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By Jeff Dunetz
The truth is that as the pandemic worsened, Trump took immediate action, and Biden and his re-Bama team misled the public and criticized Trump. Trump actions Biden lies
Trump is blamed by many for damaging democracy. But I think far more damage has been and is being done by the reaction to Donald Trump. Trump and his movement are being used as an excuse to push the country down a path toward less free expression and less free thought.
The 2,000-word article ended with an exchange that suggested the public square deserved to hear from Leila Khaled:
I began to list the unimaginable ,breakthrough gifts Trump gave Israel despite all the push back to him.
By Jeff Dunetz
How do we reverse the mistrust and hatred? How do the Jewish and African American communities go back to the days of Rabbi Heschel and the Reverent Dr. King?
Those large panoramic windows that facilitate cool cross breezes on hot summer nights? Now they facilitate a less pleasant winter wind – even with the shutters tightly closed.
By Tzvi Fishman
If you wanted to give the kids showers, you turned on the boiler and switched off the refrigerator. If you wanted to bake a cake, you turned off the heater.
There is nothing free about a market controlled by a Big Tech oligarchy, a handful of multinationals and giant chains, and corporate fronts for Chinese business interests. The only way to ‘free’ the market is to make it more open by demolishing the oligarchy.
Meanwhile, illegal construction by Arabs remained rampant. And there were no changes in the status of endangered Jewish religious sites or politically significant areas.
The response of the world media to Israel’s relative success in fighting the epidemic has been more hostile than anything I recall since the last time Israel was forced to defend herself against deadly rocket attacks from Gaza. “What about the Palestinians,” they screamed. Why aren’t we vaccinating them, too? “It’s because Israel is an apartheid state!”
By Guest Author
if they get impeached three times in one term, we ought to give them some kind of consolation prize because that's pretty impressive. A foot-long sub, maybe
By Paul Gherkin
The New York Times once again wrote an article about Palestinians considering holding elections that could only be called #AlternativeFacts if one wanted to be charitable.
Cancel our words, cancel our stories and we are bereft
Despite the chaos, it's clear that the government is committed to trying to keep us safe while allowing life to continue as much as possible.
Betzalel Smotrich of the National Union party announced that he would be launching a new party to run in the upcoming elections and would not partner with Naphtali Bennett's "New Right" Party.
In this case, there is a tension between the requirements of ensuring the health and safety of the population and that of respecting religious practices.
What was done to Trump by the Democratic media was unfair, even vicious. But his response was to throw a bomb at the US Constitution.
By Jeff Dunetz
{Reposted from The Lid} It started with a peaceful protest and ended with President Trump promising a peaceful transition to Joe Biden before he is sworn in as president on January 20th. In between, there was chaos, rushing the capitol building, and a disgusting day that will live in infamy as a horrible day in […]
By Jeff Dunetz
I Believe Mike Pence Was Right About His Electoral College Role
By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Were the people who came to the Capitol, a “Mob?” or were they “rioters”? Were they “protestors,” or should they be referred to as “Maga Supporters”? Did Mr. Trump “incite” the “mob,” or did he “call in the National Guard” to quell the disturbance?
Pollard is a litmus test of some sort, but it is not either one for Right vs. Left or Orthodox vs. (religiously) liberal. It’s something else
“If the Jews of Israel want to live a normal existence, they have to forfeit the security that everyone needs in order to live a normal existence.”
By Tzvi Fishman
They succeeded in planting a car bomb that blew the legs off the mayor of Shechem, who had vowed to dance on Jewish graves and chase the settlers out of the land.
By Guest Author
"I'm calling on the good people of Georgia to help me find my missing votes! Have you seen them anywhere? Please check under your couch cushions. DM if you find them, THX!"
Israel is experiencing two dramatic trends – lots of vaccinations administered and lots of new cases of Covid-19.
I often wonder if the sages were transported to the world we live in today, would they even recognize it as in any way Jewish? I am not talking about modern Orthodox Jewry. I am talking about the world of Charedim.
So the question isn't how modern Orthodox Judaism could have produced Kushner, It is how modern Orthodoxy could have produced such a hateful, self righteous prig as Peter Beinart.
We are aghast to hear you compare this man of peace who never killed another with Palestinians who deliberately seek martyrdom while killing Jews.
By Yehuda Lave
These four men (ALL Jews) are for now humanity’s hope. If they succeed, the world will be a healthier place.
