Kerry Attempts To Pressure Israel With Intifada Threat
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.’ (Deuteronomy 31:6) In a rare joint interview with both Israeli and Palestinian television on Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry […]
Kerry Says US Sees Judea and Samaria Settlements as ‘Illegitimate’
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.’ (Deuteronomy 1:8) Following a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, US Secretary of State John Kerry […]
Latest Round of Peace Talks Ends In Shouting Match
They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.(Psalms 109:3) The sixteenth round of peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel ended in a screaming match between the two sides, according to The Times of Israel. The Palestinian Authority will not continue with peace talks as long […]
Palestinians Announce Resignation From Peace Talks
My soul hath full long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace. (Psalms 120:6) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was handed official letters of resignation by chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and a second negotiator, Mohammed Ishtayeh on Thursday in response to Israel’s announcement that they would demolish 20 Arab homes in east Jerusalem, according to […]
Palestinian President Celebrates Released Terrorists’ Returns in Ramallah
Let not them that are wrongfully mine enemies rejoice over me; neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. (Psalms 35:19) Among the thousands gathered in Ramallah to welcome the 26 murders Israel released as a good-faith measure late Tuesday night, was Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, according to The […]
Rockets Rain Down On Israel On Eve of Prisoner Release
Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men. (Job 36:28) The Israeli missile defense system, the Iron Dome, shot down a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli city of Ashkelon early Monday morning, according to The Times of Israel. A second rocket fell in an unoccupied area. No […]
Israel to Release Prisoners, Announce More Building Next Week
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline. (Proverbs 1:7) In a move that is being contested by large swaths of the right-wing bloc of the Knesset, Israel is set to release the second installment of prisoners agreed upon at the start of the peace negotiations […]
Texas A&M To Build Satellite Campus In Nazareth
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in Thy commandments. (Psalms 119:66) Texas A&M, a top-tier American university, has announced its intentions to build a satellite campus in the Israeli city of Nazareth, according to The Times of Israel. The offshoot is intended to a “peace campus” built in Israel’s largest Arab […]
Big Decisions Loom As Knesset Begins Winter Session
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee (Numbers 11:16) The new Knesset session kicked off Monday with […]
Peace Talks In Jeopardy Again As Abbas Heads To Europe To Push Settlement Freeze
Trust ye not in lying words… (Jeremiah 7:4) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is heading to Europe to rally support for increased pressure on freezing Israeli settlement construction in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, according to The Times of Israel. Many believe the trip is in response to a large number of Israeli government officials calling […]