It is important to Assad to promote the narrative that his ‘legitimate’ regime is under attack by outsiders like Israel.
David Cameron's response to infamous British MP George Galloway in parliament last week.
By Tzvi Fishman
After all, who has time to sit in the dark and watch narishkeit? We have a country to build.
By Adam Levick
By comparison, whites who avoid evoking anti-black narratives and imagery in America, by and large don’t bemoan the so-called “restrictions” placed on their artistic or intellectual expression.
By Batya Medad
Israeli citizens, we must do what's best for us and not pay and not pay attention to the U.S.A. That's the only way we'll get respect and be left alone.
By Rafi Farber
There should be no central bank which regulates the supply of money.
A general showed up to the checkpoint in full uniform driving a brand new, sparkling clean Mercedes.
Israel should use its new gas resources to further its political interests, just as the Arabs have done with their energy resources.
By Tzvi Fishman
The Torah commands, 'Honor thy father and thy mother, in order that thy days be long upon the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.'
The U.S. State Department appears to be coordinating recruitment efforts with groups reportedly associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
According to israeli Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Amnon Sofri, the transfer of unconventional weapons to Hezbollah is a red line for Israel when it comes to Syria.
By Batya Medad
In Israel, many of us mistakenly think that world Jewry and international politicians have nothing else on their minds but what's happening in Israel. The opposite is the case.
The New York Times criticizes Israel for not undergoing the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council, while at the same time recognizes the extreme bias the Council shows against Israel.
East Jerusalem has become code for: where Jews shouldn't be.
By Tzvi Fishman
If we can’t forcibly draft Diaspora Jews, then it’s up to them to enlist on their own.
Israeli willingness to do whatever it takes to prevent weapons of mass destruction from falling into the wrong hands may be the only thing preventing civil wars or heated rhetoric from becoming mass atrocities.
Finally, what if, say, Venezuela was developing nuclear weapons and every other day one of their officials promised to root out the ‘cancer’ that was the U.S.?
Lapid lacks intellectual depth, is ignorant of historical facts, sees settlers as extremists to be battled, and wants to divide Jerusalem.
Lapid is a patriot who is both honest and who has a clear vision for the future. A vision that is inclusive of all!
By Tzvi Fishman
The Rabbis of the religious Zionist community serve in the army; why shouldn’t Haredi Rabbis also be brave examples for their students?
When it comes to the army, there are some thing you just don't post online.
According to the Midrash if the Hebrew slaves failed to produce their quota of bricks, Jewish children were plastered into the walls to fill the gaps.
By Batya Medad
The Israeli media are busy faux negotiating, publishing all sorts of possibilities.
By Daniel Pipes
Odd that CUFI is out there swinging and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is silent.
The story of three friends in the Holocaust reunited 67 years later.
By Adam Levick
Spare us your Holocaust pieties and consider honoring Jews who are still among the living.
MK-elect Dov Lipman is reportedly not very happy about having to relinquish his US citizenship.
This is the 'tznius chase,' a subset of the 'Frumkeit race,' also known as the move to the right.
Morsi, who all but expressly said Jews control the Western media, would find a comforting embrace in the anti-Semitism of some Westerners.
By Daniel Pipes
Middle East expert Daniel Pipes appeared on the 'Cross Talk' program to argue that the West should use its influence to oppose Islamism instead of supporting it.
Taking advantage of desperate people by getting them to part with their money in exchange for segulot is not what I believe God intended for us as a holy nation.
By Tzvi Fishman
To all my blogger colleagues in America: if you want to complain about things in Israel, at least come live here, and play your part in the building.
By Batya Medad
There's the "hype" that politician "a" or "b" can make it all better. None of it's true.
By Orat@Muqata
Historically, the Christian residents of Bethlehem did not identify themselves as Arabs.
There was little discussion during the campaign of 'the peace process, because everybody in Israel, with the exception of the European- and NIF-funded Left, knows that the “peace process” is dead.
By Tzvi Fishman
Without Eretz Yisrael, the Torah is a shrunken, truncated, mini-version of the complete Torah of Eretz Yisrael.
Even though there will be an unprecedented number of religious Knesset members, Haredim are closer to being drafted than at any time in Israel’s history.
By DovBear
The people who wish to end online anonymity are often also the people who think Kolko got a raw deal and would like to stone kofrim in Times Square.
The UN conceived of Jerusalem of extending from just south of Ramallah to Bethlehem and from Motza east to almost where Maaleh Adumim is today.
The Israeli phrase, 'Third time, Ice Cream' corresponds to the fact that the third time the ancient Israelites complained to God after the Exodus they got the manna.
