We are today witnessing a dramatic rise in antisemitism in the United States and around the world that most Jews alive have never seen, experienced or imagined before. This millennia-old shape-shifting hatred that appears in different forms…
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Earliest Winepress in Israel and Cultic Set Discovered in Canaanite Megiddo
Near the foot of Tel Megiddo, the earliest winepress ever found in Israel, and somewhat later evidence of Canaanite religious practices including what seems to have been a miniature shrine, have been discovered in salvage excavations thanks to…
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The Blogs: Let’s Get the ‘Get’: Israel Must Divorce the Chief Rabbinate | Harel Ben-Michael
Quietly, quietly, in the midst of the chaotic times we live in, some of the most bizarre events have recently been added to the ever-growing list of scandals produced by that peculiar entity known as the Chief Rabbinate.
Just this week, the…
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The Blogs: New York has revealed what it is willing to normalize | Shira Lankin Sheps
I’m not surprised, but I am heartbroken.
I love New York City.
Where my grandparents settled after they escaped the Shoah and started a new chapter for our family. Where I went every weekend growing up, the bastion of culture, of…
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The Blogs: “Globalize the Intifada” doesn’t mean what you think it means. It’s even worse | Sarah Tuttle-Singer
When I hear people chant “Globalize the Intifada,” I don’t think Tiffany’s will be bombed or McSorley’s will crumble.
The violence won’t arrive with masked gunmen in the streets. It will be quieter, more insidious.
Maybe Zabar’s…
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Elbit Systems wins Singapore Hermes 900 drone deal
The Singapore Air Force has announced that it has decided to replace the Hermes 450 UAVs, which it procured 20 years ago from Elbit Systems with the newer model Hermes 900.
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The Blogs: How well Hamas has (falsely) painted Israel the villain | Martin Fletcher
Hamas is using the remains of dead hostages to continue its torture of Israeli families. In their warped logic, this is a plus, a pressure point, a means of leverage. It is also Israel’s best way to show the world who they are dealing with….
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Mamdani’s progressive Jewish supporters are jubilant as they gain an ally in City Hall
BROOKLYN — There were plenty of “Jews for Zohran” at Brooklyn Paramount, the recently refurbished music venue where Zohran Mamdani and his biggest supporters celebrated his mayoral election victory Tuesday…
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The Blogs: Tawhid and that in which you Differed | Allen S. Maller
Muslims say: “There is no god but Allah” and people should worship only him, rejecting idolatry and polytheism. Jews agree.
Allah sent tens of thousands of Prophets to all of the tribes, nations and kingdoms in the world; and 313…
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The Blogs: Israel Needs to End Lopsided Prisoner Exchanges | Sherwin Pomerantz
Ynet news reported today that IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said he would consider allowing about 200 Hamas terrorists trapped in Rafah’s underground enclave to cross back to Gaza only in exchange for fallen soldier Hadar Goldin,…
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