Yishai’s Speech Diet – Caleb’s Forty Days For Israel
How do we rectify the sin of the spies? By doing the exact opposite of what they did. We need to love Israel with all our hearts, and to take every measure that is antithetical to rejecting it. Because the original sin was committed through slanderous speech and scare tactics, we can repair the damage by focusing on positive, empowering speech for Israel.
Video: Under the Prayer Shawl – Secrets of the Priestly Blessing
"Under the Prayer Shawl - Secrets of the Priestly Blessing", was shot on location at the 2011 annual massive blessing by the Jewish Priests...
‘Next Year In Jerusalem’ Doesn’t Have To Be A Meaningless Cliché
Often, upon returning home to Israel after a speaking tour in North America, I am asked by Israeli friends, "Nu, did you get people to make aliyah?"
Dear American Jews
I wish to apologize in the name of the State of Israel. We have heard that our ad campaign encouraging ex-pat Israelis to come home has offended many of you. That was certainly not the intent, and if it did offend, we are sorry.
Get Your BLINKEN Hands Off of the Land of Israel
At SOVEREIGNTY Rally (Nov 10, 2021) against a US Consulate for "Palestinians" in Jerusalem - the Capital of Israel and the Heart of Judea - Yishai Fleisher delivers a message to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and President Joe Biden.
A Solitary Candle
There is an opinion in the Mishna, that of the great Shammai, that the Chanukiyah should be lit with eight candles on the first night and go down and down until one candle remains on the eighth night...
Opinion: Jonathan Pollard is Dead
I do not want the stain of Pollard's ugly death in prison to be on my conscience. I do not want his death to be on my nation's conscience. I do not want it on the conscience of PM Netanyahu or President Peres. I do not want it on the conscience of Israel's gentile friends, or even the US administration. I do not want the ugly stain to be a permanent scar on the historical record and the collective memory of this generation. But it's all about to happen. Unless something changes, Jonathan Pollard will die in Butler prison in the next few weeks, days, or hours.
Fear and Loathing on the Mount of Olives
Returning Jewish life to Jerusalem is normal. Jews and Arabs living together is normal. Grave desecration is not normal and throwing rocks at tour groups is not normal. But that desecration and those rocks are futile because they will neither scare nor deter the Jewish people from reclaiming our rights and continuing the process of normalization in eastern Jerusalem and throughout the land.
The Reverend Father of ‘Israeli Apartheid’
Desmond Tutu’s legacy is much more than that of a mere bigot. He was one of the main architects of a movement to reframe the Jewish state as the antagonist in the global battle against oppression.
What is China Doing in the Middle East? A Discussion with Dr. Michael Doran
A discussion on the Abraham Accords, normalization with the UAE and the Arab world, and what China is looking for in the Middle East.
When it Comes to Sovereignty, Daniel Pipes is Wrong
Contrary to a conservative's warnings, sending a signal that Israel intends to stay in its historic heartland forever will do much to deflate jihadist intentions.
Kosher Hot Dogs and the Dichotomy of Tisha B’Av
We are not in the era of securing Kosher dogs, we are in the era of reestablishing a Jewish commonwealth and building a country. This project needs us to focus our collective energies so that we can overcome the multiple challenges that stand in our way. Instead of watching overpaid athletes run bases after hitting a ball, we need all those Kosher-eating “accomplished professionals” to “feel very strongly” about their place in the fight for Israel!
About Those Supposedly Offensive Israeli Ads…
Dear American Jews,
I wish to apologize in the name of the State of Israel. We have heard our ad campaign encouraging ex-pat Israelis to come home has offended many of you. That was certainly not the intent, and if it did offend, we are sorry.
Seven Reasons for the ‘Post-Jihadist’ Milieu
Numerous factors have come together to help the Arab world transition out of the era of jihadism and into a mode of progress.
Open Letter: Dear Pastor Hagee and Christian Zionists
Pastor Hagee, I once heard you say at a fundraiser in Jerusalem: “Don’t tell me you love me, show me you love me.” Now I say that very phrase back to you - Don’t tell me you love me, show me you love me by harnessing the power of CUFI and Christian Zionists to defend Jerusalem from bad US policy.
The Trumportunity for Israel
The new Trump administration — with its strong ties to Israel, and even to Judea and Samaria, and its repudiation of the Obama worldview — offers three big Trumportunities.
Light Unto the Nations from the Comfort of Home
Notice the amazing historical confluence of the ingathering with the communications revolution: just as the Jewish people were set to start off on the adventure of building a state in the Middle East, so too did the technology to communicate and broadcast globally explode - from the wire, to the radio, to the TV, to the internet, to the iPhone - there are no boundaries to the exchange of information.
Rejoicing Proud Jews: Reflections on Lag B’Omer
The victory of the Jewish idea is celebrated on Lag B'Omer. It fits neatly between Israeli Independence Day and Yom Yerushalayim. These three days are all driven by the same spirit: the liberation of Jewish peoplehood, the return to the land, and the reemergence of authentic Jewish culture.
Crowning Miss Holocaust Survivor
Yishai and Malkah talk about a recent beauty pageant for Holocuast survivors along with contrasts between new German and Israeli Laws. They also discuss a gift that was recently delivered from a fan.
Remembering An Anonymous Soldier
Yishai Fleisher is joined by Alternative Peace Activist Yehuda HaKohen to discuss the roots and life of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.
A Love Affair in Hebron
Yishai talks about the love affair in Hebron.
Voting in US Elections and Knesset Update
Jewish Press Columnist, Yishai Fleisher, is joined by Knesset insider Jeremy Man Saltan to discuss the current situation in the Knesset along with a discussion talking about Jewish Americans living in Israel voting in US elections.
San Remo: The Original ‘Deal of the Century’
As we mark Israeli independence this year, let us cast off the contrived U.N. narrative in which Israel was born into the inevitability of two states.
Plesner Committee and a Look at Shoddy Reporting
Jewish Press Columnist Yishai Fleisher is joined by alternative peace activist Baruch Widen. Together they discuss the findings of the Plesner Committee and discuss a recent piece from NPR.
Land Reclamation Activists Score Jerusalem Victory
"The eviction is going smoothly. The land belongs to a Jewish owner, he purchased it in the 80's and it is registed in the land registry. We did a court process to evict, the judge gave a judgement, after that they appealed to the disrict court, and even the disrict court denied the appeal. We went to the Office of Execution [Hotza'a Lepoal], and now we are doing this eviction"
Germany and the Levy Report
Yishai and Malkah further discuss Germany's ban on ritual circumcision along with discuss the Levy Report.
Listen: This is How You Defend Israel Against the BBC
Yishai Fleisher takes on the BBC, and wins.
The Terror Truck on the Tenth of Tevet
The horrific truck attack on the 10th of Tevet is a nudge from Jewish history reminding us that mourning on the 10th of Tevet is NOT a thing of the past.
The End Of The 100-Year Arab-Israeli War
While the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was the context of the Bahrain gathering, the subtext was the normalization of Israel among the elites of the Arab states.
Yishai Fleisher Interviews Jon Voight in Hebron (Part 1)
Yishai's amazing interview with Jon Voight.