By Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas recently went on a frenzied rant in which he pledged, “We shall enter Jerusalem — millions of fighters!” it was revealed on Wednesday. In a video uploaded to Abbas’ Facebook page on August 10 and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Abbas…
By David Sidman, Breaking Israel News— In a series of Tweets, conservative radio show host and columnist Wayne Allen Root proclaimed that President Trump ” is the greatest President for Jews and for Israel in the history of the world.” Root was “born Jewish” but told JTA that he “took Jesus Christ as a savior”…
By Dr. David Reagan, Christ in Prophecy Blog— The Socialist Party of America was founded in 1901. It received support from trade unionists, progressive social reformers, populist farmers, and various immigrant groups. But it never did well at the polls, particularly in presidential elections. And its staunch opposition to American involvement in World War I…
By Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib is apparently upset because she was not able to agitate against Israel during a proposed visit to her grandmother there. “I would like to request admittance to Israel,” she had written, “in order to visit my relatives, and specifically my grandmother, who is in her 90s and…
By Arlene Bridges Samuels, Times of Israel— Before and since January 2019 when Somalian American Ilhan Omar and Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib were sworn in as members of Congress, they have made their positions about the Jewish state crystal clear. Tlaib was outspoken from the beginning of her term that she was planning what I…
By Israel Hayom— Democratic members of the US Congress are weighing action against senior Israeli government officials and the Trump administration, following Jerusalem’s decision to bar Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (New York) from entering Israel. Some 12 Democratic members of Congress, among them senior Jewish lawmakers, have begun talks on how…
By Jonathan Sacks, Times of Israel— Near the end of Va’etchanan is a statement with such far-reaching implications that it challenges the impression that has prevailed thus far in the Torah. This remark gives an entirely new complexion to the biblical image of the people Israel: “The Lord did not set His affection on you…
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— A major step was made towards reinstating the Temple service: after an intensive study into the practical details, an actual heifer, albeit not a red one, was burned in precisely the manner that will enable the Jewish people to be purified. Chapter 19 of the Book of Numbers…