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I've shocked many friends, real life friends and facebook acquaintances/followers with my enthusiastic support of this proposed unity government.
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That nasty term hides/denies how most Jewish immigrants struggled in their early decades in America.
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We're now suffering another round of what I call Korach demonstrations meaning that those demonstrating/rioting don't have the same aims other than to destabilize the government.
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Most people can adjust to something difficult when they know how long it will last. But even with all the complicated computations and guesswork the experts have been coming up with, there are too many unknowns to factor in for any accuracy.
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Even if it's better for Israel than all previous proposals, it won't give us PEACE.
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Inexplicably, Lieberman has enough followers to keep him in the Knesset with sufficient MKs to stymie every possible coalition.
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This anti-Netanyahu coup is not only dangerous for the State of Israel, but it's dangerous for the world.
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We should vote carefully, according to which party, or candidate we honestly feel will do the best job. And then pray that Gd will give them wisdom.
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For some inexplicable, fokokt reason, instead of annexing and declaring full sovereignty over all of that miraculously liberated Land, like any normal country would do, Israeli leaders decided to hold it to use as "payment" for "peace" with our enemies. On the whole, our enemies haven't taken the bribe.
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Pres. Trump, You CANNOT impose a "peace plan" on terrorists and their victims.
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Davka, the timing of Eurovision this year is so siyata d'Shmaya, Hand of Gd. We in Israel are celebrating seventy 70 years of Independence and a half a century of our miraculous 1967 Six Days War victory which left us with all of Jerusalem in our hands.
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Despite issues and complaints with Netanyahu, who would you actually trust to replace Bibi in running Israel at this turbulent time?
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In 1921 Great Britain handed the Hashemite Abdullah a very large portion of Mandated Palestine to invent a kingdom for him, all of the land east of the Jordan River. It became known as the Emirate of Transjordan. The "minor" fact that Britain had been mandated by the League of Nations to facilitate the establishment of a Jewish state was ignored.
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Traveling on public transportation here in Israel is a great barometer of the state of our society. I see some fantastic good most of the time
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I grew up like most Jews, totally ignorant of the concept of "Aliyah." I also didn't know about Shabbat, kashrut and most of the Jewish Holidays.
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I don't see how illegal migrants have anything in common with Jacob and family thousands of years ago. It pains me to see respected rabbis, adopting Leftist ideology to Jewish History and Theology.
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Some more reasons to make aliya...
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Of course I understand that Aliyah, the move to Israel is sometimes more difficult for others as it was for me, but to call it The "Ultimate Sacrifice" puts a value on living outside of Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel over living here that has no place in Judaism or reality.
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Reflections on the 1991 Scud attacks, inspired by events this past Shabbat in Israel's north
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Reflections from the well-known blogger on her inspiration to being Torah observant and how it is reminiscent of Yitro.
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Most nominees and wannabes for the White House sound as pro-Israel as Donald Trump did while campaigning, but once elected their tunes change but Trump has kept his word
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The State of Israel is about to celebrate seventy 70 years of independence and the world isn't happy
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The Left/Democrats have been searching for a celebrity to run in 2020. Administrative and political experience aren't necessary. They are looking for someone who has a big smile and can generate applause. Being black, female and able to learn lines is another bonus,
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The secular Left suffers from an insecurity, since their religion/ideology keeps changing with the seasons. And they never know who's going to ask too many questions and end up taking on traditional Judaism and/or Right views.
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I am extremely unhappy with the so-called "anti-corruption" demonstrations going on here in Israel. They are to force the hand of the already Left wing judiciary and the police.
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Bibi's far from perfect, but I don't see anyone who can replace him, certainly not former Defense Minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon.
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The anti-Semites and anti-Israelis, including many countries like Great Britain which have claimed to be Israel's allies, have now shown their true hatred of Jewish rights, history and Israeli sovereignty.
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During our various exiles, the focus of our prayers and yearnings have always been towards Jerusalem and the Holy Land.
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There is nothing discreet about Chanukah. Chanukah Sameach!
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The actual existence and survival of the State of Israel and victories in our wars were not because of any help we got from other countries--not from the UN nor the Balfour Declaration
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Margalit, now in his mid-60s, appears hale and hearty, but as he tells his story, it becomes clear that this is an illusion. It's clear that there's a limit as to what he will publicly admit to, which is both a survival tactic and a sign of Post Traumatic Stress.
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If there were a movie of Rabbi Nati's life, you would shake your head, say great story, and just not believe it. But it's true.
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I am so thankful I am here. It's Thanksgiving Day all the time.
