Israel is one of the most extraordinary countries ever to exist. A place where the moral clarity of the West blends with the warmth, passion, and soul of the East. A nation powered by the creativity, resilience, intelligence and ancient wisdom of…
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Israel’s Goodness the World Refuses to See
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2 + 2 = 5 Comes to Canberra
George Orwell warned that the greatest threat to a free society is not censorship at the margins but the quiet rewriting of reality itself. The moment a government can force citizens to say that two plus two equals five is the moment truth ceases…
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When the university is hopeless and stupid, what is left?
I just read an article, American, well documented and sadly very pertinent to the situation of our brothers in America today; it was about the american elite unniversity and their patrons in the 1930’s; a genuinely elite group before FDR’s New…
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Barghouti Is a Loaded Gun Israel Cannot Ignore
The Arab–Israeli conflict is dead. Today, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia now coordinate openly with Israel, while the old pan-Arab slogans gather dust. Unmistakably, the region has entered a post-Arabist era powered…
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Trump says he and Mamdani ‘didn’t discuss’ NYC mayor-elect’s vow to arrest Netanyahu during congenial meeting
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani covered a lot of ground in their highly anticipated meeting at the White House Friday afternoon, discussing agenda items such as housing and affordability.
One topic that apparently did…
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Friday afternoon at the corner grocery store in Jerusalem
So it’s Friday afternoon at the corner grocery store in Jerusalem. The whole place is about the size of my shower, and it’s got all the people. Mostly fathers with their kids. The imas are home, preparing for Shabbat. The smells of…
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In the Shadow of Rising Hate, Esther Speaks Again
I am not Jewish, and I do not carry the long memory that lives in Jewish history, but my heart is tied to the Jewish people in a way I sometimes struggle to explain. I find myself pulled back to their stories again and again,…
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Settler attacks are a symptom of a much bigger problem for Israel
The phenomenon of settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank is bad and getting worse. Illegal farming outposts are growing like mushrooms across the West Bank, and as reported in the Times of Israel, there is “no enforcement against…
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An unusual honor to an American Organization, Jews and the meaning of memory
The motto of the Jewish American Society (JASHP) is “Shaping the future by remembering the Past.” Jewish life and experience are based on memory. It shapes our present and tomorrow. If we do not remember, why should anyone else? In the early…
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Everything Depends on the International Stabilization Force
The Gaza Peace Plan Rises or Falls on the International Stabilization Force When the UN Security Council approved Resolution 2803 this week, it didn’t just bless Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. It created something much more…
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