Live updates on Israel, regional security, U.S.–Israel relations, and developments affecting the Body of Christ in the Middle East.
$250 Billion and Counting is the Cost of Oslo
Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2014
The failed attempt at regional peacemaking known as the Oslo Process has cost the state of Israel over 900 billion shekels -- more than $250 billion -- since 1993, and the costs keeps rising, according to a study…
Restraining Orders on ‘Extremists’ Before Papal Visit
Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2014
The Israeli police have put several right-wing Jewish 'extremists' on house arrest during Pope Francis's upcoming visit, international media reports Wednesday, after the Vatican has expressed concerns about the pope's safety in the wake of "price tag" attacks.
1st Century Town Discovered in Israel
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2014
The construction of a resort in Galilee for Christian pilgrims may have inadvertently uncovered the hometown of the biblical Mary Magdalene.
Altar in Shiloh Found in Israel
Posted on Monday, November 25, 2013
A stone altar dating from the Iron Age was accidentally discovered near the remains of an ancient wall during a dig in Judea, according to the Unity Coalition for Israel.
Iran decries plans for synagogue in Temple Mount
Posted on Friday, October 25, 2013
An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sunday decried an Israeli plan to build a synagogue near the Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on the international community to prevent any further desecration of the Temple Mount, according to the Tehran Times.
Jews arrested for praying on Temple Mount
Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013
About a dozen Jewish men were removed by police while touring the Temple Mount after praying and singing Monday, according to The Jewish Daily Forward.
Summer Camp for Junior Jihadis?
Posted on Monday, June 17, 2013
Tailor-made for the children of the Gaza Strip, a summer camp in Rafah tries to transform would-be warriors into tomorrow's terrorists, according to the UK's Mail.
“One Wall for One People”
Posted on Monday, May 27, 2013
Last year Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tasked Natan Sharansky to redesign the area of the Temple Mount so as to accommodate both traditional and liberal Jews wishing to pray at the Wailing Wall, considered by Judaism to be…
Nazi Flag Flies Over Mosque
Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2013
The twisted cross of National Socialism flew for all to see over a mosque Monday in the West Bank, according to the Israel National News Service.
Hamas: Killing Jews is Worship of Allah
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Although a tense ceasefire is in effect, the friction is far from over. On Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas' official media outlet, continued its call to kill Jews and such acts were a form of worshiping Allah according to Palestinian…
Church leaders urge members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel
Posted on Friday, October 12, 2012
Leaders of several major US Christian denominations — including Protestants, Presbyterians, Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists — have asked members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel in light of “widespread Israeli human rights violations.”
Archaeologists prove Hebrew Bible
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Yosef Garfinkel, a professor from the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, recently announced the discovery of ancient objects that reveal how religion was organized in Judah before the reign of King Solomon.
Egyptian Cleric Vows Caliphate With Jerusalem as its Capital
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Egypt's Islamists aim to install a global Islamic caliphate with its capital in Jerusalem, a radical Muslim cleric told thousands of supporters at a kick off rally for Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Muhammad Mursi.
Christians join Jews to express support for Israel
Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Pastor John Hagee and radio personality Glenn Beck all spoke to Israel's Christian supporters during the sixth annual "Christians United for Israel" summit at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C..
Israelis Talk of Fears as Rockets Force Them into Bomb Shelters
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011
Residents of southern Israel were sent back into bomb shelters this weekend as Gaza's terrorists stepped up their rocket launchings. Close to 20 were fired at Israeli civilians from Gaza over the past week – totaling 348 this…