"The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything,"
The possibility of yet another deadlocked election, especially now when leadership is desperately needed, is unthinkable. But we’ve said that at least twice before.
By Jeff Dunetz
Wishing everyone a better and more truthful 2021
If Kushner epitomizes incompetence and mediocrity, we could sure use a lot more of it!
Interviews in Israel are run more casually, and an interviewer may ask some pretty personal questions.
By Tzvi Fishman
The settlements weren’t handed over to us on a silver platter. Like the hilltop youth today, we had to sleep in the mud and the rain and be dragged down from the mountaintops.
Meanwhile, Saar announced some of his party's platform, such as a term limit for being prime minister, regional representation in the Knesset and… who cares, none of this stuff is going to happen.
Instead of a government coming into office with a program, we get a collection of politicians looking out for their own parochial, sometimes personal, interests.
It’s essential that everyone involved in relations between Israel and the Palestinians understand the real issues that underlie the conflict. And it would be a good thing if all parties could agree to use words the same way.
By Jeff Dunetz
So what is Kwanzaa? It’s the ultimate fraud. It is a holiday created by a man responsible for violently torturing two women–and it has a fascist goal of separating the races.
A government agency had paid for and was making use of a report which would decide who was to live or die based on race and income. And no one was willing to say a word about it.
By Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman
Nothing could deter her. Her determination and her stamina were the stuff legends are made of.
{Reposted from the Abu Yehuda blog} Here we go again. Another yawning gulf between Israelis and American Jews, “a rupture that threatens Jews everywhere, the trust between Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, and in the long run, Israel,” say Evan Morris and Dennis Jett. It’s not bad enough that the Israeli religious establishment does […]
By Yehuda Lave
I got the vaccine today and did not turn into a monkey (but I still like bananas).
Two of the most notorious bigots in the House of Representatives signed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding that he “eradicate anti-Muslim bigotry from Facebook”.
Throughout the city there are various historical and archeological sites connected to the Maccabee time period, and my husband and son were lucky enough to participate in a shul trip for the local kids to one of these sites.
By Jeff Dunetz
If Schumer had any morals or guts, he would be distancing himself from an anti-Semite like Warnock.
Naftali Bennett of the Yamina Party has declared his desire to be prime minister. Him being elected to that position in March is about as likely as me growing taller.
By Forest Rain
An Esther neighborhood. Horgen Hill. A place where more Jewish children can live, grow and thrive in the land of our ancestors. That is how it is done.
By Paul Gherkin
The reality of the need to be able to secure borders for the protection of citizenry has never been more apparent
By Jeff Dunetz
But the NY Times jumped on the “social justice” crazy train. Instead of relying on science, the Times came up with a third option—base the decision of who goes next on race.
By Jeff Dunetz
Operation warp speed, President Trump’s program to develop a vaccine by the end of 2020, is another major achievement of the Trump presidency.
David was NOT PC. He was not as sensitive or sophisticated as some of our "progressive" teachers today. If King David lived in our generation with those same outmoded ideas, he would be shunned and mocked by "sophisticated" Jews.
By Tzvi Fishman
We know, however, that the open graves off of Highway 443 opposite Modi'in are certainly not from the time of the Maccabees.
Every gift came with a personalized note, letting the recipient know that her Secret Maccabee was thinking of her.
By Ben Bresky
Rare Carlebach video from Hebron sparks memories of special concert during troubling (perilous / challenging) time.
“Oops,” he muttered. “Awkward. My bad.”
It’s still unclear when the country will be opened to foreign tourists, but the spring seems like a good bet, maybe even Pesach.
That egotistical hatred of a G-d that isn’t a culture war idol, that isn’t named Cuomo, Obama, or Ginsberg, is why the battle for religious freedom is far from over in this longest of Chanukahs.
By Paul Gherkin
Embracing terrorism and the public challenge of Trump’s demand to stop rewarding terrorism was too much.
By Sheri Oz
I turned to Google Scholar to see what academic articles were being written on historic Palestine. There were 3490 results to this search
The same lefty elite that elevated Obama is unable to understand how to talk to someone who rejects any of its premises, for example, that America isn’t racist, that socialism isn’t the answer, or that its entire worldview is destructive and wrong. So it wants to censor it instead.
While I certainly don’t love giving my Adi too much screen time, I must admit that I found myself easily caving whenever he begged me to allow him to “review” the videos just one more time.
