By DAVID PARSONS and HOWARD FLOWER, ICEJ— The dramatic events in Paris have served as a sobering wake-up call to the world about the dangerous resurgence of anti-Semitism in Europe. But for Jews in France and all across the continent, it was more a crushing reminder of the harsh reality they have known about already…
By WARREN ADLER, FRONTPAGE MAG— There is a jewel of a museum in the Marais district of Paris. It is the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme. It is housed in a beautiful mansion built in 1650, which was later turned into a hotel once inhabited by Jewish immigrants from Poland, Romania, and the Ukraine.…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— With just seven weeks to go before voters head to the polls, Israel’s largely left-wing media has gone on a rampage. Tossing aside any pretense of objectivity, a slew of prominent journalists and media outlets are doing everything in their power to demonize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and evict him from…
By RAPHAEL AHREN— John Baird has no intention of apologizing. The Palestinians would like the Canadian foreign minister to say he’s sorry for his government’s unabashedly pro-Israel stance. They shouldn’t hold their breath. In fact, Baird is waiting for an apology from Ramallah — not for having his car pelted with eggs and shoes Sunday…
By ISRAEL TODAY— The Lausanne Movement, the world’s leading Christian evangelism movement, has once again taken aim at what it believes to be the sinful practice of Christian support for the State of Israel, or Christian Zionism. “For over 60 years, many evangelicals have clung to a very narrow theological narrative that weds Christian theology…
By TIMES OF ISRAEL— The White House’s outrage over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to speak before Congress in March — a move he failed to coordinate with the administration — began to seep through the diplomatic cracks on Friday, with officials telling Haaretz the Israeli leader had “spat” in President Barack Obama’s face. “We…
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— Hamas and other Palestinian groups are continuing to deny the obvious, namely that the Islamic State terror group has managed to set up bases of power in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Palestinians do not feel comfortable talking about the fact that Islamic State is working hard to…
Torah: Exodus 10:1 – 13:16, “Bo” (Enter …) Haftorah: Jeremiah 46:13 – 28 New Testament: I Corinthians 11:20 – 34 Gospel: Luke 22:7 – 32, “Ke’she’hagia hayom” (then came the day …)
By BOAZ BISMUTH, Israel Hayom— Washington — or to be more precise, the White House — is U.S. President Barack Obama’s home court. Congress, however, has become a hostile arena for Obama since the midterm elections in November. The Republican majority in both chambers there holds a different outlook from the president on a whole…
