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Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen dies at 87
Considered "a national treasure of the Jewish people," the Brooklyn-born artist won the 2014 Nefesh B'Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for his contribution to Israeli culture.
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Elder Of Ziyon - Israel foils massive international terror attack against hundreds of Israeli tourists. This was likely Iran's "Operation True Promise 3."
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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Exclusive: Israel's post-Oct. 7 civil defense revolution
Magen48's goal is to ensure that no community ever faces another Oct. 7 unprepared, co-founder Ari Briggs tells JNS.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Australian Muslim groups are not condemning video of Muslim nurses claiming to kill Israeli patients
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
71% of Israelis oppose Palestinian state; 68% support sovereignty in J&S
More than half of respondents would oppose a Palestinian state even if it were part of a Saudi-Israel peace deal.
Politics | Trump Administration/Congress
Biden Admin ‘Recklessly’ Sanctioned American Jews in Campaign Against Israelis, Lawsuit Reveals
JERUSALEM—The Biden administration sanctioned two Israeli-Americans as part of a regime targeting settlers in the West Bank, a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday revealed. The Americans, who are also Israeli citizens, sued the Biden administration in the
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One Israeli on respirator, other has serious injuries after New Orleans attack
"I am truly inspired and proud of how the local Jewish community in New Orleans has come together in response to the recent tragedy," the Israeli consul to the southwest United States told JNS.
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FBI probing car ramming in New Orleans, that killed 15 and injured Israelis, as terror attack
"An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations," the bureau stated.
Politics | Opinion
Gaza and its Jews, their past and their future
Why can Arabs live in Jaffa, Nazareth and Haifa, yet any suggestion of Jews living among Arabs is non-acceptable and non-negotiable?
News | News
‘I Can Finally Breathe’: Israel Welcomes Trump’s Election Victory
The news of Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election was met with enthusiasm across much of Israel on Wednesday morning, starting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's effusive congratulations to the president-elect and extending — if pol
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
This Man Rescued 120 People on Oct. 7th
Oz Davidian risked his life to save Nova festival participants, driving back and forth 15 times under fire.
News | News
Elder Of Ziyon - Turkish scholar accidentally admits Palestinians originate from elsewhere
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Opinion
Israel at war: democracy in action
The common cause uniting citizens with the armed forces has been key to Israel’s military success.
Politics | Opinion
What Israelis Deserve
Dear nations of the world complaining about Israeli self-defense actions: None of this is for you. Israel’s security is first and foremost about Israel’s security. Yet the people who live
News | Israel At War
Lebanon pager blast: Hezbollah has no idea what hit it
Hezbollah was caught off-guard by a cyberattack on the Lebanon terrorist organization pagers that wounded thousands of members.
Politics | American Politics
JNS poll: Israelis like Kamala Harris less than they liked Joe Biden
Israelis are willing to defy the United States to defend their national interests.
News | Articles By Me
Is this justice? Justice has been especially unjust for the Jews of America and Israel - Joshua Namm
One of the things that has become crystal clear since October 7, and the dramatic rise in antisemitism which followed, is that the “justice” system can be anything but just for the Jewish community. While there have been some successes, there are also recent examples which demonstrate just how perverse and unjust the legal system can be – both in Israel and America.
News | Israel At War
Israel has shown it can still hit back – and now the world can sleep safer
Leaders in London and Washington don’t like Jerusalem’s tactics. But Tehran’s losses are the West’s gain
News | Israel At War
Preparing for War in Israel
What does it feels like to be in Israel anticipating an Iranian attack?
Politics | Opinion
Israeli Lives Aren’t Cheap – Commentary Magazine
In the 2004 Israeli movie Walk on Water, a Mossad agent played by Lior Ashkenazi is tasked with tracking down and eliminating an aging Nazi in Germany. In trying to
News | Antisemitism Watch
Israelis don't need Marvel to show them what heroes are
What inspires Israelis is not dictated by Marvel's ironic cowardice, but by the actions of heroes like Arnon Zamora who gave his life while saving hostages from Hamas.
News | Israel At War
Has Israel’s security apparatus learned nothing from Oct. 7?
The quiet release of Shifa Hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya to Gaza is a travesty that must not go unpunished.
