By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Anyone who thought that a victory in the November elections would bring out the softer, gentler side of Barack Obama’s policy toward Israel was bound to be in for a rude awakening. It was, after all, fairly clear that in the run-up to the presidential balloting, Obama was on his best…
By JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY— The Israeli reaction to the much talked about Jeffrey Goldberg column wasn’t long in coming. Leading members of the Likud Party claimed that Goldberg’s reporting of critical comments about Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by President Obama constituted interference in the country’s elections that will be held next week. If true, some…
“Jews prefer being prisoners in Jerusalem to enjoying the freedom they could acquire elsewhere…The love of the Jews for their Holy Land which they lost…is unbelievable.”—Jesuit Father Michael Naud on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 1674
By PAT HUTCHENS, A rework of Imitation of Messiah by Thomas A. Kempis— I will listen to what Yahweh my God will say to me. (Psalm 85:1) Blessed is the soul that listens when Yahweh speaks, and receives comfort from God’s own words. Blessed are the ears that hear God softly whispering truth to the…
By RYAN MAURO, FRONTPAGEMAG— The Jewish Voice for Peace, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace has put together a “No Blank Check for Israel” march in the nation’s capital on January 19. The promotional video boasts of the event’s Christian support, with the description emphasizing that 15 church leaders wrote…
By EARL COX— The big question these days in Washington DC among political leaders in certain Republican circles is ‘are Muslims infiltrating the US government?’ US Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a member of the US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is so convinced that the Muslim Brotherhood is placing its members in key spots in…
By ISRAEL TODAY— A team of archaeologists from Israel’s Antiquities Authority have unearthed an ancient synagogue with some very unique characteristics in a small Galilee village frequented by Jesus and his disciples. The synagogue was found in Migdal (known in the New Testament as Magdala), which sits just north of Tiberias on the shores of…
By ISRAEL HAYOM— “ Netanyahu will know how to work with Obama very well while at the same time safeguarding Israel’s interests,” Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who also acts as the Likud party’s election campaign chairman, said on Tuesday. “Netanyahu has the edge over all the other candidates in the diplomatic arena too, not just…
By ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7— Hamas is already preparing for the next clash with Israel and its military wing recently test fired improved long-range missiles, the Yisrael Hayom daily reported on Sunday. The report in the Israeli newspaper was based on sources in the Palestinian Authority media. According to the reports, based on information from…
By ISRAEL HAYOM— Despite his decision not to run in the upcoming elections, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert continues to attack the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Over the last two years we have spent more than NIS 11 billion of the defense budget on delusional adventures that were never implemented and never will…