Last week’s election had many more Democrats asking a question that once seemed unthinkable: is our party losing its moral compass on Israel? In the wake of Mr. Mamdani’s victory in New York, my phone was filled with messages from friends…
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Democrats Must Engage, Not Despair, After the New York Election
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Why the America-Morocco Phosphate Nexus Defines Global Stability
The recent elevation of phosphate to the US Critical Minerals List is not a celebration of a resource; it is a forced reckoning with an unavoidable geopolitical reality. The mineral that underpins global food production and fuels the emerging…
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Naledi Pandor – The South African Jihadi Emissary
An open letter to the US government by the writer about the visit of Naledi Pandor to the USA appeared in a ToI blog on 10 November 2025. Her support for Islamist radical ideology has drastically impacted on South African foreign policy and…
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A Conditional Pardon Could Help Heal Israel’s Divide
A dignified, conditional pardon in exchange for full retirement from politics could restore public trust, national stability, and a sense of shared responsibility. Israel is entering what may become one of the most divisive elections in its…
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Full-Time Torah Study for All: The Greatest Orthodox Jewish Fraud Running Steady
“Kollel should be a meritocracy — a place for the few who are truly destined for scholarship, not a refuge for the unwilling. Torah learning should inspire men to serve, to build, to defend, to uplift.”… Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz/Rav…
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Jewish History: Tribal Boundaries
During the period of the Israelite repatriation to the Land of Israel (c. 1273–1245 BCE), the 12 tribes—Reuven, Shimon, Levi, Judah, Yisakhar, Zvulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph, and Benjamin—were allocated lands on both sides of the…
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Jewish History, Jewish Destiny, and the Charedi Draft
In the early 13th century, a fire erupted in the Jewish world. Not a literal fire, but a controversy that led to name-calling, attempted excommunications, and the banning of books. The debate revolved around the philosophical bend of the Rambam,…
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Archaeologists Crack Century-old Mystery: What Were Clay Cornets Used for 6,000 Years Ago?
Archaeology involves the art of figuring out what ancient people did with objects they clearly prized, but we don’t understand. What use the ancient Romans made of hollow metal dodecahedrons, we do not know. The flashy but brittle crystal daggers…
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Greece in talks to procure Israeli air defense systems
Concerned about Turkey, Greece is speeding up negotiations to buy air defense systems from Israel Aerospace and Rafael for €3 billion, according to reports in the country.
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Permanent borders, first
Israel's current relationship with the US offers an optimal opportunity to finalize settlement blocs under Israeli sovereignty and a boundary for its security needs
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