Israel has endured wars, terror, assassinations, and political turmoil — but nothing as destabilizing as what happened this week. In a move that detonated shockwaves through the nation’s legal and political foundations, Prime Minister…
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Netanyahu Tried to Erase His Own Trial — and Nearly Torched Israel’s Democracy
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UNRWA’s Calculus: Potentially A Monumental Refugee Catastrophe
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat weeping when we remembered Zion. On the poplars in its midst we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked us for the words of a song; Our tormentors, for joy: “Sing for us a song…
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A Jewish Approach to Animal Loss and Chaplaincy
When a German Shepherd Becomes a Teacher: A Jewish Journey into Animal Chaplaincy There are stories we tell many times, and there are stories we carry silently for years, waiting for the right moment and the right language to bring them forward….
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A last stand for British Jews?
I couldn’t put my finger on it but I’d felt this mix of fear and anxiety before. I was traveling up to Birmingham on a blustery November evening for the Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match with wonderful friends and activists Lara Lipsey,…
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Medical Imaging — The Jewish Connection
From Life to Lab: Medical Imaging: The Jewish Connection It is hard to imagine modern medical science, without medical imaging: X-ray, CAT scans, MRI scans and Ultrasound. Two of those key instruments, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and…
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The Most Misunderstood Law in the World
Why “International Law” Isn’t Binding, Isn’t Consistent, and Isn’t Really Law People speak about “international law” as if it were a functioning legal system—something coherent, authoritative, and binding. The term appears…
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From the Chickasaw Nation to Jerusalem
A Chickasaw perspective on Native American Heritage Month, Thanksgiving, and witnessing Jewish indigeneity firsthand. In the United States, November is Native American Heritage Month. It’s when schools, institutions, and media briefly pause to…
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Harmonic Zionism: A New Ethic for a Broken People
On October 7, 2023, I woke up on my friend’s couch with a hangover. I looked over to see him staring intensely at his phone. He turned to me and said, “Israel is getting bombed.” I told him that they’re always getting bombed and went…
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The US may overrule Israel on a Gaza peace corps from hostile groups and nations
This comes after release of the last two hostages and disarming Hamas After the last two hostages have been returned and the Gaza terrorists have been disarmed (and Hell freezes over), a ‘peacekeeper corps’ would need to maintain order and…
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Amazing Azerbaijan – Flame Towers, Mud Volcanoes, Mountain Jews And So Much More
My first trip out of the US — three months in Israel working on a kibbutz — turned me into an avid globetrotter. Over the ensuing years, I visited dozens of countries, spanning six continents. In November, my wanderlust brought me to…
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