EU To Mull Israel Settlement Ban Implementation After US Request
Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall have the use thereof. (Jeremiah 31:4) , following a request to delay their planned ban on products produced from Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, the European Union plans to send a team to the Holy Land in order to determine […]
Israel On Edge as 25 Policemen Killed in Sinai Escalation of Violence
In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai (Exodus 19:1) Two mini-buses carrying off-duty police officers were ambushed by suspected terrorists on Sunday in northern Sinai, according to The Times of Israel. The Times reports […]
Israel Receiving Christian Support From Without and Within
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel (Proverbs 27:9) Christians from both Israel and abroad have came out in staunch support of the Jewish State this week. First, On Monday, according to JNS.org, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), a Christian Zionist organization based in […]
Israel Goes to Battle With EU Over Settlement Ban
In the Jewish Oral Text Pirkei Avot, or Ethics of the Father, a compilation of ethical teachings and maxims, in Chapter 1 Verse 7 Nittai the Arbelite warns “Keep far from an evil neighbor and do not associate with the wicked”. Israel may be taking these words to heart. Both Israel and the European Union […]
EU Preping to Label Judea and Samaria Products
In a document published on Tuesday, the European Union revealed that they are seeking to establish guidelines for the labeling of products manufactured in Judea and Samaria by the end of 2013. According to a Haaretz report, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton sent a letter to other high-ranking EU officials calling for standardized guidelines […]
EU Agrees to Label Hezbollah as ‘Terrorists’
“Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother acteth subtly, and every neighbor goeth about with slanders” (Jeremiah 9:3) In a move that required an affirmative vote from all of the 28 member-states, the ministers of the European Union have agreed to brand the military […]
Israel, Germany Take Issue with EU Ban
In the book of Genesis (12:3), God tells Abraham, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” The weeks and months to come may serve to test this declaration. On Tuesday, the day Jews around […]
Israel, Bulgaria Mark First Anniversary of Burgas Bombing
Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget (Deuteronomy 25:19) Both Israel […]
Europeans Boycott Judea and Samaria
The European Union adopted a notice late last month containing guidelines on the eligibility of entities based in Judea, Samaria, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights to receive funding and other financial benefits from the EU. The EU holds the position that Israel’s presence in territories captured in 1967 during the Six-Day War is illegal. […]
