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Abbas Denies Jewish Temple and Christian Theology

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas frequently refers to the “alleged” Jewish Temple, but if it was not Jewish, there is no basis for Christian belief, as written in the New Testament in Matthew (21:12), that Jewish “moneychangers” chased Jesus from the Holy Temple. However, Christians so far have not reacted to the implicit denial of their belief.The PA campaign to ...

Abbas Demands: Now Release Fatah Terrorists

Days after the mass release of hundreds of terrorists in exchange for Gilad Shalit, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has released a surprise demand, and is calling on Israel to release 1,000 more.Abbas claims that former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised him that if Israel were to free Hamas terrorists in exchange for Shalit, it would also free Fatah terrorists, ...

Abbas and Fayyad slam Israeli peace campaign for using their pictures without permission

In its latest campaign under the slogan “I am your partner. Are you my partner?” the Geneva Initiative, which promotes a model agreement as the basis for peace between Israel and the Palestians, has featured a number of senior Palestinians – but it turns out that the two most senior officials, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam ...

A Window Into the Jewish Soul

The seven-year Talmud-studying marathon known as Daf Yomi reaches its grand finale on Monday night, when tens of thousands of people in Israel and some hundreds of thousands around the world will rejoice at having completed the study of the Babylonian Talmud – all 2,711 pages.In the previous (11th) cycle, which ended in 2005, more than 300,000 Jews spanning the ...

A Vote Against Dems, Not for the GOP

In the first week of January 2010, Rasmussen Reports showed Republicans with a nine-point lead on the generic congressional ballot. Scott Brown delivered a stunning upset in the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election a couple of weeks later.In the last week of October 2010, Rasmussen Reports again showed Republicans with a nine-point lead on the generic ballot. And tomorrow Republicans ...

A Visit to the ‘Soviet Jerusalem’

Last fall, a small group of American Jewish tourists stood facing the statue of Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem in Russia. Not unusual; there’s a statue of Sholom Aleichem in Kiev, Ukraine. However, this took place in Siberia, in an area once called “the Soviet Zion,” or “the first Jewish socialist (communist) city in the world,” or “Stalin’s answer to Zionism.”Welcome ...

A Time To Get Mad: The Downside of Unholy Tolerance

Anger and intolerance seem to have lost all place in modern civilization. Such emotions are considered taboo; entirely unacceptable in any shape or form. In fact many a brilliant career has gone down the tubes – instantly shattered – in a moment of unmitigated and heartfelt emotion.People who suffer from the need to express such raw and primitive emotions are ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Rockland

Rockland county has been hit with a massive storm that dumped an enormous amount of rain in a short period of time leaving roadways, houses and people in vehicle flooded and stranded.The County Executive Vanderhoef declared a State of Emergency for Rockland County, effective 1 p.m. today, due to the heavy rain and flooding that are impacting the county.“We’ve been ...

Linda Green – A signature that can save your home

If you’ve bought or sold a home in the recent years, you need to know this. In an exclusive investigation, homeowners found a signature hidden deep in their mortgage documents might be a lifesaver for thousands of homeowners in Massachusetts. For those in danger of foreclosure this might be the leverage they need to save their homes.Most of these homeowners ...

A Shabbat Zachor to Remember: Netanyahu’s Advisers in Ottawa

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s senior advisers had a unique Shabbat last week during their last in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, where Netanyahu met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Arutz Sheva’s Hezki Ezra, who covered Netanyahu’s visit to North America, reported all the details.The advisers, including National Security Adviser Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror, bureau chief Gil Sheffer, spokesman Mark Regev and Cabinet Secretary ...

A Run on Chocolate Chips at Trader Joe’s

Looking in her cupboard last week, Shulamis Labkowski got a morsel of unwelcome news. The mother of three from Oakland, Calif., inspected three bags of Trader Joe’s semisweet chocolate chips, a staple in her kosher kitchen. They were alike in all ways but one: Two of them had a small D on the label, meaning they were classified as dairy ...

A ray of sunshine for embattled Beit Shemesh

The wave of intercommunal strife that has engulfed the country in recent weeks has led to a flood of political and media prophecies foreseeing the imminent and apocalyptic collapse of our society.Suburban Beit Shemesh, in particular, has become one of the centers of the unrest, where a microcosmic fault line has developed between the ultraconservative haredi community in one part ...