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Tsvi Bisk – The Unbearable Shallowness of Being Progressive Part I – The Middle East
Tsvi Bisk – The Unbearable Shallowness of Being Progressive Part I – The Middle East The moral and intellectual superficiality of many in the “progressive” camp has become an embarrassment to the very concept of progressive thinking. M
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Israel at War: CTECH Israeli Innovation & Technology News 6/12/23
Israel at War: CTECH Israeli Innovation & Technology News 6/12/23 VAST Data raising hundreds of millions of dollars at more than $9 billion valuation. The Israeli-founded startup unveiled earlier this year the VAST Data Platform, a global data infrastruct
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The Maccabeats – We’re Still Here (Am Yisrael Chai) – Hanukkah 2023 – עם ישראל חי
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UNPACKED – Watch: How Did the October 7 Hamas Attack Change Israel?
UNPACKED – Watch: How Did the October 7 Hamas Attack Change Israel? The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 in southern Israel changed Israeli society forever, but not in the way one might expect. Following several months of internal division and protes
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HOWARD EPSTEIN: WHAT FUTURE FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE?
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TAU: About half of Arab Israelis believe that the IDF’s response in Gaza was justified
TAU: About half of Arab Israelis believe that the IDF’s response in Gaza was justified An in-depth survey of Arab Israelis reveals: About half of Arab Israelis believe that the IDF’s response in Gaza was justified Most Arab Israelis (57%) beli
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Israel at War: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 3, 2023
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Why Does the World Hold Israel to the Highest Warfare Standards?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Why Does the World Hold Israel to the Highest Warfare Standards? The prestigious British magazine The Economist recently headlined: “Why Israel must meet and exceed the requirements of the laws of war.” That basically echoed t
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Jonathan Feldstein – Hamas Depraved Pallywood Performance
Jonathan Feldstein – Hamas Depraved Pallywood Performance In the Academy Awards, no one has ever heard of an award recipient standing before a jubilant and envious audience, and saying, “No, thank you, I really didn’t make this film and I do not
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Jonathan Sacks – Collective Responsibility VAYISHLACH
Jonathan Sacks – Collective Responsibility VAYISHLACH By any standards it was a shocking episode. Jacob had settled on the outskirts of the town of Shechem, ruled by Hamor. Dina, Jacob’s daughter, goes out to see the town. Shechem, Hamor’s son,
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United Hatzalah Muslim Volunteers Join IDF
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Howard Epstein -TWO STATE SOLUTION, RIP
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Israel at War: CTECH Innovation & Technology News
Israel at War: CTECH Innovation & Technology News Bank of Israel: Gaza war to cost economy over $50 billion. Israel’s budgetary costs for the war (expenditures + loss of income) are expected to total 198 billion shekels (approximately $53 billion) ̵
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David Young – War Diary – Partial Hostage Release
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Israel at War: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 26, 2023
Israel at War: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 26, 2023 As some of Israel’s hostages, kidnapped by Hamas, are returning to freedom, thousands of Israelis have been returning from overseas to help fight terrorism or to give support t
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Thanksgiving Every Day (Even When Things Are Not So Good)
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Thanksgiving Every Day (Even When Things Are Not So Good) Thanksgiving weekend for Americans. For Israelis, however, there doesn’t seem much to give thanks about these days. No matter where you live, though, there’s a lot to b
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Jonathan Sacks: The Character of Jacob VAYETSE
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UNPACKED: Watch-What Is Life Like for Palestinians in Gaza?
UNPACKED: Watch-What Is Life Like for Palestinians in Gaza? Life for Palestinians in Gaza under Hamas has been extremely difficult. Palestinian civilians lack basic water, sanitation, and electricity infrastructures, as well as access to upw
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J-TV – 3 Reasons Why Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism
J-TV Jewish Ideas and Global Relevance Eylon Levy explains three simple reasons why opposition to the Jewish state’s existence is a form of Jew hate.
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Gabe Ende – And Again: the Druze and the “Nationality Law”
Gabe Ende – And Again: the Druze and the “Nationality Law” Thank You to Mark Okrent for the approved Translation from the original Hebrew I unequivocally advocate postponing dealing with political issues until “after the war̶
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Watch: Noa Kirel – Unicorn Hope Version & Koolulam – Like A Prayer
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Michael Shine – There are None So Blind as Those That Just Refuse to SEE
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Steve Kramer – What Next for Lebanon and Israel?
