Scripture Reading for the week of October 15, 2011
Torah: Leviticus 23:33 – 44 “Hag HaSukkot” (the Feast of Tabernacles) Haftorah: Zechariah 14:1 – 21 New Testament: Revelation 20:1 – 10 Gospel: John 7:1 -24 “Hag HaSukkot” (the Feast of Tabernacles)
Schalit to Be Back Home in Israel By Next Week
BY JPOST— Kidnapped soldier Gilad Schalit, who has been held in captivity by Hamas for more than five years, will likely be back in Israel by next Wednesday evening, Israel Radio reported Thursday. Schalit negotiator David Meidan will head to Cairo in the coming days to conclude the details of the deal struck between Israel…
When will Jesus return?
by Jim Hutchens “Concerning the coming of our LORD Jesus Christ and our being gathered to Him … Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the apostasy occurs and the Man of Sin is revealed.” Events that must occur before Jesus returns: 1. The Man of…
Wish I'd Said That
“If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with the all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival” – W.S. Churchill, 1949
Thwarting Iran's Chilling Terror Plot
BY RYAN MAURRO, FRONTPAGEMAG— The Obama Administration is accusing the Iranian regime of being behind a foiled plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on U.S. soil and to bomb the Saudi and Israeli embassies. The Iranians sought to use the Mexican drug cartels as cover, allowing them to wage war while hidden in the shadows.…
Shalit family returns home
After more than a year in the protest tent in Jerusalem, the Shalit family on Wednesday evening returned to their home in Mitzpe Hila, in order to prepare for their son’s return after five years in Hamas captivity. Noam Shalit, Gilad’s father, refused to speak with reporters, and only said: “We are happy to come…
The Cairo pogrom
BY JEFF JACOBY, BOSTON GLOBE— Have you ever seen a pogrom? Sarah Carr has. “The Coptic Hospital tried its best to deal with the sudden influx of casualties,” wrote Carr, a Cairo-based journalist and blogger, in her firsthand account of Sunday’s deadly attack on Christian protesters by the Egyptian military. “Its floors were sticky with blood…
Anatomy of a deal
BY RON BEN-YISHAI, YNET— The military impasse, the stands taken by the Shin Bet and the Mossad, Hamas elasticizing its stance, the Arab Spring and the Palestinian bid in the UN – all of these contributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to present the cabinet with the current Shalit deal, which would bring about…
'1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Gilad Schalit'
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND REUTERS— Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal hailed a deal with Israel to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Schalit a “national achievement” for Palestinians. Meshaal said in a televised statement that 450 prisoners would be released within a week, with the rest being freed in two…