10 Things You Need to Know about Iran

As we catch our breath after a riveting few days of election news out of Israel, let us not forget that a very important deadline looms.  I’m talking about the March 31 deadline for reaching a framework agreement regarding Iran’s nuclear program.  Members of the P5+1 (US, Great Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) are …

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Zionist Union Ticket Implodes…What Impact Will it Have?

Literally, in a few hours Israelis will go to the polls to elect their next government.  According to polls, incumbent party, Likud, and Zionist Union have been in a tight race, with ZU pulling ahead in recent days.  Now, news out of Israel is that Tzipi Livni, one of the co-leaders of ZU, has withdrawn as …

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Israeli Elections, Iranian Nuclear Negotiations, and Talks with Palestinians

Welcome back friends...and thanks for stopping by.  This week looms large in the Middle East as Israelis go to the polls, world powers resume negotiations with Iran, and leaders talk about resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.  The prophet Ezekiel tells us that Israel is the center of the world (Ezekiel 5:5, Ezekiel 38:12), so is …

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What the West Does Not Understand

In his speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Conference (AIPAC) on Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel) extolled the strong, long-standing relationship between Israel and the US.  He also made a point of indicating his respect for President Obama and the office of the President.  But he also made a very important statement: …

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