Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people, Let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad. ( Psalm 14:7 )

Wall Street Journal recently carried an article about deer in Israel “How Bambi Met James Bond to Save Israel’s ‘Extinct’ Deer It Took Cloak-and-Dagger Effort to Return Creatures From Iran to Biblical Home” by Charles Levinson.  Do take the time to read Levinson’s article!

Let’s view the video below or at the WSJ website:

With thanks to Daily Alert and the Wall Street Journal Online

“And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away” (Isaiah 35:10).

Notes-For-News-of-HIS-Land-January 24-30, 2010

Via rabbishafner’s Channel at Youtube: “Tu Bishvat”

From the Notes:

“A Video Divar Torah from Rabbi Shafner for Tu Bi’shvat, the New Year of the Trees, from Harey Yihudah, the Judean Hills outside Jerusalem.” View the video below:

More about Tu Bishvat can be found HERE

CBN News’ Jerusalem Dateline with Chris Mitchell recently interviewed “Shachar Zahavi, the founder of IsraAid, an Israeli humanitarian organization and Galit Cohen, one of the volunteers leaving for Haiti” for a short article titled “Israel’s “Disproportionate” Response“.

View the video at Jerusalem Dateline or below:

Of interest might be an additional interview from the John Batchelor Show of Thursday January 28th, when Batchelor and co-host Malcolm Hoenlein of the Conference of Presidents interviewed Dr. Ofer Merin, trauma surgeon of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, in re: HAITI.  Listen to the MP3 – Dr. Merin is the first interview.  

Update:  Also see a recent Arutz7 report, “IDF Folds Up in Haiti after 294 Life-Saving Operations“. 

With thanks to Jerusalem Dateline and the John Batchelor Show.

David Hebron on Vimeo posted this video July 2009: “Hebron thru the eyes of Mike Isley” of Texans For Israel.  The video shows various locations showing the Jewish Community Hebron of today and its past historic roots.

Let’s view Isley’s thoughts about Hebron on Vimeo or below:

Hebron thru the eyes of Mike Isley from David Hebron on Vimeo.

UPDATE:  Of interest?  Jewish Moments in the Morning radio program with Nachum Segal will be broadcasting from Hebron on February 1st.  Find the updates when Nachum Segal will be in Israel at NachumSegal.com, and find the broadcast schedule HERE.   One can listen to the program online.

UPDATE:  Israel Jewish News:  Man Orphaned by Murder of Father, Sister, Uncle and Grandfather in 1929 Hevron Riots, Passes Away in Israel

As an aside, Nachum Segal spoke with Malcolm Hoenlein on JM in the AM January 29th about recent events this past week:  HERE, or listen to the MP3.

With thanks to David Hebron, Jewish Moments in the Morning, and Israel Jewish News.

Earl Cox of Israel Always and Front Page Jerusalem recently wrote in an email and posted a video at IsraelAlways on Vimeo on January 28, 2010:

“Senior Netanyahu Advisor says, “Now’s the time to apply crippling sanctions against Iran.” In an exclusive interview in Jerusalem at the Prime Minister’s office, Ron Dermer talks with international Christian broadcaster, Earl Cox, about Iranian threat to Israel.”  View the interview “Senior Netanyahu advisor, Ron Dermer, talks with int’l Christian broadcaster Earl Cox in exclusive interview“  below:

Senior Netanyahu advisor, Ron Dermer, talks with int’l Christian broadcaster Earl Cox in exclusive interview from Israel Always on Vimeo.

For further, please check out Front Page Jerusalem’s program (produced by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem) for January 25th, 2010:  “The Experts Take on Iran”

“What are the top experts´ assessment on where the Middle East is headed given Iran’s determined quest for nuclear weapons? How would they handle this growing threat to world peace and to the world’s energy supply? And do they think the Arabs are secretly pulling for Israel to launch successful strikes against Iran’s menacing nuclear facilities?” Listen to the program online  (will be archived) or HERE to download

As an addional note:  Politico’s Laura Rozen reported January 28th “Senate passes Iran sanctions bill“, saying in part

“The Senate passed an Iran sanctions bill on a voice vote tonight that would restrict Iran’s import of refined petroleum products. A similar bill has already passed the House…” Read the whole article

UPDATE:  A recent report at TheMediaLine, a VIDEO report:  Tel Aviv drills for mass biological attack

With thanks to Israel Always, Front Page Jerusalem, IsraelAlways on Vimeo, Politico, and TheMediaLine.

Zalmi’s Weblog posted “Chocolate Waterfalls of the Negev“ with this comment about the recent rains in the Negev:

“Israelis appreciate the simpler things in life. Like rain. Lots of it. And this once in a lifetime event ….”

View the video via TheHollander64’s Channel at YouTube. The video is in Hebrew, but no translation’s needed …  and marvel ..

AravaTV’s Channel at YouTube also posted a video about this one-time event, saying in part

Floods – we were ready, we thought we’ve seen everything, and yet power of nature surprised us, for better and …” (translation from Hebrew at YouTube) View the video below or at AravaTV at YouTube:

With thanks to Eretz Israel Shelanu “PlanTrees; JewisHaters; SignPetitions; WebS/Links“, Zalmi’s Weblog, TheHollander64’s Channel at YouTube, and AravaTV’s Channel at YouTube.

     “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a costly corner-stone of sure foundation; he that believeth shall not make haste.” (Isaiah Ch 28 verse 16 )

Notes-For-News-of-HIS-Land-January-17-23-2010

Via TheJerusalemCenter’s YouTube Channel: “Curbing the Manipulation of Universal Jurisdiction”

From the Notes:

     “Professor Irwin Cotler spoke at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on the subject of universal jurisdiction. Cotler argued that the principle can be very beneficial but that it is currently being used as a weapon to delegitimize the state of Israel. Abuse of universal jursidiction should be stopped and real efforts should be aimed against those leaders who do engage in acts of genocide, incitement to genocide and crimes against humanity such as the president of Sudan and the president of Iran Ahmadinejad.” View the video here or below:

For further, please see:

• Global Law Forum:  “Ending Impunity or Decreasing Accountability?: Averting Abuse of Universal Jurisdiction” 26/11/08 Hosted by the Global Law Forum and the Henry Jackson Society and also view a presentation by Professor Gregory shown at the conference (seems to be a slow download)
• Debka.com:  “Israel-UK relations strained over Livni arrest warrant” DEBKAfile Special Report
• Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA):  “Curbing the Manipulation of Universal Jurisdiction” by Diane Morrison and Justus Reid Weiner (38 pages, pdf)

     …”Israel’s supporters have pointed to these legal acrobatics as a clear abuse of the principle of universal jurisdiction, a new tool in the toolbox of Israel’s detractors and critics. Advocates of the Jewish state have coined the term “lawfare” to describe this situation. They define lawfare as “a strategy of using or misusing law as a substitute for traditional military means to achieve military objectives….” Read the whole paper

• Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME):  “”IRWIN COTLER: AHMADINEJAD AND INTERNATIONAL LAW” By Irwin Cotler (written in 2007)
• Previous Posting see:  UK’s Baroness Patricia Scotland on Universal Jurisdiction (Updated), Eclectic & Thought-Provoking (”Lawfare”)