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100 days in office, coronated Messiah - WND - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 03:13 PM PDT

On his 100th day in office, President Obama will be “crowned” in messianic imagery at New York City’s Union Square. Artist Michael D’Antuono’s painting “The Truth” – featuring Obama with his arms outstretched and wearing a crown of thorns upon his head – will be unveiled on April 29 at the Square’s South Plaza. According to a [...]

Religious Girls’ National Service Program Saved from the Axe

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Previous Min. of Education Tamir wanted the National Service girls out of the schools but the current gov't decided to enlarge the program instead.

Molotov cocktail hits Christian mayor’s car

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:29 PM PDT

'The Islamists are sending a message ... retaliation for Passover festivities'

Forged Israeli Fruit Causes Scare in Iran

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 01:08 PM PDT

Oranges labeled as Israeli caused a scare in Tehran as officials believed someone had illegally imported from the enemy.

Terrorists Motivated by Successful Attacks

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 12:27 PM PDT

Terrorists increase their efforts to infiltrate Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria, Yitzhar spokesman Yigal Amitai explains why.

Ahmadinejad: Two-State Deal Fine with Us If Palestinians Agree

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 12:20 PM PDT

Iranian leader on possible Israel-PA two-state deal: "Whatever decision they take is fine with us," but maintains "Zionist regime" embodies racism.

Terrorist Captured by Dog

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 11:54 AM PDT

A trained dog captured an Arab who infiltrated the Jewish town of Tapuach after the suspect managed to evade security personnel.

Iranian Weapons Ship Sunk near Sudan

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 11:25 AM PDT

An Iranian ship bearing weapons for Hamas in Gaza was sunk off the Sudan coast, possibly by Israel or the U.S., Sudanese sources say.

MK: Taliban Gains in Pakistan, Israel Must Pull a ‘King David’

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 10:06 AM PDT

"Israel must act as King David did, felling the Goliath of Iran, and then US will follow & prevent Taliban from snatching Pakistan's nuclear arms."

Top TV Star Lashes Out at Unkosher Reality Mission

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Media star and TV host Avri Gilad lashed out at his own bosses on live TV for making reality show contestants eat snake and scorpion soup.

Christian Teacher Suspended after Complaining that a Staff Training Day was used to ‘Promote’ Homosexual Rights

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Contact: Onn Sein Kon, 07-93-448-8547; Andrea Minichiello Williams, 07-71-259-1164; both with Christian Legal Centre; Paul Eddy, 07-95-890-5716 LONDON, April 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is issued on behalf of the Christian Legal Centre: A Christian teacher has been suspended from a senior post for complaining that a staff training day was used to promote homosexual rights. Kwabena Peat, 54, left a compulsory training session with several other Christian colleagues at the north L Source: Christian Legal Centre

Lieberman: Israel will not attack Iran - even if sanctions fail - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Israel will not attack Iran even if the international sanctions against Tehran fail to convince President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to give up his country’s nuclear program, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the Austrian daily Kleine Zeitung.In an interview published this weekend, Lieberman was asked whether Israel planned to strike Iran as a last resort. “We are not [...]

Earnings, banks lift Wall St; Nasdaq up for 7th week - Reuters

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 08:40 AM PDT

IMF, World Bank prepare global stimulus measures - Deutsche Welle

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 08:40 AM PDT

Italian Cruise Ship Fires on Somali Pirates - Fox

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 08:40 AM PDT

Congress Concerned Obama Will Let U.S. Aid Go to Hamas

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 08:04 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Clinton alarmed members of Congress when she backtracked and said that US aid could go to a PA-Hamas unity government.

EU head backs Netanyahu, but wants settlements removed - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 07:42 AM PDT

Czech Prime Minister Mirel Topolanek, the current head of the European Union, visited Israel late last week and appeared to acquiesce to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s urging that the EU not condition its relations with the Jewish state on progress in the Israeli-Arab peace process. Netanyahu told Topolanek that Israel is every bit as interested in [...]

The Omer Counting: Seven Weeks for Spiritual Self-Improvement

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 07:06 AM PDT

An opportunity for spiritual self-improvement is available during the period between Passover and Shavuot, when Jews count the Omer.

Israeli Security Guards Thwarted Somalian Pirates from Takeover

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 07:05 AM PDT

An Israeli security firm thwarted attempts by Somalian pirates to kidnap an Italian pleasure cruiser in the Indian Ocean.

Murderous Axe-Terrorist Caught

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:44 AM PDT

Released for publication: The axe-wielding murderer of 13-year-old Shlomo Nativ in Bat Ayin two weeks ago has been arrested.

