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News | Interesting Stories

Hezbollah rocket hits Israeli factory, killing one

A barrage of 30 rockets hit the town and its environs after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed seven terrorists Tuesday night.

Politics | Politics

Biden: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel hecklers 'have a point'

Biden said protesters who accused him of being complicit in genocide 'had a point.'

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Holocaust survivor tends graves of soldiers killed on Oct. 7

Yaakov Lubinewski, 99, "made it clear to us that there is something to live for,” said former Israeli minister Yizhar Shay, whose son Yaron was killed in combat during Hamas's Oct. 7 invasion of southern Israel.

News | The UN

Denouncing anti-Israel views ‘at the highest level’ would risk our jobs, Jewish UN staffers say

“One can only imagine how difficult it is to actually work for such an organization and be dependent on its bureaucracy for one’s welfare,” Anne Bayefsky told JNS.

News | Israel At War

Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It?

All available evidence shows that Israel has followed the laws of war, legal obligations, best practices in civilian harm mitigation and still found a way to reduce civilian casualties.

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Mar. 27, 2024

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Mar. 27, 2024 Jefferies CEO: “There is an influx of innovation here that makes Israel an important place for investors.” Rich Handler, who led the sale of shares of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to fore

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - New report: Online antisemitism has soared since October 7. (But we all knew that.)

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Debunking Lies

Hamas, Al Jazeera silently retract claims of IDF soldiers raping Gazans

Although the Qatari mouthpiece has yet to officially refer to the retraction, all content related to the allegation has been deleted.

Politics | Opinion

UK threat to withhold Israel arms sales is a show of Western weakness

Opinion: Western weakness has wider implications beyond its immediate unintended consequences, and at a time of increasing danger from the despotic China-Russia-Iran axis, it seems to be afraid to stand by its allies when the going gets tough

News | Israel At War

Netanyahu cancels White House talks on Rafah after U.S. allows cease-fire resolution to pass at U.N.

The U.S. abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a cease-fire through Ramadan, while calling for release of Israeli hostages

Politics | Opinion

Feeble Britain is now letting Hamas win the propaganda war

In a sane universe, the democratic world would pull behind Israel until the war is won

Politics | Opinion

Opinion: Why antisemitism and anti-Zionism are so deeply intertwined

The holiday of Purim, celebrated by Jews around the world this weekend, tells a story of ancient antisemitism that has remained sadly relevant, writes Rabbi Avi Weiss.

News | News

Jonathan Feldstein: My Traumatic Yet Joyous Homecoming to Israel

Jonathan Feldstein: My Traumatic Yet Joyous Homecoming to Israel Coming home to Israel after a trip overseas to anywhere, for any length of time, is always emotional.   Choking back tears, in a matter of minutes I see the coast, cities with countless

News | Antisemitism Watch

Why do stars Billie Eilish and Mark Ruffalo support lynching Jews?

Billie Eilish, Mark Ruffalo, Ava du Vernay and others all favor wearing pins that commemorate the lynching of two Jews in Ramallah. Why do they get away with it?

Politics | Opinion

The Red-Right-Hand Apologists

The Jewish people do not “see things differently.” We see things as they are. It’s the benefit of being an eternal people. So we don’t need to play the postmodernist's

Politics | Politics

Trump: 'Only a fool' wouldn't have responded to Oct. 7th like Israel did | World Israel News

Former president defends Israel's response to October 7th invasion - but urges Jewish state to 'finish it up' and 'get to peace.'

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Israel alone - Melanie Phillips

Weep for America. In my article here last week, I wrote that America was abandoning Israel. Today, the Biden administration wrote its name in the annals of infamy by openly joining the axis of evil against those defending civilisation.

Politics | Politics

WATCH: Hezbollah attacking Iron Dome batteries in northern Israel

Fmr. IDF Special Forces Cmdr. Lt. Col. (Res.) Doron Avital breaks down the current status of fighting on the Israel-Lebanon border after Hezbollah targeted Iron Dome batteries.

