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Shiloh Musings

If The USA Were a Good Friend of Israel's, It Would Make Our Needs THE PRIORITY‏

By Batya Medad

So-called US military aid props up US military industries while disposing of surplus supplies.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Israel's Moral Imperative

By Harry Maryles

If Hamas would simply stop firing rockets into Israel, all the carnage would stop instantly.

Guest Blog / Fuchs' Focus

Don't Be A Dhimmi! No Surrender!

By Donny Fuchs

In Islam, there is no such thing as peace with accursed dhimmis as the Muslims refer to us infidels.

The Muqata

The Disengagement made Gaza More Dangerous

By JoeSettler

A reader claimed the Disengagement from Gaza was good, because it reduced the number of murdered Israelis. Examining the numbers tells a different story...

The Muqata

It's Time to Go Home

By JoeSettler

JoeSettler points out that most Gazans want to leave, and most Jews want to go back home to Gush Katif. How about a solution that actually resolves the conflict?

The Muqata / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

The 32

By Jameel@Muqata

These are the photos of our soldiers (and a citizen) killed in action during the current IDF ground operation in Gaza.

The Muqata

What's More Important Than Pizza?

By Jameel@Muqata

Jameel went on a pizza run down south, and translated a letter from a soldier on the border, along with some of his own personal observations...

Guest Blog / Fuchs' Focus

Transfer: Still The Only Solution

By Donny Fuchs

Rabbi Kahane spoke of transfer, because it was what the Torah spoke of.

Shiloh Musings

Complete the Mission! Sayyem et HaMissimah! סיים את המשימה‏

By Batya Medad

Her message to her soldier son on the battlefield: "Complete the Mission! Sayyem et HaMissimah!"

The Muqata

New El Al Slogans

By JoeSettler

JoeSettler contemplated some new El Al slogans like: "El Al - Our pilots are trained in evasive maneuvers".... Let's hear your new El Al Slogans...

Shiloh Musings / Me-Ander

20,000 Attend Funeral of Lone Soldier Sean Carmeli HaYa"D

By Batya Medad

IDF volunteers come to Israel just to serve are the true idealists; Sean Carmeli was one of them.

Guest Blog

Holding On: A Poem by Alexandra Gross

By Alexandra Gross

And he whispers one last time, I love you mother.

Shiloh Musings

Listen to Ordinary Israelis‏

By Batya Medad

It's absurd, in this war places like Ariel and Shiloh are among the safest in the State of Israel.

Guest Blog

Where are the American Zionists?

By Gedaliah Gurfein

Why aren't American Jews coming s to Israel for the summer; Are they scared because of the war?

Shiloh Musings

The Problems Being a Jewish Mother Patriot‏

By Batya Medad

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 […]

The Muqata

Dear @IDFSpokesperson - Please Stop with the Moral Platitudes

By JoeSettler

JoeSettler takes on the IDF Spokesperson's tweets that he believes are morally wrong and negatively affect the war we are fighting...

Guest Blog / Fuchs' Focus

Listen to Them Howl!

By Donny Fuchs

Not asking the world for the right to defend ourselves; such a right is obvious to anyone with a spine.

Shiloh Musings

The United Nations, European Union and all Those Faux Humanitarian NGO's are Guilty‏!

By Batya Medad

Where has all the billions of Euros and dollars that have been poured into Gaza over the years gone?

Guest Blog

Time To Crush Hamas

By Jagdish N. Singh

One wishes the PA would distance itself completely from Hamas now for the sake of peace and development in the region.

Shiloh Musings

Bibi's Government is an Embarrassment

By Batya Medad

In a war, people die; all Israelis should know that by now.

Shiloh Musings

Light-bulb Moment for Israeli Extreme Leftist: "They Want to Destroy Israel.'"‏

By Batya Medad

"We thought they wanted a state; it turns out that all they want is to destroy Israel"

Guest Blog

Operation Protective Edge Your Way Around

By Sara Layah Shomron

It's called Operation Protective Edge and is a double-edged sword.

Shiloh Musings

Message From a "War Zone"‏

By Batya Medad

The majority of the Israeli public is against a ceasefire with Hamas at this time.

The Muqata / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

PM Netanytahu Tells Us How He Will Defeat Hamas (in 2009)

By Jameel@Muqata

Bibi knew back then what needed to be done. So why isn't PM Netanyahu listening to his younger self?