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This nice atmosphere at the Kotel is disturbed once a month, on Rosh Chodesh-the first of the Jewish Month, when the group called "WOW Women of the Kotel" noisily barge in with a large contingent of photographers for their monthly 2 hour visit
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A "deal" isn't peace. It's not the same as as negotiating with a plumber for a job or a bank for a mortgage/loan. Since no one can offer a "deal" like I would require, there's nothing to talk about.
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Honestly, I don't mourn Rabin. At best he was a dupe of the Left.
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What if we really could reverse time and use the technique of turning back the clock to fix our mistakes?
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The excuse they give for not serving in the army is that it would cause them to leave the holy occupation of studying Torah. If that's the case, why are they "Raging" and not in the Beit Medrash?
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Most people all over aren't interested in the truth. They just don't want Jews around.
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Chareidim are no longer a marginal part of the Israeli demographics, the way they were 70 years ago as the modern State of Israel came into being
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Our two-day New Year, Rosh Hashanah was immediately followed by Shabbat, the Sabbath. To be perfectly honest, I didn't miss the phone, internet, computer, television etc. It was a great relief.
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Gd willing in the upcoming year, 5778, the Jewish People and the Government of Israel will have the faith in Gd to think of what's best for the Jewish People and State of Israel, and not what "the world" may say or do.
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Of course, no good yeshiva high school will take boys missing English and Math, and whatever school would accept them would have to put them in remedial groups. In most cases, the students never really catch up.
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Israel's Supreme Court by equating illegal aliens with Jews who tried to flee the Nazi regime, claim that welcoming the illegals is what Judaism teaches. Such a comparison shows no accurate knowledge of history and less of Judaism.
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True, no place is 100% perfect, but I'm perfectly happy living in Israel.
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If Bibi had been strong about keeping the new security devices in place, the latest polls would have shown his Likud taking seats from Jewish Home, Yisrael Beiteinu, Yair Lapid and Kulanu. But he was not,
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The State of Israel still refuses to be sovereign on not only the Temple Mount but the entire Land of Israel.
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Gd willing, there will be a miracle, and we'll finally have a true, reliable Jewish Leader who fears nothing but Gd Almighty. Gd willing, there will be a miracle, and we'll finally have a leader who will impose fully Israeli Sovereignty over the Entire Land of Israel
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There is nothing at all to negotiate here. And there is absolutely no need for any foreigners to come to help mediate. The metal detectors must remain in place, and Arabs must undergo exactly the same security inspections as anybody else!!
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An advantage of leaving the UN would be Israel banishing all those UN employees and those who work for organizations dedicated to besmirching, maligning and undermining the State of Israel. We'd be safer cutting all ties!
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We, Israel, must remember that we can't rely of foreign countries for our security. Our greatest victories were when we had no foreign allies, because we have Gd.
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They keep talking about this "Jerusalem Bill." Those in favor claim it will protect Jerusalem, but I think that the very premise behind the bill is a greater danger.
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With the last week of Ramadan, and then the Eid al-Fitr festival unfortunately the chances are great that Arab/muslim terror attacks will increase
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The US Government is being run by total amateurs to the political system. I expect more anarchy and chaos until whoever wins the 2020 Elections takes charge.
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Too bad that British PM May didn't consult with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu before calling for snap elections who is suffering from a similar mistake of being overly optimistic about results.
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There was no plan for liberating Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, Sinai and the Golan. All that just "happened." G-d did it. Can you give any other reason why we won in such an amazing way?
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Public Security Minister Erdan claims that the Arab terrorist prisoners didn't gain anything from their hunger strike, the Arabs claim otherwise. Considering leaked details, the Arab version may be more accurate.
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The Moskowitz Prize has evolved over the years. It used to be that three people got the main prizes.This year instead of a variety of awardees, there was just one, the incomparable Moshe Arens
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So, will Trump's visit be worse than the usual visit of a foreign leader, or after all the negative hype, will it be better?
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Our true enemy is the anti-Semitism that has existed from the very beginning of Judaism.
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The Jerusalem Post's Friday edition had a big feature about Hebron, the Jews, Arabs and history. There are so many misleading distortions and mistakes that any good researcher could have corrected/prevented, I'd say not to read it at all. I will just mention a few things here and hope that people a lot more knowledgable […]
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In response to the UNESCO vote, Israel should move all of our embassies to cities of our choice, as long as they're not the country's stated capital.
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“Peace Deal” is an oxymoron
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Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israeli Independence Day is not merely a celebration of a historic event but transforms into a spiritual holiday when recognizing Gd's hand in everything that has happened to the Jewish People
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Unlike anti-Semitic hypocrites in other countries, Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader, has asked French Jewry to sacrifice easily available kosher food to try to squeeze Muslims out of France.
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"There's no place like home..." Ask the Arab bus driver for Egged who liked America but LOVES his native country, ISRAEL!
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Including Judaism in the group of religions connected to Jerusalem and the Holy Land lumps us all together and is extremely dangerous because it delegitimizes us, our religion and history.
