St. James’s, a prominent London church consecrated in 1684, has fallen in with hateful anti-Israel activists erecting a mock security barrier of the kind that has saved thousands of innocent lives in Israel. It’s their way of celebrating Christmas. By ROBIN SHEPHERD, THE COMMENTATOR— Jesus would have been turning in his grave; but then he…
Palestinian Authority TV continues to promote Islam-based hate speech and Antisemitism, voiced by little children. In this latest example, two sisters recited a poem that included the following demonization of Jews: “You who murdered Allah’s pious prophets (i.e., Jews in Islamic tradition) Oh, you who were brought up on spilling blood You have been condemned…
By SHALOM BEAR, THE JEWISH PRESS — The Israeli government is expected to approve soon a plan to bring tens of thousands of French Jews to Israel within the next three years, according to a report in Makor Rishon on Friday. An Aliyah plan of this scale hasn’t been attempted since Operation Moses and Operation…
By RAEL JEAN ISAAC, ACD Blog — “One has to start somewhere.” That’s how the president of the American Studies Association justified the ASA’s vote to boycott Israel when he was asked why the organization had ignored the vast number of human rights abusing states that pepper the planet. He might have added, where else…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST=== If the various rumors and reports are true, January may prove to be one tough month for US-Israeli relations. According to several accounts, the Obama administration is said to be gearing up to push Israel into a corner by offering its own proposals regarding how to shape a deal with the…
By ARI YASHER, ARUTZ 7— The Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiating team has revealed some of contents of the secretive peace talks it has been holding with Israel, under American auspices. Independent journalist Baruch Yedid, who has maintained ongoing contact with official and unofficial PA sources, described to Arutz Sheva the situation taking place behind the…
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry may soon have to come up with a new plan to help Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas solve internal problems in ruling his Fatah faction. The only plan that Kerry has thus far proposed is one that talks about future security arrangements between a…
By THE EMET REPORT: COMBINED SOURCES — In the face of stiff Palestinian opposition, US Secretary of State John Kerry has stepped back from the American security plan for Israeli troops to secure the Jordan Valley border for an agreed period, in favor of deploying US forces, Washington sources report. He also gave in to…
By DEBRA KAMIN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— It’s nearly Christmas, but the leader of this famed little town – the first female to ever hold the role – says that tourists are not flocking to the events in the packed calendar she and her team have prepared for the month of December. In a bid to…
