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Undercover in the World of Radical Islam | Aish

Posing as an Arab, Zvi Yehezkeli infiltrated terror hotbeds throughout the Middle East, Europe, and America, revealing how jihad spreads and why the West still misreads it.

News | Interesting Stories

Israel unveils new Iron Beam laser system amid record breaking defense sales | Fox News

Israel becomes the world's eighth-largest arms exporter with a record $15 billion in sales in 2024, selling battle-tested weapons to Europe, India and other nations.

History | Archeology

Israel finds evidence of Maccabean battlefield in Jerusalem

The site is widely identified with the ancient village of Bet Zecharia, where the Seleucid army and the forces of Judah Maccabee clashed in what is known as the fifth Maccabean battle.

History | Archeology

Hasmonean wall uncovered in Tower of David sheds light on Maccabean period

Calling it "a dream come true," the museum's director Eilat Lieber says the Kishle site will become the Schulich Wing for Archaeology, Art and Innovation.

News | Antisemitism Watch

‘After what happened to my generation, I hoped we’d moved past anti-Jewish racism’

Nine centenarian Holocaust survivors share stories from the past – and fears for the future – at the German embassy

Politics | Opinion

The West is sleepwalking into a Jewish exodus.

The West will not lose its Jews in one dramatic moment. It will lose them through a slow drip of insult, a steady rise in fear, and a growing sense of no longer belonging.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Elder Of Ziyon - Dear Paul Simon: You Lent Your Name to a Killer's Cause (Judean Rose)

Paul Simon signed a letter supporting Marwan Barghouti’s release. This column explains Barghouti’s murders and why Simon’s stance is so troubling.

News | News

Algemeiner News: Fatah and Palestinian Authority Celebrate Terrorist Mass Murderers on School Books

Algemeiner News: Fatah and Palestinian Authority Celebrate Terrorist Mass Murderers on School Books by Nan Jacques Zilberdik Algemeiner News Service As part of its “national and moral responsibility towards its student members,” the student movement o

News | Interesting Stories

Florida designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations | World Israel News

DeSantis said the Muslim Brotherhood aims to build a worldwide Islamic caliphate and noted that CAIR was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator.

News | Interesting Stories

US mulling gradual 2-year disarmament process for Hamas | World Israel News

Israel concerned the Trump administration may be prepared to endorse plans from Turkey and Qatar to allow for a gradual two-year disarming of Hamas - a move Israel fears would enable the terror group to ultimately retain its arsenal.

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 9, 2025

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 9, 2025 Mobileye lays off 200 employees; Company’s shares down more than 40% this year. The 4% cross-department cuts come even after reporting stronger revenue and rising demand for autonomous-

History | History

The Seven Days that Shatter the 'Nakba' Myth

A day-by-day look at the first week after the 1947 partition vote reveals Arab-initiated violence that shatters the modern 'Nakba' narrative.

Politics | Debunking Lies

The Vermont Hate Crime Fantasy Sweeping the Nation

Who in the world wishes for a hate crime in their community? Apparently, Vermont elected officials do. The story of a hate crime that wasn't.

News | News

Jonathan Feldstein: The War is Not Over and There is No Peace

Jonathan Feldstein: The War is Not Over and There is No Peace You can be forgiven for thinking that the war is over in Israel and peace has broken out. Since President Trump’s October ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, countless reports and headli

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Michael Oren: Should Israel Pardon Netanyahu to Save Itself?

Michael Oren: Should Israel Pardon Netanyahu to Save Itself? Clarity with Michael Oren Ending Netanyahu’s corruption trial would mean an admission of guilt and could be the end of his political life. Back in 2019, while serving as a deputy government mi

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Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 7, 2025

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 7, 2025 Israelis are known for their fast response to incidents, threats and opportunities. This week’s Positive newsletter reports on how quick Israeli startups were to integrate thei

News | Antisemitism Watch

The boycott of Eurovision exposes the racism of the Israel-bashers

It’s undeniable now: bigotry, hypocrisy and double standards are the fuel of today’s anti-Israel mania.

