By SARA BALLENGER, CAPITAL HILL PRAYER PARTNERS— 1. UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION IN EGYPT: SAT-7 Brings Firsthand Clarity In the wake of a bloody government crackdown on Egyptian protestors that left hundreds dead and thousands injured, SAT-7 Christian satellite television broadcasts from Egypt are bringing a firsthand view of the unethical practices of the Morsi presidency…
Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8, “Ki Tavo” (When you go in …) Haftorah: Isaiah 60:1 – 22 New Testament: Revelation 21:10 – 27 Gospel: Matthew 24:24 – 31, “Ki Yakumu Meshiki” ( For false Messiahs …)
10 In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples— of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious. 11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria,…
During the negotiations at Camp David in 2000, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat famously denied that a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem ever existed, much to President Bill Clinton’s amazement. Temple Denial has since metastasized in Palestinian popular belief. Under Arafat’s leadership, Palestinian historians were forbidden to refer to a historical Jewish Temple. Such historical reconstruction is…
By RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially put his weight behind growing efforts to encourage young Israeli Arab Christians to join the Israeli army and fully integrate with Israeli society. The government has tried to initiate such programs in the past, only to create rifts in the Christian community and more…
By AMIR TAHERI, NEW YORK POST— Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, has declared the lifting of sanctions on the country as his top priority — even as he also insists that he won’t budge an inch from the Islamic Republic’s positions on key issues, including the controversial nuclear program “We call on everyone to approach…
By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— This week marks the eighth anniversary on the Hebrew calendar of one of the darkest chapters in Israel’s recent past. It was on the 8th of Elul, 5765, (September 12, 2005), that Israel stood by and watched as Palestinian mobs ransacked synagogues abandoned by the Jewish state after the withdrawal from…
By ADIV STERMAN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Two days before the scheduled resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians, a diplomatic source said Monday that Israel secretly authorized construction of 900 new housing units in East Jerusalem. The Housing Ministry later confirmed that additional permits for housing construction had indeed been issued. The new units will…
By YOSSI TZUR, ISRAEL HAYOM— Today (Monday) we bereaved families will once again hold a “ceremony” at the Supreme Court. Every few years, under one pretext or another, the government decides to release murderous terrorists. Perhaps in exchange for a captive soldier, perhaps to recover soldiers’ bodies, or merely as a precondition for talks. Talks,…
