Remembrance Day: The Prince of Peace and the War to End All Wars

November 11, 2015 For many of our readers, today, November 11, is a day set aside to think about how our freedom has been won. When we think with thankfulness about things that are noble and praiseworthy, our hearts can be radically altered. As we remember that God is in control, we can repent of bitterness and ingratitude.

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US Congress Unanimously Stands with Israel, Condemns Palestinian Terror

November 9, 2015 Last week, the United States House of Representatives and the Senate stood in solidarity with Israel, unanimously passing resolutions against anti-Semitism and anti-Israel incitement.

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Pope: Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitism

November 2, 2015 Pope Francis declared Wednesday that direct attacks on Jews and on the State of Israel are anti-Semitism.

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Facebook Faces Class-Action Lawsuit by 20,000 Israelis

November 2, 2015 About 20,000 Israelis are suing Facebook for its failure to take tough action against online incitement by Palestinian extremists: “Facebook is fanning the flames of the current Palestinian intifada,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the group’s Tel Aviv-based lawyer, after filing the lawsuit with the New York State Court.

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Abbas Asks UN for Protection from Israel

November 2, 2015 Speaking before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas called for "international protection" against Israel while accusing Israel of "extrajudicial killings against unarmed civilians."

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UNESCO Claims Jewish Sites are Muslim

October 26, 2015 On Wednesday, a UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) resolution classified the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem as Muslim sites and an integral part of Palestine. The resolution was approved after last-minute removal of the Palestinian request to also declare the Western Wall to be a Muslim holy site.

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Media Downplays Palestinian Violence

October 26, 2015 In a recent opinion piece, Yair Lapid, an Israeli MK (member of parliament) and former Israeli Treasury Minister, warned of two separate intifadas: Palestinian violence on the ground within Israel and one in the international media. Calling the current Palestinian knife, axe, gun, and car attacks against Jewish Israelis “persecution,” Lapid said, “They no longer pretend this is about foreign policy, or even about settlements. It is religious fanaticism which knows no limits. In their own words – and I see no reason not to believe them – they want to murder Jews because they are Jews.”

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Israelis Save Drowning Syrian and Iraqi Refugees

October 21, 2015 A crew of Israelis sailing their yacht near Kas, a Turkish town of by the Greek island of Kastellorizo, pulled from the waters 12 Syrian and Iraqi refugees, including four children and a deceased six-month-old baby.

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Fearing Iran, Gulf States Want Israel’s Iron Dome

October 19, 2015 Alarmed by Iran’s growing military arsenal, six Gulf States have been maneuvering to acquire Israel's tried-and-true Iron Dome self-defense technology — which kept at bay thousands of rockets and missiles from Gaza in 2014.

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UN Discusses Terrorism After Arsonists Set Fire to Joseph’s Tomb

October 19, 2015 The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the intensifying Palestinian violence in Israel, which includes the burning of Joseph’s Tomb on Thursday night.

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