Steve Kramer – What Next for Lebanon and Israel? “What to see in Beirut, the Paris of the Middle East” is actually the headline on a current travel blog! (ARWtravels.com). That’s so “1960s.” From 1975 to 1990 Lebanon went through a protrac
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HOWARD EPSTEIN: THE MIND AS THE ENEMY
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Israel at WAR-This Week’s Sanity Report Nov. 19, 2023
Israel at WAR-This Week’s Sanity Report Nov. 19, 2023 This week’s Positive Israel newsletter highlights that despite the ongoing war, Israel’s citizens, its organizations, and its many global friends are steadfast in their desire to reco
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: For Israel, All’s Not Well When Fighting Orwell
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: For Israel, All’s Not Well When Fighting Orwell For anti-Zionists, nor for anti-Semites, language flexibility doesn’t seem to have any limits. Terms are thrown around without any regard to historical or even linguistic truth.
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Jonathan Sacks – Why Did Isaac Love Esau? TOLDOT
Jonathan Sacks – Why Did Isaac Love Esau? TOLDOT Even before they were born, Jacob and Esau struggled in the womb. They were destined, it seems, to be eternal adversaries. Not only were they were different in character and appearance. They al
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Michael Shine : Hamas co-founder speaks of a world with “no Zionism or treacherous Christianity,”
Michael Shine: Hamas co-founder speaks of a world with “no Zionism or treacherous Christianity,” “It is so frustrating, so absolutely frustrating, that except for brave intelligent writers and commentators such as Melanie Phillips and Douglas Mu
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WATCH: Palestinian Loss of Land The Myth of the 4 Maps
WATCH: Palestinian Loss of Land The Myth of the 4 Maps You may have seen anti-Israel activists display a map purporting to show the gradual Palestinian loss of land – over 4 maps. This map is a lie. Kiki Hausdorff explains why.
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Jonathan Feldstein – From Entebbe to Gaza City & I am still losing sleep
Jonathan Feldstein – From Entebbe to Gaza City & I am still losing sleep From Entebbe to Gaza City On June 27, 1976, Captain Michel Bacos was piloting Air France Flight 139 with 246 passengers from Athens to Paris. Minutes into the flight, two Pales
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HOWARD EPSTEIN: THE CANARY SINGS BUT WHO LISTENS?
HOWARD EPSTEIN: THE CANARY SINGS BUT WHO LISTENS? Le Président de La Belle France has spoken. The Times of London reported last week: “Macron urges Israel to stop bombing babies. … in Gaza and killing civilians.” It is feared in Israel that this is
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Steve Kramer – In this time of strife, Israel’s new National Library opens ahead of schedule
Steve Kramer – In this time of strife, Israel’s new National Library opens ahead of schedule “Under the shadow of the horrors of October 7, 2023, and the war, the National Library of Israel made the decision to open its new home to readers a
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Michael Shine – ‘What Happens During Wars?
Michael Shine – ‘What Happens During Wars? Many people, including some world leaders, are trying to chastise Israel for responding to the barbarous, terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israeli civilians (and others) when they
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel at War Nov. 12, 2023
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Is College Necessary in a High-Tech World?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Is College Necessary in a High-Tech World? For Israel, the Gazan war continues but civilian life goes on, to prove the nation’s resilience. Higher education, always a “must” for the Jewish people, is an example of thi
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Jonathan Sacks – Abraham: A Life of Faith CHAYEI SARAH
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HELP in Israel: Therapeutic Ranch that Cares for Victims of PTS, Children with Emotional Problems, At-Risk Youth
HELP in Israel: Therapeutic Ranch that Cares for Victims of PTS, Children with Emotional Problems, At-Risk Youth My daughter’s dear friends manage a therapeutic ranch that cares for victims of post-traumatic stress, children with emotional problems,
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Barry Shaw – JEWISH LIVES MATTER!
Barry Shaw – JEWISH LIVES MATTER! Paul Kessler was the 69-year-old Jew who was smashed on the head by a pro-Palestinian with a megaphone and died of his injuries. Instead of calling it an anti-Semitic hate crime, the police called it homicide. In Am
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David Young – Israel: What a way to die! Based on a true incident
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HOWARD EPSTEIN – ON THE ORIGINS OF WORLD WARS
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Gabe Ende – Why are we Bombing the Hell out of Gaza?
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Jonathan Feldstein – The Awakening of Jewish Christian Mutual Support
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Steve Kramer – How we are doing in Israel
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Tamir Grinberg ✖️ Shiri Maimon - COMING HOME (For the Israelis kidnapped by Hamas)
Alongside the hostages' families, Shiri Maimon and Tamir Grinberg performed "Coming Home" as a part of the 'Lights of Hope' presentation. Each of the hostage...
