Rare hailstorm pounds Egypt as Jews read about that very plague in Torah
. It is written in Midrash Tanchuma, homiletic teachings collected around the fifth century, that “just as God struck the Egyptians with 10 plagues, so too He will strike the enemies of the Jewish people at the time of the Redemption.”
West Bank Terror is a Reminder of Gaza’s ‘Deceptive Calm’
Col. (res.) David Hacham tells JNS that Israel “must not agree to the double game” in which Hamas continually seeks to orchestrate terrorism beyond the Strip and into the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.
Why Turkey Pretends to Want Reconciliation with Israel
The annual cycle of stories about Israel and Turkey reconciling tends to be smoke and mirrors.
Egypt: Past, Present, Future
The quickly planned visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to visit Israel publicly, was incredibly exciting, and scary at the same time.
Will Islam Survive Islamism?
The anti-Islamist surge results almost entirely from internal developments among Muslims.
Egypt hit with ‘plague’ of deadly scorpions: ‘Micah’s prophecy in our time’
Rabbi Yosef Berger, the rabbi of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, explained that Jewish sources predict that all of the plagues will reappear in the final Redemption but in even more powerful forms.
Hamas’s Growing Role in Iran’s Scheme to Encircle Israel
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, released a statement calling for “the unity of Muslims” as a precondition for solving “the Palestinian problem in the best manner.”
Why Hamas Fights Israel
A new book sheds light on the wars with Gaza’s rulers.
Will an imminent war over the Nile bring about Isaiah’s prophecy?
Rabbi Pinchas Winston, a prolific end-of-days author, suggested that it would be perfectly logical to use this ancient Biblical prophecy to understand the current political tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt.
Hamas Escalates Again as it Plays the Long, Radical Game
Three months after the end of its May conflict with Israel, Hamas has returned to its familiar ways of constant attrition, violent extortion, and “controlled escalation” tactics.