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You can truly be unburdened by the past when it’s being rewritten for you.

But what makes Mount Herzl a holy mountain stems from the thousands of soldiers who are buried in the military section. Here are the gravestones that testify to the supreme sacrifice that each of them made for the sake of Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael.

Sadly, the charedi leadership sees it as a religious imperative of the highest order to resist any change regarding national service, even for those (estimated at 35%) who are not in yeshiva and not learning.

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The bottom line for the U.S. thus became a Hamas-manipulated limit on how Israel could fight its war with Hamas, thereby encouraging Hamas’s recalcitrance and terrorism. But the problem didn’t end there.

In that moment of reflection, I once again was poignantly reminded that, despite his flaws, Trump had genuinely cared about America. He had fought for what he believed was best for our great country, often facing immense opposition and criticism. His resilience and determination were undeniable.

Surely, all these years later, you’ve heard that Israel is The Startup Nation, but perhaps it’s time to retire that title and change it to something more along the lines of Scale up Nation.

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Once you throw your lot in with the State of Israel, there’s an implicit understanding that one day you may be called on to protect those around you. This reality accentuates the contrast between Israel and America.

A person of his sadly apparent diminished capacity should certainly not be entrusted with the responsibilities of so high an office as President of the United States.

In fact, the ICJ is hardly a court. Its judges are merely political appointees acting upon instructions from their respective governments, presided over by a Lebanese judge with a record of hostile, anti-Israel political statements.

Let’s elect a president who recognizes that although Harvard and the Ivy Leagues have long abandoned the United States of America, the Jewish people never will, because Jewish values are American values and American values are Jewish values, he said in his speech.

“The leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

The jihad conquest of Palestine was not a "liberation," and most assuredly did not "reinstate Judaism and Jewishness to Jerusalem."

Donors decided Biden should step out. Now donors will pick Kamala’s VP.

If Biden is unfit to run, he must step down or be impeached.

12,000 Palestinian Arabs and 30,000 Palestinian Jews volunteered for the British Army.

It is easy to denounce violence by one's opponents. It is far more difficult, but more important, to denounce violence by one's allies.

I believe that the Rabbi's concern for “educational purity” (preserving the sanctity of Torah studies) also reveals a deep fear of change

...but very much NOT for the Biden administration

The reversion to Obama’s foreign policy and appeasement of Iran spawned an escalation of terrorism that endangers the West while killing Israelis.

The ICJ's "advisory opinion" on Israeli "settlements" in Jerusalem and the West Bank is an injustice that gives evidence of considerable bias against the Jewish State.

This fight must be to win.

Since the October 7 attack, satisfaction among the Palestinians in the West Bank with the "performance" of Hamas murderers and rapists has risen to 82%.

I love the closeness Jews instinctively have towards one another during tough times like shiva, illnesses, and tragedies, and I love the joy we share celebrating in each other’s semachot.

It is time to raid the high schools, university campuses, and senior citizen homes for manpower; to press the entire Israeli public, young and old of all hues and stripes, into industrial and emergency service.

The number of incidents is way too long to cite in this article. But there is little doubt that the world of medicine has become sick.

We need to take advantage of this moment of conciliation, sincere or not, that has resulted from the terrible event of July 13. Then we wait for November 5

Israel is facing difficult years of a prolonged existential struggle. To this end, it is imperative for Israel to be led by a leadership that enjoys the broad trust of the public.

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