Israel Responds to 12 Mortars Shot from Gaza Strip

A month to the day that Israel destroyed terror tunnels built by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, 12 mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel yesterday.  There is some belief that those were fired in retaliation toward Israel for the destruction of those tunnels. Israel responded to the mortars by attacking 6 Hamas positions …

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American Christian Leaders Ask Trump to Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem

In 1995, Congress passed a bill mandating that the US Embassy in Israel be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel.  But that bill carried a caveat.  Every 6 months, the President may sign a waiver, postponing the move of the embassy if circumstances are such that it might be detrimental …

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70th Anniversary of the UN Partition Plan…Gateway to Israel’s Re-birth

70 years ago yesterday, the UN passed Resolution 181, formalizing the UN Partition Plan, put forth as a result of the Balfour Declaration. A public statement issued in a letter (following WWI) from British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, suggested the British-controlled Palestine be established as …

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Battlelines: How Close Can Iran Get?

Are battlelines being negotiated?  It certainly seems that way. Ceasefire agreements in portions of Syria now seem to be shaping battlelines.  Israel has consistently stated they will do whatever it takes to keep Iran from establishing operations on Israel's borders. Russia offered a 3-mile buffer zone, while Israel requested a 37-50 miles buffer zone.  Meanwhile, …

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