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Settlers of Samaria

Vote Likud and Give Netanyahu Hell

By Rafi Farber

Bibi wants the smallest Likud possible while still maintaining his PM seat.

The Muqata / Israel Elections 5773

The Muqata's Guide to Navigating Israel's 2013 Election.

By Jameel@Muqata

Left, Right or Center Jameel advises you on which party to vote for.

Felafel on Rye

I’m Not Voting for Obama, that’s for Sure

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.

My Right Word

Is Sheikh Jarrah Actually the Biblical Town of Nob?

By Yisrael Medad

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.

Emes Ve-Emunah

To Be (Anonymous) or Not to Be

By Harry Maryles

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.

Sultan Knish

You Can't Out-Liberal the Liberals

By Daniel Greenfield

Republicans who try to adapt to liberal values are pursuing a dead end.

Elder of Ziyon

The Bantustans of New York

By Elder of Ziyon

Originally published at the Elder of Ziyon blog.

A Soldier's Mother

When Others Speak

By Paula R. Stern

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?

Fresno Zionism

Fiamma Nirenstein’s Political Journey

By Vic Rosenthal

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 […]

My Right Word

How Many Times Can They Say Israel Has Turned Right?

By Yisrael Medad

How many times can we be said to have turned right? And why are journalists surprised?

Felafel on Rye / Israel Elections 5773

My Vote Won't Help Sell Out the Land of Israel

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.

Fresno Zionism

Peace Process is Gone, But the Pressure Remains

By Vic Rosenthal

The thugs on the ground in Europe and the Obama Administration now simply want to impose the UN’s diktat on Israel.

This Ongoing War

The Palestinian Terror Index: A Majority Support Terror

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Analysis released by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research contains a wealth of insights which have been ignored by the media.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Another One Rides the Bus

By Harry Maryles

There are always people who in cases like this will cast the victim as a provocateur.

A Soldier's Mother

In the Words of Our Enemies...

By Paula R. Stern

Peace will hold so long as the Egyptians believe that we are strong enough and well trained enough to defeat them again.

Pearls of Wisdom

Settler 'Founding Fathers' Supports Likud Beytenu (Video)

By Jason Pearlman

Splitting votes among right-wing parties could lead to a left-wing government.

The Muqata

How Will the Mosque be Removed?

By JoeSettler

Temple Mount, Temple, Messiah, Rebuilt Temple, Jeremy Gimpel, Jewish Home, HaBayit Hayehudi, Tzipi Livni, Video,

Felafel on Rye

I’m Not Such a Bad Guy After All!

By Tzvi Fishman

The novel, Tevye in the Promised Land, won the Israel Ministry of Education Award for Creativity and Jewish Culture.

The Muqata

The March of the 35: A Bravery Fiercer than Death (Video)

By Jameel@Muqata

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.

HADAR

Morsi's Non-Apology Apology Appears to Satisfy US

By Daniel Tauber

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.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Can a Therapist Destroy a Marriage?

By Harry Maryles

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.

Settlers of Samaria

The Trillion Dollar Coin Approach to Mideast Peace

By Rafi Farber

There is nothing qualitatively different between a trillion dollar coin, and a one dollar bill.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

Channel 10 Poll: Likud-Beitenu Down to 32; Jewish Home 14; Power for Israel 2

By Daniel Tauber

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.

Felafel on Rye

Voters Beware!

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.

Fresno Zionism

A Tale of Two Chucks

By Vic Rosenthal

If Schumer buys Hagel's transformation so will a majority of senators.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Inspiring Our Youth and the Search for Meaning

By Harry Maryles

Among the many things Judaism can do for you is to give meaning to your life.

My Right Word

Obama is So Unoriginal

By Yisrael Medad

I'd suggest it is Israel that is saving the West, if only they'd let us.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

Donald Trump Endorses Netanyahu (Video)

By Daniel Tauber

Trump even works in the Likud's election slogan, "A strong prime minister is a strong Israel."

HADAR

You Saw it Here First: Morsi's Call for War on Israel

By Daniel Tauber

The JewishPress.com was the first major English language Jewish/Israel news publication to have the story about the video.

Guest Blog

Haredim, Wake Up and Toughen Up

By Menachem Ben-Mordechai

When Jews are attacked in broad daylight in the world's holiest city, something is horrifically wrong in Israel.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Price of Enforced Uniformity

By Harry Maryles

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.

Felafel on Rye

Break on Throuuuuugh!

By Tzvi Fishman

Rashi informs us that 80 percent of the Jews in Egypt were stricken to death during the plague of darkness because they didn’t want to leave the cesspools of Egypt and go to the Land flowing with milk and honey.

My Right Word

Why Bennett Left the Yesha Council

By Yisrael Medad

Apparently it was due to criticism of Netanyahu after the Migron evacuation.