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Report: U.S. Withholding 'Sensitive Intelligence' on Hamas From Israel | Newsmax.com
The Biden administration is willing to share valuable information regarding the whereabouts of Hamas's leadership and tunnels to stave off an Israeli invasion of Rafah, according to the Washington Post.
News | Israel At War
Sleepless nights: Israelis' striking resilience as rockets rain above
"On October 7, as Israelis mobilized spontaneously to save Israel, we realized what we were willing to die for, and thus what we want to live for," writes the author.
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 | Trump 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."
News | Israel At War
'My life was given back to me': Pregnant woman wounded in terror attack speaks out
Adi Zohar describes being shot and crawling on the ground begging for help, says doctor told her she and her baby were saved by her maintaining consciousness
Politics | Opinion
Time for Honesty: Tough Questions for my Jewish Brothers and Sisters Abroad
Tough Questions for my Jewish Brothers and Sisters Abroad. In Memory of Elisha Loewenstern, HY"D
News | Israel/Jewish Community
Son’s request for Star of David necklace a ‘changing moment’ for congressional candidate Mazi Pilip
The Israeli-American has a strong showing in the polls in a congressional special election for the seat formerly held by George Santos.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Elder Of Ziyon - While Israelis are pitching in to help each other, Gazans are price gouging their neighbor
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - On tolerance and arrogance
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Israel At War
Do You Have Any Other Place to Live? - Tablet Magazine
The mother of a fallen IDF soldier underscores the divergent worldviews of Israel’s patriotic citizens and its privileged elites
Politics | Opinion
"048" graffiti in Haifa is a warning for Jewish Israelis
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Israel At War
I Just Sent Five of My Children to War
For the first time in my life I drove on Shabbat, taking my son to defend our people. The scene repeated itself three more times as I sent my other sons off to war.
Politics | Trump Administration/Congress
Biden’s Spiteful and Fatuous “Settler Blacklist
The UK is marching in lockstep with America's disastrous Middle East policy
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - Keeping Them Out: "It Begins Every Time We Wake Up Alive"
After October 7, Stephanie Treger is ensuring her family's safety by spearheading an effort to stop using non-Israeli Arab workers.
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - Israel: The If/Then Fallacy is still around
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | News
WATCH: Israeli Soldier Gets Hit by a Grenade, Things Go Very Badly for the Hamas Terrorist Who Threw It
The fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continues to intensify even as the latter suffers heavy losses, and a video that was released on Tuesday shows the sheer chaos of the house-to-house fighting currently going on.
History | History
Jews, Muslims, And An “Origin Story” Of The Arab-Israeli Conflict
The October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians, and the worldwide moral outrage that that day’s savagery generated were only paralleled by a gleeful schadenfreude that overtook many European capitals and other places around the globe, from the Ar
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Antisemitic Mob Descends on Israeli-Owned Restaurant in Philadelphia
An antisemitic mob of pro-Palestinian protesters descended on an Israeli-owned falafel restaurant in Philadelphia on Sunday night.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Israeli hostages recount beatings, death threats in captivity
Female prisoners were kept in cages.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Hamas drugged children; burned legs with exhaust for identification
Each child seized by Hamas was placed on a motorcycle. They positioned the child's leg against the bike's exhaust pipe, causing burns.
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Elder Of Ziyon - Is Israel finally shedding the diaspora mentality?
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Israel At War
On a visit to Israel, I have seen the horror that the world must never forget
New York Post columnist Douglas Murray witnessed the horrors of Hamas' terror attacks on Israel during a visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz.
News | Israel At War
For reservists, growing a mustache is a symbol of this war
Looking for some levity and unity in week three of Operation Swords of Iron, soldiers called for duty turn to their upper lips
News | Antisemitism Watch
Why they rip down the ‘Kidnapped from Israel’ fliers
The purpose of the papers is to emphasize the humanity of the hostages seized by Hamas. Some find that intolerable.
News | News
‘Darkest Evil That Can Exist’: IDF Shows Martha MacCallum, Other Journos Hamas Video Not Released To Public
Fox News host Martha MacCallum and other select journalists were shown a 43-minute collection of video footage from Hamas terrorists, security cameras, and social media, taken during the attack in Israel on October 7. Some of the graphic video footage, shown by the IDF, has not been made public out of respect for the victims’ families.