News | News

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Void in Our News Diet

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Void in Our News Diet We all accept that “news” is what happened yesterday (or this morning). However, as with many other conventional wisdoms, there’s more to it than that. As an example, if astronomers found a gigantic

Politics | Politics

Tucker Carlson Sparks Outrage with Latest Anti-Israel Tirade | United with Israel

Carlson framed Israel as a “tiny, irrelevant country” that “orders around” the United States while accusing American lawmakers of being beholden to Jewish organizations.

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Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs – DAILY ALERT

Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs – DAILY ALERT In-Depth Issues:   Netanyahu: Agreement with Syrians Possible with “a Good Spirit and Understanding” (Prime Minister’s Office) Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu s

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Sabine Sterk: Crisis in Pro Israel Advocacy

Sabine Sterk: Crisis in Pro Israel Advocacy The Real Crisis in Pro-Israel Advocacy Isn’t the Message. It’s the Lack of Unity.” For more than eleven years, Time To Stand Up For Israel (TTSUFI) has worked day and night to defend Israel, correct misinf

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

‘Dead on Arrival’: Inside the Breakdown of Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire and Hamas’s Resurgent Control

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased …

Politics | Opinion

Et Tu America? For Israel, No Ally Is Forever - Joshua Namm

There has been a lot of serious discussion recently about America’s role in the recent agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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TAU: Over 75% of Arab Israelis support an Arab party joining the coalition

TAU: Over 75% of Arab Israelis support an Arab party joining the coalition New study by the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University assesses public sentiment among Arab citizens of Israel in the aftermath of the “Iron Swords” war   A comprehensive

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Michael Oren: A State Commission is an Absolute Necessity

Michael Oren: A State Commission is an Absolute Necessity Clarity with Michael Oren Beyond the coalition’s judicial reform plan and even more than the Gaza War in its final phases, the question of the October 7 inquiry will divide the state as never bef

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Sheldon Schreter: Calling Bibi’s Bluff, for the Sake of the Country

Sheldon Schreter: Calling Bibi’s Bluff, for the Sake of the Country Israel is intensively debating Prime Minister Netanyahu’s request for a Presidential pardon. I agree completely with the critics of this “request”, in terms of its transparent obj

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 2 2025

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Dec. 2 2025   Secretive Israeli startup Moonshot Space raises $12M, unveils electric launcher for hypersonic and orbital missions. Led by an Iron Dome veteran, JFrog co-founder and ex–Foreign Minis

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TAU: Study of 500 Combat Soldiers Finds Computerized Attention Training Can Significantly Reduce (PTSD)

TAU: Study of 500 Combat Soldiers Finds Computerized Attention Training Can Significantly Reduce (PTSD) Joint study by Tel Aviv University, the IDF Medical Corps, and the U.S. Department of Defense   New Study of 500 Combat Soldiers Finds Computerized At

Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture

‘It’s important that all Israelis, all Jews and the world know who Rani is'

“He deserves to be buried, to be remembered and to be home,” said Shira Gvili, whose brother Ran is the last Israeli hostage being held in Gaza.

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Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025 Several of last week’s positive Israel stories involve circles of one kind or another. How Israel’s IDF Chief of Staff came full circle to attend the wedding of the baby he

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Political Extremism: It’s Not a No-Brainer

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Political Extremism: It’s Not a No-Brainer Few Israelis “cross the lines” from Right to Left (or vice versa) when voting in elections. The question is: why? After the disastrous Oct. 7 massacre and subsequent mass protests a

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David Bedein & Dr. Arnon Groiss: Peace Education Now

David Bedein & Dr. Arnon Groiss: Peace Education Now President Trump’s Gaza peace plan which was adopted by the UN Security Council on November 17, 2025 includes references to a reformed Palestinian Authority that would be able to regain control ove

Miscellaneous | OTHER STUFF

Palestine 36 is an insult to history

A film about Palestinian anti-colonial resistance in the late 1930s is eye-catching, moving and utterly untrue.