A Soldier's Mother

Israeli 'Profiling'

By Paula R. Stern

The IDF conducts physical profiling of Israeli children to determine placement in the army.

My Right Word / Israel Elections 5773

The Dani Dayan Pro-Likud Clip

By Yisrael Medad

Yesha Council Chairman Dani Dayan appears in a pro-Likud video clip.

Felafel on Rye

Why Not Stay in Egypt?

By Tzvi Fishman

The meaning of the Exodus is that Hashem chose the Jewish people to be His special Holy nation.

Fresno Zionism

Death By a Thousand Snowballs

By Vic Rosenthal

The Jewish state is supposed to be a place where people are not humiliated for being Jews.

Emes Ve-Emunah

What Is Sexual Abuse?

By Harry Maryles

Should a university be sued because their officials at that time misread those events as relatively harmless?

A Soldier's Mother

Daoud, Is this Yours?

By Paula R. Stern

If this is how the poor Palestinians are living, I can only wish some day God grants me such poverty.

Settlers of Samaria

How the Free Market Redistributes Wealth Vs. How the Government Does

By Rafi Farber

Allowing private actors to produce and act selfishly redistributes wealth better and more fairly than the government ever can.

Felafel on Rye

Would American Jews Have Told Moses to Get Lost?

By Tzvi Fishman

The darkness of materialism is so great, who can fight against it?

CIFWatch

Postcard From Israel: Stormy Weather (Photos & Video)

By Hadar Sela

This short film made by Oz Segev of Ma’ale Gamla last week, shows some of the swollen streams of the south and central Golan Heights which all drain into the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee).

A Soldier's Mother

A Blessed Land, Wet or Dry

By Paula R. Stern

There are things we do not understand - so many things, but I believe God answers every prayer that is sent to Him.

Fresno Zionism

Chemical Weapons are Assad’s Insurance Policy

By Vic Rosenthal

It is reported that U.S. officials admit that there is no way to prevent Assad from using the chemical weapons that were prepared.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Another Milestone for the Jewish People in America

By Harry Maryles

I said I am proud of the President for choosing the best man for the job at Treasury even though he is Jewish.

Fresno Zionism

Egypt: Let Them Eat F-16s!

By Vic Rosenthal

What is the Obama Administration doing in the face of the imminent collapse of the largest and historically most important and powerful state in the Arab world, now ruled by an anti-Western and anti-Semitic radical Islamic regime?

CIFWatch

The Press Calls Israel Right-Wing, But Gives a Free Pass to Jordan

By Adam Levick

The Guardian’s Jordan page has absolutely nothing warning of the nation’s dangerous lurch to the extreme right abyss.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Telling it Like it is - Publicly

By Harry Maryles

No matter how altruistic one is - if he is afraid to speak the truth out of fear of being attacked, that is not leadership.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

Permission to Attack: The Likud-Beitenu's Ad Last Night

By Daniel Tauber

It cannot be claimed it is fair for one party to attack another, but not for the other to attack back...

Felafel on Rye

Who’s Afraid of David Dukes’ Dukes?

By Tzvi Fishman

We don’t want to rule over the goyim. We are to be their teachers, that’s all.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

The Likud-Beitenu's Election Spot: A Return to Positive Campaigning

By Daniel Tauber

The election-video recalls the practical achievements of the government over the last four years.

HADAR / Israel Elections 5773

The Right Brought Oslo: What Does Dayan Mean?

By Daniel Tauber

In 1992, the Tehiya Party brought down Shamir's government over the Madrid Conference, leading to Labor's victory and the signing of the Oslo Accords.

This Ongoing War

Children as Their Weapons

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The Palestinians and their advocates rationalize the use of children in jihad.

CIFWatch

What is Fatah Actually Celebrating?

By Adam Levick

Fatah is celebrating its 48th anniversary, but the group was in fact founded in 1959 which was 54 years ago. So what 1965 event are they actually celebrating?

Emes Ve-Emunah

Don't Push Too Hard Against Hagel Nomination

By Harry Maryles

While it is the right of every American to lobby congress for their legitimate needs, I think our case has already been well made.

My Right Word

An Empire of Decline

By Yisrael Medad

The Ottoman Empire was in decline for most of its existence.

Felafel on Rye

Orthodox Sweep Elections in Israel!

By Tzvi Fishman

The only thing preventing it from becoming a reality is the tragic fact that so many Orthodox Jews prefer living in the Diaspora.

Emes Ve-Emunah

A Bad Pick for Secretary of Defense

By Harry Maryles

I fear that if Israel ever faces existential danger such as that threatened by Iran, Hagel might just say that he is not the Defense Minster of Israel.

