It is rare to be both heartbroken and humbled by a book. Eli Sharabi’s Hostage however is more than just an autobiographical comment on the last two years of his life. It is the testimony of a man who has had to bear witness to some of the…
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The Blogs: Pushing and Insisting My Way – docheh, dochef, hadof, and dofek | Reuven Chaim Klein
When the angels came to visit Lot in Sodom before destroying the city, they posed as human wayfarers who said to Lot that they were prepared to sleep in the street. However, Lot pressed them and insisted that they lodge at his house, so they…
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The Blogs: I am now on a Ship in Calm Waters | Michel M.J. Shore
I am now on a ship in calm waters
Between two dimensions, I travel
Each coast with its challenges beckons me,
Not to solve anything for anyone
But to realize that the passports
To both are a desire for compassion
The first, issued for…
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The Blogs: How Netanyahu’s Politics Shape Israel’s Foreign Policy | Solomon Naftaliyev
In today’s interconnected world, domestic politics and foreign policy are inseparable. Domestic policy reflects the interests of the people—the “heart” of the nation—while foreign policy acts as its “brain,” navigating the…
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The Blogs: Mayor-Elect Mamdani: A Test for New York City — and Its Jews | Maccabi Lev Ari
Zohran Mamdani is New York City’s first Muslim mayor.
But this isn’t about faith; it’s about record, rhetoric, and what those reveal about the kind of leadership he intends to bring to America’s largest and most diverse city.
He won…
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The Blogs: Waltz with Mengele | Rafael Baptista
My father is a man captivated by History. For hours, we would sit together and watch war documentaries. As a child, I didn’t care about politics. What captivated me was the spectacle — the thunderous roar of explosions that sent a…
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The Blogs: Alliance of power or diplomacy of convenience? | Gilles Touboul
On 18 November, the White House will welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). This meeting between the leader of the Wahhabi kingdom and Donald Trump, engaged in his second term, far exceeds diplomatic protocol. It marks a…
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The Blogs: The shadow networks of Islamist financing | Francis Moritz
While Germany has launched a large-scale operation to neutralize the Islamist group MUSLIM INTERAKTIV, whose activities violate the German Constitution and pose a threat to national security, other EU countries would do well to follow the…
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The Blogs: The Easy Laugh that Costs the Jew | Ab Boskany
The cheap laugh that recruits the crowd while denying intention
There are many routes by which a shabby idea enters polite company. Few are smoother than the velvet rope marked “humour” and “satire”. A line that would be hissed in…
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The Blogs: Turkey and Qatar: America’s Treacherous ‘Allies’ | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
The United States and Israel are fighting enemies on two fronts—those who fire rockets, and those who smile in diplomatic corridors while helping the rocket men reload.
Turkey and Qatar, once paraded as “moderate allies,” now stand as…
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