So you've never seen either video?
Maher an atheist who says the Bible is bullshit says "the Bible says....". The Bible says otherwise but hey, atheists know more about the Bible than anyone so it must be true.
What's the point posting random shit?
Hamas attacks Israel
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Maher an atheist who says the Bible is bullshit says "the Bible says....". The Bible says otherwise but hey, atheists know more about the Bible than anyone so it must be true.
What's the point posting random shit?
I watched both this morning, but neither was talking about their personal religious beliefs or views. I didn’t realize that was relevant to having an opinion on the Middle East, etc…
The bible's a great resource. You can justify literally anything by quoting one passage or another.
Indeed. Any chance the story that is used to justify the "chosen" progresses after the Old Testament?
BTW can you define testament aka covenant as used biblically?
cov·e·nant
/ˈkəvənənt/
noun
noun: covenant; plural noun: covenants
an agreement.
"there was a covenant between them that her name was never to be mentioned"
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understanding
pledge
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Law
a contract drawn up by deed.
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a clause in a contract.
Theology
an agreement which brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David.
verb
verb: covenant; 3rd person present: covenants; past tense: covenanted; past participle: covenanted; gerund or present participle: covenanting
agree by lease, deed, or other legal contract.
"the landlord covenants to repair the property"
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After unchoosing Israel, who did God make a contract with as the new "chosen ones"?
The individual.
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The U.S. submitted a new resolution for the International Stabilization Force deployment in Gaza to the UN Security Council, including revisions requested by Arab, Muslim and European states, a diplomatic source told Haaretz. Israel has reportedly destroyed over 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza under its control since the cease-fire took effect last month. Israel must withdraw from the territories it invaded in Syria before any agreement can be signed between the two countries, President al-Sharaa told the Washington Post, adding that "Trump supports our point of view." President Trump formally asked Israel's president to "fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu" in his criminal cases. Netanyahu's close confidante Ron Dermer resigned from his government position.
Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
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■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE: The U.S. sent a revised resolution to the UN Security Council on Monday, outlining additional provisions for the deployment of the International Stabilization Force in Gaza. The main additions are a reference to the Saudi-French initiative for establishing a Palestinian state, a demand that Israel withdraw to a security perimeter in the Strip, and that the UN Security Council receive reports on the stabilization force's operations.
The revised draft seen by Haaretz envisions the transfer of Gaza's governance to the Palestinian Authority once it has "satisfactorily" completed its reform program as outlined in various proposals and until it can "securely and effectively" regain control over the Gaza Strip.
The draft also states that Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza "based on standards, milestones and timeframes linked to demilitarization that will be agreed between the IDF, ISF, the guarantors and the United States, save for a security perimeter presence." This demand was included in Trump's initial 20-point plan, but was not in the previous draft of the resolution.
A diplomatic source familiar with the details told Haaretz that the draft includes revisions requested by several Arab, Muslim and European states, adding that Russia and China have said that they had reservations about the revised resolution, but that the U.S. nonetheless aims to submit the proposal to the UN Security Council by the end of November.
■ GAZA: Israel has destroyed over 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza under its control since the cease-fire with Hamas took effect last month, according to a report by the BBC based on satellite images dating up to November. The number of destroyed buildings could be significantly higher than 1,500, the BBC said, which said that some areas under IDF control could not be readily surveyed.
The IDF said that the Zikim checkpoint, located on the border between northern Gaza and Israel, opened Wednesday morning for humanitarian aid trucks to enter the Strip.
"European officials are saying that the process of expanding Israel's withdrawal from Gaza is effectively 'stalled' given the lack of progress in disarming Hamas and advancing to the next phases of the plan. It has been reported that reconstruction is set to begin - but only on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line, which they fear will be far more than temporary. No fewer than 18 of these international sources told Reuters that the Yellow Line 'looks set to become the de facto border indefinitely dividing Gaza'" – Allison Kaplan Sommer
■ ISRAEL: In a letter to President Herzog, U.S. President Trump formally asked to "fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu" in his criminal case, adding that "while I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System, and its requirements, I believe that this 'case' against" Netanyahu "is a political, unjustified prosecution." PM Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate criminal cases.
Herzog's office said that "anyone seeking a presidential pardon must submit a formal request in accordance with the established procedures."
