Scripture Reading for December 14, 2013
Torah: Genesis 47:28 – 50:26, “Vayechi” (and he lived …) Haftorah: I Kings 2:2- 12 New Testament: Hebrews 11:21 – 22 Gospel: Matthew 2:13 – 23, “Mi mitzraim carati livne” (Out of Egypt I called my Son …)
Norwegian Christians Apologize for Anti-Semitism, Oslo Accords
By TOVA DVORIN— About 40 Norwegian Christian leaders and clerics held a special ceremony in the Knesset Wednesday to formally apologize on Norway’s behalf for their role during the Holocaust and the 1993 Oslo Accords. The delegation featured representatives from 21 different organizations, who were greeted by Knesset Christian Caucus members MKs Rabbi Dov Lipman…
Forgive us, Israel!
About 40 Norwegian Christian leaders and clerics held a special ceremony in the Knesset Wednesday to formally apologize on Norway’s behalf for their role during the Holocaust and the 1993 Oslo Accords. The delegation featured representatives from 21 different organizations, who were greeted by Knesset Christian Caucus members MKs Rabbi Dov Lipman (Yesh Atid) and…
House GOP debates tactics to limit Iran nuclear accord
By NTI— Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are deliberating how to act on their concerns about a multilateral nuclear accord reached with Iran last month, several GOP House lawmakers told The Hill newspaper for a Wednesday report. Potential moves under consideration include a stepped-up push for Senate action to pass new Iran penalties,…
This week’s prayer points
1. IRAN The P-6 (United States, France, Germany, China, Russia and Britain) plus Iran made an announcement to the world on November 24th, that an agreement had been struck regarding Iran’s nuclear activities. The interim agreement, which was announced, is terrible for Israel (and for the Middle East), but is a blessing for Iran. Basically,…
Wish I’d said that
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”—President Ronald Reagan
Geneva: A Historic and Dangerous Agreement
By RAFAEL L. BARDAJI, GATESTONE— The agreement reached by the group of countries known as P-5+1½ (that is, the five permanent U.N. Security Council powers plus Germany and the European Union representative) with Iran regarding its nuclear program has been rated by its proponents—President Obama’s followers—as a “historic agreement,” while opponents—primarily Israel and the Gulf…
Former CIA, AMAN chiefs: Iran is a nuclear threshold state and can no longer be stopped
By DEBKAfile Special Report — The former heads of two of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world, speaking Sunday, Dec. 1, in different parts of the world, were of the same opinion: Iran has reached the point of a nuclear threshold state and can build several nuclear bombs in a matter of weeks. By…
Video: Singing Jews cause near-riot on Temple Mount
By ISRAEL TODAY— Israeli Jews on Sunday were again denied freedom of religion at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, of all places, when a near-riot by Muslim worshipers resulted in police closing the holy site to all but the followers of Allah. A Muslim mob became enraged when a small group of visiting Jews began singing songs…