2015’s Most Explosive Stories May Surprise You

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This year was a big one for Israel and the Middle East region. Encompassing everything from the http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/29813/estimated-20000-fore ign-fighters-join-ranks-isis-middle-east/ - explosive growth of the Islamic State to the http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56823/trumps-yiddish-fight ing-words-hillary-got-shlonged-by-obama-in-2008-jerusal em/#pwcgBvRqoZ9rEw7P.97 - presidential candidacy of Donald Trump , 2015 saw a lot of changes for the little Jewish state. As the year draws to a close, Breaking Israel News takes a look back through its archives to find the biggest Israel stories and trends of 2015.

1. ISIS Blows Up

While the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS (or IS, or ISIL), officially proclaimed its worldwide caliphate in 2014, it took some months for the little terrorist state to develop into a news story that made the world sit up and pay attention. Through its savvy grasp of social media and the horrifically sensational stream of http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45590/isis-video-child-beh eader-sends-shockwaves-across-world-terror-watch/#mFbAqFD2kA 2dJj50.97 - it released periodically, ISIS shot to prominence in 2015.

This year saw the decimation of the Yazidi population and the development of a roaring trade in sex slaves. Women and children captured as ISIS raged through Iraq and Syria were http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46992/isis-murders-19-girl s-refusing-act-sex-slaves-middle-east/#JxU7IeCSTvueblcB.97 - to ISIS fighters and Arab sheiks in an official revival of ancient slavery practices condoned and, in fact, encouraged by Islamic law. ISIS’s http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/40217/widespread-systemati c-sexual-abuse-women-children-occurring-under-isis-middle-ea st/ - this year, complete with laws, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/57459/isis-fatwa-lays-grou nd-rules-for-jihadists-on-how-sex-with-female-slaves-te rror-watch/#Tk8VOwKsohVEokuK.97 - , records, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/tag/ISIS/page/15/#vvSC2AqK PA0Scobh.97 - , and bills of sale.

ISIS also expanded into the field of killing and http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/31762/assyrian-christians- increasing-assault-islamic-state-syria-middle-east/#LXa1HB5q k2iCPZYV.97 - within its territory, with reports – and videos – of http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/36817/isis-video-double-ma ss-killings-ethiopian-christians-middle-east/#TgGKZsUjkxdlPF y6.97 - , http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48356/islamic-state-forces -syrian-christians-sign-contract-under-threat-death-mid dle-east/#iKVYSyoeKqvFcFUb.97 - under threat of death, and http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/35596/isis-blows-up-church -in-syria-on-easter-sunday-middle-east/#jipwHYYdsziHyXj F.97 - and ancient Christian sites for destruction.

The militant organization ended the year with a bang, releasing videos http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/57118/isis-leader-threaten s-palestine-will-be-graveyard-for-jews-terror-watch/#HOMmp7W OEhfKLVep.97 - . It also claimed that it would http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56092/watch-isis-reveals-a pocalyptic-plans-to-crush-rome-christianity-terror-watch/#K3 3HoiJQMzvhFhgG.97 - and warned that it was coming for other Western countries as well, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/54362/isis-releases-videos -threatening-attacks-in-nyc-and-the-white-house-terror-watch / - . And it wasn’t an empty threat – ISIS-affiliated terror groups carried out attacks http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/53797/isis-double-suicide- bombing-in-beirut-kills-44-injures-over-200-terror-watch/#Lo p86z7ZHX1c8iP2.97 - in 2015, killing 127 people in a horrific http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/53826/series-of-isis-attac ks-in-paris-kill-127-pres-hollande-calls-it-an-act-of-war-te rror-watch/#BV8reIUMUpQKBygF.97 - in Paris.

ISIS has made no secret of its http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47486/newly-discovered-isi s-document-reveals-frightening-messianic-vision-te rror-watch/#pt2JQB8ht5AhXpY8.97 - and its vision of a http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46481/isis-outlines-plans- for-armageddon-terror-watch/#Vo9WffiyqXQrwJCu.97 - , and despite good intentions, a http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47867/turkish-air-force-jo ins-coalition-fight-against-isis-middle-east/#7WvVIhltl 7wr2LWg.97 - sending airstrikes against ISIS strongholds has done little to stop the sprawl. Whether 2016 holds an escalation or resolution of the conflict with the Islamic State, ISIS is likely to figure large.

