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Why do city councils in America often have on their agendas Israel and Gaza, places that are thousands of miles away? What about improving local roads, schools, and transportation?

The episode of Cain and Abel has various ways of explaining how it was possible for one brother to murder the other. On a more simplistic level, Abel was the one who gave a sacrifice to Hashem generously. Cain was the farmer who was not as…

It’s hard to believe that the war is finally over. Like many other Israelis I was glued to the TV last Monday, watching the release of the 20 living Israeli hostages alongside their masked Hamas captors. Following their hand-over to the Red…

The Zionist movement met the temperance movement in Zurich in 1937 at the Twentieth Zionist Congress.

Held 40 years after the first Zionist Congress in 1897, the main subject of the 20th Congress was the report of the Palestine Royal…

The United States appears determined not only to enforce a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas — but also to launch, without delay, the first phase of Gaza’s reconstruction.

This determination was clearly reflected in the striking preview…

I had an appointment for an interview with a Persian rug merchant in Lisbon. I had read that Iranian intelligence services often used that business as a cover for their clandestine operations. Sweat was dripping down my forehead. Since the…

Prof. Mohammed Wattad* and Adv. Wisam Asmar** 

Many times, we have encountered false ideas about Rotary, such as the belief that it is an elitist group, a secret society, or part of the Freemasons – all of which are entirely wrong. These…

In addition to Israel and Hamas having to meet all of their obligations under the signed agreement, and to cease and desist from all violations and breaches, there are several things that must happen immediately – some of them in parallel,…

Now that we seem to be nearing the end (at least partially) of one of the darkest chapters in the nation’s history, we can take a moment to breathe and reflect on everything we have been through over the past two years. One of the distinct…

Like Schwartz in the old Jewish joke, you can almost picture Israel armed, alert, and diplomatically dressed waiting for the world to show up. Maybe someone will come, we think. But after this war, the wiser question isn’t who arrives, but…