Israel prepares for a much needed election in one year’s time. Consequent to any rational analysis of the current situation and its antecedents (with sanity its only bias) one shudders to contemplate the prospects, given the latest polls…
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The Blogs: “The Sky is no limit” | Gilles Touboul
The potential meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, mentioned during the ASEAN summit, needs careful consideration beyond simple media speculation. This suggests a deliberate reversion to a diplomatic approach that values…
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The Blogs: When Silence Speaks: Friendship, Faith, and The Longest Hatred | Stephen Stern
“Jews are evil until proven otherwise; anti-Jewish racism is totally cool.” —Dara Horn*
It’s become impossible to ignore that Jew-hatred on both the right and the left draws from the same ancient playbook. The book cover changes, but…
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The Blogs: Hamas’s Empire of Fear Is Crumbling from Within | Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez
The so-called “Trump Peace Plan” ceasefire did not bring peace to Gaza—it exposed the rot inside it.
Beneath Hamas’s collapsing empire, 12 armed clans now fight for the spoils of power, money, and revenge.
Gaza is not being rebuilt by…
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The Blogs: The Catastrophic Vision of Zohran Mamdani | Ori Solow
Zohran Mamdani has built his career on outrage, not outcomes. The 33-year-old Queens assemblyman, now the leading candidate for mayor of New York City, has mastered the art of moralizing without ever proving that his ideas work. His campaign…
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The Blogs: Why Israel now needs to come to the aid of the Diaspora | Jan Shure
As a tender, vulnerable infant and even as a sturdier adolescent, the Jewish state was nurtured and supported by the Jewish communities of the Diaspora. Most Jews of a certain age will have fond memories of KKL “blue boxes;” of saving…
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The Blogs: Hostages Now Breathe the Air of Freedom | Michel M.J. Shore
Hostages now breathe the air of freedom,
Joy, jubilation and celebration.
For the families who waited, relief;
For those freed, a renewed light from darkness.
Yet, each family, friends and the nation
Live the nightmare, piercing cries,…
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The Blogs: Ireland Elects Comrade Catherine | Vitor Vicente
Ireland just elected Catherine Connolly without a real political contest. Strange? Maybe not, in a country where supporting Israel makes you an outsider and spoiling a ballot has become the loudest form of protest.
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The Blogs: Welcome Home, Eitan Mor | Romi Sussman
Today, Eitan Mor, who spent two years in hell as a hostage in Gaza, returned home to Kiryat Arba. Along the way, he was greeted by thousands of us who came with our flags, our music and our spirit to sing and dance along his route. Since…
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The Blogs: And Away We Go… to Infinity and Beyond | Abe Gurko
Bound for Glory — My Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Begins Now!
I’ve been dosing up on family for the past week — copious hours of Jewish goodness that sinks into your soul, that is, if you’re lucky enough to have a family like mine. We ate…
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