No one should see Weberman's 103 year sentence as excessively harsh. Instead they should see this as a victory for the abused.
A little insulting but shouldn't the Temple become a central element in the public discourse?
By Tzvi Fishman
The previous two redemptions began when the Jews were very deficient in mitzvah observance.
Like Liberman before, Lapid will likely be Netanyahu's major partner as under almost any coalition figuration Yesh Atid can bring down the coalition.
By Adam Levick
The Guardian and other foreign media invested heavily in promoting their desired political narrative of a Jewish state lurching dangerously towards the right.
As evidenced by this World War I map, the Green Line is a new creation.
Someone asked me if Israelis were forced to vote or they had a choice...we so have a choice and we choose to vote.
Dani Dayan and Caroline Glick were met with hostility at the event (organised by Intelligence Squared) that was contacted at the lecture hall of the Royal Geographical Society.
By Hadar Sela
Today, Gamla is a nature reserve and alongside the ancient Jewish town visitors can also see Neolithic dolmens and the ruins of the Byzantine Christian village of Dir Krukh.
If you are thinking of voting for Kadima and Shaul Mofaz, if you are thinking of voting for Likud and Bibi Netanyahu - take a look at this news report.
Brennan is 100 percent on board with the Obama policy that our enemies consist only of 'al-Qaeda and its extremist allies.'
In his new book Movers and Shakers, Elliot Resnick was able to capture the essence of each of his subjects.
So my advice is, don't try to outsmart anyone. You will just be shooting yourself in the foot. Vote for the party you want to see lead the country.
By Rafi Farber
Bibi wants the smallest Likud possible while still maintaining his PM seat.
Left, Right or Center Jameel advises you on which party to vote for.
By Tzvi Fishman
“How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” King David asks. The answer is that we can’t.
A Hebrew University professor suggests that the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah is actually the Biblical town of Nob, where David fled from Saul.
Although I allow people to post anonymously (albeit with at least an alias) I would prefer that people stand by their words and not be afraid of them.
Republicans who try to adapt to liberal values are pursuing a dead end.
Originally published at the Elder of Ziyon blog.
President Obama, one could easily accuse the US of not knowing what is in their best interests. After all, they re-elected you, didn't they?
Sometimes I read something that is so on-target and illuminating that I want to say “stop what you are doing and read this now!” Fiamma Nirenstein is an Italian journalist who was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2008 and was Vice President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. She has just announced that she is leaving […]
How many times can we be said to have turned right? And why are journalists surprised?
By Tzvi Fishman
By sitting in a Netanyahu-led government the Jewish Home would be an accomplice to the theft of the Land of Israel.
The thugs on the ground in Europe and the Obama Administration now simply want to impose the UN’s diktat on Israel.
Analysis released by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research contains a wealth of insights which have been ignored by the media.
There are always people who in cases like this will cast the victim as a provocateur.
Peace will hold so long as the Egyptians believe that we are strong enough and well trained enough to defeat them again.
Splitting votes among right-wing parties could lead to a left-wing government.
By JoeSettler
Temple Mount, Temple, Messiah, Rebuilt Temple, Jeremy Gimpel, Jewish Home, HaBayit Hayehudi, Tzipi Livni, Video,
By Tzvi Fishman
The novel, Tevye in the Promised Land, won the Israel Ministry of Education Award for Creativity and Jewish Culture.
65 years ago this week, 35 student soldiers set out from Jerusalem to bring much needed supplies to the kibbutzim in the besieged Etzion Bloc south of the city.
As predicted here, Mori's anti-Israel rants will have no affect on U.S. policy of aiding Egypt's transition to an Islamist democracy-dictatorship.
Individual therapy can be very helpful as long as the therapist does not turn his or her client against the spouse without hearing their side of it.
By Rafi Farber
There is nothing qualitatively different between a trillion dollar coin, and a one dollar bill.
The Channel 10 report included the fact that none of the Likud's district candidates would get in and even MK Carmel Shama could be on the chopping bloc.
By Tzvi Fishman
Don’t cast your vote for a party that condemns Torah values and honest and dedicated people who have led the way in the education of our youth and the settlement of Eretz Yisrael.
If Schumer buys Hagel's transformation so will a majority of senators.
Among the many things Judaism can do for you is to give meaning to your life.
I'd suggest it is Israel that is saving the West, if only they'd let us.
Trump even works in the Likud's election slogan, "A strong prime minister is a strong Israel."
The JewishPress.com was the first major English language Jewish/Israel news publication to have the story about the video.
When Jews are attacked in broad daylight in the world's holiest city, something is horrifically wrong in Israel.
By now a critical mass of Charedim has learned and internalized that the evils – which are real – are not the only thing the internet has to offer.