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Sabine Sterk: When a Lie Becomes a Cause: The Making of a Modern Myth

Sabine Sterk: When a Lie Becomes a Cause: The Making of a Modern Myth For anyone who has spent a lifetime studying the Middle East,  its archaeology, its religions, its ancient texts, its shifting empire,  the ease with which a historical lie can beco

History | History

Israel: The Founding Fathers and the Promised Land

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States has supported the modern establishment of Israel as a democratic alliance and, more recently, as an economic partner.

News | News

UN Watch 2025 Year in Review

UN Watch 2025 Year in Review   Oxford Union Debate: Hillel Neuer Calls Out Iran Regime Opponent for Complicity with Crimes “Mr. Mohajerani, will you renounce your support for the Fatwa against author Salman Rushdie?” At a recent Oxford Union deba

Politics | Politics

The full text of Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza

The plan is designed to bring an immediate end to the war if Hamas accepts the proposal

Politics | Politics

Full text of the US resolution for Gaza approved by the UN Security Council

UN Resolution 2803 places Donald Trump in control of Gaza and, using vague language, says if certain targets are met there could be a pathway to the creation of a Palestinian state

News | News

Michael Oren: After the Ruins Rebuilding Israel’s foreign relations cannot wait

Michael Oren: After the Ruins Rebuilding Israel’s foreign relations cannot wait Clarity with Michael Oren The ruins of Gaza could serve as a metaphor for the state of Israel’s foreign relations. After two years of brutal, complex, and controversia

Politics | Opinion

This Is A War Against The Jewish People

We are not facing a “wave of antisemitism” or a “troubling trend,” but a full-scale war on the Jewish people, multi-front, coordinated, ideological, cultural...

Politics | Debunking Lies

X’s new location feature unmasks pro-Hamas disinformation network

"The Gaza Lie. Exposed," Israel's Foreign Ministry calls the revelation after fake “Gazan” accounts were revealed to be operating from Pakistan to the U.K.

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

Trump’s WH Meeting with Mamdani Was Not Statesmanship — It Was Surrender

  There are political disappointments, and then there are political betrayals so jarring, so utterly confounding, that they leave even the most seasoned observers questioning whether the ground beneath them has shifted. President Donald Trump’s warm, uncr

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Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025 This week’s photo (TY Sharon) is of the Alon Ohel “hostage” piano in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park. Alon Ohel is now back home, and even with one eye in a patch he is

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Israel issued more than 220,000 gun licenses since Oct. 7

Eli Tahar, who lost two sons and a brother, received a permit in a ceremony that marked a more than doubling of personal firearms in the country.

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Mess Media’s Role in Israel’s Post-Oct. 7 PTSD Problem

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Mess Media’s Role in Israel’s Post-Oct. 7 PTSD Problem As I wrote last week (https://israelseen.com/prof-sam-lehman-wilzig-the-silent-oct-7-disaster-epigenetics/), Israel’s post-war PTSD problem involves civilians and no

News | News

Sabine Sterk: Inventing a Nation: How a Modern Narrative Buried Ancient Truth

Sabine Sterk: Inventing a Nation: How a Modern Narrative Buried Ancient Truth How does a narrative with no historical foundation become the world’s favorite “truth”? How did an identity that barely existed a few generations ago transform into a glob

News | Israel At War

Israeli officials say only a major operation can dismantle Hezbollah

The IDF is also preparing for the possibility of several days of fighting, during which Israeli civilians could come under rocket fire.

News | News

Mamdani: Nefesh B’Nefesh event at New York synagogue promotes 'violation of international law'

The mayor-elect’s statement comes as he also sought to distance himself from anti-Israel protesters who demonstrated outside the synagogue event

News | Interesting Stories

Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah rebuilding ‘Axis of Resistance’: Report | World Israel News

Israel prepares for simultaneous threats from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria as regional enemies rebuild.

News | Interesting Stories

Mossad foils Hamas terror networks in Europe | World Israel News

Israel worked with several European security agencies to arrest operatives and seize weapons caches.

