On March 30, 2026, the Israeli Knesset voted 62 to 47 to mandate death by hanging for West Bank Palestinians convicted of carrying out deadly attacks. The champagne was already flowing before the final tally. National Security Minister Itamar…
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The Blogs: Go and Learn: What the Passover Seder Has Always Known About Education | Daniel R. Weiss
“Go and Learn”: What the Passover Seder Has Always Known About Education
Every year at my cousin’s Passover Seder, the same ritual played out. His younger brother was made to read the section of the Haggadah about the wicked son. My…
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The Blogs: My Zionist Haggadah — Next Year in Jerusalem | Jeffrey Levine
Today, two and a half years after October 7th, in the midst of a war with Iran, another war with Hezbollah, and a world that feels increasingly unstable, we sit down at the Seder table and try to make sense of it all.
It feels different this…
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The Blogs: The State That Weakens Itself: Compression, Not Confidence | Yochanan Schimmelpfennig
The State That Weakens Itself: Compression, Not Confidence
THE LAW
On March 30, 2026, the Knesset passed the Penal Law (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists) Bill (2025) by a vote of 62 to 48.
That fact should not be sentimentalized….
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The Blogs: What Is the Significance of Gog and Magog in the Bible? | Michael Laitman
Reality does not have to complete its development through some catastrophic explosion. The process described in the sources as the War of Gog and Magog does not necessarily have to unfold as a global disaster. It can take place within a small…
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The Blogs: Searching for Our Spiritual Crumbs: A Passover Reflection for Men | Noam Raucher
If you saw someone moving through a dark house with a candle, searching for crumbs, it might look strange. On the night before Passover, though, that strange act becomes sacred. We call it bedikat hametz—the search for leaven—and while it…
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The Blogs: Iran War: Strait of Hormuz — Coalition Redundancy and Interoperable AWACS | William Keenan
A Region Defined by Visibility
Airborne early warning has always been the quiet backbone of stability in the Gulf. In a region shaped by dense air traffic, overlapping military operations, and the growing presence of low-altitude drones and…
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The Blogs: Beautiful Moments of Hope — Notes from Lebanon | Elkana Bar Eitan
I try to write at the end of each day. It helps me organize my thoughts. Today, I chose to share a three moments that deeply moved me.
Scene number 1
In recent weeks, I’ve had the privilege of joining missions alongside regular army…
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The Blogs: After Survival: Somaliland | Nancy Hartevelt Kobrin
There are moments in the life of a political community when the narrative that sustained it begins, quietly, to shift. What once functioned as a source of cohesion and legitimacy can, over time, become more difficult to examine from within….
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The Blogs: Erin Molan is a Fearless Advocate for Israel | Tuvia Book
Amid the turmoil and conflict that engulfs our world, a few beacons of light have emerged, individuals who remained steadfast in their support for justice and truth. Among them are Erin Molan whose unswerving perseverance in defending the IDF…
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