Guest Blog

"Disproportionate Response,” Anti-Semitism's Latest Keyword

By David Groen

The term “Disproportionate Response” is becoming the latest anti-Semitic keyword.

Guest Blog

Contentions Why Gaza Doesn’t Have Bomb Shelters

By Jonathan S. Tobin

One of the key talking points by apologists for Hamas in the current conflict is that it isn’t fair that Israelis under fire have bomb shelters while Palestinians in Gaza don’t have any. Among other factors, the lack of shelters accounts in part for the differences in casualty figures between the two peoples. But somehow […]

Guest Blog

How To Bring The War To Hamas

By Vic Rosenthal

Expecting the IDF to mount a ground attack against Hamas in Gaza? There may be a better approach...

Shiloh Musings

Just Say "NO!"

By Batya Medad

In a word, "NO!!!!!!!"

Guest Blog

Operation Tsuk Eitan: "Under Siege"

By Tzvi Szajnbrum

No human casualties; over 1million citizens under siege.What if it were Mexico attacking the US?

Guest Blog / Fuchs' Focus

When Wars Were Wars and Men Were Men

By Donny Fuchs

Jewish warfare is premised on the idea that evil must be destroyed if the innocent are to survive.

Guest Blog

Jewish Terrorists

By Rabbi Alan Haber

We are not like our enemies; it’s our responsibility to make sure it stays that way.

Shiloh Musings

Israel's Secret Weapon!‏

By Batya Medad

Israel has a secret weapon: G-d Almighty!

Guest Blog

Good Neighbors

By Varda Epstein

Praising the relationship between Camp Oorah and officials of Scoharie County in Upstate New York.

The Muqata

What should Israel do about a Hamas Rockets about to Hit the Palestinian Authority?

By Jameel@Muqata

Jameel asks if Israel has a moral obligation to shoot down Hamas rockets that will hit Palestinian Authority civilians. What do you think?

The Muqata / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

An American Rabbi's Prayer for Palestinian Dead

By JoeSettler

Peter Beinart asks that American rabbis lead prayers for Palestinian dead. JoeSettler agrees with Beinart...

Blogs

The Casino Through a Dealer's Eyes

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

An expert discusses the mistakes gamblers make and how to play safely at casinos.

IsraellyCool

Hamas: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t

By Linda Todd

Watching the news reminds me of when I was in Gaza. I know that many people say that Israel bombs indiscriminately, but when you are on the ground there in the middle of a major operation, it is horrible. This is a picture I took of the American International School hit in Operation Cast Lead […]

Op-Eds / Elder of Ziyon

What Reporters Need to Know During Operation Protective Edge

By Elder of Ziyon

Beware of the "creative license" reporters and spokespeople take to claim maximal harm to Gazans by Israel.

IDF Blog / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

3.5 Million Lives in Danger: the Growing Range of Hamas Rockets

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

Hamas dramatically upgraded its weapons stockpile, placing millions of Israeli civilians at risk.

The Muqata

Muqata Reveals: Secret IDF War Plan for Gaza

By Jameel@Muqata

Jameel reveals the secret plan devised by the Israeli cabinet for victory in Gaza

@Israel_Shield

Arab Murders Jews, Jews Murders Arab - Here's The Difference

By '@israel_shield

Murder is unexcusable. But so is the way Muslim society supports, lauds and treats its murderers and terrorists.

Shiloh Musings

Quiet in Shuafat, Beit Chanina, East Jerusalem, Thank G-d

By Batya Medad

Things were quiet in the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem on Monday morning.

DovBear

Dehuminization

By DovBear

All groups have a mix of both good and bad people; it's the ratio that differentiates us.

Fresno Zionism

A Very Bad Weekend

By Vic Rosenthal

It looks from here like a really bad weekend in Israel. Some 40-odd rockets were fired from Gaza at southern Israel within 48 hours, as far as Beersheva. Arabs rioted throughout the country, throwing rocks and firebombs at any available Jewish target. They systematically destroyed the light rail tracks, stations and equipment in Arab neighborhoods […]

Blogs / Jewish / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Jewish Bloggers Condemn Murder in Joint Statement

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish bloggers respond to murder with joint condemnation statement.

The Muqata

Play a Joke on Your Friends, Get Even with your Enemies

By JoeSettler

The Justice Minister has opened an "incitement hotline", where you can report on your friends, enemies and neighbors, and the government will pay them a visit for you.

Sultan Knish

The Curse of Cain

By Daniel Greenfield

It is not Cain's fault that he kills. It is Abel's fault that he builds.

