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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Tabernacle Evidence Unearthed in Shiloh
A recent discovery at Tel Shiloh may support biblical accounts of the presence of the Tabernacle in the city. According to Joshua 18:1, “And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the Tent of Meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.” The Tent of […]
McDonald’s Declares Judea and Samaria Not Kosher
“In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: ‘Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.” (Genesis 15:18) Peace Now co-founder and McDonald’s Israeli franchise owner Omri Padan refuses to open a McDonald’s branch in the new mall in […]
A New Low for Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross has had a long history of making anti-Semitic decisions. For instance, although the Red Crescent is recognised as an alternative symbol to the cross, with its religious connotations, within the organisation, the Red Magen David is not. Until 2006, the Red Magen David was not even accepted as […]
Naftali Bennett Calls Two-State Solution Pointless
Habayit Hayehudi MK Naftali Bennett caused a ruckus Monday when he declared the idea of a 2-state solution “pointless.” Speaking at a Yesha Council meeting, he stated that negotiations had reached an impasse and it was time to put the concept behind us and “build, build, build.” His statements resulted in speculations regarding the party’s […]
Truth is Priceless
I remember as a young child, when the Six Day War occurred, we heard Arab reports on the television and radio that were diametrically opposed to the reports coming out of Israel. The Arabs boasted ongoing victory while the Jews reported ongoing defeat of their Arab enemy. At the end of the war it became […]
Draft Bill to Promote Judea and Samaria, Downgrade Arabic
Coalition Chairman Yariv Levin (Likud) has proposed a new draft bill of the Basic Law which could legitimize settlement in Judea and Samaria, as well as downgrade the status of Arabic as an official language. Israel does not have a constitution, but its Basic Law serves as a foundation for a future constitution. The proposed […]
Ancient Samarian Ruins Unprotected Due to Tensions
The ruins of the biblical city Samaria, capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 9th and 8th centuries BCE, lay unprotected and largely abandoned today, just outside modern-day Nablus. Changing security concerns led Israeli authorities to cease its excavation and research efforts after the Palestinian uprising which began in 2000. It had been […]