Politics | Opinion
The ‘Two-State Solution’ is Terrorism
Giving terrorists a state only leads to more terrorism.
News | News
Three ISIS-supporting Teens Were Arrested On Suspicion Of Planning To Attack The Israeli Embassy In Paris
The terror-cell, made up of teenagers, is suspected of having planned multiple attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe - Click the link for more.
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Report: Israel Creates Special Unit to Hunt and Kill Every Participant in Hamas Terror Attack
Israel's internal security service, the Shin Bet, has a new unit, "Nili," to find and kill every participant in the Hamas terror attack.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Israeli Harvard Business School Student Accosted and Harassed Amid Gaza ‘Die-In’ on Campus
A first-year Israeli student at Harvard Business School was shoved and accosted amid a "die in" protest held on Wednesday to assail Israel’s retaliatory attacks on Hamas. The incident, captured on video reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon, shows the st
News | Israel At War
The Silent Death Toll in Israel
Natanel died living his dream: defending Israel as an IDF soldier. He was only 20 years old.
The youngest of five children, Natanel, or Nat as his family called him, moved from London to Tel Aviv when...
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Israelis Are Volunteering in Droves to Feed Their Nation
Among messages about running to bomb shelters and frantic refrains of “kulam beseder?” — “Is everyone ok?,” my aunt shares ...
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
Amid Israel-Hamas war, thousands of people sign up to pray and do mitzvot for Israeli soldiers
A website that matches the names of Israel Defense Force soldiers with those willing to do acts of service or prayer in their honor received thousands of signups its first week.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Israel: "I Am Captain of My Home Front" - Chabad
Following Major Ezzy Morgenstern’s report from the front lines, we contacted his wife, Michal Morgenstern, who is home with the couple’s eight children, director of a not-for-profit, and a force of goodness in a world gone mad.
Politics | "Apartheid" State?
Is Israel Really an ‘Apartheid State’?
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations take place on campuses all across the nation, the idea is persistent and pervasive: yes, the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7 were terrible, but Israel had it coming because i...
News | Standing With Israel
Now is the time for unashamed Israel advocacy
There is no time for ambiguity. There is Israel. There is Jewishness. And there is the fight to protect both.
Politics | The Left
As Israelis are Slaughtered, MSNBC Says Palestinians in Chicago Also In “Pain”
At MSNBC, even when Jews are being cruelly slaughtered by the hundreds, they cannot be centered as the victims; after all, they probably had
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Elder Of Ziyon - The West pretends "Palestinian resistance" means peaceful protest. In Arabic, Palestinians know it really means murdering Jews.
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Can Israeli resilience inspire alienated Americans?
After months of divisiveness, the country immediately united in the face of incessant rocket fire. Will a community unwilling to fight antisemitic progressives learn that lesson?
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Fiddler on the Roof star Chaim Topol passes away at 87
Chaim Topol is well-known for his role as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof for which he won a Golden Globe.
News | News
UNPACKED: 5 Things You Thought You Knew About Israelis, Debunked
UNPACKED: 5 Things You Thought You Knew About Israelis, Debunked While there are many misconceptions about Israel and her inhabitants, five common stereotypes center around Israeli culture, religiosity and politics. In a country with a richly diverse popu
News | Israel
'I want progressives in the US to understand that the Palestinians are oppressed by Palestinians'
With the enormous media pressure facing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over the proposed judicial reform, new Public Diplomacy
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
The Mossad's Top 10 Operations | Honest Reporting
From capturing Eichmann to rescuing Ethiopian Jews, a guide to the top 10 operations undertaken by Israel's notorious spy agency, the Mossad.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
Jewish UFC Fighter to Kanye West: ‘If You’ve Got a Problem with Me or My People, Come See Me, Bro’
Following his Saturday night victory against Genaro Valdez at UFC Orlando, Jewish Israeli UFC lightweight Natan Levy slammed rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West’s recent antisemitic rants, stating, “If you’ve got a problem with me or my people, come see me
Music | Music
The Gat Brothers - The Sound Of Silence
מופע התנדבות - מתוך המשדר "לתת" - ערב ראש השנה התשע"ה
Politics | Media Watch
The latest BBC reporting on the Munich Olympics terror attack
All but one of five BBC radio and written reports relating to the Munich Olympics massacre carefully avoided the words terror and terrorist.
