Israel at 70: a blessing to all the nations of the earth
On 14th May 1948, 70 years ago today, David Ben Gurion declared the independence of the State of Israel. In celebration of this momentous anniversary, God raised up Netta Barzilai,…
Judaism
Candlemas: from the Presentation of Christ to ‘Radical Inclusion’
Today we mark a Church Feast which is known as either Candlemas or the Feast of the Presentation of Christ at the Temple. I doubt if any of us will be feasting – after all, few of us mark other…
UNESCO eradicates Jews and Judaism from the history of Temple Mount
UNESCO – where the 'E' stands for 'education' and the 'C' for 'culture' – is the "intellectual agency" of the United Nations, charged with "a commitment to peace-building, mediation, conflict…
The apocalypse of Islam and the signs of the times
The Temple of Baalshamin predated Mohammed by six centuries. It was a cultural jewel in the Syrian desert, revealing to the world a glimpse of the pre-Islamic religions of…
Why does Jeremy Corbyn grasp the oppression of every minority except Jews?
"For too many on the Left, Jewish suffering does not touch them the way Muslim suffering or gay suffering or black suffering touches them," writes the discerning Stephen Daisley…
Is Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semitic Israel hater?
Jeremy Corbyn has a few questions to answer. They have been posed by The Jewish Chronicle, iterated by the Daily Mail, reiterated by the Guardian and re-reiterated by the…
Assisted suicide and the unbearable indignity of the insupportable life
"I can't take this anymore," said Chantal Sebire (left), as the cancerous bulge ate into her nasal cavity and gnawed at her brain, robbing her of sight, taste and…
BDS – the evil of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel
The narrative surrounding the mere mention of Israel has becomes so toxic that BDS - the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement - has managed to position itself as…
Westminster Abbey acknowledges Mohammed in succession of prophets
"Peace be upon all auspicious prophets of God, from Adam, Noah and Abraham to Moses, Jesus and Mohammed Mustafa.." That wasn't quite how the prayer was rendered in Westminster…
Ukip ban on non-stun slaughter will affect Jews more than Muslims
When David Cameron spoke at the Knesset almost a year ago, he was unequivocal in his opposition to anti-Israel boycotts; his support for a two-state solution; and his denunciation…
As long as Obama spouts the fallacy that the Islamic State "speaks for no religion", we will never kill the root
It would appear that the barbaric Islamist who decapitated US journalist James Foley was a dude named John, probably from East London, who took a brief sojourn in Syria with…
Archbishop of Mosul: "Your liberal and democratic principles are worth nothing here"
The translated words of Emil Nona, Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, now exiled in Erbil (via Rorate Caeli): "Our sufferings today are the prelude of those you, Europeans and Western…