A Berean - What's in your Bible?

A Berean - What's in your Bible?

Assessing Binyamin Netanyahu’s Speech - Daniel Pipes - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 03:02 PM PDT

In a major speech today at the Begin-Sadat Center of Bar-Ilan University, Binyamin Netanyahu laid out his vision to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. In brief, it’s a fine speech, making many needed points, but it fails on the critical point of prematurely accepting a Palestinian state. Here are some of the high points, important statements eloquently [...]


Netanyahu: PA Must Defeat Hamas in Gaza before We Negotiate

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 01:53 PM PDT

Full text of speech, in which PM appears to indicate that there will be no resumption of negotiations with PA unless it overcomes Hamas in Gaza.


Kadima Pleased with Speech; Coalition MKs have Mixed Feelings

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 12:56 PM PDT

PM gets some support from Kadima for uttering "Palestinian state," while Likud and other nationalist parties are angry at parts, happy with others.


The Three Questions Of Matt. 24 - Jack Kelley

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 11:58 AM PDT

As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" (Matt. 24:3)   One of the mistakes we make in reading the Bible is caused by our tendency [...]


North Korea claims US could provoke nuclear war - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 11:52 AM PDT

A commentary in the North’s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper claimed the US had 1,000 nuclear weapons in South Korea ready to strike. Meanwhile, the Tongbil Sinbo newspaper said that North Korea is “completely within the range of US nuclear attack and the Korean peninsula is becoming an area where the chances of nuclear war are the [...]


Netanyahu Says ‘Palestinian State’ but Adds Numerous Conditions

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 11:42 AM PDT

PM utters phrase 'Palestinian state' but adds it must be demilitarized, defang Hamas, accept Jewish Israel. PA: he can wait 1,000 years for that.


Netanyahu accepts limited Palestinian state - Washington Times - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 10:55 AM PDT

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday called for creation of a limited Palestinian state for the first time, saying it would have to be disarmed. Netanyahu made the call during a major policy speech about his Mideast peacemaking intentions. “In any peace agreement, the territory under Palestinian control must be disarmed, with solid security guarantees [...]


Anti-Semitism and the Economic Crisis - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 10:44 AM PDT

The media coverage of the Bernard Madoff scandal made extensive reference to Madoff's ethnic and religious background and his prominent role in the Jewish community. Because the scandal broke at a time of great public outcry against financial institutions, some, including Brad Greenberg in The Christian Science Monitor and Mark Seal in Vanity Fair, have [...]


PM Calling for Demilitarized PA State beside Jewish State

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 10:23 AM PDT

Netanyahu aide Hefetz: PM calling for "a demilitarized Palestinian state side-by-side with a Jewish state," international security guarantees.


PM Calls for Demilitarized PA State beside Jewish State

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 10:23 AM PDT

Netanyahu aide Hefetz: PM calling for "a demilitarized Palestinian state side-by-side with a Jewish state," international security guarantees.


Peres Erases Disengagement-Protest Convictions

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 08:31 AM PDT

President Peres has agreed to erase Disengagement-related criminal offenses for 59 citizens. Michael Ben-Horin acquitted of incitement charges.


Carter: Communities Near Green Line will Stay Forever

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 08:12 AM PDT

Former United States President Jimmy Carter made a partial about-face Sunday on his long-held views on Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.


Tuesday Night Live Returns

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 07:43 AM PDT

Popular English-language TV show 'Tuesday Night Live' returns next week with an exciting show: "From the beginning of time to the end of days."


Revisiting New Testament: Was Jesus Just a Normal Human Being?

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 07:09 AM PDT

In a new book, Prof. James Tabor of the University of North Carolina says that history clearly shows Jesus never claimed to be G-d in his lifetime.


Iran mostly calm after election clashes; Ahmadinejad: Vote was ‘real and free’ - Jerusalem Post

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 07:01 AM PDT

Ahmadinejad to hold victory rally amid protests; declares election win a victory over foreign powers - CNN

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 07:01 AM PDT

EU: Hizbullah ‘Member of Lebanese Society’

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 05:48 AM PDT

The European Union foreign policy chief says the Hizbullah terrorist organization is a legitimate "member of Lebanese society."


Terrorists Shoot Rocket at Ashkelon, Attack IDF Patrol Near Gaza

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 05:37 AM PDT

Terrorists launched a Kassam rocket at Ashkelon and attacked an IDF patrol only hours after IDF planes destroyed two smuggling tunnels.


Carter: I love the Palestinians so much - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 05:23 AM PDT

The former president concluded by noting that he is eagerly teaching his great-grandsons about the "anguish and suffering and deprivation of human rights" that he suggested Israel has subjected the Arabs of the region to since 1948. View Full Article


Assessing the Iranian Election - Daniel Pipes - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 05:15 AM PDT

Better put, the Iranian “selection,” as the exercise yesterday appears to have been window dressing for Spiritual Leader Ali Khamene’i, the real power in Iran, to re-appoint Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president. According to the authorities, Ahmadinejad received 63 percent of the vote, Mir-Hossein Mousavi 35 percent, and the remaining two candidates each about 1 percent. View [...]


World Awaits Netanyahu Speech - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:56 AM PDT

(IsraelNN.com) The diplomatic world is holding its breath for PM Netanyahu's highly-touted diplomatic speech Sunday evening at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan. The question is whether he will he yield to U.S. President Barack Obama's heavy-handed pressure, or adhere to the no-Palestinian-state platform on which he was elected? The precise contents of his speech are [...]


