The Mystery of the Lost Jubilee: Part XVIII – Jubilee and Disaster

This was exactly the kind of declaration that we would expect to see in a Jubilee year!
Obama Seeking Legacy at the Expense of Israel

U.S. President Barack Obama is in frantic mode to nail down securely his bucket list of legacy items in the last few months of his presidency.
UN Rejects Netanyahu’s Offer of History Lesson Following UNESCO Denial of Temple Mount’s Jewish Roots

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to teach history to UN personnel was rejected by the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Saturday, Nickolay Mladenov.
Netanyahu: NATO Invitation Proves World Is “Looking to Cooperate With Us”

“This is a goal that we have worked on for many years,” Netanyahu said.
More Sound and Fury

Shakespeare said it earlier, in connection with Sound and Fury.
Muslim Countries Slam Israel—For Protecting Them

The Golan Heights is the latest “outrage.”
The “Two State Solution”: Irony and Truth

“The establishment of such a [Palestinian] state means the inflow of combat-ready Palestinian forces into Judea and Samaria .
The Mystery of the Lost Jubilee: Part XVII – The Eternal Golan

The Golan Heights, Israel’s mountainous northern region, is one of the most beautiful and most traveled parts of the country.
Pesach, Temple Mount, Et Al

Ha’aretz’s cartoonist summarizes a substantial slice of what concerns us this week.
Biblical Lessons from God’s Animals

Relatively few people know of the ancient text called Perek Shira, yet the timeless lessons it teaches come from the least expected source: animals.