Wish I'd said that
“You are not required to complete the task, you are not free to withdraw from it…but be aware that the reward of the righteous will be given in the World to Come.”—From the Talmud, Pirkea Avot 2:21
According to International Law: Is Israel Illegal?
By SHIRA SORKO-RAM, MAOZ— There is one phrase that every media network in the world knows and uses – “occupied territory.” This phrase shapes the orientation and perspective of literally the entire world. In its truest definition/meaning/understanding, occupied Palestinian territory means Israel is illegally occupying land belonging to someone else. In other words Israel is…
Predictions for 2013
By DAVID M. WEINBERG— My predictions for the local and regional scene in 2012 were spot on! I foresaw that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government would fall over the 2013 budget; that Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich would eclipse former Kadima head Tzipi Livni and Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid); that Netanyahu would act to solidify…
Morsi in 2010: Zionists are descendants of apes
By ROI KAIS, YNET— Egyptian media recently aired a video showing President Mohammed Morsi making harsh statements against Israel in 2010 when he served as the Muslim Brotherhood’s official spokesman. In the first clip, Morsi described “Zionists” as “blood suckers” “warmongers” and “descendants of apes and pigs.” “These futile (Israeli-Palestinian) negotiations are a waste of…
Scripture reading for January 5, 2013
Torah: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “Va’era” (and I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14–33 Gospel: John 8:52–59 “Amrue lo” (They said to Him …)
Native Americans turning on Israel?
By SHERWIN POMERANTZ, JPOST— In 2008, the Sovereign Nation of the Coushatta Indiana Tribe of Louisiana was the first Native American tribe to establish a formal relationship with Israel, hosting an affirmation of friendship event with Israeli consular officials and issuing a proclamation that May 14 would be “Stakayoop Yanihta Yisrael” or “the day to…
Palestinans don't want Palestinian refugees
By AVIEL SCHNEIDER, ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian governments in Gaza (Hamas) and the so-called “West Bank” (Mahmoud Abbas) have refused to take Palestinian refugees from war-ridden Syria. Recently, the UN Works and Relief Agency (UNWRA), which was created to handle the issue of Palestinian Arab refugees, asked the Palestinian governments to allow their brothers from…
Netanyahu quotes Bible to Warn of Hamas coup in Ramallah
By TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu quoted this week’s Torah reading, which states, “Now There Arose a New King Over Egypt” and warned of a Hamas takeover of Ramallah. At a meeting of the Bible Circle held by the Prime Minister in memory of his late father-in-law, he said, “Like then, like…
Video: Heaven and Earth
“Heaven & Earth” by Neshama Carlebach and the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir
The Palestinian Authority's Inconvenient Truths
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE– The truth sometimes hurts; that is why the Palestinian Authority has been working hard to prevent the outside world from hearing about many occurrences that reflect negatively on its leaders or people. In recent years, the Palestinian Authority leadership, often with the help of the mainstream media in the US…