Category Archives: Israel

Haredim Defeat Modern Orthodox In Israel’s Chief Rabbi Elections

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Luke Ford

Professor Marc Shapiro responded to my inquiry: “The election of Rabbi David Lau is a bad joke. He is only 46 or 47 years old, and is not regarded as a great talmid chacham. So the Ashkenazi chief rabbi is … Continue reading →

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Happiness For Palestinians

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Luke Ford

On his radio show yesterday, Dennis Prager said: “”Happiness for Palestinians is a dead Jew. Not a new company. Not a graduation of doctors… A dead Jew, particularly a dead Israeli Jew, is the best news. A paralyzed Israeli Jewish … Continue reading →

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Why Do Americans Support Israel?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Luke Ford

My journalist friend Kieren McCarthy posts to FB: “I have always wondered why the American people are so pro-Israeli. I understand 100% why the Jewish population is but never quite understood why everyone else is. Just watched NBC’s Nightly News … Continue reading →

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How The New York Times Covers Good vs Evil

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager writes: The way in which the New York Times reports good vs. evil is one of the most important stories of our time. Take the war between Israel and Hamas that is taking place right now. This war … Continue reading →

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You cannot be a Lubavitcher and be a Zionist

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his second lecture on R. Shlomo Yosef Zevin for Torah in Motion, historian Marc B. Shapiro says: You cannot be a Lubavitcher and be a Zionist. Lubavitch was always opposed to Zionism. Practically, you can support the state. When … Continue reading →

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