Opposition leader Yair Lapid commented with a "reminder" that "Israeli law stipulates that the first condition for receiving a pardon is an admission of guilt and an expression of remorse." Speaking at the Knesset later on Wednesday, Lapid said that "We are a sovereign country; there's a limit to interference."
Most Israelis believe that the U.S. has greater influence on Israel's security decisions than the country's own government, a survey published by the Israel Democracy Institute on Tuesday found. A majority of respondents said they think Israel's security is one of Trump's central considerations, and the poll also found that most Israelis do not believe that Israel should annex the West Bank.
Ron Dermer, a close confidante of Netanyahu and his point man for relations with the U.S., announced his resignation from the government, writing that he was stepping down after promising his family he would serve only two years but extending his term twice.
The Supreme Court said it will decide who should run the investigation into the affair involving the leak of a video allegedly showing Israeli guards abusing a Palestinian detainee if Israel's justice minister and attorney general can't reach an agreement on the issue by Thursday. The head of the High Court of Justice panel hearing petitions on the matter, Justice Yael Willner, urged the sides not to make that necessary, adding that "the public interest in reaching agreements on this issue is so great."
Dozens of far-right activists gathered outside a private home in central Israel on Tuesday evening to violently disrupt a house meeting attended by Arab Israeli MK Ayman Odeh. Police estimated that about 70 far-right activists were present, and Odeh's departure was secured by officers together with members of his security detail.
Following the incident, Odeh wrote on X that he and his supporters "will continue to stand firm, Jews and Arabs together, against the raging fascism in the country under government protection."
■ WEST BANK: Settlers attacked Palestinians and set fire to tents in the village of Deir Sharaf and a nearby Bedouin encampment near Nablus on Tuesday. Several Palestinians were injured in the Deir Sharaf attack and taken to hospital. One person was arrested on suspicion of arson and assault.
After videos showed settlers attacking an industrial zone in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, wounding four Palestinians and attacked IDF soldiers, President Isaac Herzog said on X that "the violent and dangerous handful responsible for tonight's events… have crossed a red line," adding that "such violence against civilians and against IDF soldiers is intolerable, and I strongly condemn it."
"It's not just the Netanyahu government, but the rest of us as well who are struggling to say goodbye to the war, which gave us hope that in the end, things would be better. That there would be a state commission of inquiry. That someone would be punished. That we would be able to treat our national trauma from a new vantage point. That the public conversation would turn over a new leaf. We were deceiving ourselves when we agreed that as long as the war lasted, we would go on break. We hung up our values, our morality, our clean language and our criticism" – Zvi Bar'el
■ PALESTINIAN STATE: French President Emmanuel Macron met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday and announced the creation of a Joint Committee for the Consolidation of the State of Palestine, saying it will "work on all legal, constitutional, institutional and organizational aspects" needed to establish a Palestinian state.
■ SYRIA: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa told the Washington Post that Israel must withdraw from the territories it invaded southern Syria after the fall of the Assad regime last year before any agreement can be signed between the two countries, saying that "at the end of the day, this is Syrian territory, and Syria should have the freedom of dealing with their own territory." Al-Sharaa added that "Trump supports our point of view, and he will push as quickly as possible to reach a solution on the issue."
Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.
Get full access to Haaretz now – just $1 for the first month. Save 28% off a yearly subscription
■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE: The U.S. sent a revised resolution to the UN Security Council on Monday, outlining additional provisions for the deployment of the International Stabilization Force in Gaza. The main additions are a reference to the Saudi-French initiative for establishing a Palestinian state, a demand that Israel withdraw to a security perimeter in the Strip, and that the UN Security Council receive reports on the stabilization force's operations.
The revised draft seen by Haaretz envisions the transfer of Gaza's governance to the Palestinian Authority once it has "satisfactorily" completed its reform program as outlined in various proposals and until it can "securely and effectively" regain control over the Gaza Strip.
The draft also states that Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza "based on standards, milestones and timeframes linked to demilitarization that will be agreed between the IDF, ISF, the guarantors and the United States, save for a security perimeter presence." This demand was included in Trump's initial 20-point plan, but was not in the previous draft of the resolution.
A diplomatic source familiar with the details told Haaretz that the draft includes revisions requested by several Arab, Muslim and European states, adding that Russia and China have said that they had reservations about the revised resolution, but that the U.S. nonetheless aims to submit the proposal to the UN Security Council by the end of November.
