Scripture Reading for August 31, 2013
Torah: Deuteronomy 29:10 – 30:20, “Nitzavim” (Keep these words…) Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9 New Testament: Romans 10:1 – 18 Gospel: John 4:19- 24, “Hayeshuah Hayehudeem” (Salvation is of the Jews …)
The state of America
By CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— Aside from the carnage in Benghazi, the most enduring image from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as US Secretary of State was the fake remote control she brought with her to Moscow in 2009 with the word “Reset” in misspelled Russian embossed on it. Clinton’s gimmick was meant to show that under President…
The UN, the Tanach and the G-d of Israel
By TUVIA BRODIE, ARUTZ 7— UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon has just admitted that the United Nations discriminates against Israel. He admits that the world headquarters of fairness and justice hypocritically treats one of its own Members with prejudice. The UN didn’t start out to be hateful. It began with the desire to create “respect for…
The Triumph of Illusion in the Middle East
By SHOSHANA BRYEN, AMERICAN THINKER— The Palestine Liberation Organization was created in 1964. Like most revolutionary movements, it wrote a Charter to define its aims and fundamental policies, including: Article 17: The partitioning of Palestine, which took place in 1947, and the establishment of Israel are illegal and null and void, regardless of the loss…
Where Muslims Can Speak Freely in the Middle East
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE— Arab journalists and columnists in Israel have been expressing their views about the Egyptian crisis without fear, while their colleagues in Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority are afraid to speak their mind. Israel, for example, is one of the few countries in the Middle East where Muslims are permitted…
Bambi Meets Godzilla In The Middle East
By WALTER RUSSEL MEAD, THE AMERICAN INTEREST — President Obama has had a rude awakening in the Middle East. The region he thought existed was an illusion built on American progressive assumptions about the way the world works. In the dream Middle East, democracy at least of a sort was just around the corner. Moderate…
Releasing Terrorists Will Not Bring Peace but Will Ignite an Inferno of Terrorism
By EARL COX, JPOST – If history is correct; if the words of Prime Minister Netanyahu put forth in his writings are valid; if Mahmood Abbas’s background and actions portray his intentions; then releasing Palestinian murderers from Israeli prison will put Israel and the world in more danger, not less. Why? Released vengeful terrorists tend…
Wish I’d said that
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung.” –CS Lewis
Video: European sanctions on Israel
Watch Danny Ayalon analyze the latest European Union decision on economic sanctions imposed on economic activities beyond ’67 lines. Analysis includes political, legal and moral aspects.