The name that the Israel Defense Forces has given for this current round of fighting with jihadi terror group Hamas is ‘Shomer Hachomot’ – ‘watchman on the walls.’ The term is based on Isaiah 62:6-7: “On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen. All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who profess YHVH, […]
Jihadi Islam is a reality. It has clear goals and strategies, and today these are exploding in Gaza and throughout Arab communities in Israel. The co-operative efforts of Shi’ite and Sunni terrorists – Iran, Muslim Brotherhood terrorists Hamas, and Lebanese Hezbollah – are rippling their shock waves across the Middle East. The past 48 hours […]
World media are filling their screens and blogs with violence – pictures of explosions and fire on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount; videos clips of Israeli SWAT teams pushing back rioters who are assaulting the police with Molotov gasoline bombs, rocks, fireworks, boulders and clubs. World power diplomats are calling on Israel to exercise maximum restraint, and […]
Over the past few years, world news has been playing ‘whack-a-mole.’ Burning headlines jump back and forth between subjects such as U.S. riots, U.S. elections, and U.S. border crises. And, as has recently been exposed, major media have spotlighted a deliberate media focus on fear-inspiring coronavirus-related headlines over the past year, in order to boost […]
Passover is here. Jewish homes are gathering for our yearly seder, the recounting of God’s deliverance from the hands of our enemies in Egypt. This is the Jewish family celebration par excellence. I have cherished childhood memories of my Ukraine-born bobbeh (Jewish grandmother) bringing out culinary masterpieces, one after another, to the festive table. […]
Spring is at the door, and both Passover and the Israeli elections are upon us. Time to remember Moses and Aaron, the dynamic duo who delivered the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage by signs, wonders and persistent obedience to YHVH the God of Israel. The most dramatic of God’s power manifestations in Egypt were […]