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My Right Word

The Founding of Modern Shiloh, 1978

By Yisrael Medad

The Walla news site uploaded a home-movie clip of the founding of the modern city of Shiloh, Judea and Samaria.

The Muqata

These Candles: The Prayer that Went Viral

By Orat@Muqata

I had often wondered, if Jews love Israel so much, why didn't they just get up and come here. The Mahram's Aliyah attempt showed that Jews did.

Fresno Zionism

US Media and the E1 Controversy

By Vic Rosenthal

Folks, look at a map. Do you see the “West Bank” cut in two? I don’t either.

Felafel on Rye

Hellenism is Alive and Well in America

By Tzvi Fishman

The modern day Hellenists are the Jews of the Diaspora who have the ability to move to Israel, but prefer to identify with a foreign country and foreign culture.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Can Women say Kaddish?

By Harry Maryles

I do not see this as a feminist issue at all. This is a human issue.

This Ongoing War

Indicators of the Road Ahead for Israel

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Looking ahead, there's more than a little reason to take a sober view of the future.

Felafel on Rye

Palestinians, Progressives, Peace Now, Must Unite to Ban Chanukah

By Tzvi Fishman

“It wasn’t the Greeks whom the Israelis conquered. They were Palestine refugees from Syria."

Fresno Zionism

Who Killed the Peace Process?

By Vic Rosenthal

The diplomatic "peace process," worthless though it may have been, died on November 29, 2012 at the hands of Mahmoud Abbas.

A Soldier's Mother

The History of E-1

By Paula R. Stern

It's all about a mountain that sits between Maale Adumim and Jerusalem.

My Right Word

Olmert Flip Flops on E-1 Construction

By Yisrael Medad

Olmert now claims that Netanyahu's decision to move forward with construction in E-1 is 'beyond my comprehension,' but he himself supported building there in the past.

CIFWatch

Does the Guardian Own a Map? More Claims that E-1 Cuts the 'West Bank' in Two

By Adam Levick

The Guardian was under no obligation to consult Israel before making allegations, but they could at least consult a map.

Felafel on Rye

It’s All Happening at the Central Bus Station

By Tzvi Fishman

Emunah, the very heart of the Torah, teaches us what God and the Nation of Israel are all about.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Netanyahu's Mistake

By Harry Maryles

In every move the Prime Minster has taken since the Presidential election, he has had complete U.S. support. Now Israel has taken a step backward.

Fresno Zionism

The Historical Fantasies of Mahmoud Abbas

By Vic Rosenthal

At the UN, Abbas rewrote the history of the birth of the State of Israel and Arab aggression against it.

My Right Word

US Backtracks on Clinton Parameters

By Yisrael Medad

The E-1 area was always viewed by Israel and the U.S. as an area which would remain in Jewish hands.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Touching the Opposite Sex

By Harry Maryles

'Shomer negiah,' the halachic bar on physical contact with the opposite sex, is wrongly treated by many as a Chumra that many do not observe.

Felafel on Rye

Confessions of a Brain Surgeon

By Tzvi Fishman

While my writing may be blunt and painful to some, I don’t blame the Jews in the Diaspora for their misunderstanding of what the Torah is really all about.

Fresno Zionism

UN Palestine Resolution Killed Oslo

By Vic Rosenthal

Peace is not at hand — maybe it will never be, but that doesn’t mean that Israel can’t continue to survive and thrive.

My Right Word / Israel Elections 5773

First-Time Israeli Voters Going Right

By Yisrael Medad

This item in Hebrew from Israel's Channel 2/Mako informs us that: 49% of all first time voters define themselves as right-wing. 20% as center but right-leaning. 5% as left and 9% as center but left-leaning. How are those stats? Visit My Right Word.

Felafel on Rye

New Diaspora Religion: Bagelism

By Tzvi Fishman

Pure Judaism? Without the Land of Israel? Sorry, but that isn’t Judaism. It’s a new religion.

CIFWatch

Postcard from Israel: Mount Carmel

By Hadar Sela

December 2nd will mark two years since the Mount Carmel forest fire disaster in which 44 people died, including members of the Israeli Prison Service, a bus driver, members of the Israeli Police Force and fire-fighters. Two years on, the 35,000 dunams of forest and natural woodland consumed by the fire still bears the scars, but signs of […]

Knesset Jeremy

Week's Average: Likud-Beteynu Holding at 37.5 seats

By Jeremy Saltan

Knesset Jeremy Weekly Average #8 (week of Nov 25-Dec 1) of 7 polls (Channel 10, Globes, Knesset Channel, Channel 2, Yisrael Hayom, Yediot Ahronont, Channel 1). Current Knesset seats in [brackets], Week 7 average in (brackets) 37.5 (38.0) [42] Likud Beytenu 19.2 (21.4) [08] Labor 11.7 (11.8) [10] Shas 9.8 (9.5) [05] Jewish Home-Tekuma 8.0 […]

Guest Blog

E-1 Contiguity Fallacy Returns

By CAMERA

The media claims that Jewish construction in E1 preempts the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state, but that is not the case.

