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Jordan’s MPs Vote to Expel Israeli Ambassador

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Israel has experienced a backlash caused by a Knesset (parliament) debate regarding Israel’s sovereignty at the Temple Mount. In response to the debate, 86 of 150 Jordanian MPs voted to expel Israel’s ambassador to Jordan, Daniel Nevo, and to recall Jordan’s ambassador to Israel. The vote came one day after 47 MPs signed a motion demanding that Jordan’s 1994 peace treaty with Israel be annulled. (Times of Israel)

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Jerusalem on the Chopping Block

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Throughout Scripture, Jerusalem occupies the heart and spirit of God and the Jewish People. Indeed, the prophet Zechariah confirmed the centrality of Jerusalem when he prophesied that the Messiah would come in great power to this Holy City. Of course, he was referring to the not-so-distant future when Yeshua (Jesus) will return to take His place in Jerusalem as "king over the whole earth."

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Exposing the Hoax: Israel and the Palestinian Right of Return

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On May 14, 1948, in fulfillment of many prophetic Bible verses, Israel was re-established once again as the Jewish homeland (see Amos 9:14-15; Deuteronomy 30:3-5; Ezekiel 4:3-6, 37:10-14, 37:21-22; Isaiah 66:7-8, Jeremiah 3:18, 16:14-15, 24:6). It was a miracle of history, since no nation has ever been destroyed and then re-gathered to an ancient homeland almost 2000 years later and re-established as a nation.

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Parasha Tazria-Metzorah: What Does Leprosy Have to Do with Slander and Gossip?

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This week’s Torah portion deals with the laws of tumah (ritual impurity) and tahara (ritual purity). The laws pertaining to purification, including post childbirth, purity in marriage (niddah), and leprosy are discussed. These regulations may be understood in purely hygienic terms, or for their religious significance, or both. The issue, however, is not one of clean versus unclean, but pure (tahor).

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