Let Israel now say,“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;Yet they have not prevailed against me. ...May all who hate ZionBe put to shame and turned backward;Let them be like grass upon the housetops,Which withers before it grows up ~Psalm 129:1-2, 5-6 At times, the words of the psalmists are so raw with honesty. In Psalm 129, the …
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An Israeli Perspective on Trump’s Syria Policy
Did President Trump truly blow it when he withdrew American troops from Syria, or did he have a greater strategy that is just beginning to play out? A couple weeks ago, we touched on that thought (see Did President Trump Really "Blow it" in Syria?). At the time, I stated that it was difficult to …
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BREAKING: US Special Forces Conduct a Raid on ISIS in Syria
https://twitter.com/BeholdIsrael/status/1188289359960784896/photo/1 The Twitter world is blowing up with reports of the capture and possible killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi just hours ago. If proven true, this puts a new twist on the idea that President Trump abandoned the Kurds and others in Syria. Confirmed news is lacking at the moment, but this is …
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Israelis Stand in Solidarity with Christians and Kurds in Syria
"This week, the Turkish dictator Erdogan initiated a war in northern Syria against the Kurds and Christians . Hundreds of Kurds and Christians have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been forced to leave their homes. We cannot stand by silently while this goes on!"~Statement from the Jerusalem Initiative Last week Israeli citizens took …
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