News | Interesting Stories

Antisemitic mob calls for 'death' at NYC synagogue protest | World Israel News

Pro-Hamas demonstrators harass Jews trying to enter Manhattan synagogue with antisemitic insults and calls to annihilate the State of Israel as local Israel supporters hold counter rally.

Health & Fitness | Health

Scientists create 'immune-activating' molecule to help the body fight cancer | The Times of Israel

Using AI and big data, Weizmann Institute researchers build MiTEs, or natural killer/T-cell Enhancers, to combat cancers, 5 months after Iranian missile attack destroyed their lab

Politics | Opinion

Trump’s UN victory is a path to a stalemate in Gaza

Though Palestinian statehood remains a non-starter, the U.S. scheme is likely to result in part of the coastal enclave remaining in the hands of Hamas, not usher in an era of peace.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Sa'ar: PA nearly doubled payments to terrorists in 2025

Ramallah has already committed $214 million in 2025, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

Trump Gaza ceasefire shields Hamas resurgence

Trump's transactional approach to Gaza ceasefire grants Hamas immunity from Israeli military action while terrorist group rebuilds command structure and rearms.

Politics | Opinion

On the Israel-Gaza border, only one path to peace: eliminate Hamas

What happened in Israel's border communities on Oct. 7 was the predictable result of leaving heavily armed ideologues embedded minutes from Israeli homes. Two years later, the threat remains.

Politics | American Politics

Is Saudi Arabia taking Trump for a ride - by Nachum Kaplan

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pocketed major concessions from Washington while offering little more than a carefully crafted ambiguity in return.

Politics | Debunking Lies

Judea & Samaria: The "Settler Violence" Lie

Here we go again, another recycled media lie, another blood libel against proud Jews who dare to defend their homes. The truth is simple: there would be no n...

News | Interesting Stories

Israel hits Hamas 'terrorist targets' in Gaza in latest ceasefire violation

The Israel Defense Forces struck Hamas "terrorist targets" in Gaza on Wednesday following the latest ceasefire violation threatening Israeli troops.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

You can chant "peace" all you want, but Hamas won’t disarm

There’s a superstition in Western diplomacy: say the word “peace” enough times, and it will magically appear—like Beetlejuice. Repeat it in press releases, tuck it into UN resolutions, print it in headlines, and somehow, political physics will bend itself into reality. Speak of a “peace agreement,” insist one exists, and hope the incantation alone makes it true.

Politics | Opinion

Farewell to the Abraham Accords

MBS’s White House visit marked a return to normalcy in the Middle East, and a U.S. pivot toward China

News | Interesting Stories

Amid talk of its disarmament, Hamas said stockpiling advanced arms abroad | The Times of Israel

Amid growing talk that the United States may forgo the demand for the disarmament of Hamas for now, the Kan public broadcaster reports that the Palestinian terror group has begun amassing advanced weapons abroad, in hopes of smuggling them in the future.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Wikipedia’s Antisemitism

A coordinated assault is injecting anti-Jewish and anti-Israel content into Wikipedia articles.

News | The UN

UN official for violence against women falsely claims no independent probe found Oct. 7 rape

Reem Alsalem’s remarks contradict 2024 UN report which found 'reasonable grounds' to believe sexual violence took place in Hamas-led attacks, and even more against hostages in Gaza

Politics | The Left

Zohran Mamdani and the ugly rebirth of the socialism of fools

The bourgeois left’s hatred for Israel is underpinned by an ancient hysteria.

Politics | Opinion

“Palestine” the reckless fantasy state

The Palestinians never wanted a state of their own alongside Israel. Had the Jews lost in 1948, the Arabs of the region would have massacred them and divided

News | News

Israel rejects US-backed call for 'pathway' to Palestinian state

"Israel will not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel," said Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.

News | News

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025 This week’s photo (TY Sharon) is of the International Conference Center in Jerusalem, which recently hosted the World Zionism Conference.   The highlights include An elite ID

News | Interesting Stories

Donald Trump: Hamas must disarm or U.S. will intervene

President Trump said he expected Hamas to decommission its weapons as stipulated in the negotiated peace agreement, or the U.S. would step in.

