The claim made by Tucker Carlson alleging that President Isaac Herzog visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island is an outright lie. The journalist who circulated the allegation later acknowledged that she had not verified the information and…
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The Blogs: Zen-maybe Kabbalah-and the Art of Challah Making (and how it Led to Aliyah) | Mark P Cohen
My one regret after making Aliyah last July is that I didn’t show my friend Patrick how I make challah. If I had, maybe he would have made Aliyah, too. He had asked me several times, but I never got around to it. Patrick and I were part of…
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The Blogs: Viewing the U.S.–Israel Alliance Through a Cultural Lens | William Keenan
The U.S.–Israel relationship is often analyzed through the familiar lenses of strategy, ideology, or shared democratic values. Yet some of the most destabilizing pressures on the relationship today are not primarily about discrete policy…
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It’s ‘Mejhoul,’ Not ‘Medjool.’ It’s Moroccan, Not Israeli.
As Ramadan descends upon the Muslim world this week, millions of hands will reach for the same ritual fruit – the large, amber-fleshed, honey-sweet date that has become synonymous with the breaking of the fast. In supermarkets from London to…
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The Blogs: Michigan’s Israel Bonds: An Update | Shlomi Bennett
In my previous article, I wrote about Michigan’s Israel Bonds investment based on the information available at the time. Public records showed that prior bonds had matured, and there was no clear, publicly accessible confirmation that…
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The Blogs: Israelis and Iranians Meet in Vienna | Hillel Schenker
As Israelis, Iranians and many others in the region wait tensely to see whether President Trump decides to attack Iran, perhaps leading to a potential new round of Israeli-Iranian warfare, three Israelis and three Iranians met in Vienna for a…
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The Blogs: When Is the Work Over? Never. | Daniel Rosen
After October 7, many Jews described the moment as a wake-up call. People who had been disengaged or hesitant to speak out suddenly felt compelled to act. Fear was part of the reason but so was clarity. What became obvious was that antisemitism…
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The Blogs: Deepening military ties between IDF and Bundeswehr | John Meister
For the first time, the IDF Ground Forces and the German Army have signed a formal cooperation agreement. It’s a move that marks a new chapter in the strategic military partnership between Israel and Germany.
During a recent visit to…
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The Blogs: The New Government in Syria Represents Jihadi Populism | Reda Mansour
As Ahmad al-Shara’s, formerly Abu Mohmad Al Golani’s regime, enters its second year in power, it’s important to understand what this new government represents. Al Shara’s supporters see him as the voice of the Sunni majority’s will;…
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The Blogs: Trump’s Board Of Peace Faces Grave Issues | Sheldon Kirshner
Four months after its formation, US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace convened its first official meeting in Washington, D.C. on February 17.
It went reasonably well, but serious problems lie ahead.
Trump, in a flourish of enthusiasm,…
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