Strategically, Israel does not survive by applause. It survives by leveraging. And at this moment—when the war in Eastern Europe grinds on, Washington’s attention is fragmented, and new Middle Eastern players whisper ever louder in the…
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The Blogs: The Eurovision Song Contest and its political hue | Jonathan Shavit
At next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Israel will perform. The attempt to block the country from participating failed, as the EBU refused to hold a vote on Israel’s entry. It led to an immediate response. Four national broadcasters…
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The Blogs: Becoming Jewish Is Like Reincarnation Or Falling in Love | Allen S. Maller
The transition from not being Jewish to feeling and thinking Jewish is mostly a gradual one. In Islam and Christianity God comes first. The proclamation that “Allah is God and Muhammad is his Prophet” makes a person a Muslim. Accepting…
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The Blogs: Strange Bedfellows in the Recognition Game | Gina Friedlander
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Somaliland received a belated Christmas present last week when Israel took the bold step of formally recognizing Somaliland, becoming the first country in the world to do so. While many in this small nation took to…
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The Blogs: Europe’s Suicide – Part 4 | Grant Arthur Gochin
The Self-Inflicted Wound – Lobotomy, Replacement, and Collapse
(As detailed in Part 1 of this series, Europe’s two-millennia catalog of savage conduct—from papal decrees of perpetual servitude to royal expulsions and ecclesiastical…
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The Blogs: Be A Maverick | Natalie Sopinsky
My kids and I attended my son’s army ceremony, and I made a sign with his name so he could spot us in the crowd. Here in Israel, we are among the smallest of families…no grandparents, Aunts, or Uncles. I really feel like an Immigrant… Continue Reading
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The Blogs: The Fast of Tevet: Time to Confront Anger | Susan Barth
The sin of idolatry has been identified as one of the causes for the destruction of the first temple in Jerusalem, which is a major tragedy in our Jewish history commemorated on the Fast Day of the Tenth of the Hebrew month of Tevet….
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The Blogs: True Unity | Sharona Margolin Halickman
In last week’s Haftara (Yechezkel 37:15-17) we read:
The word of God came to me, saying: “And you, Man, take a branch (etz) and write on it, “For Yehuda and the children of Israel associated with him.’ Then take one branch and write…
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India to procure 1,000 Rafael SPICE air-to-surface missiles
India’s Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh, has approved the purchase, the Indian media reports.
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The Blogs: We helped build Nick Fuentes. Here’s how we can take him down | Bucky Apisdorf
If you listen closely to right-wing influencer Nick Fuentes describe his political journey, you hear a story built on one central grievance. In his own words, he has explained that his rise is not about economics, culture, or foreign policy….
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