Do not accept the ‘retaliation’ narrative for Sri Lanka – analysis

After the Christchurch attack references to the perpetrators “manifesto” were largely absent and there were calls to ban the manifesto or make it difficult to find online. Seth J. Frantzman April 23, 2019 13:16 On Tuesday Sri Lanka’s Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene stated that a preliminary investigation had revealed “that what happened in Sri […]

PM’s son: Which ‘Palestine’ were they looking to liberate?

  Yair Netanyahu, son of Israel’s PM Netanyahu, offers a free summary of Israel’s history to his Facebook followers. Read the full text.   Arutz Sheva Staff, 23/04/19 14:00   Arab rioters in Jerusalem (illustration) STR/Flash 90 Quick history lesson about the Israeli- “Palestinian” conflict. The Philistines were Greek people invading and settling on the […]

Daesh Claims Responsibility for Deadly Sri Lankan Bombings – Reports

On Sunday, Sri Lanka was hit by a series of coordinated bombing attacks targeting churches and hotels across the country, that claimed lives of at least 321 and wounded about 500 more. The country’s defence minister recently stated that the series of blasts was a response to the Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand, which […]

Iranian parliament designates all US military forces as terrorists

Lawmakers previously backed a bill labeling American troops in the Mideast as terrorists, in tit-for-tat move over Washington’s outlawing of IRGC By AP and TOI STAFFToday, 1:23 pm  0 0shares A group of Iranian army members follow the debates of parliament on a tour on the occasion of Army Day, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) […]

Security council warns Israelis to leave Sinai

National Security Council warns of ISIS, Al-Qaeda activity in Sinai, urges Israelis in the area to get out, come home. Arutz Sheva Staff, 23/04/19 Tens of thousands of Israelis have ignored the National Security Council’s (NSC) warnings and are currently vacationing in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Between 23,000 and 40,000 Israelis are currently vacationing in Sinai, […]

Palestinian to Iranian media: Israel is stronger, future unpredictable

Soltan-Shahi was described by MEMRI in 2018 as secretary-general of the Organization for Aiding the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinian People in the Office of the Iranian Presidency. Seth J. Frantzman April 23, 2019 10:56 Iran’s Tasnim news ran a long and important interview on Tuesday with a Palestinian named Ali Reza Soltan-Shahi. The interview […]

Suspicion: Sri Lanka attacks were retaliation for Christchurch

Easter Sunday attacks may have been response to New Zealand shooting, DM says. Arutz Sheva Staff, 23/04/19  Sri Lanka Reuters Seven suicide attacks in Sri Lanka may have been a response to last month’s mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sri Lanka’s Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said Tuesday. Speaking to Parliament, Wijewardene […]

SAUDI ARABIA WELCOMES U.S. MOVE TO END ALL IRAN SANCTION WAIVERS

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed a U.S. decision to end all Iran sanction waivers by May, saying it was a necessary step to halt Tehran’s “destabilizing” policy in the region. “Saudi Arabia fully supports this step taken by the United States as it is necessary to force the Iranian regime to end its […]

What Can You Do for God?

We serve God and bear witness to Him in many ways, including through our character and attitudes. MATTHEW 6:20-2120 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. What Can You Do for God? Oftentimes we elevate serving God to the point that we overlook opportunities to have a real impact for Him. But the truth is, serving Him usually involves what’s happening in your life on a daily basis. I remember my first Sunday …

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You Are His Concern

Exodus 4:19-20 (KJV)19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. Isn’t God gracious? We have a Lord who knows our hearts, knows our thoughts, and knows our fears. When Moses had left Egypt forty years before there were those who sought his life. He was probably featured at the top of the Egyptian …

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Lo, in the midst of the throne … stood a Lamb as it had been slain.” Revelation 5:6

Why should our exalted Lord appear in his wounds in glory? The wounds of Jesus are his glories, his jewels, his sacred ornaments. To the eye of the believer, Jesus is passing fair because he is “white and ruddy:” white with innocence, and ruddy with his own blood. We see him as the lily of matchless purity, and as the rose crimsoned with his own gore. Christ is lovely upon Olivet and Tabor, and by the sea, but oh! there never was such a matchless Christ as he that did hang upon the cross. There we beheld all his beauties in …

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A bruised reed he will not break

I love how Isaiah 42 shows God’s heart for the broken. Even in the midst of delivering hard news for his people, pumping through this chapter is a beautiful reaffirmation of the deep, deep love of God. Christ (who wouldn’t come until about 700 years later), is described so gently:“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not stuff out.” And look at what’s happening, even as old resources and surroundings become unfamiliar and hostile:“I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and …

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Egyptian President to Host Regional Leaders for ‘Emergency Summit’ on Sudan, Libya

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday will host regional leaders for an “emergency summit” to discuss ongoing upheavals in North Africa. A statement released by Sisi’s office noted that those gathered would focus on “the evolution of the situation in Sudan,” where months-long protests demanding an end to military rule continue even after longtime […]

Trump Administration Seeks New Comprehensive Agreement With Iran

The US Special Representative for Iran revealed that Washington is seeking a new comprehensive deal with the mullahs that addresses the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, regional expansionism and detention of foreign nationals. In an interview with the Saudi-run Al Arabiya television channel, Brian Hook stressed that the White House is “ready to […]