By LAHAV HARKOV, JPOST— The American public overwhelmingly supports Israel in most issues, but opposes US President Barack Obama’s positions on related matters, according to a poll commissioned by the Zionist Organization of America released Tuesday. “President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry should heed these results,” ZOA National President Morton A. Klein said. “They…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Nearly 15 years ago, a tall, lanky legislator from Massachusetts arose in the US Senate and delivered a brief yet impassioned call to stop what was deemed to be ethnic cleansing in the Balkans. With a concurrent resolution on the table authorizing US president Bill Clinton to launch air operations and…
By VICTOR SHARPE, RENEW AMERICA— When I was still a teenager I had the great good fortune to find a book in my local library that had a profound effect on my understanding of the Book of Books, the Bible; both as a most marvelous history book as well as an indispensable affirmation of personal…
Some say Israel should withdraw its military from the Jordan Valley and rely on international forces for its security. Most Israelis oppose the idea. Our new video explains why.
By SUSAN HATTIS ROLEF, JPOST— In his exceptionally warm speech in the Knesset last Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper rightly pointed out that the attacks that Israel endures in the international community regarding its alleged or actual wrongdoings are totally out of proportion by any measure, and are frequently motivated by a new variety…
Torah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19, “Terumah” (Contribution …) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1 – 24 New Testament: II Corinthians 9:1 – 15 Gospel: Matthew 5f:43 – 48, “Shematim” (You have heard … )
“The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream- stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in the…
By ISRAEL HAYOM— It could have been one of the worst terror attacks in Israeli history: Two suicide bombers detonating themselves at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, followed by a truck bomb exploding as rescue forces arrived. At the same time, suicide bombers would also attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. This al-Qaida…
By ILAN BERMAN, FORBES— Is an Israeli military attack against Iran truly off the table? Conventional wisdom certainly seems to think that it is. In the aftermath of the signing of an interim nuclear deal in Geneva this past November, the foreign policy cognoscenti in Washington, and elsewhere, have been vocal about the fact that…