Fink or Swim

What Do I Tell My Children (About the Boys)?

By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

What do we do when we want to be mad at God but we also want God to make it all better? Indeed, what do we do?

Emes Ve-Emunah

A Legacy of Achdus

By Harry Maryles

Inevitably when tragedies like this happen there is a sudden burst of Achdus. Tragedies unite.

Shiloh Musings

Destroy Arab Terrorism! No Mercy!

By Batya Medad

The State of Israel must also re-sentence each and every convicted terrorist.

Guest Blog

How to Say 'Eye Contact' in Hebrew

By Ami Steinberger

Eye contact in Hebrew, literally, is eye connection.

Guest Blog

The Islamist Plague

By Rachael Ehrenfeld

Many Western commentators have adopted the narrative that al Qaeda and its ilk are the exception to the "religion of peace" -- Islam. However, the rise of "political Islam," the brainchild of the Muslim Brotherhood, is more akin to a highly infectious disease. No vaccine is available; its spread can only be halted by identifying […]

Shiloh Musings

God Willing, We Will Soon Hear

By Batya Medad

Our history is full of antisemitic attacks and wars, and in no case did any foreign power rescue us.

This Ongoing War

It is Time to Stop Infantilizing the Palestinian Arabs

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The Palestinians remain below the age of responsibility; the source of their behavior always in Israel’s actions.

The Muqata

Parsha Lesson: Battling Kidnappers and Amalek, Then and Now

By JoeSettler

Amalek kidnapped an Israelite. They thought they could confuse God and Israel by pretending to be local Canaanites.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Reason These Boys Were Kidnapped Is...

By Harry Maryles

Looking for a spiritual cause of a tragedy is a time honored tradition in Judaism.

IDF Blog

IDF Targets Gaza Terrorists Responsible for Rocket Attacks

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

Terrorists involved in the rockets launched at Israel last week were targeted Friday by the IAF.

This Ongoing War

The War and the Grief: A Response to Parents Circle

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Our daughter Malki was murdered, because she was Jewish,, by unrepentant Arab terrorists.

The Muqata

Amram Mitzna and Hamas

By JoeSettler

MK Mitzna compared Bayit Yehudi to Hamas, but doesn't his own HaTnua party have far more dastardly goals in common with that terrorist organization?

Shiloh Musings

Israeli Media, Again, Humanizes Arab Terrorists

By Batya Medad

The families of the two believed responsible for the kidnappings were treated too well by Israeli media.

Ktzat Ivrit

How to Say 'Kidnapping' in Hebrew

By Ami Steinberger

If you follow the Hebrew news, a key word you need to know currently is "kidnapping."

Shiloh Musings

I'll Never Forget My Panic When My Kids Didn't Get Home on Time

By Batya Medad

A safe uneventful trip was not something I or my children could take for granted.

IDF Blog

Gaza Rockets Send Thousands into Bomb Shelters: Week's Tally

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

Since Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, terrorists in the area have fired more than 8,000 rockets into Israel.

This Ongoing War

Inexorably, the Death Toll from the Shalit Transaction Grows

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Tragedies continue emanating from the decision to release 1000+ terrorists from Israeli prisons.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Billion Dollar Question: Can Yeshiva University Survive?

By Harry Maryles

It would be tragic beyond all proportion if Yeshiva University were to fold. I don’t think that is going to happen.

IDF Blog

Weekend Update: the Search for the Boys Continues

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

IDF forces have searched about 1,350 locations for terrorists, illegal weaponry and the abducted boys.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Can Jews Unite Even When There Is No Tragedy?

By Harry Maryles

Radical Islam is an idea, not an organization. It is the enemy, not terrorism.

IDF Blog

Operation Brother's Keeper

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

55 of the 280 suspected terrorists who have been detained were part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.

IDF Blog

IDF Expands Operations Against Hamas in Judea and Samaria

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

The IDF is determined to reduce constant acts of terrorism in Judea and Samaria, many of which involve Hamas.

The Muqata

Where Did the Mainstream Media Disappear To (Except the NY Times)?

By JoeSettler

Israel has one of the highest concentration of foreign reporters in the world, yet the entire kidnapping saga is being completely ignored by the foreign press.

Shiloh Musings

Storm is Brewing for Sure; Heavenly Help Needed

By Batya Medad

People in Gush Etzion shouldn't think that it is any safer or more Israeli than Gush Shiloh.

