By: Ruthie Blum, Israel Hayom— As his five-day visit to the United States comes to an end, Pope Francis continues to receive the undivided attention of audiences as major in number as in stature. It is not clear whether the head of the Holy See is worried about the danger of succumbing to the sin of…
BY ALI ALFONEH and REUEL MARC GERECHT, Weekly Standard— Antisemitism has never been an easy subject for America’s foreign-policy establishment. Read through State Department telegrams and Central Intelligence Agency operational and intelligence cables on the Middle East and you will seldom find it discussed, even though Jew-hatred—not just anti-Zionism—has been a significant aspect, if not…
By: Adam Levick, Algemeiner— It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for “progressive” anti-Zionists. First, Barack Obama, during his interview with Jeffrey Goldberg last week, clearly suggested that denying Israel’s right to exist is anti-Semitic. More recently, it was reported that Pope Francis told Portuguese-Israeli journalist Henrique Cymerman that “anyone who does not recognize the…
By CAROLINE B. GLICK, JPOST— Trading horses with Putin This week US President Barack Obama informed Jewish leaders that he plans to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on November 9. Yawn. After 42 Democratic senators spent September 11 blocking their Senate colleagues from voting on Obama’s nuclear deal with the world’s leading state sponsor…
By HERB KEINON, JPOST— The UN – with some EU countries in tow – would pass a resolution stating that the world is flat were such a resolution brought by the Palestinians, Israel’s UN ambassador Ron Prosor said Thursday night. Prosor’s remarks came after the world body approved a resolution calling for the Palestinian flag…
By: Sam Nadler, Prophesy News Watch— In preparation for the fall feasts of Israel, let’s take a step back and look at the feasts as a whole. Are they merely fascinating historical occurrences, or do they hold deeper relevance for believers in Yeshua (Jesus) today, whether you’re Jewish or Gentile? Throughout the ages, God has…
By: Giulio Meotti, Israel National News— Israel is the living embodiment of what humanity should care and fight for. But in fact, the Jewish State is the most important non cause celebre Every day we receive news about how the State of Israel and its people are less and less welcomed by the international community.…
By: GIULIO MEOTTI, Israel National News— On September 9 at 12 am, a special “trial” will be set for Pope Francis in Mount Zion, Jerusalem. The “Sanhedrin”, an unnoffical body modelled after the religious High Court composed of 71 sages of Temple times, will “prosecute” the Vatican for its policy on Jerusalem. The idea for…
By: JEFFERY WALTON, Juicy Ecumenism— Encouraged by a recent victory in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), anti-Israel activists are seeking to build support for a divestment campaign in the U.S.-based Episcopal Church. Deputies to the 78th Episcopal General Convention meeting June 25-July 3 in Salt Lake City, Utah will consider three separate resolutions on Israel and…
By: JEFF JACOBY, Boston Globe— NOSES WENT OUT of joint and knickers got in a twist when Israel’s new deputy foreign minister delivered her inaugural speech to the Jewish state’s diplomatic corps. “We need to get back to the basic truth of our right to this land,” said Tzipi Hotovely, who is running the foreign…