By JOEL POLLAK, BREITBART— Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III is to deliver the keynote at this weekend’s J Street conference, a gathering of left-wing activists opposed to the Israeli government and to recently re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Baker, who served under President George H.W. Bush, is also advising Gov. Jeb Bush…
By REBECCA SHIMONI STOIL, TIMES OF ISRAEL— The Obama administration woke up Wednesday morning to a sobering new reality on the ground in Jerusalem – instead of a weakened or rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Washington will now face the return of “King Bibi.” The White House has to come to terms with a Netanyahu…
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, NATIONAL REVIEW— Of all the idiocies uttered in reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stunning election victory, none is more ubiquitous than the idea that peace prospects are now dead because Netanyahu has declared that there will be no Palestinian state while he is Israel’s prime minister. I have news for the lowing herds:…
By ARI YASHER, ARUTZ7— Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Thursday night delivered a powerful speech against US President Barack Obama’s increasing hostility towards Israel after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s elections victory, as the White House threatened to pull support for Israel at the UN. Rubio began by noting “Israel is everything we want that region…
Torah: Leviticus 1:1 – 6:7, “Vayikra” (and he called …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 45:16 – 46:18 New Testament: Hebrews 10:1 – 18 Gospel: John 3:1 – 21, “Knockdemon” (Nicodemus … )
By MATI TUCHFELD, ISRAEL HAYOM— “Unless we close the gap in the coming days, there is a concrete danger that Livni and Herzog will be prime ministers here, with the help of the Arabs,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Channel 2 on Thursday, referring to his chief rivals’ — the Zionist Union leaders — growing…
By JODI RUDOREN, NYTIMES— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Monday that as long as he is the leader, a Palestinian state would not be established, reversing his support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Netanyahu made the assertion on the eve of an election in which he is trailing in…
By WND– Back in 2005, Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein published al-Qaida’s manifesto. In his book, he outlined al-Qaida’s seven-point plan over a 20-year period: “An Islamic Caliphate in Seven Easy Steps.” Ten years later, we can see how al-Qaida and other Islamic jihad groups have followed this plan to the letter – with remarkable success,…
Torah: Exodus 35:1 – 40:38, “Vayakhel” (He gathered … ) Haftorah: Ezekiel 36: 16 – 38 New Testament: II Corinthians 3:12 – 18 Gospel: John 17:6 – 18, “Giliti et shemka” (I have manifested your Name …)
By MATI TUCHFELD, ISRAEL HAYOM— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling to right-wing voters that there is a real danger that he and his Likud Party could lose the leadership of Israel to Zionist Union leaders Isaac Herzog and Tzipi Livni in the national election next week. In a conversation with Israel Hayom, Netanyahu said…