By Ariel Kahana, Israel Hayom— Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted Opposition leaders, accusing them of “leading to anarchy” due to numerous calls to ignore government directives in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The comments came in response to comments by Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman, who called on the public to rebel against the government’s…
By Tzvi Joffre, JPost— Archaeologists from the City of David did not expect to find anything this special when they began digging near what is now the Armon Hanatziv promenade. A “once in a lifetime” find is how the City of David described three immaculately preserved 2,700-year-old decorated column heads or capitals from the First…
By Richard Kemp, Gatestone Institute— This week, we witnessed a symbol of perhaps the greatest step forward in world peace for decades. The first-ever direct passenger flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates flew down the length of Saudi Arabia’s airspace. After Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, the UAE has become the…
By House of David Ministries— It is written, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height…
By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute— As Palestinian leaders continue to condemn the United Arab Emirates for its agreement to normalize relations with Israel, Emiratis have responded by dismissing charges that the UAE betrayed the Arabs and Muslims, as well as Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem and the Palestinian issue. The main message the Emiratis and other…
By Israel National News— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu delivered an address to the nation Monday evening following the arrival of the official Israeli delegation in the United Arab Emirates. Netanyahu called the arrival of the first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi “the beginning of a new era.” “I saw our flags raised…
By Jacob Kornbluh, Jewish Insider— The Republican Jewish Coalition is launching a new digital ad targeting Jewish voters in key swing states ahead of President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. The ad, titled “Wake Up Call,” features four lifelong Jewish Democrats who are supporting Trump’s reelection, according to…
By Hana Levi Julian, Jewish Press— The United Arab Emirates has canceled an official trilateral meeting scheduled between Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft, and UAE Ambassador to the UN Lana Zaki Nusseibeh. The cancellation is allegedly due to the Emiratis’ concern over Israel’s objection to the US sale…
By Con Coughlin, Gatestone Institute— The conviction of a senior Hezbollah terrorist for assassinating Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has provided the hard-pressed Lebanese people with incontrovertible proof of the malign influence Iran exerts over their political system. Following an investigation that has lasted for more than a decade and cost a staggering $1 billion,…