Category Archives: Israel

Yisroel Pensack: Barack and Mubarak Were on Top of the World Trade Center; Mubarak Fell Off — Who Was Left?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

In an article on the Egyptian crisis headlined “Obama Presses for Change but Not a New Face at the Top,” David E. Sanger and Helene Cooper of The New York Times report: WASHINGTON — President Obama’s decision to stop short, … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: Why Are the Religious Zionists of America Promoting Repeal of ‘Obamacare’?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Yisroel Pensack

I received an email today from Martin Oliner, chairman of the Religious Zionists of America (RZA), and organization whose motto is “The Land of Israel for the People of Israel according to the Torah of Israel.” In the interest of … Continue reading →

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Yisroel Pensack: New York Times Plays ‘Catch Up’ with Jewish Bloggers on Israel’s Subsidy Payments to Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men for Full-Time Torah Study

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Yisroel Pensack

This heavily-blogged topic is apparently news to The New York Times, which covers it at length today under the headline “Some Israelis Question Benefits for Ultra-Religious.” Isabel Kershner reports: JERUSALEM — Chaim Amsellem was certainly not the first Parliament member … Continue reading →

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Will Judaism Destroy The Jewish State?

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Luke Ford

Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes in the Jewish Press: Over the past weeks, many rabbis in Israel have publicized halachic rulings forbidding Jews to rent or sell homes to non-Jews. Doing so, they argue, violates Torah prohibitions and causes the … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks Helped Israel

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Luke Ford

Jerold S. Auerbach writes for the Jewish Press: The WikiLeaks revelations, if it is not sacrilegious to suggest, were a godsend to the Jewish state. They demolished the mantra of Israel’s critics, President Obama conspicuous among them, who have incessantly … Continue reading →

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