Today is Tu B'Shvat: The New Year for the Trees ✡ "A Park of Pomegranates" - ISRAEL365

He brought us to this place and He gave us this Land, a Land flowing with milk and honey. Deuteronomy 26:9 (The Israel Bible™)   וַיְבִאֵנוּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַיִּתֶּן לָנוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ דברים כו:ט va-y'-vi-nu el ha-ma-kom ha-ze va-yi-ten la-nu et ha-a-retz ha-zot e-retz za-vat kha-lav u-d'-vash

Today's Israel Inspiration Today is the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Sh'vat, known as Tu B'shvat: the New Year for the Trees. It is a time when all those who love the Land rejoice in its bounty and eat of its blessed fruit. During these days, the soil of the Land has already been saturated with winter rains, so that trees planted after Tu B'Shevat will take firm root and thrive. Take part in the beloved tradition of planting trees in the Holy Land in honor of Tu B'Shevat! Celebrate Tu B'Shevat by planting a tree in the Land of Israel » The Biblical Significance of Tu B'Shvat Have you ever wondered what Tu B'shvat is really all about? Or what its connection is to the Bible? Rabbi Tuly explains all!   Watch » What’s More Important Than Praying for Messiah’s Arrival? So important are planting trees in Israel that the ancient rabbis in the Talmud taught us that if a person is planting a tree and hears that the Messiah has arrived, he should finish planting the tree before going to greet the Messiah!   Read more » Learn More About Israel's Blessed Fruits   Today is Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of the Hebrew month Shevat, and marks the New Years of the Trees. It is a very important day for the Seven Species identified in the Torah to have special significance to the Land of Israel: Wheat, barley, grapes, dates, figs, olives, pomegranates. Rebbetzin Siegelbaum takes you on a journey of the Holy Land through the seven species as she traces their significance from Biblical times until modern day, delves deeply into their mystical and medicinal properties, and offers pages of wholesome recipes for each.   Shop Now »   Today's Israel Photo The ancient village of Ein Karem in southwest Jerusalem is a popular site for tourists, attracting nearly three million visitors each year, one third of whom are pilgrims from all over the world!   See more photos by Rebecca Kowalsky » If you enjoy your Israel365 daily email newsletter, please consider donating to one of our causes or buying products from our store and blessing the Land and the People of Israel.   Thank You to our latest Tree Donors "Todah Rabbah" to Janet Van Diepen from Oregon; Allan Robbins from New York; Mary Champagne from Nevada; Rebecca Powers from Arizona. Plant a Tree in Honor of Tu B'shvat »  Thank You to Our Holocaust Campaign Donors "Todah Rabbah" to Richelle Wilder from the UK; Nancy Kleinfeldt from Michigan; Stephane Dana from France; Susan Turner from Florida. Donate to Holocaust Survivors Now »  Thank you to our Israel365 Store Customers "Todah Rabbah" to Richard Roberts from Florida; Brian Simon from Massachusetts; Candence Vanderbilt from Kansas; Margaret Hamilton from Mississippi. Shop the Israel365 Store » Thank You Please help us continue to spread the beauty and significance of the Land of Israel!   Sponsor a day in honor of a loved one » “I Love the Beautiful Pictures” It’s great to hear from you and make new friends from all over the world. Please send me an email and let me know how you are enjoying Israel365 (don’t forget to say where you are from!).   Stay in Touch » Hi,  I waited  awhile to email you,  because I wanted to word this correctly.  First off,  I am a Roman Catholic and believe in Jesus as the  Messiah.  That being said,  I totally believe that the Hebrews,  Jews, as I do not know what is proper name, are the chosen people of God and have total rights to Israel and Jerusalem,  I pray our new president will regonize that. I  have studied the Torah,  and what we call the Old Testament,  and all archeological findings and what I have read, convinces me of that! Please,  I am not a sychophant, I am a believer and love God with all my being.  I am unable to send money as I am partially disabled,  but I vote and help spread the word about Gods love for the Jewish people.  I am appalled at the u.n. and am ashamed that the U.S. did not stand up for one of our best allies! I wish I could do more,  but, I do what I can.  Please keep me on your email,  as I love reading the emails and love the beautiful pictures.  Your friend, Brady Mayes---May God bless you always! Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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Dr. Mike Evans: Trump and Netanyahu Have a Lot to Discuss - DR. MICHAEL D. EVANS CHARISMA NEWS

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have a lot to discuss when they meet next week. (Reuters photo)

Dr. Mike Evans: Trump and Netanyahu Have a Lot to Discuss

 2/10/2017 DR. MICHAEL D. EVANS  CHARISMA NEWS

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump will soon hold their first meeting. What is the purpose? The Jerusalem Embassy Act? Iran? Syria? Truthfully, the answer is, "All of the above." Most importantly, it is to partner to wage a war on terrorists in the Middle East.