■ GAZA: Israel has destroyed over 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza under its control since the cease-fire with Hamas took effect last month, according to a report by the BBC based on satellite images dating up to November. The number of destroyed buildings could be significantly higher than 1,500, the BBC said, which said that some areas under IDF control could not be readily surveyed.
The IDF said that the Zikim checkpoint, located on the border between northern Gaza and Israel, opened Wednesday morning for humanitarian aid trucks to enter the Strip.
"European officials are saying that the process of expanding Israel's withdrawal from Gaza is effectively 'stalled' given the lack of progress in disarming Hamas and advancing to the next phases of the plan. It has been reported that reconstruction is set to begin - but only on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line, which they fear will be far more than temporary. No fewer than 18 of these international sources told Reuters that the Yellow Line 'looks set to become the de facto border indefinitely dividing Gaza'" – Allison Kaplan Sommer
■ ISRAEL: In a letter to President Herzog, U.S. President Trump formally asked to "fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu" in his criminal case, adding that "while I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System, and its requirements, I believe that this 'case' against" Netanyahu "is a political, unjustified prosecution." PM Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate criminal cases.
Herzog's office said that "anyone seeking a presidential pardon must submit a formal request in accordance with the established procedures."
Opposition leader Yair Lapid commented with a "reminder" that "Israeli law stipulates that the first condition for receiving a pardon is an admission of guilt and an expression of remorse." Speaking at the Knesset later on Wednesday, Lapid said that "We are a sovereign country; there's a limit to interference."
Most Israelis believe that the U.S. has greater influence on Israel's security decisions than the country's own government, a survey published by the Israel Democracy Institute on Tuesday found. A majority of respondents said they think Israel's security is one of Trump's central considerations, and the poll also found that most Israelis do not believe that Israel should annex the West Bank.
Ron Dermer, a close confidante of Netanyahu and his point man for relations with the U.S., announced his resignation from the government, writing that he was stepping down after promising his family he would serve only two years but extending his term twice.
The Supreme Court said it will decide who should run the investigation into the affair involving the leak of a video allegedly showing Israeli guards abusing a Palestinian detainee if Israel's justice minister and attorney general can't reach an agreement on the issue by Thursday. The head of the High Court of Justice panel hearing petitions on the matter, Justice Yael Willner, urged the sides not to make that necessary, adding that "the public interest in reaching agreements on this issue is so great."
Dozens of far-right activists gathered outside a private home in central Israel on Tuesday evening to violently disrupt a house meeting attended by Arab Israeli MK Ayman Odeh. Police estimated that about 70 far-right activists were present, and Odeh's departure was secured by officers together with members of his security detail.
Following the incident, Odeh wrote on X that he and his supporters "will continue to stand firm, Jews and Arabs together, against the raging fascism in the country under government protection."
■ WEST BANK: Settlers attacked Palestinians and set fire to tents in the village of Deir Sharaf and a nearby Bedouin encampment near Nablus on Tuesday. Several Palestinians were injured in the Deir Sharaf attack and taken to hospital. One person was arrested on suspicion of arson and assault.
After videos showed settlers attacking an industrial zone in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, wounding four Palestinians and attacked IDF soldiers, President Isaac Herzog said on X that "the violent and dangerous handful responsible for tonight's events… have crossed a red line," adding that "such violence against civilians and against IDF soldiers is intolerable, and I strongly condemn it."
"It's not just the Netanyahu government, but the rest of us as well who are struggling to say goodbye to the war, which gave us hope that in the end, things would be better. That there would be a state commission of inquiry. That someone would be punished. That we would be able to treat our national trauma from a new vantage point. That the public conversation would turn over a new leaf. We were deceiving ourselves when we agreed that as long as the war lasted, we would go on break. We hung up our values, our morality, our clean language and our criticism" – Zvi Bar'el
■ PALESTINIAN STATE: French President Emmanuel Macron met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday and announced the creation of a Joint Committee for the Consolidation of the State of Palestine, saying it will "work on all legal, constitutional, institutional and organizational aspects" needed to establish a Palestinian state.
■ SYRIA: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa told the Washington Post that Israel must withdraw from the territories it invaded southern Syria after the fall of the Assad regime last year before any agreement can be signed between the two countries, saying that "at the end of the day, this is Syrian territory, and Syria should have the freedom of dealing with their own territory." Al-Sharaa added that "Trump supports our point of view, and he will push as quickly as possible to reach a solution on the issue."