SHABBAT READING
Jeremiah Buys Land in Prison, Symbolizing a Future Redemption: Dr. Anathea Portier-Young, The Torah.com, May 14, 2020 — Redeeming His Cousin’s Land. Set during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah 32 tells the story of how the prophet gives financial assistance to his cousin. The story begins with Jeremiah receiving a message from God even before his cousin makes the request:
ירמיה לב:ו וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ הָיָה דְּבַר יְ־הוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר. לב:ז הִנֵּה חֲנַמְאֵל בֶּן שַׁלֻּם דֹּדְךָ בָּא אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר קְנֵה לְךָ אֶת שָׂדִי אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת כִּי לְךָ מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה לִקְנוֹת.
Jer 32:6 Jeremiah said: “The word of YHWH came to me: 32:7 ‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you and say, “Buy my land in Anathoth, for you are next in succession to redeem it by purchase.”’”[1]
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BIDEN’S RED LINE
The Israelis Prove Biden Wrong on Rafah: Editorial Board, WSJ, May 22, 2024 — Remember Rafah? For months, the Biden Administration bitterly opposed an Israeli invasion of Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza.
Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza: Andrew Fox, Tablet, May 22, 2024
Uprooting Hamas: How the IDF Is Dislodging Hamas from Jabalya – Analysis: Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, May 22, 2024
“Scenarios for the Egyptian Response”… Did The Israeli Army Control “Half Of The Philadelphia Axis”?: Arab Desk, The Eastern Herald, May 22, 2024
Israel’s Rafah Operation Hurts Egypt’s Plans – Opinion: Elie Podeh, Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2024
For Further Reference:
IDF Succeeds in Evacuating Almost 1 Million From Rafah In 2 Weeks: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, May 20, 2024 — The IDF has succeeded in evacuating around 950,000 Palestinian civilians in only two weeks since May 6, the military revealed on Monday.
What Rafah Conceals In Southern Gaza: Nurit Greenger, News Blaze, May 20, 2024 — On March 26, 1979, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty. Now, with Israel Military Forces operating in Rafah, it is clear that Egypt breached that treaty. Rafah conceals an arms supply network between Southern Gaza and Egypt.
Egypt Has Destroyed More Than 2,000 Gaza Tunnels, Secret Files Reveal: MEE correspondent, Middle East Eye, May 17, 2024 — Secret military documents obtained by Middle East Eye reveal the scale of Egyptian operations to destroy tunnels between the Sinai peninsula and Gaza built to circumvent the Israel-imposed blockade of the enclave.
The Implications of Rafah’s Cross-border Tunnels: Yaakov Lappin, Cleveland Jewish News, May 21, 2024 — An estimated 50 cross-border tunnels link Gaza to Egypt’s Sinai, enabling Hamas to smuggle weapons, funds and personnel, and black-market traders to import a range of goods to the Strip.
