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Israel to Jordan: Keep Calm Over the Holidays

April 19, 2016 In advance of Passover, starting April 22, and Independence Day on May 12, Israel is increasing security at major hot spots around the country, as well as reaching out to spiritual leaders, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan to express a desire for continued calm.

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Literacy Widespread During Time of Prophets

April 19, 2016 In the years that Jeremiah and Ezekiel were prophesying to the Kingdom of Judah (600–580 BC), ancient Israel experienced widespread literacy, according to a handwriting analysis of Hebrew script found on ceramic shards in an isolated desert fort called Arad.

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Found: Judean Glass-Making Center for Roman Empire

April 19, 2016 Four ancient glass kilns found in the Galilee this past summer reveal that Israel was a leading glass manufacturer for the Roman World. Ian Freestone, a visiting professor of archaeological materials and technology from University College London, calls the site “one of the glass-making centers of the ancient world.” (YouTube)

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Lieberman Accuses Netanyahu of Secret Talks with Abbas

April 19, 2016 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open invitation to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for peace talks has been interpreted by former Israeli MK Avigdor Lieberman as a sign of secret negotiations between the two leaders.

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Congress Pleads With Obama to Veto Palestinian Statehood

April 19, 2016 An April 8 letter signed by 90% of the United States Congress urges President Barack Obama not to support a unilateral bid for Palestinian Authority (PA) statehood at the United Nations.

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Bronze Temple-Era Incense Shovel Found by the Sea of Galilee

April 13, 2016 An ancient jug and a bronze incense shovel, implements like those designed for Temple service have been dated to the years of Yeshua (Jesus) and Roman rule, were found during official excavations on the shore of Migdal (Magdala in Latin), a Jewish town on the northwest bank of the Sea of Galilee.

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Abbas Extends Hand to Netanyahu and Resolution to UN

April 13, 2016 After Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas claimed that he is waiting for an invitation to discuss peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is welcome to talk “any day he can come.” On March 31, in a rare interview with Israeli TV, on Channel 2’s “Uvda” program, Abbas said he hopes to see Israel and a Palestinian state existing in peace side by side.

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Secret Israeli Op Gets Marrow Donor for 5-year-old Syrian

April 13, 2016 In a wonderful act of compassion, Israeli doctors and spies have rallied to save the life of a 5-year-old Syrian girl after they discovered she had cancer. The girl arrived two weeks ago to receive emergency treatment for wounds inflicted during a firefight between rival militias.

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Israel Security Reports Decline in Terror Attacks

April 13, 2016 This Sunday at the Israeli Cabinet, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet, or ISA) reported that there was a sharp drop in Palestinian terror attacks this past month — with 20 in March compared to 78 in October 2015. The Shin Bet security official credited Israel’s “expanded operations to prevent them.”

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UN Censors Israel Matters Exhibit

April 6, 2016 On Monday, the United Nations partially reversed a decision to censor the Israel Matters exhibit at its New York headquarters. Over the weekend, the UN decided that three panels of a multifaceted visual display on Israel were not fit for endorsement: a panel on Zionism; a panel on the equal status of Arab Israelis; and a panel on Jerusalem.

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