Orange butterfly named in honor of Ariel Bibas
Israel National News, 4 April 2025
The Academy of Hebrew Language has informed former hostage Yarden Bibas that it is renaming the “Ketmit Jerusalem” butterfly to “Ketmit Ariel” in honor of his four-year-old son, Ariel, who was taken captive by Hamas and brutally murdered in Gaza. [Read Article]
Top-ranked Israeli robotics team gives up championship bid over Shabbat observance
The Times Of Israel, 23 April 2025
An Israeli youth robotics team withdrew from the final round of an elite robotics championships over the weekend in Texas due to their religious observance of Shabbat, which precludes the use of electronics, among other things. [Read Article]
‘I have loved you with an everlasting love’: 77 reasons I love Israel as she turns 77
All Israel News, 7 May 2025
Jerusalem, Israel — Never has it been more challenging to be an Israeli. Yet never have Lynn and I been more grateful to be citizens of the State of Israel, or to live in the Israeli capital of Jerusalem, or to be in love with the God of Israel and His Word, or to have the honor and joy of teaching others about God’s great love and prophetic plan for Israel and the Jewish people. [Read Article]
European Parliament freezes funding to the Palestinian Authority due to antisemitic textbooks
All Israel News, 8 May 2025
The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to freeze funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah due to the ongoing “antisemitism, incitement to violence, hate speech, and glorification of terrorism” in Arabic-language schoolbooks used by the PA as well as the UN agency UNRWA. [Read Article]
Caught in the crossfire: Gaza’s Christians suffer as Hamas hides behind churches
World Israel News, 9 May 2025
In Gaza, one of Christianity’s oldest communities faces extinction — not simply from war, but from being used as human shields in a cynical terror strategy. [Read Article]
Did Red Heifers From Texas Spark The War In Israel?
Harbinger’s Daily, 9 May 2025
It was just a few years ago when several red heifers were spotted in Rockwall, Texas. They were carefully inspected, and after being qualified by several rabbis, they were transported to Israel, where they still reside today. So, what is the big deal with these red cows, and more importantly, why would Hamas concern itself with a Jewish Temple requirement? [Read Article]
Greens’ wild turn on Israel cost them
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, 9 May 2025
The Greens party’s dismal election results, which may see them all but ejected from the lower house, show that Australia has largely rejected and is punishing its hatred and inflammatory, divisive rhetoric. [Read Article]