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It is maddening to see Western leaders – with the notable exception of America's and Australia's– succumb with equanimity to Hamas’ obvious criminal 'stuntsmanship' on the Gaza border. What is Western support for “Israel’s right to exist within secure and recognized borders” worth if those borders cannot be defended?

Israel is not only battling Hamas at the border but in the mainstream media where Hamas lies generally trump Israeli truths.

13 of 15 "human rights organizations" proved that they are, in fact, dedicated to defaming the State of Israel, and have no real interest in defending human rights.

A growing partisan divide was on display this week in reaction to the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem and two days of consecutive violence in the Gaza Strip. The question is: How far will one sector on the left continue to cause fissures?

Misery in Gaza is not in Israel’s interest. The problem is that Hamas has thus far shown no interest in such a transformation from Islamist terrorist group into responsible government of Gaza.

Although right-wing racist anti-Semitism has made headlines, the real threat emanates from the viciously anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic Left and the growing numbers of Muslim extremists.

Certainly gelt is important, but can someone show me the Torah sources that put gelt ahead of kedushah? Ahead of murder (assisted suicide)?

Abbas’s Holocaust speech ignited international condemnations. Abbas’s honoring of terrorists, in contrast, was received with a collective yawn from governments, journalists, and Jewish organizations alike.

Let us remember the messages of Megilas Rus when we make our own personal choices. We should pray for Hashem’s help. We should proudly maintain our standards of modesty and raise others up rather than letting others drag us down.

For years the West sheltered the Arabs from the consequences of their failed aggression against Israel. The Arabs actually benefited by losing. The relocation of the embassy signifies a major change.

Iran offered to remain in the deal even if the US pulls out, provided the EU guarantees that Iran would continue benefiting from the accord in terms of Iran's trade with Europe.

The media’s willingness to do Hamas’ dirty work in distributing their propaganda is horrendous. These are not protesters being killed. These are rioters attacking a sovereign nation’s border and attempting to harm its soldiers.

By the Western media’s dim lights, the blame for Hamas’s criminal stunt and the casualties it caused lay with . . . anybody and everybody but Hamas and the Palestinians.

The true and malevolent purpose of Hamas's plan is to incite violence in such a way that the IDF has no choice but to respond with lethal force, killing Gaza civilians.

Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem is not merely a wise one politically, it is a resonant one spiritually. Jerusalem is the center of the Jewish heart; it always was, and it always will be. Recognizing that fact is key to recognizing the legitimacy of the entire Judeo-Christian tradition upon which the West relies.

The American step lets the Palestinians know that time is not necessarily on their side, and their ongoing refusal to hold real negotiations with Israel could hurt them.

It is now 3,022 years since King David entered Jerusalem to make it the capital of the Jewish kingdom. Throughout subsequent dispersions, the Jewish people maintained a presence in Jerusalem – some of us physically, and the remainder in our hearts and prayers.

The essential job of a Jew is to have a proper perspective in life to ensure that Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple Mount are always at the pinnacle .

Let John Bolton be judged by his own statements and actions, for which he needs no defense from me. But let not the media indulge in the discredited tactics of guilt-by-association, distortion and outright deceit based on ideological or political differences.

The only benefit the Iran nuclear deal wrought is one was recognizing there can be no permanent accommodation with the regime in Tehran. Iran can only be contained and weakened, nudging it toward radical democratic reform and, ultimately, dissolution.

Failure was the only guaranteed result in the Iran deal.

When it comes to defending the Gaza border against the physical threat, the responsibility of the Chief of Staff and the commander of Southern Command is clear-cut and well fulfilled. That, however, does not constitute a sufficient response to Hamas’s effort to turn the border fence events into a strategic achievement.

Suicide is usually a private affair, but the 104 year-old Prof. David Goodall has chosen to go public with his intentions. Why?

The Israeli intelligence coup demonstrates as few things could that the depth of the Iranian regime’s extraordinarily complex nuclear deception requires that Iran’s entire nuclear infrastructure be dismantled if international security is to be obtained.

A partisan tilt doesn’t grant the group a pass from left-wingers—and their corporate stooges—out to marginalize mainstream Jews.

For seven decades, we have been dragging every visiting VIP directly from the airport to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Why? So that at the moment of truth we will once again place our fate in the world’s hands?

Make no mistake: the Palestinians will see their presence in the four neighborhoods as the first step towards the re-division of Jerusalem. The Palestinians will say that these Israeli concessions are not enough. Worse, the Palestinians are likely to use the four neighborhoods as launching pads to carry out terror attacks against Israel to "liberate the rest of Jerusalem."

Inevitably, the culture of thought-policing has affected college students the same way radar-equipped patrol cars affect traffic.  Everyone slows downs and tries to blend in, determined not to take any chances

A new EU initiative illustrates once again the vast gulf between Europe’s declared noble goals and its actions that fundamentally undermine any hope of peace between Israel and its neighbors.

Jack Ma, China's most successful entrepreneur, kvells over the Jewish state: "Rather than read about Israel, you should come here, feel it, and touch it."