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Unfortunately, over the past several weeks, we have witnessed way too many adults and parents who have taken the liberty to discuss and describe in detail to one another the gruesome details of the October 7th massacre in the presence of their children and other children.

What the lack of an immediate Israeli victory has done is convince the Jew-haters who were always there that it is safe to come out and say what they really think.

When wars are run by politicians, the end result is a defeat that comes from never really trying.

The vast difference between how Paul Kessler’s killing and the wounding of the Muslim men were treated is a microcosm of the political bias and media narratives.

After digging deep and forcing myself to come up with new material to thank Hashem for, I noticed more instances of Divine intervention throughout the week.

The very fact that I now clearly see what we stand for. I saw it before, but for some reason, since October 7, rather than feel ashamed to be a Jew, I feel even prouder.

On Oct. 7, some of the most fervent believers in peace with the Palestinians were reduced to ashes. Does he think Israel will now force 100,000 Jews to leave their homes in Judea and Samaria to create Hamastan?

- JNS.org Einat Wilf also suggests linking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip with a Palestinian peace pledge.

The name of this war is Swords of Iron – like the swords the Maccabees fought with – even though Israel’s military technology is ultra-modern and cutting edge.

Terrorist organizations across the world exploit the liberties and freedoms of democracies to bankroll their cruel operations, promote their evil agendas, and recruit the next generation of terrorists.

Israeli intelligence failures – particularly those leading to the failure to warn of a large-scale attack, as suffered by Israel in the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 – are typically followed by the creation of investigative committees that scrutinize intelligence processes, highlight gaps and vulnerabilities, and recommend mechanisms to prevent future failures. But without a profound cultural shift within the intelligence organization and its personnel – specifically, the integration of humility into the organizational DNA – these mechanisms will not deliver the desired outcome.

To be sure the implicit admonitions are routinely accompanied by a reiteration of Israel’s right to take Hamas out after Oct. 7 – although that sentiment appears to get more perfunctory with each saying.

As American society and Americans individually become less religious, i.e., less Christian, the Jews become less significant.

In order to understand the origin of this unique menorah, it’s essential to understand its artist.

The assumption that, three decades later, the Palestinian Authority is going to embark on any serious reforms is a mirage. Abbas and the PA leadership will not change unless they are pressured to do so... One thing is clear: the Palestinian Authority is in no way, shape or form up to this job.

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The JTA news service in their article on the death of Henry Kissinger stated "Regarded as a brilliant diplomatic strategist, Kissinger was one of...

The world seemed to have completely lost its moral compass.

6 days of truce, 3 dead and 11 wounded.

Western leftists started vocally to express hatred of "imperialist Israel" and, ironically, the hard-won democratic freedoms they were at that moment enjoying to the fullest: freedom of speech, assembly, education, sexuality, and supposedly equal justice under the law.

What the true origins of Hamas reveal about its nature.

Javier Milei has emerged as the Argentine president-elect, and Geert Wilder will become the prime minister of the Netherlands.

They left their homes and jobs in an instant, and will remain in the field until Hamas is destroyed.

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Israel must be cautious about projecting conventional human rationality upon Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and others of their ilk if it is to combat them effectively.

The BBC and other Western media outlets are far more than mere useful idiots

For 38 days, I had felt lost: praying, crying, trying to make sense of a world turned upside down.

One of the rabbis at Shura explained that they sanctified themselves through their death and need no further purification. Their blood and the clothing in which they died are left to awaken G-d’s attribute of mercy.

Defending Israel in the media, and having to have an immediate answer to questions that are usually unsympathetic is a daunting task.