This week, for all the headlines cited below, please join us in proclaiming THIS DECREE:
"I will be an enemy to your enemies and I will oppose those who oppose you." (Exodus 23:22)
1. Hezbollah Building New Terror Stronghold in Lebanese Mountains - Fox News
The terrorist Shiite organization Hezbollah is building a new line of defenses just north of the United Nations-patrolled zone in southern Lebanon ahead of a potential resumption of war with Israel.
2. Synagogues now terror firing zone - Ynet News
The ruins of two large synagogues in Gush Katif, the evacuated Jewish communities of the Gaza Strip, have been transformed into a military base used by Palestinian groups to fire rockets at Israeli cities and train for attacks against the Jewish state, according to a senior terror leader in Gaza.
3. Arab Becomes Ceremonial Israeli President - Fox News
Israel got its first Arab president Tuesday, even if it's only for a week. Acting President Dalia Itzik left Tuesday on a trip to the U.S., leaving Majalli Wahaba, a Druse, as Israel's ceremonial president.
Wahaba's unexpected journey to the president's office began last month when President Moshe Katsav was suspended as he faced multiple criminal charges, including rape. Itzik, who is the speaker of parliament, stepped in to take his place.
With Itzik gone, Wahaba, who is her deputy, takes over both her roles — running the parliament and assuming the presidency — making him the first member of Israel's minority Arab community to serve in the country's top ceremonial post.
Wahaba told The Associated Press that he takes the short-lived promotion seriously, though "I would prefer to be in this position in different circumstances."
4. US welcomes Russian support for Quartet - Jerusalem Post
The State Department on Tuesday welcomed a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry encouraging the emerging Palestinian Authority national unity government to abide by the international Quartet standards.
5. Five Qassams land in south - Ynet News
Five Qassam rockets were fired toward Israel from the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday shortly after Border Guard officers killed a senior Islamic Jihad member and two of his aides in Jenin.