News | News

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Silent Oct. 7 Disaster: Epigenetics

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: The Silent Oct. 7 Disaster: Epigenetics “War is hell.” But it turns out, not only for soldiers and civilian casualties. Psychologists around the world have come to a greater understanding of the traumatic effects of war due to

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Path to Palestinian state ‘may finally be in place,’ American draft of UN resolution says 

“The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence,” per the draft.

News | Interesting Stories

Emily Damari describes children in cages during 471-day Hamas captivity

Former Hamas hostage Emily Damari speaks at Temple Emanu-El about her 471 days in Gaza captivity, sharing her survival story and refusal to be broken.

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2025

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2025 Salesforce acquires one-year-old startup Doti AI for an estimated $100 million. The young Israeli company, founded by former Wix engineers, will bring agentic knowledge discovery tools into Slac

Politics | Trump Administration/Congress

Elder Of Ziyon - JD Vance Calls Israeli Bid for Sovereignty “Weird” and “Very Stupid”

Vance called Israel's sovereignty bill 'weird' and 'very stupid.' Judean Rose asks: by what right does he decide Israel's future?

Politics | American Politics

Al-Sharaa sets Israeli pullout as condition for security pact

The Syrian president said in a newspaper interview that Jerusalem must return to its pre-Dec. 8, 2024, positions for an agreement to be finalized.

News | Interesting Stories

Hamas still has 20,000 fighters, access to rockets and arms, IDF says

Hamas still has some 20,000 fighters and access to thousands of weapons, including missiles that can reach deep within the Jewish state, according to the Israeli military.

Politics | Media Bias

BBC’s Outrageous Anti-Israel Agenda

A shocking new report documents years of BBC misinformation, spreading Hamas propaganda and lies around the world.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Families of fallen IDF troops to US: ‘Don’t be Hamas’s lifeline’

HaGvura‒The Forum for Families of Fallen Heroes urged Washington not to extend a "lifeline" to terrorists trapped in a tunnel in Gaza's south.

Politics | Opinion

The truth about Zionism

As my father, Chaim Herzog, famously declared 50 years ago, Zionism is not racism. It is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people.

News | News

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025 The true value of Israel’s achievements and activities described in these newsletters is priceless. But occasionally, it is important to highlight those that really are good valu

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel-Restrict Voting Rights? Many Democracies Do It!

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Israel-Restrict Voting Rights? Many Democracies Do It! Once again, the issue of ultra-Orthodox army service has become a very hot topic. In fact,  it’s such an emotional issue that Yair Lapid – leader of the Opposition and he

News | Antisemitism Watch

Why Jews Like Me Are Fleeing Britain

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After criticism, Heritage Foundation head vows to call out antisemitism 'even when my friend Tucker Carlson needs challe

The head of the Heritage Foundation in Washington apologizes for hitting out at a “venomous coalition” while defending Tucker Carlson against criticism for hosting an avowed Jew hater on his podcast, and appears to create some daylight between his conservative think tank and the former Fox News host.

News | News

UN Watch Maps Hamas Infiltration of UNRWA, Hundreds Exposed

UN Watch Maps Hamas Infiltration of UNRWA, Hundreds Exposed   In wake of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent recognition that UNRWA is a “subsidiary of Hamas” — and as UNRWA mounts a fierce diplomatic offensive to resurrect its r

Politics | Opinion

Israel Being Stopped from Winning this War

As headlines continue to praise Trump’s Gaza deal as a “breakthrough for peace,” and the Trump administration is submitting a proposal for Gaza, the Middle E...

