יום שני, כ״ח תמוז תשפ״וMonday, July 13, 2026
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Bennett Ruda has been blogging at daledamos.blogspot.com since 2003. He also contributes to the Elder of Ziyon website. Bennet lives in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with his wife and two children
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By Bennett Ruda
The world has no problem remaining quiet while Palestinian Arab leaders deny the historical bond between Jews and Jerusalem, when Jews openly celebrate their holidays and their ties to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, we are the ones being provocative.
By Bennett Ruda
Analyzing "eight candidates who have expressed blatantly anti-Semitic views, or who openly associate with anti-Semites" focusing on 4 Republicans and 4 Democrats
By Bennett Ruda
When a tragedy that should lead Jews to unite instead leads Jews to turn against other Jews, that is worse than a tragedy; it is a disaster.
By Bennett Ruda
As for the Arabs, they are no more indigenous to "Palestine" than they are to the other countries they invaded - as listed by Bernard Lewis in "What Went Wrong"
By Bennett Ruda
The media would have you believe that Gazans in general, and Hamas in particular, are experimenting for the first time with peaceful protests, reminiscent. In reality, what is new is that Hamas has been using tens of thousands of Gazans -- including children -- as cover while trying to infiltrate Israel,
By Bennett Ruda
There has been a continuous Jewish presence in Palestine. The Jews of Israel today are ultimately descendants of the Jews who lived on the land long before the Arab occupation of Palestine in the 7th century. There are many ways to describe this Arab population -- but indigenous clearly is not one of them.
By Bennett Ruda
An overview of the extent of the Jewish contribution to Palestine during the hundred years or so leading up to the British Mandate and the re-establishment of Israel.
By Bennett Ruda
The admission that Israel's Supreme Court is knowingly limiting Israel's options in its own war on terror is not made less disturbing by the claim that Israel - as a democracy - gains some kind of moral victory "at the end of the day" by "preserving the rule of law."
By Bennett Ruda
The fact the UN gives full-throated support to "armed struggle" but cannot see its way clear to delineate what is, and what is not, terrorism is an indictment of its corruption
By Bennett Ruda
There is a different kind of harassment, directed at Jewish students not as Jews but rather as representatives and supporters of Israel. It is also antisemitism but is distinctive from classic antisemitism such as swastikas and anti-Jewish hate speech.
By Bennett Ruda
Will the report take into account the reparations owed by Hamas for the rockets fired and the wars it started? Will it take into account the incitement by Abbas againsts Israel?
By Bennett Ruda
The UN itself clearly indicates that there is no absolute Palestinian right of return and that while there was a possible option to return back in 1948, return back then was merely one possibility.
By Bennett Ruda
Adina Hay-Nissan, recalled that she called up the British command that was stationed in the hotel and warned them, ''This is the Hebrew resistance uprising. We planted bombs in the hotel. Please vacate it immediately. See, we warned you.''
By Bennett Ruda
Actually, Hezbollah is more than just a terrorist group. Hezbollah has been heavily involved in the illegal drug trade for well over a decade.
By Bennett Ruda
The US and Jordan are purported allies-arguably our second strongest ally in the Mid East after Israel. No wonder talking about cooperation against terrorism is on the agenda. But will the Jordan extraditing terrorist Ahlam Tamimi be raised?
By Bennett Ruda
The Times may offer "All the news that is fit to print" but its anti-Zionist position has not changed in generations.
By Bennett Ruda
The idea that International Law looks out for military necessity, and not only humanitarian rights, is lost on journalists and those who freely volunteer their personal opinion of international law as a club to beat the IDF whenever a military situation arises.
By Bennett Ruda
Israel is not only battling Hamas at the border but in the mainstream media where Hamas lies generally trump Israeli truths.
By Bennett Ruda
J Street claims to support Israel, that it is "pro-Israel, pro-peace" but looking at their record tells another story
By Bennett Ruda
There continues to be a lot of tension in Poland today in reaction to the new Holocaust law. The fact that there are Poles willing to openly condemn both the new law itself and anti-Semitism in Poland is a promising step
By Bennett Ruda
J Street appears happy to ignore the anti-Israel actions of Abbas and other members of the government while simultaneously blaming Israel for failed peace talks.
By Bennett Ruda
Tsvi Misinai, a former hi-tech pioneer who has researched what he claims are the Jewish roots of the Palestinian Arabs. Who knows, maybe they will claim Israeli citizenship under the 'Law of Return'
By Bennett Ruda
There is a growing number on the right that doesn’t like to talk about the bad things Poles did in the past.
By Bennett Ruda
For Jews, keys have been no less a symbol of the desire to return home - in our case our indigenous, ancestral home where we have been living for over 3,000 years. We have returned home.
By Bennett Ruda
There was never a sovereign country called "Palestine" matching the maps that Abbas and Fatah like to parade around.
By Bennett Ruda
If being neutral is the equivalent of being anti-Israel, it could be that being openly pro-Israel--like Trump-- could be the only way to be that "honest broker" for peace
By Bennett Ruda
Palestinian Arabs need to face the consequences of losing a war. Well, what about facing the consequences of losing an election, or of not even having one. Here too, an artificial situation is being propped up by the EU and others in the West.
By Bennett Ruda
Uganda could never truly become a Jewish state. It was not the national Jewish homeland. Uganda was not the indigenous home of the Jews. There were no historical, religious, and culture ties binding the Jews to any place other than the one the Western World referred to as Palestine.
