Scripture reading for the week of September 17, 2011
Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8, “Ki Tavo” (When you come…) Haftorah: Isaiah 60:1 – 22 New Testament: Ephesians 1:3 – 6 Gospel: John 16:1 – 4, “Shelo tichablu” (You should not stumble…)
PA to Ask UN Security Council for Statehood on Sept 23
BY CHANA YA’AR— The Palestinian Authority has announced it will submit its application to the United Nations Security Council to appeal for recognition as a new country and attain acceptance in the body. PA Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki announced Thursday that the entity plans to submit its bid for full U.N. membership with the Council…
It's Really Not About Palestinian Statehood
BY HARRIS DEVOR AND ASAF ROMIROWSKY, JEWISH EXPONENT— As almost everyone knows by now, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is planning to march into the United Nations this month and demand statehood for the Palestinians by way of a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Such a state would be in lands east of the 1949 armistice…
The Palestinians' U.N. Agenda
BY ALAN DERSHOWITZ, WALL STREET JOURNAL— As Egypt and Turkey increase tensions with Israel, the Palestinian Authority seeks to isolate the Jewish state even further by demanding that the United Nations accord Palestine recognition as a “state” without a negotiated peace with Israel. President Mahmoud Abbas described his playbook for seeking U.N. recognition while bypassing…
Obama’s top ten offenses against Israel
BY EARL COX— An American TV talk show host has popularized the idea of “Top Ten” lists. Of course, his lists are designed to be humorous and entertaining. Nonetheless, I thought it would be helpful to list the “Top Ten” ways in which our US President Barack Obama has offended Israel. In the process, he…
Video: Understanding UN bias against Israel
The United Nations has made the democratic State of Israel the target of incessant condemnation while neglecting its mandate in challenging the oppressive regimes around the world. The following film clip uncovers the factors behind the UN’s bias against Israel. We encourage you to view the clip, forward to friends, and partner with us to…
Will an attack on Israel be viewed as an attack on the US?
BY ED KOCH, JPOST BLOG— Israel is now surrounded by Arab and other Muslim nations who believe this is the moment when they can finally destroy the Jewish state. They tried and failed to conquer Israel in five different wars since 1948. They are still trying. Since the “Arab Spring” revolts in the Arab heartland…
Lessons from the embassy takeover
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— We are able to consider the lessons of the weekend’s mob assault on the Israeli embassy in Cairo because the six Israeli security officers who were on the brink of being slaughtered were rescued at the last moment and spirited out of the country. If the Egyptian commandos hadn’t arrived on…
Judgement or Blessings?
THE ARABS IN PROPHECY, PART 5 of 5 BY DR RICHARD BOOKER— In our previous articles we have looked into the Bible and history to discover the beginning of the nations, the mother of all family feuds, the origins of the Arab people and the modern myth of Palestinians. In this final article we will…
Ros-Lehtinen Introduces United Nations Reform Bill
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced the United Nations Transparency, Accountability, and Reform Act (H.R. 2829), which places conditions on U.S. funding to the UN in order to achieve long awaited reform at that body. “We need a UN which will advance the noble goals for which…