While the United States believes that the Palestinian Authority is ready for statehood, and that PA leaders would be successful stewards of an independent state, no progress will be made in negotiations to reach that goal unless “the two sides… Read More ›
Israel in the News
‘Unbreakable Alliance’: Obama Israel trip mere PR stunt?
Source It’s the first time that Barack Obama has set foot on Israeli soil as US president, despite being his second term. The need may be great, but critics say it’s nothing but a PR move, and expectations from this… Read More ›
Obama arrives in Israel.
Re-Blogged From Joel Rosenberg’s Blog 6:00pm Israel time — Private dinner begins at the Netanyahu residence. “After hundreds of suggestions were received on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Facebook page, Sara Netanyahu has chosen the gifts that she will give to… Read More ›
Op-Ed: The Jesuit Pope and Israel
Israel National News Jesuit split over Israel may result in a Vatican showdown. Every time I a new pope is elected, the Amen corner goes into full swing as if every Pope is automatically the perfect choice. I can understand… Read More ›
ZOA ‘Compelled to Speak Up’ About Obama Itinerary
The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed dismay regarding President Barack Obama’s decision not to address the Knesset as part of his visit to Israel, as well as the exclusion of the Ariel University students from the list of… Read More ›
Very Significant: UN Demands Israel Freeze All Yesha Contruction
My Comment: This is very significant. The Bible is very clear about this, the dividing of His land and the installation of a king. Zechariah, & Ezekial chapter 37 describes this. “They will be one kingdom, never again to be… Read More ›
Apartheid Palestine?
By Jerusalem Post It is impossible to read this latest UN report, or to listen to its authors and its state sponsors, without knowing that the campaign to rid the world of Israeli settlements is a campaign to rid the… Read More ›
Video Confirms Obama Is Boycotting Ariel U?
My Comment: Maybe it’s just me, but this doesn’t sound right. It sounds like more community organizing and pressuring. Just doesn’t feel right. By Gil Ronan/Israel National News White House video which states that President Barack Obama’s planned speech before… Read More ›
Op-Ed: Keepers of the Two-State Faith
By Dr. Emmanuel Navon/Israel National News Israel’s self-proclaimed intellectuals will agree to grant you a certificate of intelligence only if you pledge allegiance to the two-state solution – and it was palpably evident at the Herzliya Conference – a Broadway… Read More ›
Temple-Times Passover Sacrifice Nixed by Govt.
Israel’s Veterinary Services will not authorize the planned public ritual sacrifice of a goat in honor of Passover this year, Veterinary Services representative Zohar Dvorkin said Thursday. Jewish groups dedicated to the Temple Mount and Temple renewal are planning the… Read More ›
Significant Update: Israel’s Netanyahu clinches coalition deals
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinched deals on Thursday for a coalition government set to curb benefits for ultra-Orthodox Jews, a hot-button issue that has pushed peacemaking with Palestinians to the sidelines. In control of 68 of parliament’s… Read More ›
Syrian rebels might target Israel next
By Israel Today The entire situation is being viewed in Jerusalem as just another example of how Israel cannot trust international guarantees regarding its security, and therefore must not make major concessions that would compromise the safety of its citizens…. Read More ›
Why Is The Mount Of Olives A Target For Desecration?
