In the aftermath of the confrontation with Israel, Iran finds itself navigating a complex realignment within its anti-Western bloc. Once anchored to Moscow, Tehran’s foreign policy is now tilting toward Beijing – a shift driven by growing…
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Iran’s strategic recalibration: From Russian disillusionment to a Chinese pivot
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Is There a Reason for Separation of Meat and Milk?
Originally presented for Knesset Israel of Beverlywood in Los Angeles Sukkot 5786 I. Introduction Three times in the Torah we read לא תבשל גדי נחלב אמו (Do not cook a goat in its mother’s milk) 1 The Gemora in Sanhedrin 4b says…
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The Planeload of Gazans Arriving in South Africa – a Saga of Silence and Misdirection
There is something deeply wrong with the way this story has been framed in South Africa. For a week, the country has been fed a fake narrative that suits the political and activist sector that favors casting Israel as a malignant player. The…
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Self-proclaimed experts target transgenders against all science and truth
In tune with the latest modernity trend, only emotions and narratives count The first reason I find experts targeting transgender people so vile is not related to whether they are right but to the fact that they attack, without any empathy, a…
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Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel – Part VIII
Narrative, Memory, and the Struggle for Shared Truth Series Preface Understanding Jewish and Palestinian Equality in Israel explores how law, belonging, dignity, and justice shape everyday life between the river and the sea. Written from my…
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Haftarat Parshat Toldot: Yaakov and Esav, Shoulder to Shoulder
In this week’s haftara, the prophet Malakhi opens his prophecy with an expression of divine scorn for Israel’s older twin: “Is Esav not a brother to Yaakov? So says the Lord: Yet I loved Yaakov and hated Esav, so I made his mountains…
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Why Was It The Moon, Not The Sun, Which Was Commanded, ‘Diminish Yourself’
There was a moment at the dawn of all things when the question of who would descend, who would be made small, who would bear the weight of constriction for the sake of the world, hung open in the air like a silent decree not…
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Amichai Chikli in Conversation
At a forum convened by the National Jewish Assembly, Amichai Chikli, Israel’s Minister for Diaspora Affairs, gave a robust explanation of his recent invitation to Tommy Robinson, a UK activist, to visit Israel. The evening also allowed Chikli…
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Numbers Don’t Make Sense
My father and I were deep into our math study session. My younger siblings were long asleep, and I kept shifting my legs on the kitchen chair. The contents of my Hello Kitty pencil case were spread out, and my father’s glass of tea rattled…
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Are the Laws of Physics Eternal Truths or Evolving Rules in a Changing Cosmos?
There is something reassuring about the way physics is usually presented. The laws of nature arrive as eternal pronouncements, etched into the very fabric of the universe. Newton’s laws, Maxwell’s equations, Einstein’s field…
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