A Soldier's Mother

A Lie Once Told...

By Paula R. Stern

The picture isn't from Gaza. The blood wasn't from his brother. The Israelis weren't involved.

This Ongoing War

Arch-Terrorist Khaled Mashaal Returning Victorious to Gaza

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

While Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal was on CNN, his Gaza-based Hamas colleagues were talking - in the Arabic language - about continuing the fight against Israel until the "liberation of all our lands, from the sea to the river."

Felafel on Rye

A Black Day for American Jews

By Tzvi Fishman

Diaspora Jewry should examine their role in Israel's failures to combat Palestinian moves at the UN.

A Soldier's Mother

From Rockets to Roses

By Paula R. Stern

My greatest wish is that he soon runs out of base material from which to create his amazing art.

HADAR

The Non-Member Observer 'State' of Palestine

By Daniel Tauber

The entire concept of non-member observers has no bearing on international law.

The Muqata

Football/FIFA is a Metaphor for the UN

By Jameel@Muqata

Sports only brings people together when stadiums aren't being used to launch rocket attacks against neighbors.

Fresno Zionism

Yasser Arafat, Pallywood Zombie

By Vic Rosenthal

It is business as usual for Arab media to find murderous conspiracies that can be blamed on Jews or Israel.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Trial of a Rasha

By Harry Maryles

The facts of the case are so revealing that one would have to be blind, deaf, and dumb to think this man is innocent.

Felafel on Rye

Don't Let Santa Fool You

By Tzvi Fishman

Just so the jolly little elves and white-bearded Santas don’t fool you, it pays to recall the truth about Christianity.

CIFWatch

Anti-Semitic Cartoons at the Guardian

By Adam Levick

For Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell, Israel is a sinister, controlling and manipulative state.

Guest Blog

New Evidence Shows: Iran Working on Nuclear Bomb

By Yochanan Visser

This alarming news came after the publication of the latest IAEA report that was unusually outspoken about the development of a nuclear weapon by Iran.

Guest Blog

The Real Reason They're Digging Up Arafat (Satire)

By Jeff Dunetz

Why are they really digging up ole' Yasser? There are only four possibilities.

Fresno Zionism

Israel Suffers Psychologically From Imposed Restraint

By Vic Rosenthal

The imposed cease-fire — and it was imposed, by Barack Obama and his ally Mohammed Morsi — is not a victory.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Equality in Service to One's Country

By Harry Maryles

According to Rav Meir Porush, it is better for Yeshiva students to sit in jail than to serve their country.

Fresno Zionism

Who Killed Jihad Masharawi’s Son, Omar?

By Vic Rosenthal

Although it was widely claimed in the press that this child died in an Israeli strike, none appears to have taken place at the time of his death.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Problem with Haredi Magazines

By Harry Maryles

Really? They had to ask the Rosh Yeshiva if they could help people?

HADAR

The Likud's Top 35: List Breakdown

By Daniel Tauber

The top 35 of the Likud's Knesset list and which spots are what.

The Muqata

Israeli Media v. the Likud

By Jameel@Muqata

Israel: Don't be brainwashed by the media.

Felafel on Rye

Don’t Feel Bad! We Didn’t Lose the War!

By Tzvi Fishman

Hamas's celebrations of victory are based on fantasy and lies, and their joy won’t last when we hit them ten times as hard the next time.

The Muqata

MSM vs. The Likud

By Jameel@Muqata

"Fascist".... "Radical"... "Ultra-nationalist"....these words were used over and over again by Channels 1, 2, and 10 TV. It seems the mainstream media in Israel is upset by what the people want.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Yeshivish, the Language

By Harry Maryles

I wonder how many people are able to understand the language spoken by some of the Magidei Shiur.

CIFWatch

Postcard from Israel: Bahan

By Hadar Sela

Kibbutz Bahan in the Hefer Valley in central Israel is the site of a park named ‘Utopia' .

This Ongoing War

Photo Fraud in Gaza (Video)

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The complicity of the media in Arab aggression against Israel.

A Soldier's Mother

What Came Out of Operation Pillar of Defense

By Paula R. Stern

Few believe we won't be going back in to Gaza in the future to stop the missiles at our cities, the Fajir 5 and its next generations.

My Right Word

A New Idea from the European Union

By Yisrael Medad

The EU has provided a new idea for Israel to come down harder on the internationalists that block our roads.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Happy Thanksgiving – 2012

By Harry Maryles

I see nothing wrong with our participating with all American citizens in observing Thanksgiving.

