Ya’alon to Gaza Terrorists: “Don’t Continue to Test Us!”

Multiple rockets have been fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip over the past week, escalating tensions once more in Israeli areas surrounding the Gaza Strip.  A radical Salafi-jihadist group, the Omar Brigades, not only claimed responsibility for the attacks, but stated, "The Jews will never enjoy security and safety as long as we are alive." …

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A Conservative Presidential Candidate Worth Keeping an Eye On

I just read the fantastic piece written by Joel Rosenberg regarding the presidential candidacy of Rick Santorum.  Santorum was a relatively little-known presidential candidate who gained some attention during the 2012 elections.  He has just announced his intentions to run in the 2016 election. Like Rosenberg, I believe it is too early to make strong recommendations …

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To Jews, it is Shavuot; to Christians it is Pentecost!

To my Jewish friends, "חג השבועות שמח"  To my Christian friends, "Happy Pentecost!"  Sundown this evening marks the beginning of the festival of Shavuot in Jewish tradition.  Given that, I want to tie this Jewish feast and Christian observance together with several things we've touched on recently, so stick with me! In our study, Looking for …

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Violence Accompanies “Jerusalem Day” Celebration

Forty-eight years ago (per the Hebrew calendar), Israel re-captured all of Jerusalem and, for the first time since 70 AD when Jerusalem was totally annihilated by the Romans, Jerusalem was reunited and Jews had access to Temple Mount.  (See details about The Six-Day War in yesterday's post entitled "Against All Odds, Israel Stands!") On that …

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