News | News
Online Platform Could Face Lawsuit for Selling Video Game That Lets You Slaughter Israelis
The online gaming platform Steam could be taken to court for its refusal to take off the market a video game that allows players to slaughter Israeli soldiers and perform acts of terrorism, an international legal group told the Washington Free Beacon.
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Facing terror spike, specter of nuclear Iran, majority of Israelis feel nation was safer in Trump years
"Joe Biden, go home," one Israeli said. "In Israel, we like Trump."
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Why are Israelis So Happy?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Why are Israelis So Happy? It’s been a rough week for Israel with several terrorist attacks – similar to many such in the past. All the more reason to ask a seemingly perplexing question: why does Israel continually sco
Family & Parenting | Family & Parenting
Voices From Israel: Bruria Efune, a Mother of Four From Be’er Sheva
‘Your heart is racing, but you need to show your kids that you’re calm. . . ’
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UNPACKED – Who Are Israelis, Really?
UNPACKED – Who Are Israelis, Really? What you may not know about the vibrant society that makes up Israel is that day to day life in Israel is so much more than the narrow keyhole view that much of the world understands! Israel is a democratic state
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UNPACKED - Why Do Israelis Love EDM?
UNPACKED – Why Do Israelis Love EDM? In this final episode of Israel Phenomenology, Chloé takes another look at Israel’s music scene and asks why Israelis are so hardcore about electronic dance music (EDM). With its repetitive beat, it can seem l
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Steve Kramer - Who Are the (Jewish) Israelis
Steve Kramer – Who Are the (Jewish) Israelis There is concern today by many in Israel that some Israelis are unappreciative of their Jewish heritage. Author and journalist Shmuel Rosner has challenged this by suggesting a new paradigm for most of us
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Should American Jews Speak Hebrew? – Tablet Magazine
Before 1948, David Ben-Gurion used to joke about Zionism’s future: How will we know when we have become a real country like the rest of the world? When Jewish thieves and Jewish prostitutes conduct their business in Hebrew—and Hebrew-speaking policeme
News | The News
Man Allegedly Flashes Female Jogger. She's A Former Israeli Soldier. Then This Happens. | Daily Wire
Last Thursday morning, a single mother of two was jogging along Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts when she was allegedly flashed twice by a man running the other way, who didn’t know one crucial fact about the 6’1” woman:
She was a former soldie
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel June 2 2019
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 2 2019 The highlights include: Israelis are testing a new treatment for incurable blood cancer. Surgeons at an Israeli NGO have saved their 5,000th non-Israeli child. Jews in Hebron hosted an Iftar feast fo
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Two female Israeli engineering students help bring clean water to Uganda
Two female Israeli engineering students help bring clean water to Uganda h/t Israelfirst Two female Israeli engineering students help bring clean water to Uganda; Two young Israeli female students Selda Edris and Mayes Morad build purification device for
News | Media Bias
BBC Erases Non-Israeli Jews from Entebbe Hostages | HonestReporting
The BBC's story of the Entebbe crisis counts 94 Israelis, erasing the non-Israeli Jews also held hostage. Rather than correct, the BBC doubles down.
Travel | Israeli Culture
18 Little-Known, Amazing Things About Israel As It Turns 71!
From the largest dog cemetery to kosher stamps, we rounded up some more obscure but fascinating facts about the country ahead of Independence Day
Travel | Israeli Culture
Taking Care Of Business: Essential Tips On How Best To Work With Israelis | Technology News
Organizational consultant Osnat Lautman wrote the book on Israel's unique business culture and how to navigate it.
Travel | Israeli Culture
Here’s why, despite it all, Israelis live longer
An average lifespan of 82.5 puts Israel in the top 10 countries for longevity -- ahead of the US, with its 78.7 years
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Israelis Stand in Silence to Remember Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism
An IDF soldier and a friend stand still as a one-minute siren marking Memorial Day is sounded across Israel, at …
News | NEWS
Arabs Throw Stones at Ambulance Carrying Bodies of Murdered Boys
According to multiple reports, Arabs stoned the IDF ambulance that was carrying the bodies of the murdered Israeli teenagers. The ambulance was forced to stop, its windshield shattered. According to The Algemeiner:
