“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: may they prosper who love you.” Psalm 122: 6
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Caroline Glick—Life under the Obama Doctrine:
For most commentators, President Barack Obama’s biggest achievement in his four-nation tour of Asia was the enhanced defense treaty he signed with Philippine President Benigno Aquino. The pact permits US forces to operate on Philippine military bases and sets the conditions for joint training of US and Philippine forces, among other things.
There are two problems with the treaty, however.
And they reflect the basic problem with US foreign policy generally, five-and-a-half years into the Obama presidency.
First, there is the reason that the treaty became necessary.
The Philippines has been under attack by China since 2012 when China seized the Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines. Despite its mutual defense treaty with Manila, Washington did nothing.
This non-response emboldened China still further.
And today China is threatening the Second Thomas Shoal, another Philippine possession.
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Anne Applebaum: Can the West find the energy to deter Russia?— Seven Russians were added this week to the U.S. sanctions list , along with 17 Russian companies. In Brussels, the European Union also lengthened its sanctions list from 33 to 48. Once again, analysts are looking at the names, the assets, the influence of the people targeted. Once again, some ask whether any sanctions can ever work, at least well enough to change anyone’s behavior. And once again, it’s all rather beside the point.
Peter Leonard: Ukraine: Many insurgents killed in Slovyansk—Pro-Russia insurgents shot down two Ukrainian helicopters Friday and Ukraine reported many militants killed or wounded as the interim government in Kiev launched its first major offensive against an insurgency that has seized government buildings across the east. The Kremlin said Kiev’s military move against the insurgents “destroyed” the two-week-old Geneva agreement on cooling Ukraine’s crisis.
Frida Ghitis: Why no international effort for 200 kidnapped girls?— If it had happened anywhere else, this would be the world’s biggest story. More than 230 girls disappeared, captured by members of a brutal terrorist group in the dead of night. Their parents are desperate and anguished, angry that their government is not doing enough. The rest of the world is paying little attention.
Ben Shapiro: The Anti-Semitism of the Obama Administration— On Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry told the Trilateral Commission that Israel would turn into “an apartheid state” unless it made concessions to the Palestinians – the same Palestinians who just signed a peace deal between the Palestinian Authority and internationally recognized terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The same Palestinians who have stated time and again that they will not accept the existence of a Jewish state.
Jonathan Tobin: After Latest Palestinian “No,” the Search for Plan B—Israelis are pondering their next step now that the Palestinians have blown up the peace process. Some believe there must be a “plan B” and suggest a withdrawal in the West Bank. But the problem here is that withdrawing from one place won’t convince anyone that Israel has a right to keep another. To the contrary, as with the various withdrawals that Israel has undertaken since the start of the Oslo Accords, every retreat is considered by both the Palestinians and the international community as proof that the territories are all stolen property that must be returned to the Arabs rather than as disputed lands that should be split as part of a rational compromise.
Einat Wilf: Note to U.S.: We’re Not Children—After the most recent round of failed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the fact is that the sides are miles apart. At the end of the day, Israelis and Palestinians are not children – they are political players quite capable of making their own calculations and choosing alternatives that are the least bad from their own perspective. They might not always be the alternatives that outside observers think they should choose, but both sides should, as other peoples around the world are, be free to judge what is in their own interests. Both Israelis and Palestinians are also very much aware of the decisions they need to make if they are to come to a full and complete peace agreement, one that recognizes the right of both peoples to the land.
Yaron Sideman: The Hamas Deal Poisons Peace Talks—At the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and what makes it so difficult to resolve, are two diametrically opposed national movements and narratives, both claiming ownership to the same piece of land. In order for reconciliation to occur and a path toward peace to be forged, both sides need to make painful compromises that include giving up parts of their narratives. Long before maps are unfurled and borders discussed, it is critically important that a basic pillar be firmly established on both sides: recognizing the fundamental right of the other side to exist, whatever the final borders. That recognition must start from the top, but it has to become embedded in the collective mindset of the people. It is the basis that will support any future agreement. Without it, no agreement can hold.
Hicham Mourad: On Egypt and Hamas—The Palestinian question has suffered most from the popular uprisings that still shake the central states of the Arab political system, Egypt and Syria. Absorbed by its difficult political transition, the government of Cairo, as with Damascus, stuck in an endless civil war, is unable to provide the traditional political attention to the Palestinian cause. Cairo remains the main support and mentor of the Palestinian Authority of Mahmoud Abbas, who also enjoys the support of Saudi Arabia and Western states. Syria, by contrast, alongside Iran and Qatar, supported the Islamist Hamas, the rival of the Palestinian Authority. In the current regional situation, Hamas has lost two main allies: the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, after the dismissal of Mohamed Morsi in July, and the regime of Damascus, which broke with Hamas following its support for the armed opposition seeking to overthrow Assad.
