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Understanding Israel’s Upcoming Election
Posted on: January 15th, 2013
InDepth → Analysis → Rubin ReportsNetanyahu’s impending victory is due to the fact that the prime minister has done a reasonably good job, the economy is okay, terrorism is low, he’s kept out of trouble.
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Religion’s Most Repellant Idea
Posted on: January 15th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley BoteachHow can anyone calling himself a Rabbi have the chutzpah to ever justify the death of innocents?
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The European Union and Its Court: Stacked Against Israel
Posted on: January 14th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsSince June 2005, the EU has given more than $48 million to over 90 NGOs based in Israel, who are regarded as critical of Israel.
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Posted on: January 14th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsA nuclear weapons reduction plan advocated by Hagel evinces a less than serious understanding of both the nature of US deterrence needs, and the geopolitical balance between the United States and Russia.
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Why Liberals Blame Israel for their Rejection
Posted on: January 14th, 2013
InDepth → Analysis → Rubin ReportsLiberals would than blame Israel than examine the faulty assumptions that comprise their worldview.
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AP’s Obama, Netanyahu ‘Bad Blood’ Hardly Supported by Facts
Posted on: January 14th, 2013
InDepth → AnalysisHow, out of everyone involved, did Netanyahu end up with the "hardliner" branding?
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We’ll Keep the Red Flag Flying Here and Other Jingles
Posted on: January 13th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Daniel GreenfieldWhile the American Democratic Party may not have an official anthem, the British Labour Party does.
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The Arabs Fear a ‘More Jewish’ State of Israel
Posted on: January 13th, 2013
InDepth → Analysis → Dr. Mordechai KedarAn Israel that has a strong character and is confident of itself and the justice of its cause, might stop behaving like a dishrag.
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Ben Ari’s Nightmare: Shas Will Crown Shelly Yachimovich
Posted on: January 13th, 2013
InDepth → Analysis"It's no secret that Aryeh Deri is deep inside the left."
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Why Current US Foreign Policy Debate Doesn’t Make Sense and How to Fix It
Posted on: January 13th, 2013
InDepth → Analysis → Rubin ReportsThe issue is simply this one: When you say something or do something or spend something whose side are you on?

Bill Clinton as Father of the Year
Posted on: January 13th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley BoteachWhy inadequate husbands can still be great dads
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Islamists in Jordan Oppose Upcoming Elections and Democracy Altogether
Posted on: January 12th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Khaled Abu ToamehIt now remains to be seen whether the Salafi Jihadists will resort to violence to prevent or foil the parliamentary election.

Posted on: January 10th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsWhy the closing of a small seminary serving less than 200 girls should be the concern of the entire Orthodox population.
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InDepth → Op-EdsThe recent conviction of an unlicensed therapist in one of our communities has led to serious soul searching on the part of some and confusion for many others. The most strident argument of his supporters is that he was convicted without proof; that the accuser made up the story to get back at her community and directed her anger at this amateur counselor.

Leave Room for Power to Israel
Posted on: January 10th, 2013
Sections → Special Features → Israel Elections 5773Moshko, the Holocaust-survivor-turned-legendary-builder-of-Gush-Etzion, once asked why Rabbi Moshe Levinger was shoving his way into Hevron and Kiryat Arba. “Here we work in consensus with the authorities. Let him come here!” Rabbi Levinger responded: “Tell Moshko he owes his consensus to the fact that we are here. Without us, Gush Etzion would become a matter of [...]
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Arab Terrorism and Religious Sacrifice
Posted on: January 9th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Louis Rene BeresSometimes, pragmatism handily trumps belief. Back in the earliest days of Arab terrorism against Israel – going back to May 1948 and even earlier – many disparate groups were able to cooperate in a presumptively common war against the Jewish state.
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Chavez and the Jews: A Sorry Tale
Posted on: January 9th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsLike one of those telenovelas that are so popular on Latin American television stations, the slow yet inexorable deterioration of Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, has been soaked in drama and cloying sentimentality.
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Israeli ‘Occupation’ and the ROLV Fallacy
Posted on: January 9th, 2013
InDepth → Op-EdsThere is a widespread misconception that the Middle East conflict is complicated. In fact, it is really rather simple. Indeed, one can basically summarize and explain the entire conflict in the context of the words "occupation" or "occupied territories" and people’s beliefs about the effects of such "occupation."

Hagel’s Homophobia and Biblical Indifference to Israel
Posted on: January 9th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → America's Rabbi / Shmuley BoteachWhy would the Senator insist on the Biblical teachings regarding homosexuality but not those of protecting Israel?
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Posted on: January 9th, 2013
InDepth → Columns → Dov ShurinMy most recent column elicited a fascinating response from an American woman. Before I share that letter and my reply, I will briefly reiterate the substance of that Dec. 28 column, which was titled “My Reasons to Be Jolly.”
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