Politics | Politics

Israel nixes US Rafah talks as Washington allows UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire | The Times of Israel

Tensions between countries appear to reach new high as US refuses to veto motion; Jerusalem says American decision harms war effort, attempts to free hostages

News | News

Steve Kramer – Western leaders are throwing their brains out the window

Steve Kramer – Western leaders are throwing their brains out the window Why are today’s political leaders in Washington, and others outside of the US, against Israel’s imperative to wipe out Hamas? The US, Germany, et al are strongly discouragin

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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Mar. 24, 2024

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Mar. 24, 2024 Jews around the world have just heard how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from annihilation over 2,000 years ago. This week, the positive Israeli news is full of the achievements of Israeli wo

Politics | Politics

Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad rips Chuck Schumer over his criticism of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad slammed Sen. Chuck Schumer for abandoning Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and meddling in Israeli politics amid the Jewish State's war of survival with Hamas.

News | Interesting Stories

PM tells Blinken Rafah op is inevitable; secretary warns him Israel risks isolation | The Times of Israel

Top US diplomat meets with Netanyahu, Gantz, reportedly tells war cabinet Israel's security, international standing also in danger without a 'day after' plan for Gaza

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Purim and the Betrayal of American Jewry - Chabad

Jews feel that Western liberalism has abandoned them. This has happened before. This is what the Purim story can teach us.

Politics | Opinion

The American betrayal of Israel

Astoundingly, the US is feeding its beleaguered ally to its enemies

Politics | Politics

Biden has officially, publicly and formally turned on Israel | World Israel News

Biden also appeared to suggest that he might pull offensive weapons from Israel’s resupply package.

Politics | Politics

House Republicans mulling Netanyahu invite to Congress after Schumer snub | World Israel News

Senate Majority leader reportedly refused Israeli premier’s request to speak to Senate Democrats, but House Republicans say they may invite Netanyahu to address Congress.

Politics | Politics

Democrats press Biden to push 'bold' plan for Palestinian state | World Israel News

Democratic senators push Biden for unilateral recognition of Palestinian state.

Politics | Opinion

Biden is risking the Jewish vote

Presidents who turn on Israel have always ended up in failure and defeat.

News | News Items

Israeli hostages in Gaza face daily threat of sexual violence by Hamas

Hamas used rape as a weapon on Oct. 7 and continues to violate hostages. These are facts. We as a country have to decide what we will do about it.

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Michael Oren – On the Loneliness of the Jews

Michael Oren – On the Loneliness of the Jews A shorter version of this article appeared in the Forward. “Outside the rain begins and it may never end.” So opens the Boz Scaggs hit of 1976, later recorded by Rita Coolidge and Frankie Valli. It co

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Biden to pressure Israel on alternatives to Rafah op

The U.S. is trying to avoid a clash over the last Hamas stronghold • Most Israelis support a Rafah offensive.

Politics | Opinion

Israel has become a partisan issue. Do American Jews care?

While Trump is impatient for a complete victory over Hamas, Biden and Schumer wave the white flag in their party’s civil war against Democrats who loathe the Jewish state.

News | News

WATCH: Hamas sells humanitarian aid from abroad to Gaza civilians

As billions of dollars of aid is being poured into Gaza, Hamas is stealing the aid then reselling it to make a profit.

Politics | Politics

Report: Biden to Allow Hamas-linked Contractor to Participate in Gaza Pier

The Biden Administration is preparing to allow a Hamas-linked contractor to earn millions from the construction of a floating port off Gaza.

Politics | Campus Watch

Berkeley Is a Safe Space for Hate

Thuggish intimidation of Jewish students and teachers is the new normal as leftist brownshirts topple once-heralded free speech bastion

Politics | Opinion

Why wasn’t October 7 prevented? Time to look to the West

Even if it is possible that they didn’t know the exact date of the attack, it’s still reasonable to ask for soul-searching in the West and among Western allies about why Oct. 7 wasn’t prevented.

