Obama Administration Refuses to Acknowledge Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

The header on the transcript above says it all. The transcript is that of President Obama's remarks at the funeral of Israeli founding father, Shimon Peres, last week.  Kudos to President Obama for attending and for making complimentary remarks.  For that I am grateful. However, once again his administration has clearly sided with those who, …

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World Leaders Gather to Remember Shimon Peres

Israel lost the last of their modern-day founding fathers on Wednesday with the passing of Shimon Peres.  As a public servant, Peres served in almost every capacity of the Israeli government, including two stints as Prime Minister and President from 2007 to 2014.  He was a Noble Peace Prize winner for his work in the …

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Noble Prize Winner and Holocaust Survivor, Elie Wiesel, Dies

Israel lost a national hero today when Elie Wiesel died at the age of 87.  Mr Wiesel survived Holocaust concentration camps at Auschwitz, Buna, and Buchenwald and went on to write and speak about his experiences, encouraging the Jewish people to never forget, but to forgive and move forward in joyful life.  His most famous literary …

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Be One of 6 Million Who Say: I Stand with Israel!

Friends, I want to speak personally to you today.  The people of Israel just observed Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.  I hope you carved out a moment or two to reflect on the tragedy of 6+ million Jews (1.5 million of them children) systematically murdered by the Nazi regime during WW2.  The holocaust was an …

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