Category Archives: Israel

Formally Recognizing Israel’s Jewishness Will Not Set Back Peace

Morton A. Klein of the Zionists of America writes: Legislation is under consideration in Jerusalem that formalizes Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people. We at the Zionist Organization of America support it. Why? Because it is historically, … Continue reading

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The World’s Freest Middle East Arabs Live In Israel

{Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from Ambassador Prosor’s speech to the UN General Assembly on Nov. 24} I stand before the world as a proud representative of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. I stand tall before … Continue reading

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Esau’s Tears: Modern Anti-Semitism and the Rise of the Jews

Robert S. Wistrich writes for Commentary Magazine: What accounts for anti-Semitism—one of the most enduring and persistent hatreds in human history? Some historians have seen it as a product of dysfunctional societies in which chimerical fantasies about Jews have taken … Continue reading

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Are Attacks On Jews Attacks On God?

Which perspective do you find more useful? That different groups have different interests or that attacks on Jews are attacks on God? A rabbi writes: Let’s be clear. The attack on the synagogue in Jerusalem was not an attack against … Continue reading

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Friends of the IDF

A few months ago, a secular Jewish friend went to a Friends of the IDF banquet and was given a green cloth yarmulke with “FIDF” on it. My friend doesn’t wear a yarmulke so he gave it to me. I … Continue reading

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Why Not An American Ban On Illegal Workers?

Israel shows us the way once again on how to create a cohesive united country. Israel is the Jewish state and it conducts its affairs to benefit Jews. America should be an American state, conducting its affairs to benefit its … Continue reading

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Bethlehem Movie 2013

At the beginning, the Arab teen protagonist seems to have an IQ of about 90. He gets a shoddy bulletproof vest and has a contest with a friend to see who is the most courageous and will get shot first … Continue reading

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If you were an Arab or Muslim, how would today’s stabbings in a Jerusalem shul make you feel?

Four rabbis were hacked to death in Jerusalem today. I think that if I were a Muslim or Arab, I would cheer those killings. I am, however, a Jew and therefore my heart breaks. If I were an Arab or … Continue reading

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The Wonderful Terrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

This is a great documentary on the greatest movie director of the Third Reich. I’ve been binge-watching documentaries about the Nazis. I don’t know much, but it seems like Nazism was a variant of nationalism and all nationalisms require the … Continue reading

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The Future Of The Jews

Richard Lynn writes in his book, The Chosen People: A Study of Jewish Intelligence and Achievement: A pessimistic view of the future of Israel was taken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in a report issued in March 2009. It … Continue reading

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