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 Plans to Build New Homes in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem
All the commandment which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers (Deuteronomy 8:1) Despite the ongoing peace negotiations taking place in Washington, Israeli Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel promised to continue […]
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 […]
Flying the PA Flag in the Knesset: A Banner of Disrespect
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the 20th century pioneer of Religious Zionism, once shared his very unique view of the meaning of flags and what they represent. Flags, whether physically or not, according to Rabbi Kook, bear an insignia indicating the mission of those who carry it. He likens it to a uniform, military or otherwise, […]
Controversy Bubbling for Israeli Soda Company
“But let justice well up as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream” (Amos 5:24) While stocks of Israeli home-soda maker company Sodastream (SODA) are up, so are calls for boycotting and divesting from the Ma’aleh Adumim-based company. Sodastream markets machine for carbonating water at home, alongside refillable carbon dioxide gas canisters and special bottles […]
Two Palestinian Women Disguised as Jews Caught
“Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth” (Isaiah 24:17) In what is being treated as an potential terror attack attempt, two Palestinian women were caught at the Hizme checkpoint in Samaria disguised as ultra-orthodox Jewish women, according to Arutz Sheva News. The two women were apprehended after […]
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 […]