President Trump has neither a desire to engage in nation-building in the region nor to fight a traditional war. He was adamantly opposed to the Iraq war. The new wars of the twenty-first century are proxy, economic, media and ideological.

Israel is the undisputed proxy champion of the world. Radical Islam has labeled Israel, "The Little Satan." America has been crowned, "The Big Satan." When Menachem Begin was prime minister of Israel, he showed me a strategic plan he was to present to the president of the United States. Israel's conclusion was that America could not effectively win wars in the Middle East. Wars were fought over such a lengthy period of time. By the time the U.S. reached the region to fight a war, it had reached an end.

The reality is that during the Communist era, Israel, a U.S. proxy, had strategically deterred Communists in the Middle East. Now, Israel will become a proxy against radical Islam. There is no information operation in the region that compares to Israeli intelligence. The nation has eyes and ears on the ground in each Arab country.

Iran is ground zero for world terror. Its proxies are destabilizing the entire Middle East. It is in both Trump's and Netanyahu's crosshairs. Israel is incapable of effectively destroying Iran's nuclear reactors alone, which is the reason Netanyahu never moved forward with an operation.

Israel has always believed that with the U.S. as a partner, not only could the reactors be neutralized but Iran could be pushed into bankruptcy. That move would ultimately guarantee a regime change such as the one that took place under the Shah of Iran.

Syria has become a snake-infested swamp filled with the vilest terrorists in the world. Both the Syrian and Iranian matters can be resolved, but it will take the support of one global ally besides the U.S. and Israel. That will be Russia, which explains Donald Trump's refusal to alienate Vladimir Putin.

Not only has Prime Minister Netanyahu scored his greatest victory with the Trump presidency, but so has Trump with Netanyahu. Israel's finest days are yet to come with the Netanyahu/Trump alliance. Ultimately, Mr. Trump will have a naval base in the Port of Haifa, where U.S. troops can be protected and special ops can move in and out to decapitate radical Islam. 

Dr. Michael D. Evans is an award-winning journalist who has served as a confidant to multiple Prime Ministers of Israel and leaders in the Middle East for more than two decades. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on Israel and the Middle East, and he is one of the most sought-after speakers on the subject.

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Israel's History - a Picture a Day - Tu B'Shvat Special: The Trees of the Land of Israel

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Tu B'Shvat Special: The Trees of the Land of Israel Posted: 10 Feb 2017 04:32 AM PST Pomegranate tree, hand-colored photo (circa 1900-1920) The photographers of the American Colony Photographic Department traveled the length and breadth of the Holy Land and the Middle East, from Damascus to Cairo, Malta to Iraq.  Date palm tree (circa 1900-1920) Click on pictures to enlarge. Click on captions to view the originals.  Olive trees. Click here for more. Click here to see original black and white Almond tree. See original in black and white They were also fond of photographing the flora of the land of the Bible and providing the botanical genus name. Facing the 1915 plague of locusts that hit with Biblical proportions, the photographers documented the life cycle and devastating results of the swarms. "Cactus figs," called today cactus pears or "sabras" Carob tree On the eve of Tu B'Shvat, the traditional New Year for trees, we present this collection of photos of trees taken between 1900 and 1920. Some of the pictures were hand-colored 25-30 years later. Acacia (Shetim) tree in the desert Gnarled trunk of a sycamore tree   Pine trees (circa 1900)

5 Reasons Why Planned Parenthood Must Stop Receiving Our Tax Dollars - LISA SMILEY/BOUND4LIFE

5 Reasons Why Planned Parenthood Must Stop Receiving Our Tax Dollars

2/10/2017 LISA SMILEY/BOUND4LIFE

Planned Parenthood makes many lofty claims about its "services" being critical to women's health. But just digging a little deeper into its actual practices and history reveals something much less positive—and a lot more sinister.

As a pro-life blogger and speaker, who escaped abortion myself in Communist China, and chose life for my "imperfect" child, I feel called to expose abortion lies wherever I see them. This weekend, tens of thousands of people will protest Planned Parenthood nationwide; it's a critical moment to raise awareness of the abortion giant and its misdeeds. 

More than any organization in America, Planned Parenthood is responsible for perpetrating lies about abortion—and lies about its own "women's health" services. There's no doubt, the public relations strategy of the abortion giant is built on deception.

If the American public really knew the truth about Planned Parenthood, I truly believe most Americans would immediately stop supporting and defending it. That's why my latest video gives five reasons why Planned Parenthood must stop receiving our tax funding—the entire $553 million dollars they currently receive annually.

