Israeli media stands up for Messianic Jews
BY ISRAEL TODAY— Average Israelis may be indifferent at best toward their Jesus-following Jewish brethren, but their distaste for the domineering attitude and behavior of many in the Orthodox Jewish community has resulted in a new phenomenon of average “secular” Israelis coming to the defense of Messianic Jews. Nowhere has this been more pronounced than…
Could lead codices prove ‘the major discovery of Christian history’?
BY CHRIS LEHMAN, YAHOO NEWS— British archaeologists are seeking to authenticate what could be a landmark discovery in the documentation of early Christianity: a trove of 70 lead codices that appear to date from the 1st century CE, which may include key clues to the last days of Jesus’ life. As UK Daily Mail reporter…
Gaza Endgame?
BY ELLIOT JAGER, JEWISH IDEAS DAILY— A March 26 meeting in Ramallah between an unofficial delegation of West Bank Hamas “parliamentarians” and Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Authority and leader of the Fatah party, was ostensibly about reconciling the two factions. Actually it was about much more. Abbas reportedly told his visitors that Fatah…
Video: Iran says mahdi is 'near'
New evidence has emerged that the Iranian government sees the current unrest in the Middle East as a signal that the Mahdi–or Islamic messiah–is about to appear. CBN News has obtained a never-before-seen video produced by the Iranian regime that says all the signs are moving into place — and that Iran will soon help…
UN to Israel: Surrender
BY ISRAEL TODAY— UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday reiterated that the world body expects Israel to immediately surrender to internationally-backed Arab demands that it relinquish all claims to the Jews’ biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria and half of their ancient capital of Jerusalem. The Jewish presence in the so-called “West Bank,” which includes…
Dozens arrested in connection to Itamar murders
BY IDF— Dozens of Palestinians were arrested and given DNA tests in the West Bank town of Awarta in connection to the recent murder of five family members in the nearby settlement of Itamar, Ma’an News Agency reported on Tuesday. Earlier this month, suspected terrorists entered the West Bank settlement of Itamar and murdered Udi…
A gift for the obvious
BY CAL THOMAS— If there were an award for stating the obvious when it comes to the Middle East it would go to The New York Times. On its front page last Friday, the newspaper ran a story headlined, “Muslim Group is Rising Force in New Egypt.” What group would that be? Why, the Muslim…