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The Palestinian Authority has jailed more than 350 Arabs for "security" reasons in just 2014.

Friedman's “bought and paid for” slur was not a random or one-time outburst. He has repeatedly accused Jews of controlling Congress or the White House.

Even some of Israel's most stalwart opponents are starting to change course, with some discouraging the BDS, movement, others even engaging in joint military exercises with the Jewish state

The president championed “patriotism” over “globalism” at the United Nations. Is that good for the Jews or freedom?

Egypt seems today like a rickety cart that strong, immense horses are pulling in different directions.

Leading Muslim clerics condemned the attack in Nice, calling for a unified effort against extremism because, as they piously exclaim, they are opposed to extremism in any form-except against Jews

What does it take to experience a miracle? Nothing more than to live a life with eyes wide open. The truth is, we live in an age of miracles and wonder. Does that sound like a ridiculous statement to you - to characterize the age of the Internet, gene therapy, and biological science as an age of miracles? For many people, the idea of "miracles" comes straight from Medieval times. They view miracles as fantasy and "anti-science."

Today's skinheads of the Left are not confined to the streets; they also enjoy an active media presence.

It is astonishing to note how much the Obama Administration, supposedly so sensitive to the views of Arabs and Muslims, has ignored the concerns of America’s own Arab allies.

"Big Town Chronicles/The Daily News History of Modern New York" is a regular feature in the New York Daily News and often provides interesting, nostalgic glimpses back into New York City's recent past. A wide variety of topics have found their way into the column, usually with little attendant controversy. So we were shocked by what appeared on Monday October 8, 2001 under the title, Hasidim. December 1978-February 1979. Not only was there nothing at all of the rich Hasidic life in New York, but the article was downright nasty. With our emphasis, here are some excerpts:

A few weeks back (Feb. 27) the Monitor characterized a Feb. 23 piece by New York Times columnist Roger Cohen on Iranian Jews as reminiscent of “the naïve and insidious reporting by such legendary Times dupes as Walter Duranty and Herbert Matthews, whose whitewashing, respectively, of the Soviet Union in the 1920s and ‘30s and Fidel Castro in the 1950s will stand forever as monuments to the argument that the self-described ‘paper of record’ is often anything but.”

It is our duty as Jewish parents to explain to our children that we don’t belong in gentile lands. Tell them the truth. Leave them with the message the Sages wanted to linger in our minds after the Seder: “Next year in Jerusalem”!

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus believed that reality is ever in flux. “You cannot step into the same river twice,” he taught, emphasizing that the only constant is change.

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It’s unbelievable, if you think about it: After 2,000 years – in 1967 – we came back to the land where our winery is located and found this coin with the date 67.

I find it unprofessional, unethical and absurd for any mental health professional to offer a diagnosis or psychiatric prediction regarding President Donald Trump.

There is no easy answer to the question of ongoing Iranian nuclearization. All options are unappealing, and all will have very substantial costs. For the moment, diplomacy still seems to be the preferred path to crisis remediation, but only because polite conversation and empty threats protect all parties from taking easily identifiable risks.

We do not need to question whether radioactive decay or the speed of light remained constant throughout history. We do not need to extrapolate from an idea broached by the Rambam that was rejected by others.

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Why is this night different from all other nights? On all other nights we prayed for redemption but our exile continued. On this night our prayers may be answered.

Two events that seemed to fit the days before Tisha B'Av happened recently.

There is a commonsense understanding — nothing to do with religion — that a mature grownup should not speak in certain settings. There is not a more inconsiderate, unfeeling, and narcissistic form of conduct than sitting in shul and talking idly while others are trying to connect with their davening and hearts.

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The ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization brings front and center the nature of this conflict: Palestinian unwillingness to accept the permanent presence of a Jewish state in the Middle East.

Islamism represents the transformation of Islamic faith into a political ideology.

By appeasing Abbas the past 2 decades, it's obvious Netanyahu doesn’t know how to negotiate with him

Journalists for mainstream media organizations are not only covering for those who promote antisemitic conspiracy theories—they’re joining them

I decided to take my audience to somewhere they’d never been before, to my world, the world of authentic Judaism and love of Israel. That’s why I performed with my Yarmulke and not a hat

{Originally posted on author's site, FirstOneThrough} The United Nations is inconsistent regarding its position on the “character”, “access” and “rights” of holy sites in the Holy...

If annexation of territory without affording full voting rights means apartheid, then the USA has been –and continues to be- an apartheid state for over 100 years.