Appeasing outlaws - Oliver North - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:54 AM PDT

Here in Europe, there is little media coverage about North Korea’s May 25 nuclear-weapons test or its increasingly frequent ballistic-missile launches. There is even less mention of Pyongyang’s decision to sentence two American female journalists to 12 years of “reform through labor” for “committing hostilities” and illegal entry. North Korea’s flagrant violations of international law, repeated [...]


Terror Box 360 - Washington Times - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:51 AM PDT

Gitmo video game introduces terrorism for playtime We were shocked to learn about Rendition Guantanamo, a game developed for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. The goal is for the gamer, who plays a Gitmo detainee, to shoot his way out of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or else be subjected to torture and gruesome [...]


Barak plays down expectations of Netanyahu’s speech - Jerusalem Post

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:48 AM PDT

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Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:48 AM PDT

World reacts to Ahmadinejad election - Washington Times - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:48 AM PDT

VIENNA, Austria | A world wary of Iran’s nuclear program reacted cautiously Saturday to hard-line leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s hotly disputed re-election. Some expressed hope that the Islamic republic’s president will soften his defiance and warm to recent U.S. overtures. For the volatile Middle East and the West alike, the stakes are high. View Full Article


N.K.: Searching ships would be ‘act of war’ - Washington Times - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:46 AM PDT

Pyongyang decries U.N. sanctions North Korea responded Saturday to the latest economic and military sanctions from the U.N. Security Council with a threat to start enriching uranium and attack any country that stops its ships for inspection for military supplies. The resolution passed unanimously by the council Friday freezes all funds, credit lines, grants and loans contributing [...]


PA outlines expectations of Netanyahu speech - Jerusalem Post - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:43 AM PDT

On the eve of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech in which he is supposed to outline his government’s strategy with respect to the peace process, the Palestinian Authority said it would not accept any solution that does not include an immediate halt to settlement construction and the establishment of an independent and sovereign state. The PA [...]


‘Obama still determined to talk to Iran’ - Jerusalem Post - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:41 AM PDT

Despite suspicions of irregularities in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iranian presidential election victory, the Obama administration is still determined to proceed with efforts to hold dialogue with the Islamic republic, senior officials were quoted as saying by the New York Times on Saturday. One senior administration official even said the internal pressure on Ahmadinejad may even speed up [...]


Netanyahu Knocks Down Obama Outpost Ahead of Policy Speech

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:41 AM PDT

Border police knocked down the "Obama" outpost, cynically named for the U.S. president who has vehemently opposed Jewish construction.


Christian Man Raped, Murdered for Refusing to Convert to Islam, Family Says - Fox

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:39 AM PDT

 A young Christian man was raped and brutally murdered in Pakistan for refusing to convert to Islam, and police are doing nothing about it, the victim’s brother and minister told FOXNews.com. Pakistani police reportedly found the body of Tariq “Litto” Mashi Ghauri — a 28-year-old university student in Sargodha, Pakistan — lying dead in a canal [...]


Leading Rabbi to Netanyahu: Generations Look to You; Be Strong!

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:38 AM PDT

Rabbi Tzvi Tau, leading religious-Zionist authority, to Netanyahu: "Be strong! The Prophets' words will outlast the pressures of the US & Europe."


Yemen: 9 Foreigners Kidnapped by Shiite Rebels - Fox - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:37 AM PDT

 Yemen accused a Shiite rebel group Sunday of kidnapping nine foreigners in the country’s rugged north. The Interior Ministry said the foreigners were kidnapped Friday by a rebel group led by Abdel Malak al-Hawthi while on a picnic in northern Sada province. The nine foreigners reportedly were mostly women and children, including a Briton, seven Germans and [...]


N. Korea Warns of Nuclear War Amid Rising Tensions - Fox - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:36 AM PDT

 SEOUL, South Korea —  North Korea’s communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making program in defiance of new U.N. sanctions. The North’s defiance presents a growing diplomatic headache for President Barack Obama as he prepares for talks Tuesday with his South Korean counterpart on [...]


The Era of Bipartisan Support for Israel is Over - Townhall - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:34 AM PDT

The best days of Democrat support for Israel have now passed. The evidence is abundant and clear that the importance of Israel's existence and well-being has become secondary to the political idolatry of many Jewish-American Democrats. Furthermore, many Jewish voters who do have Israel's best interests among their priorities are too often duped by the [...]


More Judicial Activism, Please - George Will - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:31 AM PDT

WASHINGTON — “We,” said Queen Victoria, employing the royal plural, “are not amused.” “We,” said the Treasury Department on Tuesday, relishing the royal prerogatives it exercises nowadays, “are gratified that not a single court that reviewed this matter, including the U.S. Supreme, found any fault whatsoever with the handling of this matter by either Chrysler [...]


Farewell, War on Terror - O’Reilly - June 14

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 04:30 AM PDT

Did you notice in his Cairo speech to the Muslim world last week that President Obama did not use the word “terrorism”? Interesting in light of reports that some in the Obama administration no longer refer to actions against al-Qaida and the Taliban as the “war on terror,” instead calling them an “overseas contingency operation.” [...]


Fiery MK Says Israel Must be Jewish First, Democratic Second

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 03:21 AM PDT

MK David Rotem says Israel must first be a Jewish state and then a democracy. Warns justice system discriminates against Jews in Judea and Samaria.


‘Israel Must be Jewish First, Democratic Second’

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 03:21 AM PDT

MK David Rotem says Israel must first be a Jewish state and then a democracy. Warns justice system discriminates against Jews in Judea and Samaria.


Violence Follows Ahmadinejad ‘Victory’ in Iran

Posted: 14 Jun 2009 02:46 AM PDT

Thousands of Iranians clashed Saturday with government forces following the announced election win of incumbent President Ahmadinejad.


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