By JP Several prominent American Jewish organizations representing the Orthodox community have signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to “secure” the Mount of Olives and its 3,000-year-old Jewish graveyard from what they described as“continuous violence against visitors,… Read More ›
PA Plans to Prosecute Israel Via Intl. Groups
Issa Karaka, the Palestinian Authority’s Minister for Prisoner Affairs, is urging PA chief Mahmoud Abbas to enroll the PA in as many international organizations as possible as quickly as is feasible, in order to capitalize on the recognition the PA… Read More ›
IDF on High Alert in the Golan Heights, Israel-Syria Border
By Arutz Sheva Peres on Israel’s northern border IDF forces are on high alert in the Golan Heights, carefully scrutinizing the border with Syria, as opposition forces begin to consider a new target: Israel. Syrian rebels have penetrated the demilitarized… Read More ›
Locusts Arrive In Tel AViv, Northern Israel, Stunning Pictures
Source: YNET Despite an additional round of insecticide spraying in the south, Saturday saw swarms of the reddish grasshoppers descend upon the country, with some successfully making their way out of the south and into the center, and even northern parts of Israel…. Read More ›
Breaking: Israeli police disperse hundreds of Palestinians
Published on Mar 8, 2013 Israeli police have entered Jerusalem’s holiest site to disperse hundreds of Palestinians who were throwing rocks. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Palestinian worshippers rioted after Friday prayers at the sacred hilltop site in the Old City… Read More ›
Passover Preparation in Photos
Source: Arutz Sheva With Passover just two and a half weeks away, factories making matzah are working full-time to produce the unleavened bread eaten during the holiday. Below are pictures of a factory in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem… Read More ›
Muslim Women Block Jews from Temple Mount, Police Intervene
By Chana Ya’ar Police were forced to intervene Wednesday morning when Muslim women blocked Jewish tourists from reaching the Temple Mount, and ultimately the situation led to closure of the site for several hours. The Temple Mount Several Jewish groups… Read More ›
Expert: Obama Will Pressure Israel on Peace
Arutz Sheva spoke Sunday with Dr. Stephen Berk, a professor of Holocaust and Jewish Studies at the Union College. Dr. Berk took part in a session entitled “History of the U.S.-Israel Relationship” at the 2013 AIPAC policy conference in Washington…. Read More ›
Netanyahu Reportedly Mulling Ceding Land to PA
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is considering the possibility of approving a “meaningful package of gestures” toward the Palestinian Authority in advance of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel this month, reports Maariv. The newspaper said that the recommendations to… Read More ›
Prosor Warns UN of Potential Escalation in Golan
Israel has remained silent until now in the face of the fighting from Syria spilling into the Golan Heights, but cannot be expected to do so for an extended period of time, its ambassador to the United Nations said on… Read More ›
Gaza Terrorists Open Fire at Southern Israel
‘Guardium’ unmanned ground vehicle patrols Gaza border Israel news photo: IDF Arutz Sheva For the first since the end of the IDF’s Pillar of Defense counterterrorism operation, Gaza-based terrorists opened fire on Friday afternoon towards the Shaar Hanegev region in… Read More ›
Netanyahu backs down, invites Lapid to join gov’t
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid addresses Conference of Presidents, Feb 12 Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu changed his approach to coalition talks 180 degrees on Sunday night and unexpectedly invited Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party… Read More ›
White House on Erdogan’s Statements: Offensive and Wrong
From Arutz Sheva The White House condemned on Thursday the remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who compared Zionism with fascism in a public address. “We reject Prime Minister Erdogan’s characterization of Zionism as a crime against… Read More ›
Netanyahu Condemns Erdogan’s Statements on Zionism
Netanyahu Israel news photo: Flash 90 From Arutz Sheva Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sharply condemned on Thursday evening Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement about Zionism and its comparison to fascism. “This is a dark and mendacious statement the… Read More ›
Europe: How dare Jews build in Jerusalem!
The European Union has released a report that labels the very presence of Jews on the eastern side of Jerusalem as “provocative.” According to the Europeans, the building of Jewish homes in these areas is the single greatest threat to… Read More ›
Erdogan says Zionism crime against humanity
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Photo: REUTERS/Umit BektaPrime By JPOST.COM STAFF Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called Zionism a “crime against humanity” likening it with anti-Semitism, fascism, and Islamophobia while speaking at a UN forum on Wednesday. Erdogan was… Read More ›
Advanced IDF Training On Riots In Judea And Samaria
Published on Feb 27, 2013 The IDF held a special advanced training session focusing on riots today (Wednesday, February 27, 2013), in light of recent violent riots in Judea and Samaria. The training included a simulated riot to which IDF commanders… Read More ›
Jewish hospital will offer free medical care to Palestinian children in partnership with Christian group
By Mark EllisSenior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service JERUSALEM (ANS) — A top Israeli medical center and a Christian organization that ministers to Palestinian refugees have launched a new project, “Rescue the Child,” to provide free medical care to Palestinian babies… Read More ›