Deadline Looms as Netanyahu Opponents try to Form New Coalition Without Him
Read ›: Deadline Looms as Netanyahu Opponents try to Form New Coalition Without HimBy: Chris Mitchell, CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Opposition leader Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid Party hopes to present a new coalition government to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin before his June 2nd deadline. If successful, it would be the first Israeli government in more than ten years without Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. …
US Citizen Working for Hamas Killed in Israeli Air Strike
Read ›: US Citizen Working for Hamas Killed in Israeli Air StrikeBy: Nasser Atta – ABC News; abcnews.go.com Osama al-Zebda, 33, was an engineer for the militant group. A U.S. national and his father who were working for Hamas as engineers, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza earlier this month, a source from the group confirmed to ABC News. Osama al-Zebda, 33, was born in the…
Israel’s Options on How to Confront Palestinian Terror Groups in Gaza Strip
Read ›: Israel’s Options on How to Confront Palestinian Terror Groups in Gaza StripBy: Yaakov Lappin – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org As the current firepower of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad demonstrates, Gaza’s factions have not been resting on their laurels in recent years, exploiting a period of quiet to create a domestic industry of weapons production. Almost the minute Israel fully withdrew from the Gaza Strip in…
On al-Quds Day, Iran’s Khamenei Says Israel ‘Is a Terrorist Base, not a Country’
Read ›: On al-Quds Day, Iran’s Khamenei Says Israel ‘Is a Terrorist Base, not a Country’By: Agencies and Times of Israel Staff; timesofisrael.com Iranian supreme leader says ‘fighting this despotic regime is everyone’s duty’; protesters burn Israel, US, Indian flags in Pakistan; kids rally in Syria; flag drawn on Iraqi road In a speech to mark the annual al-Quds Day, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called Israel…
Ahead of 54th Jerusalem Day, Capital’s Population Nears 1 Million
Read ›: Ahead of 54th Jerusalem Day, Capital’s Population Nears 1 MillionBy: Yori Yalon – Israel Hayom; israelhayom.com “Jerusalem’s future is also the future of the State of Israel. It is here, in the city that comprises the full range of Israel’s demography,” President Rivlin says. The population of Jerusalem is approaching 1 million, a review published by the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research ahead of…
China Shuts Down Bible App, Christian WeChat as New Crackdown Policies Go into Effect
Read ›: China Shuts Down Bible App, Christian WeChat as New Crackdown Policies Go into EffectBy: Anugrah Kumar – The Christian Post; christianpost.com China’s communist authorities are continuing their crackdown on Christianity by removing Bible Apps and Christian WeChat public accounts as new highly restrictive administrative measures on religious staff went into effect Saturday. Father Francis Liu from the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness said in a tweet that some…
