Scripture Reading for January 18, 2014
Torah: Exodus 18:1 – 20:23, “Yitro” (Jethro …) New Testament: Hebrews 12:18 – 24 Gospel: Mathew 8:5 – 20, “Cefar Nahum” (Capernaum …)
This week’s prayer points
Tommorow at noon Ariel Sharon’s body will lie in state at the Knesset until 6:00 PM. On Monday at 10 AM there will be a memorial service at the Knesset, followed by the state/military funeral at 2:30 PM, where he will be laid to rest at his family’s Sycamore Ranch in the Negev. Throughout the…
Israel and the death of pan-Arabism
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— The so-called Arab Spring unleashed forces that have been dormant for a century. Like their counterparts throughout the region, Israel’s Arabic-speaking minorities are changing in profound ways. But our leaders fail to grasp the implications of what is happening. Consider the Christian community. Father Gabriel Nadaf, a Greek Orthodox priest from…
The high price of Obama’s mideast peace push
By JOHN BOLTON, NY POST— The breaking news that al Qaeda has captured Fallujah and Ramadi raises the question whether America’s sacrifices in Iraq were made in vain. It also highlights the utter inadequacy of President Obama’s Middle East policy, especially his disregard for critical regional threats. Instead, Obama has focused on Israeli-Palestinian issues, essentially…
Wish I’d said that
“You were the shoulder on which Israel’s security rested. The story of your life is bound to the story of this country. And your life was dedicated to the life of this country. Your footprints are imprinted on every hill and in every valley. You cultivated the land with your scythe and defended it with…
Hope–filled or Hate-filled? What’s Your Dream?
By EARL COX, JPOST— New Year, new hope, new aspirations, and new dreams. Reflecting on the famous words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King decades ago, I, too, have a dream. This past year was filled with challenges and global turmoil. The Arab Spring sprung many very serious leaks which have yet to be mended. …
PM: In peace deal, no settlements will be evacuated
BY ISRAEL HAYOM— In a Likud faction meeting on Monday following the departure of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fielded questions about the peace process from MKs and assured them that “there will be no evacuation of settlements.” While a framework agreement had not yet been reached,…
Pope Francis Announces Trip to Holy Land in May
By LEA SPEYER, BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS— This week, Pope Francis officially announced that he would be making his way to the Middle East in 2014, visiting Israel and Jordan. The trip is scheduled to take place May 24-26. In Israel, Pope Francis is to visit holy sites in Bethlehem and Jerusalem as well as make…
Ex-Israel PM Sharon faces ‘imminent’ death
BY AFP— Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was on Sunday facing “imminent” death, the Tel Aviv hospital where he is in critical condition said. The health of the 85-year-old Sharon, who was dubbed “the Bulldozer” both for his style and physique, has been worsening since Wednesday when he suffered serious kidney problems after surgery.…
Secretary of State, John Kerry’s, Proposal Assessed
By YORAM ETTINGER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The value of Secretary John Kerry’s assessments and proposed peace agreement, which would reduce Israel to a 9-15 mile waistline (the pre-1967 lines), in the increasingly raging Middle East, is consistent with Kerry’s track record. Until the eruption of the civil war in Syria, Kerry was a member of a…