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Formula One Makes Jerusalem Circuit Encore

October 10, 2014 The streets of Jerusalem were closed for two days this week as the second annual non-competitive Jerusalem Formula One Road Show sent roaring supercars coursing around some of Judaism’s holiest sites. Roads around the Old City of Jerusalem closed between noon and 9 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday as about 300,000 Israelis lined the streets to watch international race-car and stunt drivers.

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Sukkot Shabbat Chol Hamoed: Sukkot and the Clouds of Glory

October 10, 2014 Moses, who is a friend of God, requests that God’s Presence would dwell with His people. He has enough sense to know that if God’s Presence doesn’t go with them, the journey should not be attempted.

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Netanyahu Affirms God’s Sovereinty at Bible Study

October 9, 2014 Carrying forward the tradition of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened his home this past Sunday, October 7, for his sixth official Bible study class attended by dozens of formal guests. The Shmuel Ben-Artzi Bible study, named for Netanyahu's father-in-law, brought the prime minister's family together with the parents of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach—three Israeli teens Hamas abducted and murdered in June.

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Anti-Semites, Conspiracy Theorists Converge for Tehran Conference

October 7, 2014 Anglican vicar Stephen Sizer, who has a long record of anti-Israel activity, was in Tehran, Iran last week where he attended the New Horizon Conference, fraternizing with those who desire the destruction of the Jewish State. The personal adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mohsen Ghomi opened the conference by boasting that the conference is “the biggest threat to Zionists.”

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Nations Up in Arms Over Additional Housing in Jerusalem Neighborhood

October 5, 2014 Israel's latest building project, to add 2,500 homes to the Givat Hamatos neighborhood of Jerusalem, was put in the pipeline for construction two years ago, but its final approval only came last week with an announcement from the Jerusalem municipality. The White House, however, sees the neighborhood growth in Jerusalem as a slap in the face of the peace process.

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Israeli Space Innovation Draws International Attention

October 5, 2014 At the International Astronautical Congress, Israeli space technology had the attention of thousands in the "space business" as they gathered in Israel's booth last week to see the country's latest innovations. “The confidence that the heads of these agencies and corporations have in Israeli technology is evidenced by the large turnout at this event,” Science and Technology Minister Yaakov Peri said. “It shows Israel’s special standing in the world of space exploration and technology. The thousands of people who visited our exhibition will, I believe, become strong advocates for Israeli tech in their home countries.”

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Netanyahu Charges UN with Practicing a Double Standard

October 3, 2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Nations and the White House this week, charging the UN with double vision toward Hamas and Israel. On Tuesday, Netanyahu met in person with UN chief Ban Ki-moon emphasizing that the UN has a double standard when it comes to Israel. According to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu “declared that there was no justice in the fact that the standard applied to Israel was different than that applied to other countries.”

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Third Temple Blueprint Campaign Exceeds Funding Target

October 2, 2014 An Internet-based crowdfunding campaign between the Ninth of Av and Rosh HaShanah surpassed its 60-day goal of $100,000, as almost 900 investors pitched in to rebuild the Beit HaMikdash (בית מקדש, God's Holy Temple). Drawing $104,814 from its first ever Indiegogo campaign, the Temple Institute stated the 882 pledged contributions would pay for the complete work-up of the future Temple's architectural plans.

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Israel-Gaza Talks on Hold as Hamas and Fatah Strengthen Unity Government

September 30, 2014 Shortly after an Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo last week for indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, the talks were adjourned until late October in deference to the Jewish and Muslim holidays. Talks couldn't go forward until rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah had come to an agreement, and that agreement was arrived at in Cairo a day after the talks with Israel were delayed, just in time for Abbas' address to the UNGA on Friday.

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Abbas Calls on UN to Set Deadline to End the “Occupation”

September 30, 2014 On Friday, in a venomous anti-Israel speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas proved that the Palestinian Authority is no partner for peace. Abbas seemed determined to kill any hopes of reviving negotiations in the near future when he angrily read from a prepared speech: “It is impossible and I repeat—it is impossible—to return to the cycle of negotiations that failed to deal with the substance of the matter and the fundamental question. The time has come to end this settlement occupation.”

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