2. Iran: It’s a Deal

Uetary of State John Kerry, joined by other European Union and P5+1 countries, stands on the stage at the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015, for a group photo with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif after the parties reached agreement on a plan to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon in exchange for sanctions reliefhoto: US State Department

The notorious http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/35193/marathon-talks- iran-world-powers-reach-nuclear-deal-middle-east/#tdRsXiiCtc 2kerFM.97 - was signed and sealed in 2015. Considered a triumph for world peace by some (Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama) and a http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45147/netanyahu-final-nucl ear-deal-bad-mistake-historic-proportions-jerusalem/#27 YcOCX4SSLfHS7L.97 - by others (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, many http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47938/over-1000-us-rabbis- sign-letter-opposing-iran-nuclear-deal-middle-east/#jy0WLyye cyQbBBl7.97 - , http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46963/american-christians- uniting-israel-against-iran-biblical-zionism/#FpVO4DqAH 87o2MrK.97 - and, in fact, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45717/10000-gather-heart-n yc-denounce-iran-deal-jerusalem/#8pz3Bgfdk5GSmFzy.97 - ), the deal set out conditions for dismantling Iran’s nuclear program which, if met, would be rewarded by a lifting of economic sanctions on the country.

It took months of haggling as the US compromised more and more of its “red lines” and Iran demanded more and more leeway, but eventually the P1+5 committee came to an agreement. Obama faced http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/35241/criticism-by-us-lawm akers-mounts-on-iran-deal-as-obama-faces-potential-sena te-showdown-middle-east/#cvVSvY0ApzxGZjBs.97 - , and Netanyahu http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44834/second-missed-d eadline-seal-nuclear-deal-netanyahu-warns-iran-take-over-wor ld-jerusalem/#WOK4k1Ypwi0mozVD.97 - stop the deal from passing, warning that the deal made http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44686/netanyahu-slams-weak ened-world-powers-giving-in-iran-jerusalem/#uZiqgiCpsVxPfpoh .97 - to Iran – including allowing it to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47256/white-house-comforta ble-iran-self-inspect-nuclear-sites-middle-east/#vDISzcDjt8k IvGLs.97 - – and wouldn’t put into place any significant obstacles stopping Iran from going nuclear. Not only that, it would channel billions of dollars in trade to the country, providing potential funding for Iran’s terrorist activities.

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However, despite the many objections to the deal, including direct appeals from Arab Gulf states to Obama http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/39966/gulf-leaders-descend -white-house-stop-obama-sealing-iran-nuclear-deal-middle-eas t/#7ZWxjx4iGKyuHOd0.97 - , and despite Iran’s blatant and brazen http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45024/iran-threatens-us-de stroyed-10-minutes-strike-middle-east/#sCplqCdMJSdhOVvi.97 - even in the midst of negotiations and its http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47394/iran-unveils-new-mis sile-violating-nuclear-agreement-middle-east/#BWXLMlk0ECvbq2 4E.97 - of the agreement’s terms, the deal passed, and was http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48761/obama-claims-victory -iran-deal-middle-east/#xmjOzwuKTJMp6jF0.97 - by the Obama Administration.

It has already gone into effect, with Iran shipping out http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56718/iran-begins-exportin g-uranium-stockpiles-to-russia-middle-east/ - in anticipation of “ http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/54712/iran-says-nuclear-de al-implemented-early-january-middle-east/#TfTfSbXy7YKmZ2yo.9 7 - ”, when sanctions will be officially lifted, expected to take place in January. Kerry and Obama have celebrated the deal, calling the diplomatic agreement “truly one of our most important accomplishments of 2015.”

Israel’s strong lobbying against the deal, and Obama’s determination to push it through, have caused serious fractures in relations between the two countries, increasing tensions which were already on the rise . . . as we will see below.

3. Whose Temple Mount?

Illustrative: A masked Palestinian youth flashes the "V" for victory sign near the Dome of the Rock during clashes with Israeli riot policehoto: Sliman Khader/Flash 90

The Temple Mount burst into the public eye this year as Jews began, for the first time in decades, to assert their legal and spiritual right to ascend to the most holy place in Judaism in larger numbers and, in response, Arabs asserted their right to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/49143/arab-violence-o n-temple-mount-leads-to-govt-call-up-of-800-troops-jerusalem /#qBMw102Yz9lEUks8.97 - , http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48857/arabs-riot-on-t emple-mount-armed-with-pipe-bombs-and-molotov-cocktails-jeru saelm/#xTe1OeVFzXY2yhv8.97 - , http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44113/temple-mount-turning -into-wild-west/#BZZr3ZeoUDtqp0UI.97 - visitors, and nearly burn down their own mosque.