News | News

Galia Miller Sprung: October 7th and My Personal Journey

Galia Miller Sprung: October 7th and My Personal Journey It’s hard to know what to write while waiting –for the hostages, for the end of the war. For the end of Gaza – maybe. Everything can change before I hit “Save.”  But one date remains

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2025

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 2025 Insight Partners’ Jeff Horing: “The first generation of Israeli founders ran for exits, the new one runs for gold.” The veteran investor warns that Israel’s next wave of innovation succe

News | Interesting Stories

Senior Hamas official says agreement reached with PA on formation of committee to manage Gaza | The Times of Israel

Mousa Abu Marzouk says in an interview with Al Jazeera that Hamas and the Palestinian Authority have come to an agreement regarding the establishment of a temporary committee that will manage the Gaza Strip on behalf of the PA.

Politics | Politics

Seth Moulton Pledged to Return AIPAC Money. So Why Is He Sending Back Less Than Half of It?

Rep. Seth Moulton, who is challenging Sen. Ed Markey (Mass.) for the Democratic nomination, announced in mid-October that he will not accept money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and will return the donations he has received from

News | Interesting Stories

Who should NOT play a role in post-war Gaza: The foxes in charge of the chicken coop? | World Israel News

While everyone is eager to celebrate the successful completion of Phase One, with the return of the Israeli hostages in exchange for 2,000 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists, the rest remains to be seen.

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UN WATCH: Hillel Neuer Exposes UNRWA’s Terror Ties

UN WATCH: Hillel Neuer Exposes UNRWA’s Terror Ties At the Senate in Rome: Hillel Neuer Exposes UNRWA’s Terror Ties News coverage in La Stampa, Radiotelevisione Italiana, Il Riformista, Radio Radicale, Il Tempo & more        &nb

News | Interesting Stories

Jewish Conservatives Revolt After ‘Unfit’ Heritage Head Defends Tucker Carlson’s Embrace of Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes

Tucker Carlson speaks on July 18, 2024, during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum …

News | Articles By Me

What Just Happened? Serious Flaws In Trump's Peace Plan May Be Deadly - Joshua Namm

The Serious, And Potentially Deadly, Flaws Of Trump's Peace Plan

News | News

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025

Michael Ordman: This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 2025 Israelis have been enjoying watching the emotional return of released hostages to their families, friends, and even their pets. But there comes a time when a different kind of reality r

News | Antisemitism Watch

A season of bipartisan betrayal on antisemitism

As Democrats embraced Zohran Mamdani, the Heritage Foundation stood by Tucker Carlson and his platforming of Jew-hatred. There’s a crisis on both sides of the aisle.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

The illusion of Palestinian peace

A new survey reveals that the Oct. 7 massacre is still viewed by most Palestinians not as a tragedy, but as a triumph—proof that peace cannot exist without deep cultural and moral transformation.

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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Always on the Move: The Jewish People’s “Sauce” for Success

Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig: Always on the Move: The Jewish People’s “Sauce” for Success The past two years have seen an increase in the number of Israelis moving overseas. A reason to worry? Hardly. Jews moving from one place to another (even from thei

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Sabine Sterk: Compassion Beyond Borders: Israel Saves Lives

Sabine Sterk: Compassion Beyond Borders: Israel Saves Lives Genocide and apartheid are terms often thrown at Israel in the media and online discourse, yet they are far from the truth. In reality, Israel and its citizens, along with Jewish organizations wo

News | Antisemitism Watch

Heritage Foundation President: 'Don't Cancel Nick Fuentes,' as Stalin Fan Fuentes Tells Jews to ‘Get The F— Out of America

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts said conservatives should not be "canceling" Nick Fuentes, the 27-year-old Hitler and Stalin supporter who said Wednesday that Jews who can’t get behind his world view should "get the fuck out of America and go

Politics | Politics

Trump bars Israel from punishing Hamas over ceasefire violations - report | World Israel News

Israeli plans to restore control over parts of Gaza as punishment for Hamas attacks reportedly shot down by Trump administration.

