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When Israeli leadership tells Hamas to "surrender or die," now the world knows (in case they didn't) that Israel means business.
Since we are social beings, labeling is often helpful, but many modern societies have overindulged in labeling, which creates tremendous confusion and thus endless conflict.
Or, as we’ve been facetiously saying since the start of this war: gazalighting.
It seemed like only a matter of time before Israel's government would be forced to decide between eradicating Hamas from Gaza, or returning all the remaining hostages. It appears that time is near.
From Anne Frank’s diary becoming "porn in Texas" to the goody two-shoes Vladimir Putin blasting Israel for its campaign against Hamas, 2023 was special, to say the least.
One side is doing its best "to avoid needless carnage while at the same time ridding the world of bestial terror." The other side is this "bestial terror" — yet it seems to get so many free passes.
The two glass ceiling-breaking Black Americans are not antisemitic in intention, just in outcome. I’m not sure what is worse.
This past Christmas Eve, the New York Times went to a place I’d never imagine: It published an essay by Gaza City’s mayor, an appointee of Hamas. You know, the world-renowned terrorist group.
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
We know why some Palestinians and their supporters are uncomfortable with Jesus Christ’s actual beginnings.
These challenges could make or break the West in 2024.
With original music by Barry Manilow, “Harmony” may be remembered as the most important Jewish show since “Fiddler.”
A window into how Israelis are thinking in the wake of Hamas' massacre on October 7th.
Differences in culture, language, values, and outlook on life make it difficult for the West to decipher the conduct and vision of Hamas in particular and the region in general.
Israeli Christian women have some of the highest education rates in the country, and the vast majority of Israeli Christians say they are satisfied with life in the country.
Fatah's willingness to flirt with integrating Hamas into the Palestinian Authority is regionally treacherous, which is exactly what the terror group desires.
The UN seems to be blaming Israel for its own failures, a classic antisemitic ploy.
“What the hell is going on? The cruelest dream, reality.”
Four questions that might make you see Israel, Zionism, and Israelis in an entirely different light.