Politics | Opinion

Shattered

There is no word in the psychological lexicon for what happened on Oct. 7 or the new world in which Israelis now live. But “shattered” comes closer than “trauma.”

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Israeli officials blast new Biden admin sanctions over 'settler violence'

Gush Etzion Regional Council mayor calls the sanctions "another scandalous decision from the chairman of Joe Biden's election campaign."

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Biden admin reportedly delaying arms shipments to Israel

U.S. officials claimed there is no change in policy or any deliberate slowdown in delivering promised military aid.

News | Israel At War

Netanyahu: Israel will not cave to demands Hamas survive

The PM called out the international community's moral blindness, asking, "Is your memory so short?"

News | Israel At War

All Rafah terrorists must be purged

The only path to victory for Israel in this fight hinges on uprooting Hamas from Rafah.

News | News

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Mar. 18, 2024

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Mar. 18, 2024 The abbreviation JDI and Just Do It! are trademarks of the products of a well-known company, but they have entered the English language to mean “Get on with it” and “Don’t

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Biden's 'Trojan pier' for Gaza

The pier is not temporary or about delivering aid, it's about giving the terrorists a permanent gateway to the world.

News | Articles By Me

Hard Facts About "Tough Love" - Joshua Namm

What part of "sovereign nation" do Democrats not understand?

Politics | Politics

‘We also have a Red Line’: Netanyahu Approves Plan for Rafah Operation | United with Israel

'The IDF is prepared for the operation and to evacuate the [civilian] population,' Says Netanyahu.

Politics | Politics

Schumer faces backlash from centrist Jewish orgs over Netanyahu remarks | World Israel News

Schumer’s remarks were 'profoundly disappointing and concerning,' stated the executive vice president of the Orthodox Union.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

‘We Should Salute Them’: Hezbollah Leader Expresses Gratitude for American Anti-Israel Activists

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday praised Americans who are putting pressure on US President Joe Biden to limit support for Israel because they are helping the Lebanese terrorist group's cause. "Today, what many people demonstrating in Americ

News | Jewish Community

The west’s abandonment of the Jews - Melanie Phillips

With every day that passes, it becomes ever clearer that western civilisation is no longer civilised.

News | News

Jonathan Sacks – On Jewish Character PEKUDEI

Jonathan Sacks – On Jewish Character PEKUDEI Pekudei has sometimes been called “The Accountant’s Parsha”, because that is how it begins, with the audited accounts of the money and materials donated to the Sanctuary. It is the Torah’s way of

News | News

The Problem With A Gaza Ceasefire

As the Biden administration and the terminally misinformed and under-educated of the GenZ and Millennial generations push for a ceasefire between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza, two glaring truths seem to be falling through the cracks;

Politics | The Left

The left’s sickening betrayal of Israeli women

Hamas’s mass rape of Jewish women is being cruelly erased from history.

Politics | Campus Watch

Berkeley’s Jews Show Some Spine

In the late 1950s, the University of California, Berkeley started cracking down on campus politicking. By the ’60s, this effort almost became a total ban. The backlash congealed into the

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CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 14, 2024

CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 14, 2024 Cyber decacorn Wiz acquiring Gem Security for $350 million. Israeli startup Gem, which has developed a Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) platform, has raised $34 million to date. Rea

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Steve Kramer – Blame Hamas!

Steve Kramer – Blame Hamas! Does it seem that the “whole world” is castigating Israel for defending itself from the Hamas Muslim jihadists who barbarously attacked it on October 7? Not to mention retaliating against the 11,000+ of rockets Hamas

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Biden’s Alienating Strategy

Joe Biden is used to talking to Israel-skeptics who insist their beef isn’t with the Israeli people but with their government, and claim that their resentment isn’t aimed at the

News | News

HOWARD EPSTEIN: OF MORONS AND OXYMORONS

HOWARD EPSTEIN: OF MORONS AND OXYMORONS Whilst it might be indecorous – but not necessarily inaccurate – to call the prime minister of Turkey a moron, certainly he is, no doubt unwittingly, given to the oxymoron. That term is, I am sure, famil

Politics | The Left

The Left shows its chilling true face by refusing to accept Jews feel intimidated


If it wasn’t bad enough that some on the Left have questioned whether the rapes, murders, beheadings and child killings of October 7 actually happened, now Jewish people who have said that they feel too intimidated to go into central London at the weekend during the pro-Palestinian protests are being similarly gaslit.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Massive Increase In Hamas Disinformation Aimed Directly At Its Supporters In The United States

“We are witnessing a massive ramp-up in Hamas disinformation in its 11th hour, directly wired into its supporters in the United States."

