by Jpost.com Israel “will not accept” rocket and mortar fire from the Gaza Strip and is ready in the event that tensions further escalate in the area, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen.Gabi Ashkenazi said on Monday. Ashkenazi’s comments came during a meeting with Italian Chief of Defense Gen. Vincenzio Camporini at the Defense Ministry…
by Haaretz Service President Shimon Peres on Wednesday wished the Christian world a merry Christmas and a peaceful new year, as a children’s choir from the Latin Patriarchal School in Nazareth sang carols in honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday. “We would like to take this opportunity from here, from Jerusalem, to send out profound…
by JTA The American Jewish population is larger than suspected, according to new estimates compiled by Brandeis University. The suburban Boston university’s Steinhardt Social Research Institute is estimating that there are some 6.5 million people in the United States who are either Jewish by religion or who self-identify as Jewish. The figure represents a 20…
by The Israel Project Israel is preparing for the arrival of 90,000 tourists this Christmas by promoting access to holy sites and ensuring safety for all. Nearly 2.4 million Christian tourists are expected to visit Israel by the year’s end, according to the ministry of tourism. One-third of the Christian tourists are pilgrims visiting holy…
Spot Report: Blessed be He! Faith Lessons, Nazareth, Church of the Annunciation Hebrew for the Goyim, with a Christmas theme What does Messiah mean? It is safe to say most people have no idea what messiah means. Many would say Christ is Jesus’ last name. They have little idea that Jesus means “savior” and Christ…
by Daniel Goldstein, Israel Today A current debate that is brewing in the Israeli Knesset is centered on the issue of who should control conversions to Judaism of IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) soldiers, the Chief Rabbi or the State. There are thousands of immigrants (mostly from Russia) that are not considered Jewish according to the…
While at the mall a couple of years ago, my then four year old nephew, Spencer, saw kids lined up to see Santa Claus. Having been taught as a toddler that Christmas is the holiday that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, he asked his mom, “where’s the line to see Jesus”? My sister mentioned…
by RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Surrounding by enemies on all sides, both literally and figuratively, Israel has long known that it can count on the Evangelical Christian Church as a stalwart ally, a shield against an increasingly aggressive campaign to reverse this nation’s divine restoration. But that is starting to change. Within the Evangelical Church…
by Ryan Jones, Israel Today Surrounding by enemies on all sides, both literally and figuratively, Israel has long known that it can count on the Evangelical Christian Church as a stalwart ally, a shield against an increasingly aggressive campaign to reverse this nation’s divine restoration. But that is starting to change. Within the Evangelical Church…