The Arabs were concerned that Israel was secretly planning to change the status quo on the Temple Mount. That status quo, put into effect in 1976, allows – technically – all visitors to ascend to the site (at the http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44830/jews-banned-temple-m ount-until-end-ramadan-jerusalem/#zbDXKT95uPWEPeus.97 - ) but it forbids non-Muslims from praying there.

Temple Mount rights activists like http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51123/we-will-continu e-to-call-upon-jews-to-visit-the-temple-mount-opini 1;n/ - pointed out that the Israeli Supreme Court has http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/31715/israeli-judge-rules- people-faiths-must-allowed-pray-temple-mount-jerusalem/#5DMb 7AesoEvoGl81.97 - , even on the Temple Mount, multiple times, but the Israel Police who are in charge of security at the site, which is controlled by a Muslim Waqf, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45482/new-sign-temple-moun t-violates-israeli-law-forbids-jewish-prayer-jerusalem/#uELT jlfoPxkouMtG.97 - by refusing to allow Jews or any non-Muslims to pray – largely because they are afraid of provoking the Arabs.

Israeli police arrest an Israeli who tried to enter the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on October 30, 2014, wearing his tefillinhoto: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Unsurprisingly, when the untenable situation was brought to the world’s attention because of http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46391/christian-tourist-be aten-palestinian-mob-temple-mount-arrested-biblical-zio nism/#qZ7aEI41Esfpdbwy.97 - to the site, blame attached firmly to the Jews, who were cautioned to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/49148/growing-internati 11;nal-pressure-against-israel-over-temple-mount-violence-je rusalem/#PowOYXk4sdarRSAB.97 - and http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48898/after-three-days-of- clashes-on-temple-mount-us-calls-on-israel-to-ban- jews-jerusalem/#21l8U5pVvzCYe6w1.97 - in order to placate the Arabs.

As advocacy groups for the Temple Mount fought to make progress towards their goal of freedom of worship on the Temple Mount for all people of faith – http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48674/temple-mount-victory -israel-outlaws-muslim-groups-responsible-attacks-jews- christians-jerusalem/#TtgF8Q0d0klJVFhF.97 - – violence rose to a pitch on the Temple Mount. Any Jew or Christian who http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/37037/idf-soldier-arrested -on-temple-mount-for-bowing/#YM9VPv8WDTDirq9H.97 - of communing with a higher presence while in the vicinity of the Temple Mount was promptly http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45931/jewish-man-prays-she ma-temple-mount-carried-off-police-jerusalem/#FYhBgDkqlupDAP oB.97 - .

After a summer of escalating violence, something happened to draw attention away from the Temple Mount – a terror wave which hit the entire country.

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4. Terror Takes Israel

It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact moment the ongoing http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/50260/israelis-fear-start- third-intifada-following-series-terror-attacks-jerusalem/#GP l5vBSfqYwK5YqB.97 - in Israel began. The series of constant, almost daily terror attacks, perpetrated by dozens of individual terrorists throughout the country, began after the October 1 http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/50148/parents-gunned-down- in-front-of-children-in-horrifying-palestinian-terror-a ttack-judea-and-samaria/#V0hURzgU6kUo24bL.97 - as they drove with their four sons past a Palestinian village. The murder of the couple and the orphaning of their children seemed to unleash a reserve of pent-up violence in the Palestinian population just as it revved up Israelis to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/50619/netanyahu-praises-re silience-israelis-midst-wave-terror-jerusalem/#PcLxCHFZXhZPc yPe.97 - against the tidal wave of terror.

However, according to some, the story actually begins in August, when a group of Jewish extremists are http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46575/amid-mourning-for-se cond-firebomb-victim-jewish-suspects-detained-terror-wa tch/#cHgjwF42Klxt8hmT.97 - a home in the Arab village of Duma. The attack killed three: a mother, a father, and a toddler. One of the Henkin’s killers http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/52864/henkins-murderer-tel ls-interrogators-the-couple-fought-back-judea-and-samaria/#j x7gsdHWzVAKVsRs.97 - that he had shot the Jewish family http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46239/hamas-calls-revenge- suicide-attacks-on-army-settlers-judea-and-samaria/#71s 906oRqq2jkCUy.97 - .

