
Torah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18, “Chayei Sarah” (The Life of Sarah … ) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50 – 57 Gospel: John 8:53 – 59, “Beterim Avraham ahiyeh” (Before Abraham, I am … )
By Dr. Max Singer, Besa Center— EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be a good example of the kind of policy change that President-Elect Donald Trump has said is needed in Washington. More importantly, this action could mark a new US strategy for pursuing Israeli-Palestinian peace: Telling the truth.…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz. Breaking Israel News— An obscure 300-year old interpretation of the Book of Daniel presents a precise calculation which indicates the prophet spoke of this year as bringing the end of days. One rabbi agrees, believing that Daniel’s ancient, hidden secrets are being revealed now as never before. Certainly one of the…