News | News

Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state

Palestine Action said the slashing and spray painting aimed to "highlight Britain's historic and current role in the colonization of Palestine which roots back to the Balfour declaration."

News | Interesting Stories

PURE EVIL: What we’re seeing are not just protests against Israel | World Israel News

We are witnessing an ugly and ominous recrudescence of an extremely evil chapter in human history.

News | News

Lia Baram – My Recent Photos from Kfar Saba Israel

Lia Baram – My Recent Photos from Kfar Saba Israel Lia is eleven years old and loves taking photos of her environment. Enjoy her latest ones.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Jewish students flee after angry crowd throws juice, tears flyers at UK university

Students at the University of Exeter fled after a heated debate broke out with pro-Palestinian students, leading to their flyers ripped up and juice thrown at them and the Israeli flag they held.

News | News

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israeli Women from Army Major to City Mayor

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israeli Women from Army Major to City Mayor Israel’s once-in-every-five-years municipal elections coincided last week with the country’s five-month war in Gaza. Each were (and are) covered widely in the press, but separately.

History | Archeology

Rare coin engraved with the name 'Eleazar the Priest' found in Judean Desert

Bar Kochba Revolt-era coin discovered along with three others and dated to 132 CE; Israel Antiquities Authority seeks volunteers for 10-day March dig in Judean caves.

Politics | Politics

White House exploring how to force Netanyahu out - report | The Times of Israel

Growing frustration with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s handling of the ongoing war in Gaza has led US officials to explore what can be done to force the collapse of his government, according to an unconfirmed US news report.

News | News

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Mar. 10, 2024

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Mar. 10, 2024 Five months after Oct 7, Israel is certainly Up and Running – even stronger than before.  Residents have returned to battered communities in the south and rehabilitation hospitals and charit

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Elder Of Ziyon - Biden parrots Hamas propaganda in State of the Union speech

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Joe Biden: The Hostage President

In the weeks leading up to President Biden’s State of the Union address, aid packages to two of our allies, each in the middle of a war they didn’t start,

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Just WOW: Biden's DAMNING Hot Mic Moment After SOTU Shows What He REALLY Thinks About Israel (Watch)

 Biden said a lot of things last night during his SOTU.

Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Biden administration shifts tone, calls Israeli ministers ‘obstacle’ to Gaza aid

“The convoy last week really encapsulated the frustration by the White House and much of Congress, especially Democrats,” the Atlantic Council’s Jonathan Panikoff told JNS.

Miscellaneous | Resources

The Case Against UNRWA

THE CASE AGAINST UNRWA How UN schools use our tax money to teach Palestinian children to hate and kill Jews  Posts Videos Social Media Reports UN WATCH LIVE EVENT International Summit for a Future Beyond UNRWA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mazb9Iiwiw&a

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Why the left must lie about Hamas and rape

Journalists and those who post on social media deny the atrocities of Oct. 7 because of the false narrative about Israel being a “settler-colonial” state that enables antisemitism.

News | News

Jonathan Sacks : God’s Shadow VAYAKHEL

Jonathan Sacks: God’s Shadow VAYAKHEL In Vayakhel we meet, for the second time, the man who became the symbol of the artist in Judaism, a man by the name of Betzalel. Then Moses said to the Israelites, “Know that the Lord has chosen Betzalel son of Ur

News | Antisemitism Watch

Utah: Cidery denies antisemitism after banning 'Zionists'

Utah is investigating a cidery that declared ‘No Zionists Allowed.’

