Obama to Appear on Israel Channel 2 to Defend UN Resolution Decision

Tomorrow, Israel channel 2 will broadcast an interview conducted by an Israeli reporter.  In it, President Obama defends his decision not to veto UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which makes building in Israeli "settlements" illegal.  (You can read more about that here, and Benjamin Netanyahu's response here.) In the soon-to-air interview, Obama denies betraying Israel, …

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Russia Proposing Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

Russia has offered to host a meeting of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of next Sunday's Paris Middle East peace conference.  Israel has stated repeatedly that they will meet anytime and anywhere for direct negotiations, assuming no preconditions.  Over and over again, the Palestinians have refused to meet, preferring instead …

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Looking Ahead to 2017

Tonight at midnight we close the chapter on a fairly tumultuous 2016.  Will 2017 bring brighter days, or are we in a deep trough of the "ups and downs" of history?  The next chapter in history is about to be written and we will know the answer to that question soon. There are many things …

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The UN Resolution: Nothing New Under the Sun

Welcome back friends!  Recently, a friend forwarded a most apropos email, encouraging us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, while realizing that there is nothing new under the sun!  The recent UN resolution making it illegal to build Jewish settlements is simply the latest attempt to keep Israel from laying claim to their own …

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