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This Week’s Sanity Report: Israel at War Nov. 5, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report: Israel at War Nov. 5, 2023 The highlights include: Israel has become the “Volunteer Nation”. Two Israeli startups have donated their stress-relieving medical devices. Six of TIME Magazine’s 200 best inventions of 202
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Six Conceptions Blown Up, Post-Oct. 7
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Gabe Ende – The Neo-Narodniks Among Us
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Jonathan Sacks – The Binding of Isaac: A New Interpretation
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UNPACKED: Watch Is Israel Committing War Crimes in Gaza?
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Jonathan Feldstein: About the Hostages
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Marziyeh Amirizadeh: Hamas Committed the Crime But Iranian Fingerprints Are All Over the Crime Scene
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David Young – In Israel ” Sitting and Waiting”
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Victor Rosenthal – Tribal Warfare & The American Front
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Steve Kramer – What if New Jersey were Israel?
Steve Kramer – What if New Jersey were Israel? All my readers know that Israel is undergoing a major assault, which in its first day was the most horrific in Jewish history since the Holocaust. And this in one day! It’s hard for Israelis to get ou
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel at War Oct. 29, 2023
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel and its Arab Neighbors in Light of the Book of Genesis
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UNPACKED: Watch-Why Israel Must Destroy Hamas | Explained
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Jonathan Sacks – On Being a Jewish Parent LECH LECHA
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CTECH: Israel While in War- Innovation & Technology News Oct. 25, 2023
CTECH: Israel While in War- Innovation & Technology News Oct. 25, 2023 1948 Ventures launches amid war, reaffirms a bright future for Israeli tech. The VC fund will invest at the early stage in dual-use technology, with military and civilian applications.
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Edy Cohen : How the Mufti of Jerusalem Created the Permanent Problem of Palestinian Violence
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UNPACKED: Watch – Who is Hamas? | Explained
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Howard Epstein : Public Diplomacy of Israel: HASBARA AND 9/11
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Jonathan Feldstein: Israel, Hamas & War
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This Week’s SANITY Report from ISRAEL Oct. 22,2023
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Rules of Warfare? Lessons from WW1 & WW2
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Israel Defence Forces – Watch-Hamas is an Enemy of Humanity
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Jonathan Sacks – A Tale of Four Cities Noach • 5771, 5784
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United Hatzalah: The Israeli Arab War Effort Through The Eyes of First Responders
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Steve Kramer – Gaza: The Hellhole & Gathering Our Forces
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CTECH: ISRAEL AT WAR: Tech Industry Mobilizes
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HOWARD EPSTEIN: THE STATE OF ISRAEL – SOME BASIC TRUTHS
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Stephen Pollard – Last night, for the first time, I cried
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Jonathan Feldstein: The Ethical, Essential, and Imperative Yet Mythical Blockade of Gaza & More
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Victor Rosenthal – How Hamas Let its Amalekite Nature Spoil Iran’s Plan
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel’s Tactical Calamity; Hamas’s Strategic Disaster
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Barry Shaw – Israel is going to war. Which side are you on?
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Michael Shine – To all of my Liberal and Left Wing friends and acquaintances
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United Hatzalah: Muslim Doctor Shot and Held Hostage By Hamas, Used as Human Shield, Rescued By IDF
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Jonathan Feldstein: Hamas’ Surprise Attack & Israel War Update A Personal Perspective
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Victor Rosenthal – Israel: The Catastrophe of 2023
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United Hatzalah: Seven people injured in rocket barrage towards Jerusalem area
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Howard Epstein – THE CULT OF THE NAZIS LIVES ON
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Steve Kramer – Succot Adventure in Jerusalem
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Marziyeh Amirizadeh – Resisting Iran, Not Enabling the Regime
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 4, 2023
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Jonathan Feldstein – Why I Am Celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel’s Judicial Reform Up Against Economic Reality
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THE LIGHTS OF RAV KOOK: SUKKOT JOY AND UNIVERSALITY
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Jonathan Sacks – A Nail of Faith – A Story for Succot
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UNPACKED: Watch – Yirmiyahu Eats His Way Through Jerusalem’s Shuk
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HOWARD EPSTEIN – WARS TO END ALL WARS
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David Bedein: World Health and Gaza – Nothing Has Changed
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Israel in the 21st Century: Back to Judea and Israel?
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 2023
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UNPACKED: Watch The Secret History of Ethiopian Jews
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Jonathan Sacks – The Spirituality of Song HA’AZINU
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Steve Kramer – Time for Reflection in Israel & U.S. Too
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RAV KOOK ON YOM HAKIPPURIM: THE DAY OF AT-ONE-MENT
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 20, 2023
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