News | Antisemitism Watch

The scapegoating of Israel

Humanitarian aid has become the blood libel of the day.

News | News

The Sacks Conversation: Israel: Message from the Daughter of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The Sacks Conversation: Israel: Message from the Daughter of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks        

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CTECH: Israel’s latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 7, 2024

CTECH: Israel’s latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 7, 2024 CrowdStrike acquiring cyber startup Flow Security in $200 million deal. Founded in 2021, the Israeli startup, which develops a cloud data runtime security solution, has raised just $13

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UNPACKED: Watch – What Do These 6 Chants REALLY Mean?

UNPACKED: Watch – What Do These 6 Chants REALLY Mean? These 6 popular chants are often heard at pro-Palestinian protests, but many people remain unaware of what they actually mean. We’re covering each slogan’s history and meaning on Toda

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Koolulam & Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa with Rita | A tribute event to the heroines of the war

Koolulam & Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa with Rita | A tribute event to the heroines of the war Koolulam is a social-musical initiative aimed at strengthening the fabric of society. Koolulam brings people together from all walks of life to do one thing:

News | Fun With Islam

Election Jihad: Islamic Groups are Hijacking Our Elections

A Freedom Center report exposes the threat and shows how we can fight back.

News | News

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Meanwhile on Israel’s Home Front: Internal Arab Mayhem

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Meanwhile on Israel’s Home Front: Internal Arab Mayhem Since Oct. 7, Israel’s Arab sector has been quiet. At least verbally. Unfortunately, not so much regarding internal violence. For the past several years, Israeli Arabs hav

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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel 3/3/24

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel 3/3/24 Not even a war can stop Israel from building on its 75 years of success in rebuilding a Jewish State. Israel continues to build up its basket of subsidized medical treatments, create new remedies for glo

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Israel HaYom: A moving tribute: Commemorating the fallen canines of the Gaza war

Israel HaYom: A moving tribute: Commemorating the fallen canines of the Gaza war Each of the city’s dog parks will be named after one of the dogs – and inside the park a sign will be placed showing a picture of each dog and their name. By  Yaron

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - Israel Belongs to the Jews (Judean Rose)

The Jews aren't white people who came back to Israel from Europe. There has been a continuous Jewish presence in the Holy Land, the Land of Israel.

News | News

Jonathan Sacks Between Truth and Peace KI TISSA

Jonathan Sacks Between Truth and Peace KI TISSA Ki Tissa tells of one of the most shocking moments of the forty years in the wilderness. Less than six weeks after the greatest revelation in the history of religion – Israel’s encounter with God at Moun

Politics | Politics

US Treasury Secretary tells Israel to bring back Palestinian workers

Israeli ministers are concerned with the security problem posed by re-issuing work permits to Palestinians. 

News | Interesting Stories

Biden warns Israel not to interfere with Hamas stealing aid

Hamas, much like the Houthis and the Taliban, appropriate aid, resells it, and deliberately causes famines to profit from them.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

From Seinfeld to Ben-Gvir, Antisemites Attack Jews | The Caroline Glick Show In-Focus

Jewish businesses or anybody who supports Israel in any way are being attacked across the world by far-left and Islamist mobs. Is this causing an awakening a...

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 28, 2024

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 28, 2024 Exodigo adds $105 million in new funding to modernize underground mapping. Combining multiple types of powerful sensors, 3D imaging, cloud computing simulations and a proprietary AI platform

Politics | Opinion

Too Soon? Introducing the Lighter Side of Self-Immolation

 Welcome to the lighter side of self-immolation, and I don't mean the age-old debate between the classic sturdiness of a Zippo vs. the disposable convenience of a Bic.

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HOWARD EPSTEIN: FAILING TO LEARN FROM HISTORY

HOWARD EPSTEIN: FAILING TO LEARN FROM HISTORY What we learn from history is that we just don’t learn the lessons of history. There are countless examples, but here are two that should have prevented the 7 October Massacre. The Russian dictator, Stalin,

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London Police: ‘From River to Sea’ Projected on Big Ben ‘Not Criminal Offense’

London’s Metropolitan Police Department is aware that “from the river to the sea” ...

