Video: "To Jerusalem we are heading"
2 million Egyptians in Tahrir Square chant “To Jerusalem we are heading, Martyrs in the millions.”
Weekly scripture
For the Sabbath of February 26, 2011. Torah Portion: Exodus 35: 1—38:20, “YaYakhel (“And he assembled …”) Haftorah: I Kings 7:13—26, 40—45 Gospel: Matthew 5:17—20, “Al Tachshvu” (“Do not think …”) New Testament: II Corinthians 9:6—11
Why Israel worries about Jordan
BY ASAF ROMIROWSKY, NATIONAL INTEREST— Along with much of the rest of the Middle East, Amman is facing a rising tide of anti-government fervor. The Jordanian monarchy is under increasing pressure. After the fall of the Mubarak regime, the Israelis are worried that yet another peace partner could collapse. In Amman, leaders of the Jordanian…
Rescued Chilean Miners Making Pilgrimage to the Holy Land this Week
BY TRAVELUJAH.COM— The rescue of the miners in Chile galvanized the world as it was broadcast live on news networks last year, keeping viewers at the edge of their seats until all 33 men trapped underground for more than two months were lifted to freedom. Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said at the time that the…
Revolutions Rising
BY RYAN MAURO, FRONTPAGE MAGRy– The world has marveled at how Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution caused a domino effect bringing down Egyptian President Mubarak and sparking uprisings throughout the region and beyond, as far away as Venezuela, Albania and Belarus. Now, the unrest has spread to China and almost every single country in the Middle East…
Iranian Ships Pass through Suez; First Time Since 1979
BY ISRAEL PROJECT— For the first time since Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979, two Iranian ships crossed through Egypt’s Suez Canal on Tuesday. The international shipping waterway connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Iranian officials say the ships are headed to Syria and the Mediterranean for a year-long naval training mission, the BBC…
Obama's mixed signals
BY CAROLINE GLICK, JPOST— For better or worse, each passing day the Middle East is becoming more unstable. Regimes that have clung to power for decades are now being overthrown and threatened. Others are preemptively cracking down on their opponents or seeking to appease them. While no one can say with certainty what the future…
How Pro-Israel is Obama? Assessing the Post-Veto Fallout
BY JONATHAN S. TOBIN— For the past two years the hottest debate in the pro-Israel community has been over how to assess the Obama administration. Despite the tense relationship with the Israeli government, the fights picked over building in Jerusalem and the pressure for a settlement freeze, there has been a considerable body of opinion that…
Who and What's behind the popular uprisings?
By DAVID ESHEL, Defense Update — The Muslim Brotherhood’s Clever Disguise Mass social movements are normally instigated, or even directed by key players, often operating behind the scenes, but directing manifestations with very specific goals and intentions in mind. Of course the quick response from most of the media reports is, that the people of Tunis,…
The Koolaid of Interfaith Dialogue and the Clergy that Drinks It
By RACHEL LIPSKY, Pajamasmedia — We’re Losing the Battle Against Islamism. Where is the principled leadership among Jewish and Christian clergy? One positive outcome to draw from Egypt’s crisis is the public’s elevated awareness about the Muslim Brotherhood. It is now clearer to many that the Brotherhood’s members are exploiting our open societies and political system right here…