By Tzvi Fishman
I strongly disagree with the different conspiracy theories.
To state the obvious, if any one of Kushner's diplomatic victories had occurred under a Democratic administration, he would be on the cover of magazines every week like Kissinger was during his heyday.
At this point, it seems the jack is out of the box and new elections are a done deal. Folks are already starting to maneuver.
Israel needs to realize that the pendulum of public opinion in the US, especially among the decision-making class, is swinging against the Jewish state. The Arab and Iranian strategy of introducing money and activists into Western universities has been hugely effective in changing the national perception of Israel for the worse.
By Jeff Dunetz
Something has to be done about these social media giants
Can any moral person seriously support the revolutionary Islamic regime in Iran? Two important lessons from recent Jewish history guide Israeli policy toward Iran: a) when they say they are going to kill you, believe them; and b) when they actually do try to kill you, almost nobody will come to your aid.
By Yehuda Lave
One have to have a connection to be able to 'spot' it in others and when it triggers a negative response, it is because one is denying it in oneself.
By Tzvi Fishman
All new appointments are up on the trading block – ‘this appointment for me, this appointment for you’ – like kids trading candy.
By Jeff Dunetz
[Reposted from The Lid} Joe Biden’s been saying he will appoint a staff representing diversity, and in a way, he has. Some of his appointees are anti-Israel. Others are both anti-Israel and anti-Semitic. Biden’s been announced who will be on his team if he ends up in the Oval Office, and sadly, just as I […]
By Tzvi Fishman
I don't know why we recited Tachanun this morning. We should have recited Hallel!
Growing up, I read Israeli papers to keep up on the matzav (situation) in Israel. These days, I find myself starting each day reading through the New York papers to keep up to date on what the matzav is there.
For his part, Prime Minister Netanyahu continues to call for "unity" and the preservation of the current coalition government.
Can any moral person seriously support the revolutionary Islamic regime in Iran?
The Ayatollah grew to think he established almost a birthright to shape US Iran policy during the Obama administration.
That last day of November, 1947, is a microcosm of the entire 73 years since. The Jews remain enthusiastic that they have a state, want Arabs in Israel to be treated equally and still want to be on friendly terms with the Arab world. The people who claim to represent the Palestinian Arabs continue to make decisions that hurt the actual people they pretend to be defending.
Or — perhaps, in the wake of the Abraham Accords — does King Abdullah see normalization with Israelis as the wave of the future and Tamimi as an impediment?
By Jeff Dunetz
David Ben Gurion: “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”
By Paul Gherkin
The big money to the Biden campaign came from the usual Democratic loyalists like lawyers and lobbyists but the Education sector was even bigger,
Lipman's critique is limited to Obama’s discussion about Israel. And it is not flattering to say the least. In fact it’s a pretty scathing attack against the former President which might explain some of his policies towards Israel. Especially near the end of his term.
Although we could not attend those weddings, we are so grateful for those blessings.
Good emerges in response to evil. We need our enemies to remind us of who we are and what we can do when our backs are against the wall
By Jeff Dunetz
The Angry Andy of pre-pandemic days has returned:
Obama's policy was to weaken Israel while pretending to help her, for example by phasing out the portion of the military aid that could be used to buy from Israel’s own military industry.
{Reposted from the authors' blog} No one was hurt. But that was surely not the intention of the perpetrators behind four terror attacks directed against Israelis in the past few days. In four separate attempts this past weekend, terrorists sought to carry out lethal attacks directed at Israelis targeted at random. Two happened on the […]
By Jeff Dunetz
On the fourth Thursday of November, I will be talking about all the blessings I’ve had in my life, and that includes living in the best damn country in the world
Think that despite it all, things are going fine? Perhaps you “chai b’seret,” live in a movie – i.e. not in reality. (Someone who is a drama queen is referred to oddly as “l’echol sratim,” someone who “eats movies.”)
By Tzvi Fishman
A woman who wore a kerchief to fully cover her head became a ‘Mizrachnikit,’ while a charedi wore a wig of the gentiles. What nonsense!”
By Jeff Dunetz
JONATHAN POLLARD was Jailed Way Too Long, Deserves His Freedom but Jonathan Pollard is...
Quebec's attempt to use historical anti-Semitism to regain its former historical importance is similar in certain ways to the majority of the population of Quebec: ugly and stupid.
July 31, 2026 