Gert Van Langendonck: Poppies Replace Tourists in Egypt’s Sinai Desert—Egypt’s unrest has led to a sharp slump in tourism in southern Sinai, where resorts that cater to foreigners line the Red Sea coast. Bedouins who made a living from tourism have turned to illegal opium production, risking the death penalty if caught. Poppy cultivation began in Sinai in the early 1990s. Until then, opium had been smuggled from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, before the Syrian Army – then occupying Lebanon – began cracking down.
Toronto Sun Editorial: They Gave Till It Hurt—On Tuesday the government placed IRFAN-Canada on a list of terrorist entities. In 2011 the Canada Revenue Agency revoked IRFAN-Canada’s charitable status. The 2010 CRA audit states: “IRFAN-Canada knowingly maintained operational partnerships with organizations which the CRA had previously identified to it as being linked to Hamas.” Hamas was designated as a terrorist entity in Canada back in 2002. The government says Hamas “uses political and violent means to pursue its goal of establishing an Islamic Palestinian state in Israel. Since 1990, Hamas has been responsible for several hundred terrorist attacks against both civilian and military targets.” The CRA believes “IRFAN-Canada is an integral part of an international fundraising effort to support Hamas.” The government and the CRA made the right call.
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Paul: AIPAC torpedoed bill that required Palestinians to recognize Israel as Jewish state
Growing number of Americans fighting in Syria’s civil war
Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine follows deadliest day yet
Lapid won’t rule out talks with Hamas, reminds ‘PLO was once a designated terrorist organization’
Egypt court sentences 102 Islamists to 10 years in jail
Pink Floyd founders get no satisfaction from Rolling Stones’ planned Israel concert
Israeli pro-Palestinian organization creates mobile ‘app’ promoting Nakba Day
Lauder: Standing up for Israel on the world stage in conversation with the ‘Post’
The Palestinians and the Holocaust Boycott the Bigots – Not Israel
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Al-Aqsa Imam: Arab Legions Should Attack Jaffa and Haifa
Czech Court Rejects Jewish Family’s Restitution Claim
Terrorists Open Fire at Soldiers Near Gaza
The Media is Uninterested in ‘Routine Terrorism’
Netanyahu Decides on Chair of Key Committee
Turkey Drops Case Against 60 in Corruption Probe
A New Jewish Center in Auschwitz
Netanyahu Seeking to Give David’s Tomb to Vatican?
Obama and Merkel Threaten Russia with Tougher Sanctions
Confronting the Apartheid Canard
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Israeli Minister: “Graffiti Is Not Murder”
Tunisia embroiled in debate over Israeli tourists
Iran bans Whatsapp, citing ‘Zionist’ owner Zuckerberg
Merkel: We are prepared to renew sanctions on Iran
US condemns ‘unacceptable’ Ukraine violence
A caucus of one: Hawaii’s lonely Republican
Lebanese bishop to make historic Jerusalem trip
Palestinians officially join 5 UN treaties
That umbrella is full of holes
108.5 Million Americans Now on Welfare
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Kremlin says it is weighing response to ‘thousands’ of pleas for help from Ukraine
West reluctant to point finger at nationalist radicals in Ukraine crisis
Obama: US, Germany United in Imposing Costs on Russia Over Ukraine
Street fighting, fire leave dozens dead as Ukraine crisis spirals
How Ukraine And Russia Are Moving Toward War, Mapped
47% Say U.S. Should Reduce Role in World Affairs
U.S. Says It Would Impose More Sanctions on Iran If Talks Fail
Mers virus spreads across Middle East
Mideast Peace Talks Were Not in Vain, Kerry Says
SnyderTalk Comment: Kerry used the past tense. A Freudian slip or a rare moment of truth?
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Genesis 5: 15-24
15 Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Jared. 16 Then Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. 17 So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died. 18 Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and became the father of Enoch. 19 Then Jared lived eight hundred years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. 20 So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years, and he died. 21Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. 22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.
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His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback. It’s also available for free in PDF format.
- God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
- “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
- “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
- Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)
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Obey Yahweh and Let the Name Jesus Go
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation is a book that you need to read, especially now. There are blessings throughout the Scriptures but Revelation is the only book in the Bible actually containing a specific blessing for reading it. It’s repeated twice, once at the beginning and again at the end. This is the reason that I believe Revelation should be the first step toward studying biblical prophecy. Though not easy to do, Revelation can be broken down and understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. So, Revelation’s blessings are for everyone. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand! is a suspense novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Professor Wes Carlyle and Karen Sterling, his research collaborator, carefully scan the audience for their would-be attacker—a member of the enviro-gestapo who has been following them for days. Wes spots his man in the back of the room leaning against the wall. Suddenly, another man in the audience steps forward and moves toward Karen at a menacing pace. With a vicious stroke, he swings a billy club at her head. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life? deals with a question that every Christian has to consider: what should I do with my life? Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused is a true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. It’s about a travesty of justice, and it reveals Yahweh intervening in the life of a believer to rescue her from danger in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Everyone will enjoy the book, but young people in particular need to read it because the mistakes made that led to the problem could have been avoided. They were the kinds of mistakes that young people are prone to make. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
