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Whether you believe in God or not, you have to accept that some uncreated entity, outside our physical universe, resulted in the origin of our universe over 13 billion years ago. Call it God, the multiverse, or whatever, it is the major…

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We are preparing for a flag vigil tonight in honor of receiving a hostage.
According to estimates, the convoy is expected to pass around 10:00 PM at the Tel Gama…

The part of the Torah that tells the story of Avraham and Sarah is one of my favorites. It is intriguing and foundational.

The most intriguing and, at face value, perplexing, is, of course, the climax of this week’s Parsha, the Akeida, the…

You may prefer not to know this. Civilization often does. But a young Israeli, Rom Braslavski, has now said aloud what too many would file under “alleged” and leave to yellow with time. For nearly two years in Gaza, he was stripped,…

Today, anti-Zionist rhetoric masquerades as political ideology, while in reality conflating politics with antisemitic hate.

Let’s get something straight: Zionist is not a slur just because a bunch of propagandized antisemites decided it is….

Don’t feel obligated to believe the international press agencies’ reporting

I’ve been following Dutch politics closely for 62+ years and have gotten used to forming my own views by digesting a wide variety of opinions.

In last week’s…

The narrative around emerging markets is shifting dramatically as we move beyond 2025. Gone are the days when these economies were mostly seen as cheap-labour hubs or commodity exporters. Instead, we are entering a new phase—Emerging…

In his latest dispatch, the usually calm and grounded analyst, Andrew Fox, recounts being shocked by a WhatsApp message from a friend: Jewish Israelis had been banned from attending a soccer match in Britain. One minute they were heading to…

The winds of the steppe are shifting.

For decades, Kazakhstan tried to be everyone’s friend and no one’s enemy—playing the neutral broker between Moscow’s reach, Beijing’s money, and Washington’s pressure.

But neutrality is no…

The Torah portion Vayera (Genesis 18–22) is filled with dramatic episodes including divine visits, destruction, birth, and near-sacrifice. But beneath the miracles and moral tests lies a reflective story about negotiation and advocacy:…