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For one thing, the Passover celebration is the first annual holiday to commemorate a human social achievement rather than a natural occurrence.
A conspiracy theory about the Jewish takeover of TikTok, “Water in Occupied Palestine” featured in a Passover prayer book, politicians want Hamas to have veto power over U.S. aid to Israel, and more.
“When will you ever learn?” asked the refrain in Pete Seeger’s classic anti-war song, “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.”
Jews are allowed to center ourselves, love ourselves, celebrate ourselves, and remember who we are.
Netanyahu has put himself in an unenviably impossible position: He is managing three different negotiations with three different, oftentimes conflicting parties.
Even if the Jewish state has already dug itself too deep a whole during this war, it can at least start improving in these areas to prepare for the inevitability of future conflicts.
“Gaza more resembles 1930s Germany, where an extremist party won elections, with the support of most of the people, and quickly unified the military and civil government into one entity.”
It is time to start calling a spade a spade.
Israeli-American technology expert Hillel Fuld offers insights into the reasons why the Israel-Hamas war has been long and drawn out — and unprecedented.
Pastor Martin Niemöller's poem is a pessimistic, selfish, lazy person’s response to injustice. And the vast majority of non-Jews cannot even muster the energy to rise to that negligible request.
"If they did not have Israel as the common enemy, they would kill each other. This is the reality of what is so-called Palestine."
One-third of the Gazan casualties do not exist, Khamenei's Zionist conspiracy theory about "a major flaw" in Western universities, Israel is being accused of "scholasticide," and more.
A few years ago, I learned that the approach of being “smart, not right” usually yields the best results. Israel would be wise to act accordingly as it mulls a response to last night's Iranian attack…
“Let me get this straight: You’re facing immigration crises, financial and environmental crises, and a war-like Russia on your doorstep, and your harshest debates are about Israel?”
A real genocide in Gaza would be less than a day’s effort if Israel did not care about civilian life.
“If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him first.”
Muslim countries have a key role to play in deradicalizing the Gaza Strip, and some of them have a wealth of experience in doing so.
Many people are still "living" in a world that does not exist anymore. Israel is not as strong as some people think, the U.S. is not Israel's best friend, and the Jews are not safe and sound.
Unfortunately, many "pro-Palestinians" are disingenuous, spiteful, Jew-loathing hypocrites who pretend to give a damn about "the people of Palestine." It's about time they get exposed.
Israel continues to assassinate many Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, and Iranian terrorists as part of its war against Islamic extremists. Meanwhile, Diaspora Jews have chosen a far different path.