“Significant Threat to Millions of Israelis” Averted
A Syrian made weapons cache on its way to Gaza from Iran was confiscated Wednesday by IDF forces off international waters between Sudan and Eritrea. According
Netanyahu Keeps the Sabbath Holy in Davos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Israel on the map once again this week – but for unusual reasons. The Prime Minister and his wife Sara, while visiting Davos, Switzerland, chose to respect the Jewish Sabbath by walking back to their hotel after the conclusion of a Friday evening religious Sabbath service. The service was […]
Israeli President: Iran’s Rouhani Missed Historic Opportunity
DAVOS – Israeli President Shimon Peres sharply addressed the speech made by the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on Thursday morning, January 23. “The most significant remarks were the ones he [Rouhani] didn’t make – he didn’t express support for peace in the Middle East,” the 91-year-old Israeli […]
Ariel “The Bulldozer” Sharon, Former Israeli PM, Passes Away at 85
Israel’s eleventh prime minister, Ariel Sharon, passed away Saturday afternoon at the age of 85 in Israel. Sharon’s son Gilad announced the news of his father’s passing: “That’s it. He’s gone. He went when he decided to go.” Sharon died at Sheba Medical Center, at Tel Hashomer near Tel Aviv surrounded by family and former […]
Surrounded by a Sea of Enemies: The Jewish Community in Hebron
When God told Abraham to go to the land he would show him, He told him it would belong to his descendants — one day. Abraham was merely a guest in someone else’s home at the time, so when he lost he beloved wife, he needed to purchase a burial plot for her. That plot, […]
John Kerry and Shimon Peres “Optimistic” About Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been shuttling between meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempting to broker a viable peace agreement between the two sides. For the last three days, Kerry has met with advisers in both Jerusalem and Ramallah in efforts to reach a mutual peace […]
Israeli President Calls for Renewed Prayer
President Shimon Peres, along with Interior Minister Gideon Saar, hosted a New Year’s reception for the leaders of various Christian denominations in Israel at his Jerusalem residence. Peres remarked upon various topics, including the recent price tag attacks against holy sites in Israel. He made clear that Israel would not stand for attacks on any […]
Former Israeli Baseball Manager Goes Pro
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples. (Isaiah 55:4) Former gold glove catcher and, more recently, manager of the Israel National Baseball Team, Brad Ausmus has been tapped as the manager of the Detroit Tigers. “We knew that even though he’d never had any […]
Paula Abdul Arrives In Israel, To Have Bat Mitzvah At Western Wall
‘Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. Former pop-star Paula Abdul landed in Israel for the first time on Monday, as a guest of the Tourism Ministry, according to The Times of Israel. Abdul met with President Shimon Peres […]
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 […]
