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  • Tel Aviv ANU–Museum of the Jewish People buys Codex Sassoon for $38.1 million

    By: Menachum Wecker – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The near-complete Hebrew Bible edged out a volume by Leonardo da Vinci as the most expensive sold at auction ever. First, there was the possibility that Renaissance man par excellence Leonardo da Vinci was Jewish. Now, the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, Codex Sassoon, which dates to around the year 900,…

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  • Five Years on, the US Embassy in Jerusalem Remains the Key to Peace in the Middle East

    David Friedman – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Some have said that the Abraham Accords were achieved despite moving our embassy to Jerusalem. No, the Abraham Accords were signed because of the move. On May 14, 2018—exactly the same date and even the same hour that David Ben-Gurion announced Israel’s independence 70 years earlier—I presided over…

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  • ‘Iran is 50 North Koreas,’ Netanyahu Tells Bipartisan Congressional Delegation

    A nuclear Iran could blackmail every U.S. city, changing history, according to the Israeli prime minister. Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) led a bipartisan congressional group, which met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Thursday. “Iran is 50 North Koreas. It is not merely a neighborhood bully like the…

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  • King Charles III Coronation: A New Era for UK-Israel Ties? – Editorial

    Jerusalem Post Editorial; jpost.com If he hasn’t done so already, now is as good a time as ever for President Herzog to issue an official invitation for King Charles III and Queen Camilla to visit Israel. The coronation of King Charles III on Saturday heralds a new era, not just for Britain and the Commonwealth, but also…

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  • [Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives] McCarthy Hails Israel’s ‘Modern Miracle’ at Knesset, Says US, Israel Stand ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’

    By: Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – For the first time in 25 years, Monday, a speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives addressed Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. In his speech, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) reaffirmed the deep bond between Israel and the United States. Speaker McCarthy came at the invitation of…

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  • Jerusalem Scriptures Central to Jewish, Christian 7th Knesset Bible Gathering

    By: Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – Jewish and Christian leaders recently gathered at Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, to talk about the Bible. The discussion centered on how scripture says the law of the Lord will come out of Jerusalem. The religious leaders focused on a key verse from the Hebrew scriptures. Micah,…

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