“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” – Isaiah 55:9
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Israel, Germany to Expand Bilateral Defense and Industrial Cooperation
Defense Minister Benny Gantz discussed ways to expand bilateral ties with his German counterpart on Thursday, April 21. Posting on Twitter, Gantz said that he spoke with German Defense Minister…
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Iranian General Threatens to ‘Raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the Ground’
On Tuesday, June 7, Iran threatened to “raze” the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. “For any mistake made by the enemy, we will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to…
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“He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth— the…
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Ancient cloth with Bible’s purple dye found in Israel, dated to King David’s era
Three scraps from 1,000 BCE, earliest such finds in region, point to Edomite kingdom described in Bible; vibrant and lasting ‘royal’ dye, mark of the elite, comes from murex sea…
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“How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, your dwelling places, Israel!” – Numbers 24:5
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Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday, May 26, passed a bill criminalizing the normalization of ties and any relations, including business ties, with Israel, The Associated Press reported. The legislation says that…
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There are many stories that connect to the walls of Jerusalem, but it is the story of its gates that holds particular significance. And while the gates in biblical times…
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“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles;…
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“The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness. The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and…
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released figures claiming that over five million Ukrainians have fled their country since the start of the Russian invasion in February.…
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In a further sign of its shifting stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Israel on Wednesday, May 18, sent Ukraine helmets and flak jackets that the Defense Ministry said…
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“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our…
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“On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of Egypt into a land I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and…
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UN Nuclear Agency ‘Extremely Concerned’ by Iranian Silence on Undeclared Sites
The UN atomic energy watchdog chief said Tuesday, May 10, that he was “extremely concerned” about Iran’s lack of cooperation as the EU seeks to unblock talks to revive the…