Netanyahu to initially annex 3 settlement blocs, not Jordan Valley — officials

Ariel, Ma’ale Adumim and Etzion blocs don’t require much mapping, and Jerusalem thinks drawing out process may help curb friction with Jordan By Shalom Yerushalmi and TOI staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will initially announce the annexation of three West Bank blocs, but not the Jordan Valley or other settlement areas, according to top Israeli […]

Swastikas drawn on street in front of New Orleans Jewish cemetery

Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans are buried at site; city workers paint over graffiti, police increase patrols in area By JTA and TOI staff Today, 10:30 am Swastikas and a crossed-out Star of David were painted on the street in front of a New Orleans Jewish cemetery. There was no damage inside the […]

False Shepherds In Israel and The Church

February 23, 2017 dr_woodhead The Role of The shepherd In chapter 34 of the book of Ezekiel God is using a familiar illustration of the “shepherd” and his “sheep” to describe the leaders and the people of the Nation Israel. The Bible frequently uses this terminology to refer to the spiritual leaders with responsibility over […]

Difficult times for Jews in the United States – opinion

The baffling part is not that it’s happening, but that the general media is making believe that it is not happening. By MICAH D. HALPERN JUNE 9, 2020 20:31 According to legend, in 1864, as the city of Atlanta burned, famous Union general William Tecumseh Sherman concluded that “War is Hell.” Most historians find that […]

Archaeologists might have identified Jezreel winery featured in Bible

Archaeologists might have identified Jezreel winery featured in Bible The winery was first discovered in 2013 and exposed in several seasons of excavations in the following years. It presents several installations carved into the bedrock. By ROSSELLA TERCATIN JUNE 7, 2020 23:34 In the biblical books of Kings I and II, the winery of Jezreel […]

Russia, China build case at UN to protect Iran from US sanctions threat

‘This is absolutely unacceptable and serves only to recall the famous English proverb about having one’s cake and eating it’ REUTERS JUNE 9, 2020 23:48 Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington’s claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, […]

Turkey is Building A Massive Military Airbase in Libya, Its First in Southern Mediterranean

Turkey has now signed a military agreement with Libya that will allow Ankara to build its own airbase in Al Watiya Several military transport aircraft including C-130 Hercules has performed over a dozen drops in Libya Johnlee VargheseMay 30, 2020 20:29 +08 Weeks after the UN-supported Libyan government with the help of Turkey finally took […]

EU rejects any US attempt to invoke Iran nuclear deal to impose arms embargo

As Washington seeks to call Security Council vote on matter after Tehran breached pact, EU’s top diplomat says it has no right because it withdrew from agreement By Agencies Today, 6:26 pm 2 Edit   The European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday that since the United States has already withdrawn from an international agreement curbing […]

Israeli judges send tacit message to ICC: ‘We respect international law’

Among the issues the ICC will consider is whether or not Palestinians can find redress within the local court system. TOVAH LAZAROFF JUNE 9, 2020 22:38 Israel’s High Court of Justice sent a strong but tacit message on Tuesday to the International Criminal Court that the Jewish state is still one that respects international law. […]

US shares proposal to extend Iran arms embargo with Russia

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft said Friday she has shared a draft U.N. Security Council resolution with Russia that would extend the arms embargo against Iran indefinitely. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said last month that Moscow will oppose any U.S. attempts to extend the arms embargo, which expires on Oct. 18, […]

Nefesh B’Nefesh group Aliyah flight lands following record-breaking Aliyah interest in May

51 Olim land at Ben Gurion Airport Tuesday morning amidst an unprecedented spike in Aliyah interest. Arutz Sheva Staff , 09/06/20 14:51 Fifty-one olim (new immigrants) landed at Ben Gurion International Airport Tuesday morning as part of a Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah Flight, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, The Jewish Agency […]

‘Who is Greece to interfere in Turkish affairs’: Erdogan

ByNews Desk-2020-06-09 0 /* custom css */ .td_uid_4_5edf737dda927_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_4_5edf737dda927_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Greece “does not know Turkey’s energy” and should “bind its borders”, warning Athens against interfering in Turkish affairs. He said in an […]

German FM Maas to head to Israel with official visit

i24NEWS – AFP June 09, 2020, 07:25 AM  2 min read Michael Kappeler/Pool via APGerman Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio attend a news conference during a meeting at the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, June 5, 2020 o z Maas set to be the first foreign dignitary to […]

Palestinian PM: PA filed counter-proposal to Trump’s peace plan, it wasn’t discussed

i24NEWS – AFP June 09, 2020, 07:55 AMlatest revision June 09, 2020, 08:12 AM  2 min read ABBAS MOMANI / AFPPalestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh arrives for a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 9, 2020. o z Shtayyeh says Ramallah tabled a 4.5-page-long proposal […]