By EARL COX, JPOST— US President Barack Obama recently threatened to add to the widespread Middle East combustion by bombing Syria, because they had allegedly used chemical weapons on their own civilian people. Meanwhile, Israel is still standing by, holding its breath, and watching with keen special interest. In fact, as Israel looks to the…
#1: THE SITUATION WITH IRAN The Obama administration has been involved in the six-party talks that took place in Geneva this week; discussing the removal of sanctions against Iran. Obama is in favor of removing some sanctions, if Iran is willing to make some compromises in its nuclear program. The Iranian leadership continues to declare…
What Stake do Christians Have in the Jewish Return To Zion? Watch this fun & interactive look at great pro-Israel Christians from history. A fun & interactive look at great pro-Israel Christians from history: Thomas Brightman (1562 – 1607) William Blackstone (1841-1935) Charles H. Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) Pope Benedict XV (1854 – 1922) William…
Torah: Genesis 23:1 – 25:18. “Chayei Sarah” (The life of Sarah …) Haftorah: I Kings 1:1 – 31 New Testament: I Corinthians 15:50-57 Gospel: Matthew 1:1 – 17, “Sepher hayuchaseen shel Yeshua” (The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ …)
By HEN MAZZIG, Campus Coordinator for StandWithUs’ — As a young Israeli who had just completed five years of service in the IDF, I looked forward to my new job educating people in the Pacific Northwest about Israel. I was shocked, however, by the anti-Israel bigotry and hostility I encountered, especially in the greater Seattle…
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST — The Iranians have given no indication that they would be willing to suspend all uranium enrichment. Speaking to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Wednesday, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz explained Israel’s concerns about the nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva. “We’re worried Geneva 2013 will end up…
By ASSOCIATED PRESS— Israel’s prime minister plans to meet with the pope on a trip to Italy next week. Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican next Wednesday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who serves in a largely ceremonial position, met the head of the Catholic church in April. Earlier this week,…
By YUVAL STEINITZ, NY TIMES— On Sept. 26, the Palestinian Authority’s president, Mahmoud Abbas, told the United Nations General Assembly that the Palestinians “keep reaching out to the Israelis saying: let us work to make the culture of peace reign.” Honorable sentiments, to be sure, but sadly not free of hypocrisy. Just after returning from…
“There is a passion and drive for cruel deeds which only the awe and fear of God can soothe.”—Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Ten Jewish men were arrested on Monday after they unfurled Israeli flags and sang the Israeli national anthem atop Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. What could be so wrong about public displays of national pride in one’s own national capital? Unfortunately for these 10 men, all expressions of Jewishness, be they nationalistic…