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A tribute to Jerusalem, the Holy City, from a man, though born in exile, who always regarded himself as, in Agnon's words, "one who was born in Jerusalem.”

In any event, regardless of what is reported in the media, the world is not becoming more depraved. All the spiritual advances mankind has already made will not recede.

Unable to achieve their objectives through dialogue, negotiations, and good will – without an appreciation of Israel’s distinctiveness and differences – leaders of liberal/progressive Jewish organizations are turning their communities against Israel.

The shock waves triggered by Weinstein may well spur reform, creating a healthier society. A shakeup is needed. The sexual depravity that surrounds us is sickening and utterly condemned by Judaism and reflect a decadent and corrupt society reminiscent of the Sodom and Gomorrah

There seems to be a tendency by many Jews to brush aside, downplay or even ignore Jew-hatred from some Muslims motivated by aggressive mosques or interpretations of Islam.

Without realizing it, each of the Bnei Menashe, and every other Jew who returns to this land, is conferring a blessing on us all by bolstering our collective existence both demographically and spiritually.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson can fantasize about peace in the Middle East, but his shielding of the ones who tried to kill us and my fellow US terror victim plaintiffs will not help bring peace.

The Palestinians have made up their mind: The Trump peace plan is bad because it does not force Israel to give the Palestinians everything--99% is just not enough.

The author, Lenny Ben-David, while working for AIPAC went to Jerusalem for Sadat’s electrifying visit, and filed this dispatch, “Cautious Optimism in Jerusalem”

The actions by the Syrian forces while not severe from a military standpoint, represent a serious escalation

Former US Mideast policy adviser Aaron David Miller praised Jimmy. Carter, James Baker, and Kissinger as “the only American leaders who understood that you have to use not just honey, but also a fair amount of vinegar” in dealing with Israel.

All people born in British Mandatory Palestine between 1923-1948 (today's Israel) had "Palestine" stamped on their passports. The Arabs were offended when they were called Palestinians: "We are not Palestinians, we are Arabs. The Palestinians are the Jews".

The real abuse that Betty McCollum and her Gang of Nine should be investigating is the constant effort by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to incite minors to engage to murder Jews.

Hatred of Jews has become the gateway to "la France soumise" -- the submission of France. Anti-Semitism is devouring the French Republic.

Sarsour and Vilkomerson have every reason to want a debate about anti-Semitism, it deflects from the fact that they, by definition, are promoting anti-Semitism. What we need is clarity, not debate.

Rabbi Weinreb talks about the internal problems we in the Jewish community face as individuals--problems that are not getting any better: Discord; Disdain; Despair

Effectively, many liberal American Jews declared that Israel had no right to make its views heard in America if doing so discomfited them.

Progressive students, in their own moral self-righteousness, have decided that the Palestinian statehood is a sacred cause. To even support Israel is to risk being deemed a racist, an imperialist, a tacit supporter of apartheid.

Kerry’s harsh criticism of Israel and suggesting that Israel is an apartheid state are well known. By justifying Palestinian terrorism against Israel, Kerry now has crossed a red line.

Instead of changing their anti-Israel policies, Qatar has hired Jewish public relations experts in D.C. at a considerable cost to 're-Jew-venate' the gulf kingdom's image

Why 9? Not because we are religious fanatics but because we know that, after all is said and done, our lives are defined not by what we take from society but what we give to it.

It's galling of the European Union to express "humanitarian" outrage at Israel for razing illegal structures in the West Bank -- while the EU is in league with Palestinian criminals who have been brazenly stealing Arab-owned land.

"Allahu Akbar" means "Allah is greater" than any other god, empowering Muslims to feel superior to the rest of mankind. "Allahu Akbar" has, in fact, been a jihadist tool since the early years of Islam

Those who naively boasted a few short weeks ago that “ISIS had been defeated,” must come to the realization that these sorts of low-tech attacks — Paris, London, Belgium, San Bernardino, Nice, Istanbul, Barcelona and Manhattan — are the new and deadly face of terrorism.

Despicably, as the Jews stood shoulder to shoulder with the British during WW II, Britain continued to restrict immigration into Palestine, that could have saved so many Jewish lives from extermination at the hands of the Nazis.

Abbas knows that he cannot come back to his people with anything less than what he promised them. He knows that his people have been radicalized to the point that they will not agree to any concessions or compromise with Israel.

Jewish students are now being indicted on campus not just for supporting Israel but for being Jewish.

The Druze consider themselves to be and act as loyal Israelis in every respect, so Jewish Israelis consider themselves bound to show equal loyalty to the Druze.

The editor is not merely criticizing Israel. He is deliberately lying about its actions and policies in order to delegitimize its very existence.

On campuses, those who speak up for the Jewish state are often the ones being shut up. The atmosphere at many, if not most institutions of higher learning is one of intense hostility to pro-Israel advocates