Spectacles, silver beard, and state terror: The NYT’s curious Khamenei tribute
The New York Times’ obituary appeared with a headline that read, “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hard-Line Cleric Who Made Iran a Regional Power, Is Dead at 86.” Missing from the Times’ headline was any reference to the regime’s mass killings.
Did the Ayatollah try to blow up the Temple Mount before he died?
“The ‘Architects of Chaos’ in Tehran attempted to commit an act of sacrilege so profound it would have torn the fabric of human history,” Rabbi Ben Avraham wrote. “They launched a ballistic warhead aimed at the heart of Jerusalem.”
Netanyahu spotlights probe into funding controversy as NYC debates synagogue safety and IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Netanyahu elevated a probe into alleged Bennett-era funding of controversial Arab initiatives as debate intensifies over past coalition ties. Meanwhile, New York lawmakers weighed synagogue security measures and the IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
Discovering the prophetic key that unlocks the return of Israel’s ten tribes
Rabbinic authorities and Israeli institutions have generally accepted Jews who have returned to Israel with relative ease. This pattern stands in marked contrast to the situation of millions of people worldwide who believe they descend from the ten northern tribes of Israel.
Glorifying lynchers, then and now
A senior Palestinian Authority official has again publicly praised the terrorists who lynched two Israeli Jews in the PA capital city of Ramallah on October 12, 2000.
Genesis 12:3 has more in it than you think
Most people who love this verse read it as a promise. They are not wrong. But there is more in it than that.
Spreading newspeak, spreading ‘intifada’
“Palestine Action activists to face retrial” is the headline the BBC decided to use recently for their story about the violent extremist group based in the United Kingdom.
Battle over the Western Wall: who defines holiness in Jerusalem?
PM Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a scheduled vote in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. The vote would have advanced a bill to place the entire Western Wall plaza under the Chief Rabbinate and enforce Orthodox prayer customs throughout.
Lucas Miles tells Israel365: The evangelical awakening hasn’t reached Israel yet
At an Israel365 briefing at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, one of America’s most prominent Christian leaders gave an unusually candid diagnosis of where the evangelical world stands — and what it’s going to take to win it back.
Sheltering killers and making excuses
For some reason, the various governments that enthusiastically promoted the Oslo accords have never been troubled by blatant violations of the accords.