Israel President Reuven Rivlin said during a meeting with church leaders in Jerusalem that Christians and Jews are “brothers.” “I say to you here, our Christian brothers of Jerusalem, our thoughts are with you at this difficult time,” stated Rivlin. “We have all seen the pictures from Syria; I visited some of the injured being treated in Israeli hospitals. What has happened there to the Christian community – and to the whole country – is a stain on all of humanity.” Rivlin went on to note that the Jewish people “know better than any what it means to pray in…
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Israeli media is reporting that US President Donald Trump will extend the executive order to postpone moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem when it comes up for renewal. This is following campaign promises and post-inauguration vows by Trump to return the US Embassy to the Israeli capital, a move that would bolster Israel’s claims to the entirety of Jerusalem. According to unnamed US sources, it is the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that is actually holding up the move. They say Netanyahu doesn’t want to deal with the expected diplomatic blowback. At the same time, local…
It is truly remarkable what the IDF continues to do for the nation of Israel. This video is a beautiful representation of just that. Let us always keep these brave men and women in our prayers.
US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Israel later this month, and many believe he’s going to use the occasion to drop a couple of diplomatic bombshells. First, according to Israel’s Yediot Ahronot daily, Trump will renege on his election promise to move the US embassy back to Jerusalem. Many speculate that it is, in fact, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government that are blocking the move, which Trump would make if the matter were entirely up to him. But, the second bombshell should assuage some of Israelis’ disappointment over the first. Yediot further reports that Trump plans to…
North Korea is determined to beat President Trump and the US, and that means beating America’s allies, too. At the top of that list for the North Koreans are two countries: Japan and Israel. Observers will remember that when Israel destroyed Syria’s nascent nuclear program, it was quickly discovered that North Korea had provided the know-how and hardware to the defiant Arab dictatorship. It is also known that North Korea is in league with some of the Middle East’s more unsavory players, all of which want to see Israeli annihilated. As such, few Israelis tears would be shed if Trump…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHBIkR-On4 Created by Yehuda Gelb, this beautifully designed video shows the many faces of Israel. Originally posted at Israel Today Magazine.
UNESCO has chosen Israel’s 69th Day of Independence to deliver another one of its many infamous anti-Israel resolutions. A year ago, UNESCO erased any Jewish link to the Temple Mount, leaving only its Muslim legacy. On May 2nd, this council expanded the area to which it says Jews have no claim: the entire Old City of Jerusalem. The resolution, entitled “Occupied Palestine,” is devoted to condemning the Israeli “occupation” of East Jerusalem, Old City included, and it finds the need to include Gaza in “occupied Palestine.” Invoking the Geneva Conventions, the Hague Resolutions on Warfare, the Hague Convention for protection…
Israel’s Minister of Intelligence Israel Katz strongly hinted last Thursday that the Jewish state had carried out a large aerial strike on Damascus International Airport earlier in the day. Various regional and international media reported massive explosions on the outskirts of Syria’s main airport early Thursday morning. Hours later, Katz told Israel Radio: “We are acting to prevent the transfer of sophisticated weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon by Iran. When we receive serious information about the intention to transfer weapons to Hezbollah, we will act. This incident is totally consistent with this policy.” Arab media noted that warehouses…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video on Facebook last Thursday showing Palestinian officials, including PA leader Mahmoud Abbas, proudly acknowledging their violent anti-Semitism and widespread incitement to terror. Prime Minister Netanyahu is urging for these acts of terror to cease. “For peace to come, this must stop.” Originally posted at World Israel News.
The White House notified the U.S. Congress last Tuesday that Iran is complying with the 2015 nuclear accord negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and that sanctions relief would be extended to Iran in return for the curbing of its nuclear program. However, the U.S. Department of State maintained that an inter-agency review of the Iran deal was being conducted due to concerns regarding the Islamic Republic’s continued role as a state sponsor of terrorism within the Middle East and surrounding areas. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson raised the concerns in a letter sent to Speaker of the House of…