Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will visit Israel this summer to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other leaders, a senior aide to Netanyahu told The New York Times on Monday. According to the report Romney, who has pledged to “do the opposite” of the Obama administration on matters pertaining to Israel, […]
On Friday, a district court issued a permanent injunction against New York City’s ban on the use of the schools for worship services, permitting city churches to continue renting space in public schools on weekends. “Churches that have been helping communities for years can continue to offer the hope that empty buildings can’t,” explained Alliance […]
Bashar al-Assad may be able to remain as leader of Syria under a plan for a government transition approved by major powers Saturday. The U.S., Russia, and officials of other governments met in Geneva to discuss the plan authored by former UN Secretary General Koffee Annan. Under Annan’s plan, members of Assad’s current administration, as […]
(CNSNews.com) – In an announcement largely overshadowed by the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday the administration was exempting China from imminent sanctions relating to Iran’s oil trade — on the grounds, she said, that it had significantly reduced imports of Iranian oil. China’s imports of Iranian oil did […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday denied a Palestinian Authority request for a $100 million bridging loan via Israel. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad approached Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer in search of Israeli assistance with obtaining the loan earlier this year. Israeli assistance in seeking the loan – approved by Prime […]
UNESCO Gives Palestinians the Church of the Nativity July 1, 2012 14:55 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about the weekend coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. UNESCO gave the Church of the Nativity “World Heritage” status. I wish CNN coverage […]
Reuters Cowed By PA While Police Rough Up Photographer July 2, 2012 19:31 by Pesach Benson Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. A Reuters photographer covering a Ramallah demonstration was horribly roughed up by PA police. But Where’s […]
Several protesters rallied outside the White House Monday morning demanding answers from the White House regarding Operation Fast and Furious. The crowd grew as curious tourists paused to glimpse at the gathering of people chanting “Holder lied! Terry died!” The chant referred to the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Terry was killed ten […]
The leading Catholic media organization in the world, Eternal Word Television Network, is prepared to pay a “financial fine on faith” likely to exceed at least $600,000 per year rather than comply with Obamacare’s anti-conscience mandate. EWTN is suing the federal government over the anti-conscience mandate, which requires religious institutions to provide “preventative” services — […]
Amid the destruction of the Waldo Canyon fire in central Colorado, local churches and charity organizations have quickly mobilized to meet the needs of neighbors fleeing the fire. New Life Church in Colorado Springs has been a hub of disaster relief activities since the fire started roaring down mountain ranges to within a few miles […]