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel’s (Post-)War Surprises: Peace Signings

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel’s (Post-)War Surprises: Peace Signings Given the Hamas atrocities on Oct. 7 and after, any talk of a peace treaty with the Palestinians, especially one including a Palestinian State, seems to most Israelis to be an illusi

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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 25, 2024

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 25, 2024 In Israel, we’re slowly seeing the country emerge from one of the darkest times since the Holocaust. Evacuees are returning to their homes in the South as the threat from terrorists in Gaza i

Politics | Politics

Biden Admin Won’t Say if West Bank Sanctions Apply to Jews Living in Jerusalem

The Biden administration will not say if its decision to impose sanctions on Israelis it accuses of committing human rights abuses in the West Bank will apply to those living in Jerusalem, leaving open the possibility that Jews living in Israel's capital

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Are American Jews Prepared for the Return of History?

Probably the most famous line from the HBO series True Detective is: “Time is a flat circle.” The line, spoken by Det. Rust Cohle (played by Matthew McConaughey) in the

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UNPACKED: Watch “From the River to the Sea”, Explained

UNPACKED: Watch “From the River to the Sea”, Explained What does the slogan “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” really mean? What are the historical and geographic roots of the phrase and the practical implications of its r

Music | Music

Bob Dylan & Israel, The Neighborhood Bully

It may not be his best song, but Dylan’s 1983 song about Israel is surprisingly resonant today.

News | News

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 21, 2024

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 21, 2024 Back to New York: Who’s who at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech 2024 conference. The best of Israel’s dynamic high-tech industry and American business leaders will come together on March 4th

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Honest Reporting – Watch: A Blockade Is Not an Occupation

Honest Reporting – Watch: A Blockade Is Not an Occupation The people claiming that Gaza is still occupied by Israel are horribly mistaken. The truth is that Israel doesn’t even provide most of the resources that these claims are based on. Stil

Politics | Opinion

Goodbye Candace Owens

A statement by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

News | News

PODCAST | Voting ‘Present' On Condemning Rape & Sexual Assault?

Before we get into the meat of this America's Third Watch segment, I just had to comment on the absolute abdication of humanity exercised by US Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in her “present” vote addressing Hamas' use of rape and sexual assault

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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 18, 2024

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 18, 2024 Future proof is when something has been designed to anticipate and minimize the effects of unwanted future events.  This could apply to so many Israeli achievements and even to its current war aga

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Judaism’s Approach to Redeeming Hostages: It’s Complicated

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Judaism’s Approach to Redeeming Hostages: It’s Complicated Pidyon shvuyim: ransoming hostages. Is this the “highest Jewish value” as many have recently claimed? Not quite. A survey of Judaism’s pronouncements conveys a c

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Yoseph Haddad: Living as a Christian Arab in Israel

Yoseph Haddad: Living as a Christian Arab in Israel Visegrad24 presents an in-depth series covering the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. This comprehensive series features on-the-ground interviews, bringing firsthand insights from a diverse range of voices,

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RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT TRUMA: HOW TO LIVE IN THE Divine PRESENCE OF THE SHECHINA

RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT TRUMA: HOW TO LIVE IN THE Divine PRESENCE OF THE SHECHINA RAV KOOK ON PARSHAT TRUMA: HOW TO LIVE IN THE DIVINE PRESENCE OF THE SHECHINA “דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תּ

Politics | Politics

Biden Shields Palestinians from Deportation, Vows to Give Them U.S. Jobs

President Joe Biden is shielding Palestinians in the United States from deportation while authorizing DHS to loosen work requirements.

