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Batya Medad blogs at Shiloh Musings.
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By Batya Medad
What is the point of having our own state when it cooperates with those who are against us?
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The IDF, which was extremely secular, today has a host of fully observant soldiers and officers.
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Israelis in the south invite government officials including Bibi, to move to their neck of the woods
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Israel isn't willing to take over Gaza; it just keeps on doing "maintenance work."
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Why would Israel want a ceasefire. It would just signify our weakness that we blinked first.
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So-called US military aid props up US military industries while disposing of surplus supplies.
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Rivlin is thought of as a warm, friendly uncle, one of the family.
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Her message to her soldier son on the battlefield: "Complete the Mission! Sayyem et HaMissimah!"
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IDF volunteers come to Israel just to serve are the true idealists; Sean Carmeli was one of them.
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It's absurd, in this war places like Ariel and Shiloh are among the safest in the State of Israel.
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Ruthie Blum reveals just how hard it is for a Jewish mother to be a patriot at the time of war. Maternal cognitive dissonance On Thursday night, after 10 days of aerial warfare between Hamas terrorists and Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a ground incursion into Gaza. It was a move that much of […]
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Where has all the billions of Euros and dollars that have been poured into Gaza over the years gone?
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In a war, people die; all Israelis should know that by now.
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"We thought they wanted a state; it turns out that all they want is to destroy Israel"
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The majority of the Israeli public is against a ceasefire with Hamas at this time.
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We must destroy the Arab terrorist enemy completely!
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Things were quiet in the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem on Monday morning.
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The State of Israel must also re-sentence each and every convicted terrorist.
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Our history is full of antisemitic attacks and wars, and in no case did any foreign power rescue us.
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The families of the two believed responsible for the kidnappings were treated too well by Israeli media.
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A safe uneventful trip was not something I or my children could take for granted.
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People in Gush Etzion shouldn't think that it is any safer or more Israeli than Gush Shiloh.
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If we can't hitchhike near Arabs, why does the world consider them our peace partner?
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The position of President of Israel was created to be ceremonial.
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Ideological differences within Bibi's coalition members are less harmonious than a Chinese sweet and sour dish.
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The Arab terrorism isn't due to Jews living somewhere, it's because the Arab leadership, want to destroy Israel.
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu should be using this opportunity to totally close off all negotiations and tell the world the truth.
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It was Netanyhu's acceptance that has facilitated the rapid progress the P.A.'s Fatah has made.
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There is a waiting list to get into many yishuvim, such as Shiloh, because of the severe housing shortage.
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The pope's "even-handedness" was an affront by equating the State of Israel with that band of Arab terrorists.
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Davka that the pope's visit coincides with the forty-seventh anniversary of the 1967 Six Days War is terrible timing.
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Naftali Bennett's staff put together a brilliant video clip explaining the dangers of a nuclear Iran.
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The Evening Prayer includes dancing and singing plus a long shofar blowing to remind us the siren is modeled on the shofar.
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The Prime Minister, like too many others, lives in the shadow of a brother whose life was cut short.
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In order to understand today's State of Israel we must remember the awful, disgraceful side, too.
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Peace, true peace, isn't up to us. We've offered it on gilded platters forever. Nothing we do will bring peace to our Land.
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The Seder: We starve (during the sometimes endless recitations and discussions) and we feast.
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Pro-Israel leaders on campus are as important as the troops in the IDF and professional hasbaraniks.
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Before Begin's policy of withdrawing from Land liberated in the 6 Day War, today's scenario was unthinkable.
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Rosh Chodesh Nissan commemorates the very first mitzvah.
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Today's supposedly Center-Right politicians are more like the Extreme Left of earlier, safer time
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I said to the Arab woman, 'if the politicians would just leave us alone, we'd have peace.' She agreed.
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Jolie decided she doesn't need her mammary glands and ovaries, we in Israel do not need the United States of America.
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I'm glad that we never had to choose between the country of our birth and the country of our choice!
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Some pictures I took yesterday while wandering around the neighborhood on my "fitness walk."
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As president, Truman initially opposed the creation of a Jewish state.
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Other people and religions also want the benefit of the "local call" to God.
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I finally realized/accepted/admitted that my weight had gone up a bit.
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To pass God's test, the Jewish People had to be independent of others and show faith in God.
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They know that on Shabbat our defenses are down and we're recharging our spiritual batteries.
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I really wonder if there is such a thing as European countries that like and support the State of Israel.
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Peace only happens when one side declares unconditional surrender or both sides really want peace.
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When I went to my first Shabbaton in the fall-early winter of 1963 I knew nothing of Torah Judaism.
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This is not the first time Rabbi Riskin has been featured in a video presentation which has raised eyebrows and caused controvers.
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Those predictions are very dangerous and can cause more economic problems than our going our own way would have.
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Yair Lapid the latest Israeli political "balloon" is out to destroy Jewish life in the Biblical Land of Israel.
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Peace isn't so simple. It's harder than curing cancer.
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When you have nothing to die for, you really don't have anything to live for.
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Netanyahu said to Biden: Abbas doesn't want peace. Now what?
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The doctors were certain that he'd soon be dead eight years ago.
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”This is a bizarre proposal which relates to Arab citizens as chess pieces."
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"The Holocaust was not six million. It was one plus one plus one."
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When Chavi was stricken with Polio, children didn't have many rights.
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Thank God we're all healthy and rich with friends and family.
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Peace is not around the corner.
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Israel did send an impressive delegation, but it didn't include Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
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Avi Lipkin talks about the Arab spring, Syria and Hillary Clinton.
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Even if declaring partial sovereignty eases pressure on Israel immediately afterwards, it is dangerous.
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He said Labor rejects the construction of Jewish settlements "on Palestinian land."
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Not only is Shiloh the center of many Biblical events, but we are the place and the people politicians and world leaders want to move around like chess pieces.
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In Judaism the majority isn't always right. There are inflexible absolutes. Democracy is not a Jewish value!
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All I can say is that it looks good for Iran, but I wonder if it's good for the world.
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Bennett may not have Bibi's charm or perfect "radio voice," but his mind is quick and his mouth is fearless.
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Lately the Jewish Press has been posting many of my blog posts.
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I have no idea who that tzaddik is, but I sure enjoyed his taste in music.
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So far, most of this winter, which began a month and a half ago, has been with clear blue skies like in the picture I took last week.
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He should be as firm with the Arabs as he claims to be with the Iranians.
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Israelis are not happy about the next round of talks being directed by United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
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The Holiday of Hanukkah takes place at the end of the month, when the moon is fading from the sky and its light has gotten dimmer.
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The mistaken idea that the U.S. is Israel's trusted ally has been proven wrong time and again.
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I organize Women's Rosh Chodesh Prayers at Shiloh HaKedumah-Tel Shiloh.
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Torah, Wisdom, and Inspiration for Life by Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
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A Cabinet committee unsurprisingly defeated the Jewish Home bill to prevent the government from freeing heavy-duty terrorists.
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"Maybe in Germany in the 1930s and Russia in the 1970s but certainly in Sydney, Australia, Bondi you just don't expect an unprovoked attack."
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The numbers of Arabs in Jerusalem aren't totally accurate, because many who hold legal residence don't actually live there.
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Unfortunately, Israel is still dominated by Jews who are insecure in our success as a legitimate country.
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None of the ideas so blithely bandied about would give Israel and Israelis any added security.
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Berko showed that it's possible to have a hasbara victory, even on campus.
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I speak Hebrew, English and pantomime with the Arab customers.
June 26, 2026 
