By Ynetnews— US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro rebuked the BDS movement and stated clearly that the US government strongly opposes its activities. “The United States of America vigorously opposes efforts to isolate or boycott Israel. We have demonstrated this commitment for decades and continue to devote substantial resources in our government to this fight.…
By Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe— VENERABLE POLITICAL NORMS have been upended during this crazy election season, but at least one presidential-campaign tradition remains intact. Every four years, candidates for the White House firmly pledge that, if elected, they will relocate the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 2016 has been no exception.…
By RONALD S. LAUDER, JPOST— I wish there wasn’t a worldwide effort to isolate Israel. To undermine Israel. To destroy Israel. But there is, and it is called the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. I was in Buenos Aires two weeks ago for a plenary meeting of the World Jewish Congress, the organization I…
“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”—Thomas a Kempis
Torah: Leviticus 6:8 – 8:36, “Tzav” (command …) Haftorah: Jeremiah 7:21 – 8:3; 9:22 – 23 New Testament: Hebrews 7:23 – 8:6 Gospel: John 18:36 – 37, “Malchuti” (My kingdom … )
By Daniel Greenfield, Frontpagemag— Obama’s campaign against Israel has run into one major obstacle… Muslim terrorists. Every Obama attempt to force Israel to make concessions to the Islamic terrorists who run the Palestinian Authority has been rejected by the terrorists. No matter how much Obama got Israel to offer, it was never enough. Abbas, the…
By Mark Blitz, WND— On Sunday, Christians around the world will celebrate Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, the cornerstone of the Christian faith. That makes Easter the single holiest day on the Christian calendar. But one pastor who specializes in teaching Christians about the Jewish roots of their faith has a bombshell for…
By Israel today staff, Israel Today— Lt. (Res.) Shadi Khalloul (seen standing on Netanyahu’s left) has been interviewed by and written for Israel Today on several occasions. As a leading representative of the Holy Land’s reborn Aramaic Christian community, Khalloul this week penned for the Gatestone Institute a summary of where Israel’s Christian minority…
By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post— Nearly four in 10 Republican voters who identify themselves as “born again” or “evangelical” don’t believe the Bible is the literal Word of God. Pew Research published an analysis last week on the evangelical vote in the 2016 election season, using data accrued from the 20014 Religious Landscape Study.…
