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Abbas and the PA have also once again served as a reminder that they share the same goal as Hamas: glorify terrorism and destroy Israel.

Post-Judaism leads in the end to a rejection of democracy, which means, a rejection of Zionism too.

Justified hate, even hate we hide from ourselves, is still hate.

UNRWA rot is so deep that reform no longer may be possible.

The only “leak” worthy of praise rather than censure this week was made inadvertently by an IDF fighter in Gaza.

Papua New Guinea (PNG), located in the southwestern Pacific, opened its Jerusalem embassy in 2023. With 95% of the population Christian, Prime Minister James Marape explained that Jerusalem has been the universal capital of the nation and people of Israel.

After October 7 everything changed, and suddenly Tisha B’Av feels more real and more relevant than ever. Darkness has once again cast its shadow over Jewish history.

Even as a college student, Shapiro was able to see what most diplomats, politicians, pundits and peace processors could not: Arafat was a phony.

And so, Ismael Haniyeh wished to wipe Israel off the face of the map. Yet, thank G-d, someone out there did not cooperate. How should we feel following the death of this Hamas leader?

The targeting of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran has triggered a battle for succession within the organization.

Despite Israel picking off senior Hamas leaders and destroying much of its infrastructure, Sinwar still lives, and he controls the fate of dozens of hostages still alive in Gaza.

In sharp contrast to the Arabs, the Jewish community of Palestine actively supported the Allied cause in both World War I and World War II.

Israel's ability to take advantage of Haniyeh's visit to Iran is a clear message, not only to Hamas leaders, but to the Iranian regime itself.

Most troubling is that Harris doesn’t need prodding to reveal a hostility toward the Jewish state not found in Biden, as both the tone and content of her nearly six-minute statement last Thursday to the media following her private talks with Netanyahu revealed.

Her penchant for collecting runs in the family; my personal weaknesses are books and yarn. The word hoarder has been mumbled in my presence, but I like to refer to myself as a curator.

The modern world has profoundly disrupted the meaning of language. The philosophy of post-structuralism asserts that meaning is not fixed but fluid and unstable.

Destroying Hamas's military capabilities and removing it from power is the only realistic option.

Israeli "settlers" are NOT like Australian settlers

The PM reminded the administration that appeasing Iran will suck the U.S. into another Middle East war.

Israel must not opt for "more of the same" in the aftermath of Hezbollah's deadly attack on Majdal Shams,

The PA’s silence in the face of the murder of 12 children tells us more about its values and support for terror than Abbas' condemnation in response to the Russian attack.

But what makes Mount Herzl a holy mountain stems from the thousands of soldiers who are buried in the military section. Here are the gravestones that testify to the supreme sacrifice that each of them made for the sake of Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael.

In that moment of reflection, I once again was poignantly reminded that, despite his flaws, Trump had genuinely cared about America. He had fought for what he believed was best for our great country, often facing immense opposition and criticism. His resilience and determination were undeniable.

Surely, all these years later, you’ve heard that Israel is The Startup Nation, but perhaps it’s time to retire that title and change it to something more along the lines of Scale up Nation.

Once you throw your lot in with the State of Israel, there’s an implicit understanding that one day you may be called on to protect those around you. This reality accentuates the contrast between Israel and America.

The jihad conquest of Palestine was not a "liberation," and most assuredly did not "reinstate Judaism and Jewishness to Jerusalem."

12,000 Palestinian Arabs and 30,000 Palestinian Jews volunteered for the British Army.

It is easy to denounce violence by one's opponents. It is far more difficult, but more important, to denounce violence by one's allies.

I believe that the Rabbi's concern for “educational purity” (preserving the sanctity of Torah studies) also reveals a deep fear of change

...but very much NOT for the Biden administration