Once the wave of terror gained steam, it quickly picked up momentum, urged forward by http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/49097/abbas-vows-stop-filt hy-feet-jews-from-stepping-foot-temple-mount-jerusalem/#qcJD iYyKoQRKjW36.97 - from Arab political and religious leaders and Palestinian http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/52259/israeli-ngo-sue-face book-incitement-violence-against-israelis-jewish-world/#XJFe hpucTXkzHgiy.97 - encouraging attacks against Jews.

The Israeli population become used to daily reports of stabbings, car rammings, and shootings from the http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/50631/palestinian-stabs-is raeli-in-neck-in-jerusalem-light-rail-attack/#rFYuYD6PwarMkd tu.97 - to the back roads of http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/54483/young-woman-murdered -in-gush-etzion-stabbing-attack-judea-and-samaria/#S5ku uHPYr2GbkXq2.97 - . Dozens of individual terrorists, almost all under the age of 30 and ostensibly acting alone, ran to attack Jews and Israelis with dreams of martyrdom in their hearts.

Many got their wish. Israeli security forces – and civilians, most of whom have served in the IDF – did not hesitate to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51042/israeli-man-helps-ta ke-down-jerusalem-terrorist-nunchucks/#5R7bKqDLTx9HMMsw.97 - and the people they were sworn to protect. The world didn’t see it that way, and almost instantly, left-wing groups, world media, and the UN began to condemn Israel for http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56348/un-slams-israel-for- excessive-use-of-force-against-terrorists-terror-watch/#WADF 9ZpbljivxLYb.97 - against the violent individuals who were http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/53421/stabbing-attack-thwa rted-female-terrorist-killed-i-am-doing-this-in-defense-of-m y-homeland-terror-watch/ - , http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56203/breaking-at-least-11 -injured-in-jerusalem-car-ramming-attack-photos-jerusalem/ - and http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51030/live-blog-terror-upd ates-from-israel-tuesday-october-13-terror-watch/ - on their way to work.

Meanwhile, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/57077/3-months-of-ter ror-24-murdered-israelis-terror-watch/#HOChXuHoPIXUJI9E.97 - , including a http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/54339/during-trip-aid-l 11;ne-soldiers-american-yeshiva-student-gunned-down-judea-an d-samaria/#OwJ4RIIDA0e6Bhxc.97 - , 18, who was in Israel for the year studying Torah. Hundreds more were injured, many seriously. The wave has slowed, but the incidents have by no means ceased.

5. US-Israel Relations Take a Nosedive

2015 was a rocky year for international relations between Israel and the US. While many American citizens are http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44074/israelis-still-love- america-but-obama-not-so-much-jerusalem/#zDkYQhs6O4jcPixM.97 - , those in charge were less so. Obama and his administration did not go to great lengths to hide their http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56276/kerrys-true-disdain- for-netanyahu-shines-through-in-revealing-interview-jerusale m/ - – or his politics. The tension between the two leaders was palpable when Netanyahu http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/31928/netanyahu-says-c 1;ngress-speech-well-worth-confrontation-obam a-jerusalem/ - to argue against the Iran deal without notifying Obama first.

One bump came in June when the US Supreme Court backed up Obama’s decision http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/42741/us-supreme-court-sid es-with-obama-in-denying-jerusalem-as-israels-capital/#OOmzg 7JaEQeR9TkL.97 - when it ruled that “Jerusalem, Israel” was not a valid birthplace in passport listings. Ongoing tension over Obama and Kerry’s emphasis of the two-state solution and condemnation of Israel’s settlement communities led to another snafu after Kerry http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51259/us-backtracks-kerrys -comments-blaming-israeli-settlements-palestinian-terror-jer usalem/#vOblW3liuBuTWt98.97 - over the increase in building in Judea and Samaria.

U.Scretary of State John Kerry speaks about the Iranian nuclear deal negotiated by the United States, Iran, the European Union, and the P5+1 nations on August 11, 2015, at Thomson Reuters Headquarters in New York, Nto: US State Department

The Iran deal was a huge source of tension between the countries, leading to Israel deciding to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44116/israel-suspends-defe nse-talks-us-pending-iran-deal-jerusalem/ - over security aid while negotiations were underway. Obama was unambiguous about his plan to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46627/obama-vows-i-do nt-intend-to-lose-iran-fight-jerusalem/ - . Various http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51498/israels-ambassador-u s-veiled-jab-kerry-very-smart-people-believe-very-foolish-th ings-jerusalem/#ysXwCTdjxRyRIGuk.97 - throughout the year revealed a very ugly side to US-Israel relations.

At the same time, the two countries strove to make clear that they would always be allies. The US promised that if Iran should attack Israel, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46333/us-will-protect-isra el-if-iran-attacks-latest-news/#lcv5RQMDBJs458SC.97 - . The US Army and IDF continued to collaborate on http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51145/israel-defense-firm- unveils-cutting-edge-combat-defense-system-at-us-army-expo-t echnology-and-business/#ofzLxPYGxI180qHZ.97 - and joint training exercises. In October, five US congressmen http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51605/5-us-congressme n-visit-israel-braving-terrorist-violence-jerusalem/#LPV5EEh Tj0xsfL6C.97 - , showing support in its time of need.

As Obama’s administration enters its eighth and final year, Americans and Israelis alike are hopeful that the next president will work to improve US-Israel relations even further. The current http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44528/donald-trump-no -apprentice-israel-jerusalem/ - has had much to say on the subject of Israel, but only time will tell whose campaign promises will come true.

6. Evangelical Support for Israel: Up, Up, and Away

On a lighter note, 2015 was a great year for http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45418/survey-reveals-ameri can-evangelicals-among-israels-staunchest-supporters-bi blical-zionism/#ecQOWfjdMSpLjv5l.97 - worldwide. While a wide gulf once separated Jewish and Christian interests, people of faith are coming together in support of a cause both groups can get behind – the inherent holiness and importance of the Land of Israel.

This year, Zionist Christian individuals and organizations the world over http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/33579/day-to-praise-calls- christians-jews-worldwide-unite-prayer-biblical-zionism /#41bK6v8Q93wTiAxj.97 - , worked with Israel http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/45034/thousands-christians -urge-world-powers-firm-line-iran-biblical-zionism/#f6h SporFjpXjcyxV.97 - , http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47295/christian-zioni st-group-fight-anti-semitism-un-biblical-zionism/#GqjyG qv9ZURp7UPr.97 - to educate Christians about the importance of standing with Israel and fighting anti-Seimitism, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/50600/2000-year-first-chri stians-publicly-rally-support-jewish-sovereignty-temple-moun t-biblical-zionism/#4gXjSrs650JYFPMy.97 - in support of Jewish sovereignty on the Temple Mount, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/52517/23-israeli-charities -receive-3-2-million-from-john-hagee-ministries-video-b iblical-zionism/#9CV5Lbgru6ID1D8B.97 - to dozens of Israeli, Jewish, and interfaith causes, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51188/u-s-christians-d 1;nate-money-to-israeli-victims-of-latest-terror-upsurg e-biblical-zionism/#ypf2GPUEeLQA2uUX.97 - to victims of the latest terror wave, and helped Jews from all over the world http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/57261/despite-rocky-histor y-more-christians-helping-jews-make-aliyah-biblical-zio nism/#HPDg4bSXfbTQ2H20.97 - .

President Rivlin and Israeli Christian community leaders at their gathering on Monday, December 28, 2015hoto: GPO/Mark Neiman

Jewish and Christian leaders http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/57305/president-rivlin-and -israels-christian-leaders-usher-in-the-new-year-with-streng thened-interfaith-ties-biblical-zionism/#uD6vc5cpsde1B7 l5.97 - more than ever before to discuss their http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/55561/groundbreaking-petit ion-signed-leading-rabbis-calls-increased-partnership-b etween-jews-christians-biblical-zionism/ - , to promote understanding between the religions, to declare their joint beliefs in the inherent holiness and importance of Israel, and to http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/51082/rabbi-shlomo-riskin- interfaith-prayer-bringing-us-closer-to-messianic-age-biblic al-zionism/#WhxIhJqxxsTMIgl6.97 - .

Christians the world over showed their love this year for the place where “God’s eyes are always on the land”, connecting to Israel by http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48738/bin-ends-jewish-year -5775-on-high-note-by-topping-1-million-jerusalem/ #7amm4zeKdkq3XohM.97 - (thanks to our BIN readers!), http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/47160/detroits-african-ame rican-churches-rally-for-israel-biblical-zionism/#9C2fO rHDAuzx4ozk.97 - in the face of rampant anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/56788/billy-graham-samarit ans-purse-donate-life-saving-ambulances-heart-to-heart- israel-biblical-zionism/ - , and helping build up the Israeli economy while anti-Israel movements like http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44952/successful-bds-campa igns-could-cost-israel-9-billion-annually-jerusalem/ - .

Breaking Israel News looks forward to another year of strengthening ties between Israel and its supporters throughout the world, connecting the dots between Israel’s ancient Biblical history and modern events, and providing a uniquely Biblical perspective to our millions of readers.

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