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Trump didn’t mean to teach Israel a moral lesson, but he did. He reminded us that Israel’s survival can never hang on a foreign vote, a White House whim, or a Pentagon shipment. The Jewish state must be self-sufficient in every…

Yesterday was momentous day, one I’m certain all of us- Jews and non Jews- have been waiting for.  The release of the hostages!   I watched as many reunion videos as I could find on Youtube and cried through each and every one.

I know…

Accusations Against Israel: A Case of Antisemitism and Lost Credibility

Accusations that Israel is committing “deliberate starvation” in Gaza have collapsed under the weight of evidence and logic. What remains is a textbook case of…

What follows is the official JAM`AT AL-FITRAH COMMUNIQUÉ ON RECENT TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS OF HAMAS, which I translated and edited into formal English at the request of founding members of the Gaza City Jam`at al-Fitrah chapter, who were…

I arrived at King’s College London in late 2024 to read International Management at King’s Business School. I am British with South Italian heritage and a Christian–Catholic family background. I am not ethnically Jewish nor did I grow…

October 7 changed me. It changed me forever. At my core. The atrocities committed by Hamas. The war. The antisemitism that has bubbled up to the surface and continues to get stronger. It all made my Jewish identity more prominent. My Zionism…

In Memory of Dr. Balfour Mount, A Man for All Life’s Seasons

 

Dr. Balfour Mount, a man for all life’s seasons,

Accompanied so very many

On life journeys to and at the last transit station,

Giving all, each needed, before…

Walk into a deli or bakery on a busy day and you’ll see the same little ritual: customers take a red paper ticket from a small plastic dispenser, glance up at the glowing sign that reads Now Serving #99, and wait for their turn. It’s…

You have been called upon by your country and circumstances to serve in what has become Israel’s longest, and perhaps its most difficult war. Mission accomplished.

While you share in the celebrations that focus on the end of the fighting…