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The goal of the BDS campaign is the destruction of Israel. The strategy of the cultural boycott is to demonize Israel and use the celebrity of artists to spread its lies. Its tactic is to attack both the Jewish state and the artists who wish to go there.

Many Azerbaijanis cite the story of Albert Agarunov as a sign that the country’s Jews are integrated as citizens with the same rights and responsibilities as their Muslim compatriots.

From Oslo to London to Sydney to Washington, the position of courts and senior jurists is that it is not permissible to criminalize, or even to set limits on, relations between politicians and the media.

If the neo-Nazi gunman in Halle hadn't been prevented from entering the synagogue by its robust security system, Germany would have been confronted with the most atrocious act of anti-Semitism on its soil since the Nazi era.

"Why is Merkel being awarded the Theodor Herzl Award? Because her representative at the United Nations abstains in anti-Israel resolutions — and thereby de facto supports them? The same official who equates Hamas rocket attacks on Israeli civilians with Israel's demolition of the homes of Palestinian terrorists? For not relocating the German embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as the United States did, and also warning other countries against taking such a step? For all this, she gets the Theodor Herzl Award?" — Henryk Broder, German Political Commentator, Die Achse des Guten.

The lack of a reaction to the death of former Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi and the absence of religious demands by protesters in Algeria, Sudan, and Iraq suggest that political Islam is waning after the defeat of ISIS three years ago.

Highlighting local female scholars is a chance for communities to appreciate the some of the talent in their midst. Each woman comes with her own voice and knowledge to share with others looking for inspiration and connection.

The stateless Kurds may not have had their Jabotinsky-but they do dese3rve a state.

Lamb chops work for Hoshana Raba too.

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s calls to invite Israeli Arabs to live and work in Saudi Arabia could be either a diplomatic breakthrough or a cynical ploy. If the former, it could indicate that at long last, the Arab world is awakening to the possibility that to fully enter the modern world, it must normalize relations with Israel.

The threat Iran poses to US presidential elections is real and urgent -- for Iran to be stopped, it should finally be held accountable.

Palestinian Media Watch has exposed previous PA libels claiming Israel does medical experiments on prisoners and steals organs from dead terrorists, the so-called "Martyrs." Even the Arab League has repeated these PA lies.

The more strongly liberal Jews embrace progressivism, the less capable they become of defending their Judaism—much less defending their fellow Jews who aren’t progressive.

The center-right’s support plunged between April and September partly because Benjamin Netanyahu, for the first time, adopted undemocratic tactics. Treating all Israeli Arabs as enemies also didn’t help.

But even if there is an unacceptably low police presence in the Arab sector: Is that a reason for people to kill each other? I rarely see police in my own neighborhood. We don't kill each other. In my brother's charedi neighborhood, one never sees a cop. Zero homicides.

The real crime was for the US to betray the Kurds -- savory or not -- by making promises it did not keep... and leaving the world to wonder which Middle East ally the US will double-cross next. Take a guess?

Facebook is really “fakebook”.

Other side of the coin...

In the third year of Donald Trump’s presidency, the US continues to suffer from a negative global image. The world views Chinese and Russian leadership more favorably than that of the US. This seems to be a continuation of the instant, worldwide negative response – even panic – that followed Trump’s victory in 2016. The most negative attitudes were shown among the “Western democracies” while in non-democratic states the US scored much better.

The unpaid electricity debts is yet another example of the Palestinians' unceasing search for ways to blame Israel for self-inflicted miseries. Instead of assuming responsibility...the Palestinians are doing what they do best: trying their utmost to convince the world that it is all Israel's fault.

When Biden pressured Ukraine to vote against Israel after the 2016 presidential election

Make time to learn with your children. Sit with them, not just on Shabbat, but during the week as well and light their neshamas on fire! Make Torah fun for them and show them you genuinely care about their connection to Hashem. Show them how you are growing closer to Hashem and they will want to do the same thing!

As a community, our behavior over the past year has been shameful. We have demonstrated an utter lack of hakarat hatov—recognition of the good—the virtue of gratitude. The Jewish people have an uncommon friend and defender in the White House, and our communal response to his overtures has been repulsive.

Every shul has the guy who times the tekiya gedola shofar blast.

The report showed how Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine have ties to at least 13 anti-Israel NGOs.

When the threat of a third election becomes reality, redemption may come from Avigdor Lieberman, of all people.

Will Columbia University soon be inviting anti-black, anti-women, anti-Hispanic and anti-LGBTQ global leaders to address students? Of course not.

The goal in both? To lampoon and disgrace those in the offensive images—one adult, the other a child—by way of their Jewishness.

Berlin has surpassed Malmö as Europe’s antisemitism capital, with a wide variety of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attitudes on display. They include dozens of cases of physical aggression against Jews, including rabbis. Jewish pupils have had to leave public schools. Thirty-five percent of Berliners view Israelis as analogous to Nazis. An Al-Quds Day march takes place annually that calls for the destruction of Israel. Both the municipality and the federal government are two-faced about the problem of antisemitism.

If greeting a Jew on his or her holiday, cleaning the beach with an Israeli, or working in Israel are considered by many Arabs a "crime," what will be the fate of any Arab who makes peace with Israel?