Politics | POLITICS

Vance Says Israel ‘Not Controlling’ Trump, Fails to Defend Judaism in Response to Antisemitic Comments at Event

A screenshot of a question-and-answer session at the University of Mississippi in Oxford on Oct. 29, 2025, in which US …

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Jonathan Sacks: Our Children Walk on Ahead LECH LECHA

Jonathan Sacks: Our Children Walk on Ahead LECH LECHA The call to Abraham, with which Lech Lecha begins, seems to come from nowhere: “Leave your land, your birthplace, and your father’s house, and go to a land which I will show you.” Nothing has pre

History | History

Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount | The Times of Israel

2,700-year-old fragment of pottery suggests Judeans delayed paying their tributes to the empire, echoing the events described in the book of II Kings

News | Israel Around The World

Mother of freed hostage: ‘Now is time to fulfill Israel’s divine destiny’

This is the moment to "move from a covenant of faith, a people bound together by a history of suffering, to a covenant of destiny," said Ditza Or, whose son Avinatan survived 738 days in Hamas captivity.

Politics | Opinion

Is Tucker Carlson normalizing antisemitism on the right?

If the White House and conservative thought leaders don’t condemn the former “Fox News” host’s platforming of Jew-hatred, a tipping point may soon be reached.

Politics | Campus Watch

Why Some Academics Are Told Not To Acknowledge Jewish Holidays

A lot of effort goes into finding creative ways to discriminate against Jews on college campuses, but this is a new one. The Telegraph has interviewed several Jewish professors in Britain,

News | Interesting Stories

Full text: Trump’s 20-point ‘comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict’

All hostages, living and dead, must be returned within 72 hours; Strip will be demilitarized, governed by transitional 'technocratic' committee; 'Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza'

News | Interesting Stories

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu orders 'immediate and powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes in Gaza after Hamas reportedly violated the ceasefire by firing at IDF soldiers in Rafah.

News | Interesting Stories

Trump: ‘Nothing’ will jeopardize Gaza ceasefire, Israel ‘should hit back’ if troops killed | The Times of Israel

Red Cross issues rare condemnation of Hamas for staging recovery of hostage's remains; terror group states it managed to ‘retrieve’ 2 more bodies of hostages, doesn’t say it will return them

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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 2025

CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 2025 AppsFlyer sale enters final phase, seeking valuation of $2.7-3 billion. Israeli fund Fortissimo and U.S. giant Apollo among bidders in Goldman Sachs–led tender for analytics company. Read more

News | Interesting Stories

Terror operatives fire at IDF troops in Rafah, in another apparent truce violation | The Times of Israel

Israeli troops stationed in southern Gaza’s Rafah came under fire by terror operatives a short while ago, The Times of Israel has learned.

Troops returned fire toward the attackers. Palestinian media reports also Israeli artillery shelling in the Rafah area.

News | Interesting Stories

Israeli official: Reconstruction of Gaza can begin immediately in areas held by IDF | The Times of Israel

Current 'Yellow Line' sees Israel in control of around 53% of Strip; Smotrich insists 'war is not over yet' and rehabilitation cannot begin until Hamas is 'completely dismantled'

News | Interesting Stories

Sa’ar insists PA still paying terrorists in ‘pay-for-slay’ policy, despite promises | The Times of Israel

Foreign minister disputes Ramallah's claim it abolished stipends to terrorists' families, but doesn't provide proof; says Israel won't accept Turkish troops in Gaza

News | Interesting Stories

IDF drone video shows Hamas staging the 'recovery' of remains of hostage Ofir Tzarfati | The Times of Israel

An Israeli military drone video shows Hamas staging the fake recovery of the remains of a hostage it returned to Israel last night.

The remains were identified as belonging to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered by the IDF in the Gaza Strip in December 2023, less than two months after his abduction during the Hamas onslaught on October 7.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Norwegian state TV airs antisemitic jokes, sparks outrage

Norwegian state TV sparks outrage after NRK hosts joke about Jews, drawing condemnation from Israeli officials and Jewish groups.

Politics | BDS

Radiohead should not cave in to vicious pro-Gaza bullies

It takes bravery to stand up to the intimidators

News | Antisemitism Watch

The Creepy Explosion of Holocaust Appropriation

Holocaust appropriation by the Palestinians and their allies seemed to reach a crescendo during the two-year Gaza war. But it turned out to be only the beginning. The desire to

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