Show Notes
[00:30] Israeli Coalition in Jeopardy (15 minutes)
Last Wednesday, a Knesset member from Naftali Bennett’s own Yamina party, Idid Silman, decided to break with the prime minister and desert to the opposition. This means Bennett has lost his majority, and it puts him on course to no longer be prime minister.
[15:25] Israel’s Terror Wave (7 minutes)
Israel is currently experiencing the worst round of Arab-on-Jew terrorist attacks since the Second Intifada. In the past three weeks, at least 13 Israelis have been murdered in a spate of knife and high-powered weapon attacks.
[22:50] Yair Lapid, Obama and Israel Under Attack (24 minutes)
By virtue of the power-sharing deal that brought Bennett to power, in the event that the government fails, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid will be the interim prime minister. Yesh Atid is ideologically akin to the Democratic Party of the United States. While it will be a government without a mandate from the people, Lapid will lead the nation through the election process. Recent history has taught us that this can be a long, drawn-out process.
[46:35] Bible Study: Through the Veil (6 minutes)
“And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and rocks rent” (Matthew 27:51). How does Passover relate to this symbolic event?