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There are too many, OK even one would be bad, radical Leftist Jewish groups calling themselves "pro-Israel" while their policies support the delegitimization and dismantling of the State of Israel. Here in Israel there's "Peace Now," as if "peace" is s commodity that one can just buy for a price. And there are those women's […]
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A HAPPY PESACH to ALL Jews of all traditions!
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Considering that I was injured in the first ramming terror attack over twenty years ago, I'm a bit hyper-worried about them.
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The question is, "Can really be an appreciable cessation of the anti-Israel policy and resolutions in the United Nations?"
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The Arabs and proponents of the "two state solution," promote apartheid, The truth is that all those faux moralists, hypocritical so-called liberal democrats are promoting this anti-Jewish apartheid.
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A great improvement in US relationship under Trump with Israel isn't policy, it's attitude. This may be a great change, but Israel's fate and future remain in its hands, not those of foreign leaders.
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Jews are forbidden to live as Jews in Jordan, the PA-Palestinian Authority and many other places, but for some fokokt antisemitic reason, nobody calls that apartheid.
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Bibi is a wily politician and I don't think that Bennett or Lapid will have an easy job unseating him. They'd have to join forces, sort of like the rotation that Labor and Likud tried in 1984
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Israel must quickly rip off the bandage of 'occupation' and fully annex and declare sovereignty on Judea, Samaria, the Jordan Valley and any nook or cranny that is still in a status of uncertainty.
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It's very obvious that the Israeli Leftist media's trying to manufacture cases against Netanyahu and his wife Sara. It's no secret and it's not discreet. Something the Trump's can commiserate with.
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Israel is not part of the US; it is neither a state nor a "commonwealth." It's up to our own government led by Netanyahu. If he is clear world opinion doesn't matter, most opposition will fade away.
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My daughter lives in Ofra with her family. It's still a wonderful place to live but court rulings have strangled its chance to grow. Gd willing, a solution will be found to allow Ofra to thrive again.
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Just a couple of months ago, the residents of Amona had been told that they'd still be on the hill, or very close by, and that the government would build them a real community with real houses
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There is no equivalency between the Jews who were persecuted and threatened with certain death during the Holocaust and today's Arabs clamoring to leave their troubled countries. Period.
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The well-stocked stores would seem to contradict the general perception of suffering and impoverished Palestinians.
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Now in Europe, at this Paris meeting, over 70 countries sent representatives to try to find a way to facilitate the replacement of Israel with a new Arab country which they will call Palestine, sic.
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There's no apartheid against Arabs. The only people restricted are Jews. There are places and businesses we're warned not to enter, roads not to drive on, schools we are forbidden to study or teach in
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How long will it take, if ever, for Trump to reduce the amount of $ the US gov't gives to the Palestinian Authority. Trump has a lot of work to do to fix things in terms of Israel and our security
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Hopefully,Netanyahu has gotten sufficiently angry and disgusted to recognize that his trying to be a reasonable "Centrist" isn't working. We need a zealot who only tries to please G-d. A Maccabee.
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According to many, there's some unique and super-advanced Israeli technology in the F-35s, which are now part of the Israeli Air force.
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As we watch Netanyahu buckle under the power of the Israeli Left which controls the media and the Supreme Court, it seems obvious that those who predicted Leftist policies from the Likud were correct.
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How can the Muslims destroy the flora, fauna and homes here in the Holy Land, a land they "claim" as home? They celebrate terror and murder, and this is just another terrorist tool for them.
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Some Leftist group thought up a plan to teach photography to the women of Gush Etzion, Jews and Arabs. If anyone publicizes photos of the Arabs, there will be big trouble for those Arab women
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When you look at this map, and you see the paltry amount of states that gave Hillary Clinton the majority or plurality of its votes, Trump's victory is much more convincing.
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Between Hillary and Trump. It was more like a fight between two drunks by a bar's backdoor. And even worse has been the hatred between many supporters of both of them.
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Israel's Supreme Court is a Leftist bastion that easily preserves its ideological purity. Breaking that monopoly is the aim of Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked
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Neither of the candidates have displayed the talents, personality and character that the USA needs in their president right now.
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The decision on Amona should not be in the hands of the Leftist ideology-driven judges of Israel's Supreme Court. The Government and Knesset are supposed to make the laws, not the Judicial branch.
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Hillary's supporters find Trump despicable; Trump's supporters consider Hillary a criminal. Whoever wins will have an awfully hard time governing and making Americans feel like one country.
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Regardless of what your succah is made of, have a wonderful and joyful Succot!
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"Strategic Advantage" does not give Israel the ability to fight our enemies into submission. We can only "slap it" and if we need more weapons, it is only with American approval/permission.
