Wednesday, 30 November 2011


Today's Top Stories

Commentary - Jerusalem Watchman
Israel – dividing the Church, or defining it?
Will great numbers of people who consider themselves Christians one day find that, by choosing to side with the nations against Israel, they in fact joined up with the Enemy’s camp against the very Lord they profess to love?

Commentary - Jerusalem Watchman
Awash in rumors of war
For weeks Israelis have been greeted – almost every day – with headlines sounding the ticking clock that is measuring the minutes toward war.

UK orders immediate closure of Iranian embassy
LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it had ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and had closed its own embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by protesters. "The Iranian charge (d'affaires) in London is being informed ...

Turkey slaps sanctions on Syria
Turkey will suspend all financial dealings with Syria and freeze Syrian government assets as part of sanctions against President Bashar Assad's government, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday. Davutoglu also told a news conference that Turkey, once a close ...

FM: Resuming tax transfers to PA perpetuates terror
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday criticized the decision of eight senior ministers to release frozen tax revenue funds to the Palestinian Authority. "The decision to transfer the funds to the Palestinians is a painful decision that may help restore ...

‘Mysterious explosion damaged Iranian nuclear site’
The explosion earlier this week that Iran said was at a uranium enrichment site actually damaged a nuclear plant and was far from accidental, The London Times reported Wednesday. The newspaper quoted Israeli intelligence officials as saying that satellite photos ...

Israeli ambassador: Anti-Jewish 'sickness' in British press
Israeli Ambassador to Britain, Daniel Taub, condemned on Sunday what he called an anti-Semitic "sickness" inside some parts of the British media. [For the full report go here.](http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150213#.TtZjz3O9SSo)

Muslim Brotherhood takes lead in Egypt vote count
The Muslim Brotherhood's party appeared to be leading Egypt's elections on Wednesday after 90 percent of the votes in a number of cities and provinces have been counted, according to Al Jazeera. Egypt's Al Nour party, considered a radical Islamic ...

Iran: We'll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked
Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi said Israel would be attacked with 150,000 missiles if it launches any military action against the Islamic Republic, the Iran Independent News Service reported Sunday. Speaking before 50,000 army volunteers in Bushehr, the minister ...

Bible Belt senator in Samaria: ‘G-d’s promise is forever'
Sen. Alan Clemmons, on his first-ever visit to Israel, visited Samaria this week and spoke with Arutz Sheva, which asked him why a Bible Belt senator – a Mormon, no less – is so interested in Israel while the “Jewish ...

'Katyusha fire on Israel was Syrian warning'
The four-Katyusha rocket volley from S. Lebanon which hit Galilee in northern Israel in the small hours of Tuesday, Nov. 29, was initiated by Hizballah commanders in South Lebanon although it was claimed by the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades. ...

'Germany approves subsidized sale of military submarine to Israel'
A senior German official said Wednesday that the government has approved the subsidized sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel. Dolphin-class submarines are capable of carrying nuclear-tipped missiles, but there is no evidence that Israel has armed them with ...

Israeli opposition meets PLO chief in Amman
The Palestinian Authority must return to Mideast peace talks with Israel, Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, adding that Palestinians should not allow themselves to be swept up by extreme Islamic forces. Livni's comments were ...

Saudi Arabia urges citizens to 'swiftly' leave Syria
Saudi Arabia urged its citizens on Tuesday to quickly leave Syria to avoid getting caught in a military crackdown on months of popular protests, the Saudi state news agency reported. "The foreign ministry renewed its warning to citizens currently in ...



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