Guest Blog

Pirkei Avot: Midat Sedom

By Yeshivat Har Etzion

According to the Maharal, Sedomites' inability to perform chesed catalyzed their fall into a pit of immorality.

United with Israel

Teen Victims Wrongly Blamed for Kidnapping

By Atara Beck

Foreign Minister Liberman expressed outrage that some blamed the kidnapped boys for their situation.

IDF Blog

Hamas Kidnappings: History of a Constant Threat

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

There have been 64 terrorist kidnapping attempts in Israel since the beginning of 2013.

Emes Ve-Emunah

No Such Thing as Peace at Any Price

By Harry Maryles

Unfortunately it really doesn’t matter what the common Muslim wants. Fanatic religious fervor trumps it all.

Shiloh Musings

If it's Dangerous to Hitchhike Near Arabs, Why Expect Peace From Them?

By Batya Medad

If we can't hitchhike near Arabs, why does the world consider them our peace partner?

Shiloh Musings

I'm So Glad Ruby Rivlin is Israel's New President and Not Shitrit

By Batya Medad

The position of President of Israel was created to be ceremonial.

United with Israel

EU Official Sends Profanity-Laced Messages to UWI Rabbi

By Atara Beck

A European Commission official sent profane messages to a United With Israel rabbi.

Shiloh Musings

Lapid, Livni and Bennett: Anarchy in Netanyahu Government

By Batya Medad

Ideological differences within Bibi's coalition members are less harmonious than a Chinese sweet and sour dish.

IDF Blog

IDF Chief: 'Instability in Every Region; We Must Remain Prepared'

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

The Chief of Staff has confidence in the IDF’s capabilities to meet every threat head on.

The Muqata

The Moral Midgets Who Voted Against the "Don't Ever Free the Terrorist" Law

By Jameel@Muqata

No Presidential pardon, no goodwill gestures to Fatah or Hamas in honor of Ramadan, and no pressure from the United States will allow for the terrorist to be released, ever.

Shiloh Musings

Bibi: Unilaterally Separate from Your 'Two State' Negotiations

By Batya Medad

The Arab terrorism isn't due to Jews living somewhere, it's because the Arab leadership, want to destroy Israel.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Wrong Stuff - Focusing on Minutiae

By Harry Maryles

It seems like now more than ever Frumkeit has replaced sincerity as the primary focus of the right.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Extremism in Defense of Tznius

By Harry Maryles

One measure for living a "normal" life is Halacha, and the other is societal standards.

IDF Blog

Operation Moked: Paving the Way for Israel's June, '67 Victory

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

The mission had to be a complete surprise for it to succeed.

Shiloh Musings

A Chain is as Strong as its Weakest Link

By Batya Medad

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu should be using this opportunity to totally close off all negotiations and tell the world the truth.

IDF Blog

The IDF's Latest Wizardry: Unmanned Ground Vehicles

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

The IDF will soon begin using a special robot to gather intelligence in underground areas. Another vehicle will scan enemy territory before Israeli forces even enter the field.

Shiloh Musings

The Monster That Bibi Built

By Batya Medad

It was Netanyhu's acceptance that has facilitated the rapid progress the P.A.'s Fatah has made.

Knesset Jeremy

Israel's Presidential Elections

By knessetjeremy

49 MKs didn't sign for anyone, including coalition heads Netanyahu, Lapid, Bennett & Liberman.

Rationalist Judaism

Ten Questions on Evolution and Judaism

By Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin

Rabbi Slifkin gives us a Jewish view on Evolution.

This Ongoing War

Rocket From Gaza Where (ahem) They 'Denounce Violence'

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

A rocket from Gaza failed to make it over the fence. It crashed somewhere on the Hamas-controlled side.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Crossing a Line

By Harry Maryles

Judaism is not only about doing the Mitzvos. It is also a belief system.

Blogs

Yom Yerushalayim: Reunification of a People and a Past

By Israel Forever Foundation

On June 7, 1967, Jerusalem was reunited as the Jewish homeland's capital, as it had been 3000 years before.

Shiloh Musings

Housing Minister Ariel: Words Versus Facts on the Ground

By Batya Medad

There is a waiting list to get into many yishuvim, such as Shiloh, because of the severe housing shortage.

Life in Israel

Saar Exempts Shmitta-keepers from Arnona

By Rafi Goldmeier

The government is renewing a law exempting shmitta-observant farmers from arnona payments.

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