By Bennett Ruda
Last year Muslim Antisemitism, with all its vitriolic hatred, has found its way into the US. It is not as if Antisemitism did not already exist. It's just that generally it has not been as out in the open nor expressed as violently as we have seen it elsewhere.
By Bennett Ruda
It is unfair to expect a new regime to suddenly become favorably disposed to Israel. We can hope hat the current unrest will keep the government occupied and reduce the possibility of conflict between the two countries, especially along the Syrian border, at least for a while.
By Bennett Ruda
A better question might be what is Sarsour's source for claiming terrorists have a moral right to choose their victims? Is it based on the Koran or does she have some other source?
By Bennett Ruda
Apparently, the media bias against Trump, the already existing anti-Israel bias and the ignorance of some in the media has resulted in a perfect storm of horrendously inaccurate stories.
By Bennett Ruda
Rabbi Weinreb talks about the internal problems we in the Jewish community face as individuals--problems that are not getting any better: Discord; Disdain; Despair
By Bennett Ruda
The Balfour Declaration was not addressed to a foreign group, giving them permission to enter the land. On the contrary, it was recognition of what Jews -- who have an indigenous connection to the land -- had already accomplished and would continue to develop.
By Bennett Ruda
One could argue that the 1944 presidential election was the beginning of the bi-partisan support for Israel that despite its ups and downs continues to this day.with Benzion Netanyahu, Bibi's father, influencing the Republican platform
By Bennett Ruda
The result of the Koby Mandell Act was the creation of the Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism (OVT). The record of the OVT is horrendous with ZERO prosecutions brought against Palestinians who have murdered Americans
By Bennett Ruda
Whether adopting The Muslim terminology, like the US or adapting and remaking Islam as the Nazis attempted, a lot of effort was put into winning over the Muslims as part of the WWII effort.
By Bennett Ruda
Regardless of the similarities to the previous "economic peace" plan, the concept itself is fairly new and for that reason alone there is reason for patience, if not a bit of hope, for progress
By Bennett Ruda
Do attacks on Jews suddenly have to be worse than those on other minorities in order to be considered anti-Semitism? Must they be physical and not just verbal or political? Why should there be a different bar that Jews must pass?
By Bennett Ruda
Palestinian Arabs have their own ideology of hate, one which has led them beyond cartoons, to build monuments dedicated to murderers of unarmed men, women and children, in the name of "resistance"
By Bennett Ruda
While threats against Israel in the Middle East grow stronger, so too the threats against both Israel and Jews in the US and on college campuses. But the heated language on campuses is spreading into society in general and into the media in particular.
By Bennett Ruda
Without the Balfour Declaration, and the British Mandate that was based on it, the name Palestine -- which had been forgotten in the region -- would have continued to be forgotten. Abbas should be saying "Thank You"
By Bennett Ruda
The medical help that Palestinian leaders get from Israeli hospitals is an open ironic secret because these Arab leaders accuse Israelstate of all manner of war crimes and apartheid -- all while availing themselves of those medical facilities.
By Bennett Ruda
Could worldwide anti-Semitism actually all be traced back to Pres. Trump? Or is the world's oldest hatred only of interest to the media if it can be used as another stick to bash the President?
By Bennett Ruda
"Activists" under the banner of "human rights" use their halo -- some times as a shield, other times as a hammer -- preaching about commitment to high ideals and human values, while appealing to people's baser instincts.
By Bennett Ruda
Why is the "favorability" level of Israel down, even with the progress made in recognition and alliances with more and more countries?
By Bennett Ruda
The Iranian missile display really wasn't all that crushing. In fact most of the Iranian ballistic missiles failed to reach their intended targets
By Bennett Ruda
To all in doubt: There is no unalienable right of the remaining Palestinian Arab refugees to return, neither is there a right under international law to allow Palestinian Arab to violently attack Israelis.
By Bennett Ruda
The point of the original Hebrew article in Maariv, Decadent Meals and Free Internet: The Good Life of Terrorists in Prison,
By Bennett Ruda
Tamimi is a fugitive terrorist, wanted by the US. Suspending her Twitter account was the first step; extraditing her to the US, where justice can be meted out, is, hopefully, the next.
By Bennett Ruda
According to the Jordanian High Court an extradition treaty was signed with the US in 1995, but that it is now null. But US financial support for Jordan remains robust.
By Bennett Ruda
Just as the Arab never provided assistance to resolve the Arab refugee crisis years ago, the idea of Arab normalization of ties with Israel-even in the interest of defense against Iran-appears distant
By Bennett Ruda
Though some insist Israel is isolated in the international community, it is becoming increasingly clear that Israel is in fact building new friendships and alliances-REGIONAL alliances in the Gulf
By Bennett Ruda
The truth is that for a while, in the 1970's, Gaza rivaled -- and even surpassed -- Singapore, now Hamas says with pride it has no interest in becoming another Singapore.
By Bennett Ruda
Who qualifies to be considered a Palestine Refugee is a mercurial problem. Over the years, the.UNRWA has defined -- and redefined -- who qualifies as a Palestine Refugee multiple times.
By Bennett Ruda
Refugees in general, and Palestinian refugees in particular, retain an option to return, this is not considered an absolute right. It is an option to be measured against consequences of repatriation
By Bennett Ruda
During his presidential campaign, Trump made a point of talking about moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. And now he is the President. Again, it is not so simple.
By Bennett Ruda
Obama's predecessor, George Bush, was able to go beyond funding and weapons and get Israel and the Palestinian Arabs talking without anti-Israel UNSC resolutions or media attacks
July 10, 2026 