Fresno Zionism

Benter's Back

By Vic Rosenthal

This is one of those times that I wish the anti-Semites were right, and that there was actually a semi-covert, powerful and well-funded Jewish lobby forcing the US to do its bidding.

Daniel Pipes / The Lion's Den

Debating on Iranian TV - And More (Video)

By Daniel Pipes

The 25-minute show was the most hare-brained and loony of my 35 years going on television.

A Soldier's Mother

The Blessings of Rain

By Paula R. Stern

People are complaining about floods and traffic and the cold and through it all, there is this amazing joy.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Future of Judaism

By Harry Maryles

Modern Orthodox Jews will join the ranks of Moderate Charedim as a socially cohesive group.

Felafel on Rye

I Love Jewish Women!

By Tzvi Fishman

Our sages teach it was the women of Israel that saved the nation from Egypt.

My Right Word

Who Said, 'I Oppose the Creation of a Palestinian State'?

By Yisrael Medad

Looking backon Rabin's 1993 interview in Time Magazine.

Fresno Zionism

Jewifying the Opposition

By Vic Rosenthal

The Obama administration has succeeded in making the issue of Hagel all about Israel and Jews.

Guest Blog

Shas Gonna Shas

By Menachem Ben-Mordechai

Statements from various rabbis about the complicity of Haredi parties in the dangerous policies of left-wing governments in Israel.

The Muqata

Expelling Jews is a Red Line

By JoeSettler

I fully believe Avigdor Liberman when he says that he will uproot Jewish homes for peace. So should you.

HADAR

So You Say You Want a US Style Constitution in Israel...

By Daniel Tauber

Let's face it, people here don't vote for representatives. Party bosses and power players do.

HADAR

In 2010, Morsi Called for War Against Israel (Video)

By Daniel Tauber

As if you needed proof that the new Egypt is an enemy lying in wait.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Does the Very Air in Israel Make One Wise?

By Harry Maryles

I don’t know what is in the air in Israel that makes some people think that they are doing the right thing by God in sticking knives into the heads of their opponents.

Daniel Pipes / The Lion's Den

The Future of Conservatism After the 2012 Election

By Daniel Pipes

It will be a long, hard road to traverse, but there is no short cut and it can succeed.

Settlers of Samaria

The Inside Story of Feiglin’s Arrest on the Temple Mount

By Rafi Farber

It was not a political statement or a planned exercise in disobedience. It was a spontaneous act of religious devotion meant to provoke no one.

My Right Word

Netanyahu on the Parsha

By Yisrael Medad

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that just as in the Torah in Egypt "there arose a new king," Israel today cannot rely on the stability and benevolence of it's neighbor's regimes.

A Soldier's Mother

Happy New Year...But....

By Paula R. Stern

We live in a world that runs by the sun, and yet it is the moon the reminds my people of who we are and where we are going.

Sultan Knish

The Values Economy

By Daniel Greenfield

The economy decides if our bodies have a future. The values economy decides whether it will have a soul.

Felafel on Rye

Shovavim and the Secret of Good Health and Happiness

By Tzvi Fishman

A discussion of various practices related to the shovavim period.

Emes Ve-Emunah

In Appreciation to My Readers…

By Harry Maryles

I wish to thank all of my readers for your support in helping to make this blog the success that it is.

Guest Blog

Taking the Words from my Mouth (Poem)

By Anonymous

A poem about living with Asperger's Syndrome.

My Right Word

A Negative Palestinian Migration Rate

By Yisrael Medad

Thirty thousand more Arabs left Judea and Samaria for Jordan than came into Israel.

Fresno Zionism

Judaism as the Meaning of the Jewish state

By Vic Rosenthal

The ideal is a tolerant Jewish state which is nevertheless fully Jewish. This isn’t an easy sell to secular Israelis.

This Ongoing War

Can Salad Vegetables Tell Us Something About the Arab/Israel Conflict?

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

How good are the chances for a better understanding on both sides of the dispute when the presence of one word on a printed label triggers the involvement of the military, the police and the judiciary?

Emes Ve-Emunah

Outreach, Inreach and Insularity

By Harry Maryles

Inspiring the unaffiliated can be done through inspirational stories or through our own behavior as role models.

Fresno Zionism

Polls and Flying Pigs

By Vic Rosenthal

There is as little chance of the conditions described in the poll being fulfilled as there being a porcine airlift.

Felafel on Rye

This Week's Bible Quiz

By Tzvi Fishman

Mount Sinai was to be a temporary stopover to pick up the Torah, but the goal of the Exodus was to bring the Jews to Israel.

My Right Word

Are You Poll Fooled?

By Yisrael Medad

A recent poll claims that most right-wing Israelis would support Palestinian state and the division of Jerusalem, but that is a very misguiding description of Israeli public opinion.

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