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This Muslim Israeli Woman Is the Future of the Middle East

This Muslim Israeli Woman Is the Future of the Middle East Lucy Aharish is one of the most prominent television broadcasters in Israel—and the very first Arab Muslim news presenter on mainstream Hebrew-language Israeli television. Born and raised in a s

Politics | Politics

Rep. Rashida Tlaib refuses to condemn rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas

Far-left Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) was the only member of the House who declined to vote Wednesday for a resolution condemning the rape and sexual violence that Hamas leaders ordered members of …

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Steve Kramer – How Israel is Vilified

Steve Kramer – How Israel is Vilified President Biden, a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” insists that Hamas must be rewarded for its genocidal war against Israelis with a state of its own, a State of Palestine. [See

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 14, 2024

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 14, 2024   HR unicorn HiBob acquiring British payroll platform Pento for $40 million. Pento focuses on real-time payroll systems and boasts a client base of over 400 businesses. HiBob raised $15

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Howard Epstein – AS THE IVORY TOWERS COLLAPSE

Howard Epstein – AS THE IVORY TOWERS COLLAPSE Ah. Life at uni. Idyllic and carefree. One’s time at university is supposed to offer the last years of carefree existence before entering the bear-pit of working life. As they say, in the world of the

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Tsvi Bisk – Eurovision for Israel

Tsvi Bisk – Eurovision for Israel The upcoming 2024 Eurovision presents supporters of Israel, and decent people everywhere, to score a minor, albeit very satisfying, triumph over the Jihadi fanatics, academic hypocrites, and leftist antisemites now

Politics | Politics

There's An 'Impeachment Bomb' Against Trump Buried in the Ukraine Funding Bill

 "Back in 2019, Democrats articulated a novel theory of impeachment, based on Trump’s refusal to spend money from the USAI—Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative," Vance wrote in a piece for The American Conservative.

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Today Unpacked: Watch-5 Alternative Peace Plans for Israel and Palestine

Today Unpacked: Watch-5 Alternative Peace Plans for Israel and Palestine Is the Two State Solution the best solution for the Israel Palestine conflict?  We explore 5 alternative peace plans for Israel and Palestine that are rarely discussed.    

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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 11, 2024

This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 11, 2024 The photo (TY Sharon) is of Sabra fruit growing on prickly pear cacti in the Jerusalem sunshine last week. Israelis are called after the sabra because they are thought to be prickly on the outside

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Who Was the Worst Leader in Jewish History? Not Bibi

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Who Was the Worst Leader in Jewish History? Not Bibi The title of this essay does not raise a question that is merely academic; it can offer insight into an important contemporary issue. Last month, former Knesset Speaker Avraham

Politics | Politics

White House Takes Heat for Courting Pro-Hamas Activist

The White House is under fire from Jewish groups for meeting with an Arab-American activist who has praised Hamas and other terrorist groups, and who claimed American lawmakers have been "bought" by the "Zionist lobby."

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Tel Aviv Univ. 1 of every 3 Reservists on Campus is a Woman

Tel Aviv Univ. 1 of every 3 Reservists on Campus is a Woman 6,657 TAU students were called up for reserve duty in the Oct. 7 war; 2,228 (34%) of them are women. Tel Aviv University, with almost 30,000 students, is Israel’s largest and most diverse u

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Anti-Judaism becomes a protected characteristic

A tribunal ruling has effectively declared open season on Jewish students

Politics | Politics

60% of Israelis support total victory against Hamas even if not all hostages are returned | World Israel News

Only 5% of Israelis said they thought the Palestinian Authority should rule Gaza after the war. 

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HOWARD EPSTEIN: ANOTHER LAW FOR EVERYONE ELSE….

HOWARD EPSTEIN: ANOTHER LAW FOR EVERYONE ELSE…. The war imposed on Israel by the egregiously vile atrocities of 7 October 2023 is not the first, nor will it be the last, example of a sovereign nation seeking to suppress a terrorist entity and having to

News | Israel/Jewish Community

Former Head of Human Rights Watch SO Mad Israel Is Creating a Buffer Zone in Gaza, Gets Lesson As to WHY

 Meet Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch and current visiting professor at Princeton.

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 6, 2024

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