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A lack of patriotism is not a cause for punitive measures.

The Israeli humanitarian organization IsraAid works with the South Sudanese government to stop the abuse of women.

No one in Boston gave me dirty looks. Nobody implied I was the source of all evil, somehow nefariously involved in the terrorism that had just struck. My Jewish genes expect to be blamed when things go wrong for the gentiles, but the average American - certainly the Bostonians that I met - looked right past my decidedly ethnic Middle Eastern appearance.

Israeli artist Moshe Ben-Ari writes music with a blend rock, soul, reggae and world music.

Your daily dose of Hebrew.

Martyrdom-minded religious fanatics have a bad reputation in this part of the world, so this "folksy" sermon is less than good news.

This is a Marie Antoinette government whose theme is, "Let them eat cake."

Is there really any mystery as to why Vanunu is so admired by the Guardian?

It is Islamism that is the enemy and not al Qaeda. Al Qaida is but one tool of many dedicated to the cause.

One must expect future non-suicide bombers to turn to niqabs or burqas, as many terrorists and criminals have repeatedly done.

John Kerry, you owe the nation of Israel and the army of Israel an apology.

Your daily dose of Hebrew.

A case file on Tsarnaev was sent over to the FBI, and the Russians pleaded with the agency to check the guy out.

Most of us are totally oblivious to the fact that in today's world there are security cameras everywhere.

Ordinary Syrians are paying with their lives for the double-talk about the 'refugees.'

Universal army service will help integrate Haredim into the workplace so that they can earn a livable wage and support their families.

Europe has taken the path of multiculturalism and we can see the results.

Once Moroccans rose up against the French in their struggle for independence, the situation dramatically deteriorated for Moroccan Jews

Your daily dose of Hebrew.

This is Judah’s manifest destiny. This is the uncanny persistence of his youth, the anthem of his old.

Your weekly video dose of Hebrew.

I told her that the goal of bombers was to have those shock waves go into our body and cause damage to our internal organs. But if we can take that shock wave and let it pass through us and change that blast energy into something positive - so that the energy of the blast is converted through our bodies into a healing energy and into a building energy - then we will have thwarted the efforts of the bomber.

In the center of Jerusalem, on Jaffa Road, the train is frequently as crowded as the NYC subway at rush hour.

The suggestion is intriguing, self serving and frankly somewhat humorous.

One-sided cultural embargos such as those advocated by Mr. Waters are an affront to both Palestinian and Israeli moderates who seek peace.

Though my suggestion to now back Assad to prevent Jihadi takeover and allow both sides to fight themselves to exhaustion was rejected, it seems now the administration is taking note of my counsel.

When I heard he was from a very powerful Saudi family, I worried about this kind of thing happening.

Your daily dose of Hebrew.

We would see a massive transfer of wealth away from the banks and the government and the stock market and real estate which will all crash and back to the wage earning middle class who would then be earning gold.

People go to Eilat to get away from it all, but today the trouble came to them.