Trained Attack Dog Catches Arab Suspect in Samaria

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 06:16 AM PDT

A specially trained attack dog, part of a privately owned canine unit, helped security forces capture an Arab suspect who infiltrated Tapuach.

THE FIRST 100 DAYS: This Game Is Still Obama’s to Lose - Fox - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:58 AM PDT

In the age of Twitter, Facebook, and the ever-growing blogosphere, Americans are more A.D.D. than ever. What this means for a president, of course, is that the public expects immediate fulfillment of campaign promises and, further, is quicker than ever to criticize a "symbolic" action if it doesn't immediately lead to results. With President Barack [...]

Cause Examined in Recent Rise of ‘Familycides’ - Fox - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:51 AM PDT

Over the past four weeks, five men, including one particularly brutal New York case, have killed their families, then themselves. Though among the rarest of crimes, accounting for 1 to 2 percent of the 15,000 recorded homicides a year, these familycides have alarmed (the very few) experts in the field. “We have never seen anything like [...]

Italian Cruise Ship Fires on Somali Pirates - Fox - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:50 AM PDT

ROME — An Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board fended off a pirate attack far off the coast of Somalia when its Israeli private security forces exchanged fire with the bandits and drove them away, the commander said Sunday. Cmdr. Ciro Pinto told Italian state radio that six men in a small white boat approached [...]

New U.S. swine flu cases spread pandemic fears - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:48 AM PDT

At least two cases of the human swine influenza have been confirmed in Kansas and one more in California, bringing the U.S. total to 11 and stoking fears that the virus could trigger a pandemic. At least eight students at a New York City high school probably have swine flu, but health officials said Saturday they [...]

Mexico hunkers down for swine flu fight - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:45 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY - A new strain of swine flu has this metropolis of 20 million people increasingly fearful as suspected flu deaths grow, and world health officials warn that Mexico City could be at the epicenter of a global epidemic. Everything from concerts to sports matches and church services were canceled Sunday to keep people from [...]

‘Democracies too silent on Ahmadinejad’ - Jerusalem Post - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:42 AM PDT

Jewish groups may have succeeded in “taking back the narrative” at last week’s UN conference on racism in Geneva, but Canadian human rights leader and politician Irwin Cotler believes Western democracies didn’t do enough to prevent the gathering from becoming a platform for anti-Zionist sentiment. In a telephone interview with The Jerusalem Post, Cotler accused Western [...]

Frattini: Durban II boycott was required - Jerusalem Post - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:40 AM PDT

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini openly admits his commitment to Israel, the memory of the Holocaust and the fight against resurgent anti-Semitism, and proudly states that “the Jewish community always receives me as the great friend I feel I am.” He plans to say more about this when, as guest of honor, he addresses the American [...]

The knock at the door - Farah - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:37 AM PDT

It is rare in history that government moves to achieve its ultimate goals in one fell swoop. More often, particularly in the U.S., government grabs power from the people and usurps constitutionally protected liberties in small stages over time. The intent of Barack Obama’s words, which he borrowed from Defense Secretary Robert Gates in laying out [...]

Will Obama abandon Israel? - WND - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:35 AM PDT

It should be clear to anyone conscious and watching that central to Obama’s Middle East strategy is to disabuse the long-held notion that there exists a “special relationship” between the United States and Israel. The sense of unique kinship between our country and the Jewish state has existed since Israel’s founding just 60 years ago. The [...]

Will tea parties ‘throw bums out’ in 2010? - WND - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:32 AM PDT

Crowds have long protested Congress with rally cries of “Throw the bums out,” and if recent polls tabulating tea party furor over government spending translate to votes in 2010, angry Americans may make good on their mantra. Polls released by Rasmussen Reports this week demonstrate that – at least within the Republican Party – sitting incumbents [...]

Between Barack and a hard place - Washington Times - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:28 AM PDT

At times during our history, international events have provided starring roles for American presidents. President Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War. President Kennedy’s pledge of solidarity, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” offered hope to captive people behind the Iron Curtain. President Nixon’s “secret” trip to Beijing precipitated [...]

World looks to U.S. to spark recovery - Washington Times - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:23 AM PDT

While much of the world blames the United States for triggering the global financial crisis and recession, most nations also are looking to America to start pulling the rest of the world out of the slump. A parade of foreign financial leaders in town for this weekend’s spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World [...]

Pandemic feared as swine flu spreads - Washington Times - April 26

Posted: 26 Apr 2009 04:21 AM PDT

Scientists search for answers in new strain A new swine flu strain that has killed as many as 81 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico has “pandemic potential,” the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, and it may be too late to contain the sudden outbreak. Mexico’s president assumed new powers Saturday to isolate people [...]