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Headlines from Jerusalem, 22 October 2018
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them” Romans 1:18-19

TOP STORY

Jordan Cancelling Parts of 1994 Peace Treaty

Jordan’s King Hussein announced Sunday evening that he plans to discontinue an annex in the 1994 peace treaty with Israel which allowed the Jewish State to lease two parcels of land owned by Jordan for agricultural purposes. The parcels, at Naharayim (Baqura) near the Sea of Galilee and Zofar (al Ghamar), which is further south in the Arava Desert region, were included in the 1994 peace treaty with the understanding that the arrangement could be reviewed by either party after 25 years.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Iran High on Agenda as Mnuchin Visits Region

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks which most analysts agreed were likely to center on efforts to use economic leverage to stymie Iran’s renegade nuclear program. The meeting came amidst a large number of potentially game changing developments in the relationship between Iran and its neighbors, as well as other world governments.
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Hamas Rejects Egyptian Demand for End to Violent Riots

Palestinian sources told regional media outlets over the weekend that the Islamist terror militia Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has rejected a demand by Egypt that it lower the intensity of demonstrations on the border with Israel which have often devolved into violent riots in recent weeks. However, the riots last Friday were at a noticeably lower intensity than the previous Friday. “The Egyptians made it clear to Hamas that Israel was this time more serious than ever and would use unprecedented force if the violence continues along the border,” said one Palestinian analyst. “Apparently, Hamas issued instructions to its supporters to keep a low profile.”

PA Expresses Outrage Over Arrest of Senior Officials

The Palestinian Authority expressed its outrage over the weekend following the arrest of two senior PA officials by Israel, including Adnan Geith, PA “governor” of Jerusalem, and Col. Jihad Fakih, commander of the Jerusalem area in the PA’s General Intelligence Service. “The arrest of Geith and Fakih is a new crime against the Palestinian people,” the PA said in a statement. “It’s also a crime against the Palestinian leadership and our eternal capital, the occupied Arab city of Jerusalem.”

Musical Group of Holocaust Survivors Tours Israel

Saul Dreier, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor who recently formed a musical group made up of other Survivors and their offspring, was in Israel recently to perform for schoolchildren and their families. The concerts were well received with many of the students and their parents expressing their gratitude and determination to follow Dreier’s example of courage and optimism.

OPINION

Israel’s Relationship with Jordan is Getting Worse
Herb Keinon, JPost 

Jordan’s announcement on Sunday that it wanted to opt out of annexes from its 1994 peace treaty with Israel that leased two border areas that historically were difficult to delineate to Israel is a sign that not all is well in ties between the two countries. More precisely, not all is well in ties between Israel and the Jordanian people.
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SPECIAL FEATURE

The Orthodox Schism in the Shadow of Empire
Jeffrey Mankoff, CSIS

When the Catholic and Orthodox churches split around 1054, the Patriarch of Constantinople was recognized as the head of the Orthodox community, which at the time encompassed patriarchates in Jerusalem, Antioch and Alexandria. On October 15, the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow announced that it was breaking communion with the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate, which had earlier announced that it would recognize the autocephaly (independence) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which had been canonically subject to Moscow.
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Today’s news was written and compiled by Aaron Hecht.

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