In fact, Congress will soon begin debate over a budget reconciliation bill on this issue. We can expect mainstream media to go crazy over this bill, claiming it will harm women's health. But the truth is, all it will do is halt abortion providers from receiving about 75 percent of their current taxpayer funding for one year.

I'd call that a good first step, and here are five reasons why.

1. Planned Parenthood has disturbing eugenics origins.

Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, was a racist eugenicist. She wholeheartedly believed in weeding out the "undesirables" as she called them—like blacks, minorities, the disabled, the poor and the "feeble-minded." She was a white supremacist. She proudly spoke to the KKK.

Sanger openly supported forced sterilization and birth control, especially for the black community. She started Planned Parenthood as a nonprofit to funnel her eugenics goals. Sadly, the organization still honors its disturbing founder with its annual Margaret Sanger award.

2. Planned Parenthood still targets blacks and minorities.

Seventy-eight percent of its clinics are in minority communities! This is evident in abortion statistics. Blacks are three times more likely to have an abortion than a white woman. Hispanic women are two times more likely to have an abortion than a white woman.

And tragically, more black babies are aborted than born alive in New York City.

3. The claim that Planned Parenthood does "so much good" besides abortion is a lie.

In reality, the business is built on abortion, because it is its biggest moneymaker. Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson has shared at length about the organization's disturbing abortion quotas.

Live Action has debunked the myth that abortion makes up only three percent of its services. In the past, the organization has shut down clinics that didn't provide abortions. 

4. Planned Parenthood does not provide comprehensive healthcare.

A practicing OB-GYN in Tennessee, Dr. Brent Boles has pointed out that these abortion centers actually offers women very limited health care—far less than what you get at a doctor's office or other health clinic.

The organization claimed that it provided mammograms—but that turned out to be a sham. It recently scrubbed the phrase "prenatal care" from websites—because their abortion centers offer no such thing. It claimed that if it got defunded, millions of women would lose health care access—but that is another lie. 

The $400 million it would lose in Medicaid funding (in the soon-to-come budget bill) would actually get redirected to 13,000 health care clinics that offer many more services than Planned Parenthood. Women have far better health care options.

5. Planned Parenthood is guilty of illegally selling aborted baby parts.

In 2015, the Center for Medical Progress led a huge undercover investigation to expose Planned Parenthood's illegal activities. Their footage included scenes of executives bargaining over the price of aborted babies; workers admitting to selling "fresh" aborted baby eyes, hearts and "gonads;" and abortionists illegally changing abortion procedures to get baby organs.

Corruption at the organization has gone on for years. Planned Parenthood has also been caught covering up child sexual abuse, committing Medicaid and taxpayer fraud, illegally dumping aborted babies in landfills, and has a history of violating health and safety standards.

No matter where one stands on the issue of when life begins, this budget measure coming before Congress that affects the public funding of abortion providers is one we all should be able to support.

As Planned Parenthood faces greater scrutiny of its practices, women and children will benefit by receiving the care they need from legitimate health providers.

Lisa Smiley is a mother of four precious children, including one now with his creator in heaven. She earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of California-Irvine. Lisa blogs at LisaSmiley.com as well as for Bound4LIFE International, a grassroots movement to pray for the ending of abortion, carry the spirit of adoption and believe for revival and reformation. She and her husband James raise their family in the Dallas area.

Reprinted with permission from Bound4LIFE International.

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Shocking New Poll Shows Majority of Democrats Think Christianity Is as Violent as Islam - JESSILYN JUSTICE CHARISMA NEWS

A Muslim New York City high school student holds a sign during a demonstration by students against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies in lower Manhattan. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

Shocking New Poll Shows Majority of Democrats Think Christianity Is as Violent as Islam

2/9/2017 JESSILYN JUSTICE  CHARISMA NEWS

Though reports flow out of Egypt, Pakistan and beyond of Muslim attacks against Christians, the majority of Democrats see no difference in the violence level between the two.

According to a CBS Poll, 66 percent of Democrats see Christianity as just as violence as Islam. The same poll indicates 14 percent see Islam as more violent. Among Republicans, 63 see Islam as more violent, while 25 percent see it as equally violent as following Christ.

The poll followed President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily blocking immigration from Ir­an, Ir­aq, Libya, Somalia, Su­dan, Syr­ia and Ye­men. 

But recently, violence has broken out among Muslim-majority nations, even among themselves.

In 2012, there were six civil wars worldwide. All took place within Muslim countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Of the nine rebel groups in these conflicts, seven had an Islamist ideology, The Washington Post reports.

While some Muslim-majority are at war within themselves, many actively persecute Christians.

In Egypt, multiple murders have been linked by one common factor: The victims were all Christians. In Pakistan, Christians stand trial for allegedly blaspheming Allah.

Yet the left holds the ideal that Islam is a religion of peace. 

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