BY CAROLINE GLICK— When US President Barack Obama phoned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night, in the middle of a security cabinet meeting, he ended any remaining doubt regarding his policy toward Israel and Hamas. Obama called Netanyahu while the premier was conferring with his senior ministers about how to proceed in Gaza. Some…
By LEA SPEYER, BIN— As the conflict in Gaza enters its 22nd day under Operation Protective Edge, international officials are scrambling to put forth a ceasefire agreement that would be acceptable to both Israel and Hamas. In a call last week between United State President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the president…
By JOEL POLLAK, BREITBART-— Unlike previous conflicts, where a operational mistakes by Israeli forces targeting terrorists caused civilian casualties and raised international protests, in this case Israel had made no major blunders. Israel’s offense, this time, was its success–which exposed the idiocy of Obama’s foreign policy. Despite high-minded statements about Israel’s “right to defend itself,”…
By ISRAEL TODAY— Israelis were once again left dumbfounded by the behavior of the American Administration after US President Barack Obama on Monday appeared to be using Hamas terrorism as leverage to get Israel to resume peace negotiations under Palestinian terms. Earlier in the day, the White House was found whining to the press as…
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”—Deitrich Bonhoeffer, from his prison cell in Germany, 1943
Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22 “Devarim” (Words …) Haftorah: Isaiah 1:1 – 27 New Testament: Acts 9:1 – 21 Gospel: Matthew 16:13 – 20 “Talmidauv” (Deciples …)
Despite turbulent times, people are dancing in the streets. Why? Because they’re happy to be in Jerusalem.
By SHARONA SCHWARTZ, THE BLAZE— In their effort to avoid detection by the Israeli military, Hamas militants in Gaza have employed tactics including traveling in ambulances, hiding in hospitals, dressing up in Israeli army uniforms, concealing rockets in United Nations schools, concealing tunnel entrances near mosques and using animals for suicide missions. Here’s a survey…
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Operation Protective Edge is now two weeks old. Since the ground offensive began Thursday night, we have begun to get a better picture of just how dangerous Hamas has become in the nine years since Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip. And what we have learned is that the time has…
