Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Takes the Podium at the UN

Iran President Hassan Rouhani at the UN Perhaps the biggest hitter of the day (Wednesday, 9/25/19) at the UN General Assembly was Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. In the assembly hall void of Israeli and major US delegates, Rouhani stuck to form in pointing the finger at the US for virtually everything that ails the Middle …

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UN General Assembly Underway, Heavy Hitters Taking Their Turns

The annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly commenced on Monday, with the "big hitters" beginning to take their turns at the podium. President Trump is attending the assembly in New York City and kicked off his week with sideline meetings with at least 5 other world leaders on Monday, including …

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Politics, Israeli Elections and World Events in Perspective

On a very rare weekend in which to focus solely on what the Lord put before me, I was blessed to work on tour and teaching plans for our Israel trip in November, and also to tune in to most of the Understanding the Times Conference. (See my review in yesterday's post.) I was also …

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BREAKING: Arab Joint List Party Sides with Gantz

Leaders of Joint List side with Gantz Israeli elections continue to be mired in uncertainty and chaos. As President Rivlin began meeting with party leaders to determine who they recommend granting the mandate to attempt to form a coalition, the Joint List dropped the first bomb by recommending Blue and White leader, Benny Gantz. Why …

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