Putin ‘excited’ after visit to Israel

Russian president meets Russian rabbi after returning from Israel, says proud there is ‘no anti-Semitism’ in Russia. 26/01/20 16:00 Putin and Rabbi Berel Lazat Mevasser Tov – Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited Israel last Thursday, told Russian Rabbi Berel Lazar that he was excited to participate in the events which took place in […]

Dutch PM apologizes for his country failing its Jews during the Holocaust

Dutch police under Nazi occupation and the national railway company were widely complicit in hunting down Jews and transporting them to death camps By Cnaan Liphshiz Today, 4:16 pm   AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte apologized for how his kingdom’s wartime government failed its Jews, a first by a Dutch […]

Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets

Published: Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s capital and southern provinces on Sunday, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.Security forces fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds from the capital’s Khilani Square, medical and security officials said. The officials spoke […]

Palestinian Authority threatens to quit Oslo Accords over Trump peace plan

Ahead of Trump’s meetings with Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Palestinian Authority threatens to leave Oslo Accords over peace plan. Arutz Sheva Staff, AFP, 26/01/20 Palestinian Authority senior officials threatened Sunday to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords, which define relations between Israel and the autonomous Palestinian Authority, if US President Donald Trump announces his […]

Introduction to Dispensationalism

Introduction to Dispensationalism   The term Dispensationalism is a system of theology, which seeks to unfold the absolute truth of Scripture.   Chart by Cathy Bateson “Dispensationalism is a system of theology which views the world as a household run by God. In this household-world God is dispensing or administering its affairs according to His […]

Germany warns of ‘mass exit’ of Jews if hatred persists

  German FM says anti-Jewish insults and attacks, in real life and online, have become “a daily occurrence” in the country.   AFP, 26/01/20 15:01   Maas (right) with Mike Pompeo Reuters Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned Sunday that Jews could leave Germany on a “massive” scale if urgent action was not taken to stem […]

Netanyahu says he and Trump will ‘make history’ this week

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the US to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the “Deal of the Century.” LAHAV HARKOV JANUARY 26, 2020 14:44 US President Donald Trump’s peace plan will advance Israel’s interests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before boarding a plane to Washington D.C. on Sunday to meet with […]

Tehran and its Three Fantasies

Amir TaheriJanuary 26, 2020 at 4:00 am The first of these is that Iranians as a nation are united behind Khomeini’s messianic regime and ready to put up with poverty, injustice and even oppression in order to keep “The Revolution” alive. Over the past few years that fantasy has been punctured by almost continuous protests, […]

Defense Minister Bennett approves IDF’s Momentum multi-year plan

Defense Ministry: NIS 11.6 billion spent in 2019 on increasing IDF’s lethality ANNA AHRONHEIM JANUARY 26, 2020 14:00 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved on Sunday the IDF’s multi-year Momentum plan formulated by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi following a series of in-depth meetings with senior IDF and defense establishment officials. The plan, which […]

Muqtada Al-Sadr calls for new protests against US presence in Iraq

News Desk2020-01-26 BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – Sayyed Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a statement on Sunday that calls on the people of Iraq to gather for a new protest at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. In a statement released, today, the Sadrist Movement leader said: “To the patriotic people who reject the American occupation and others […]

Israel Officially Allows Israelis to Travel to Saudi Arabia

More details soon… Noa Landau Israel’s Interior Ministry Arye Dery signed a directive on Wednesday permitting Israelis to visit Saudi Arabia for the first time in the country’s history. The decision was announced on Sunday and was made in coordination with the Israeli defense establishment, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry. It will […]

No future Democratic president will accept Trump plan, says former US envoy

Dan Shapiro denounces timing of peace plan unveiling as political, warns West Bank annexation would ‘guarantee’ future clash with Washington TOI staffToday, 12:30 pm Former US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on Sunday denounced the timing of the unveiling of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan as political in nature, warning that no […]

Hezbollah Official Raps US as Source of Lebanon’s Problems

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem hit back at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for voicing concern about the role of Hezbollah in the new Lebanese government, saying the US itself is the root cause of the problems in the Arab country. January, 26, 2020 – 12:42 – Politics news – Al […]