A Soldier's Mother

Thanksgiving

By Paula R. Stern

So, each year, most years, we made a Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family. When we moved to Israel, we made a few dinners with American friends, but for the most part, the tradition fell away.

The Muqata

Iron Dome's Secret Components (From Toys 'R Us)

By Jameel@Muqata

The Success behind the Iron Dome...a brilliant high-tech team, and rocket parts that come from Toys-R-Us.

Felafel on Rye

Of Course I Celebrate Thanksgiving

By Tzvi Fishman

For a Jew, everyday is Thanksgiving!

My Right Word

B'tselem Protects Terrorists

By Yisrael Medad

I am beginning to wonder in whose service is B'tselem.

Emes Ve-Emunah

For Gaza: Peace or Devastation

By Harry Maryles

Israel should continue to try and avoid civilian casualties as much as possible - but basically bomb Gaza into the stone age.

Fresno Zionism / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Ceasefire a Poor Outcome for Israel

By Vic Rosenthal

Today, the IDF announced that it had “accomplished its pre-determined objectives for Operation Pillar of Defense, and has inflicted severe damage to Hamas and its military capabilities.” It is embarrassing to read this statement.

A Soldier's Mother / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

What if the Siren Goes off When I'm Alone?

By Paula R. Stern

What world do we live in that a 12-year old has to consider going into a bomb shelter alone?

Emes Ve-Emunah

Why Bill Cosby is a Great Man

By Harry Maryles

The clip shows he truly understands antisemitism.

CIFWatch

On the Guardian's Opinion Section: Hamas Propoganda

By Adam Levick

IDF strikes on Nov. 18 knocked out the Hamas television stations Al Aqsa and Al Quds in Gaza, but Hamas leaders were likely not too concerned, and knew they could always count on Plan B: Propagandizing at the Guardian.

Felafel on Rye

Letters to My Son in Gaza: Jihad Must Be Destroyed!

By Tzvi Fishman

Dear Son, Do not be confused. Know who the enemy is. With all the meaningless talk of peace agreements and cease fires, the satanic enemy continues to fire rockets of destruction and blow up buses filled with innocent civilians. In the same breath, they demand that Israel end the assassination of its leaders, as a […]

Emes Ve-Emunah

Rating the Major US Networks on Gaza

By Harry Maryles

Of the 3 networks, I think CBS had the most comprehensive and fair coverage of all. ABC is so far the most biased.

HADAR

Admitting the Mistake of the Disengagement

By Daniel Tauber

On Sunday, Wall Street Journal editor and columnist Bret Stephens did what too many need to do: own up to the mistake of supporting the Disengagement Plan.

Op-Eds / Fresno Zionism

US Doesn't Want to See Hamas Crushed

By Vic Rosenthal

Israel’s leaders know that there isn’t a diplomatic solution. But what can they do? Over the years, Israel has become so dependent on the U.S. — for advanced weapons, spare parts, etc. — that it is almost impossible to say no to US demands.

Felafel on Rye

Dear Abba: They Won't Send Us in

By Tzvi Fishman

We learned in Lebanon that we can’t defeat the enemy with our Air Force alone. What’s the point of a truce that will last for three weeks until Hamas fires more rockets at Israel?

Emes Ve-Emunah

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition

By Harry Maryles

In times of trouble like these, it behooves us to remember a phrase made popular in song after the attack in Pearl Harbor during World War II. A phrase that speaks to Hishtadlus: Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

A Soldier's Mother

Creative Thieves

By Paula R. Stern

The Palestinians actually stole a street pole (charity boxes included) to fire at Israel.

A Soldier's Mother

What Is an Army?

By Paula R. Stern

The latest lie-line of the Gaza propaganda machine is that Gaza has no army, no forces.

Felafel on Rye / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

I Love the Smell of Missiles in the Morning

By Tzvi Fishman

Some people like the smell of napalm in the morning, but I love the smell of missiles.

My Right Word

Hamas Propaganda is Terror Art

By Yisrael Medad

With an enemy like this, with its warped logic, there is no common language.

This Ongoing War

When Hamas Rockets Land on... Gaza

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The IDF says no fewer than 99 such explosive devices have 'fallen short' in the last four days.

Felafel on Rye

No Ceasefire, My Son, Finish the Job!

By Tzvi Fishman

This past year, the government of Syria has slaughtered 50,000 truly innocent civilians. Does the world give a damn? No.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Removing the Evil from Our Midst

By Harry Maryles

Israel ought to take advantage of this new world order and clean house in Gaza.

News Briefs / The Knesset / Knesset Jeremy / Israel Elections 5773

Weekly Polls: Pre-Gaza Polls Give Right 66.5 Knesset Seats

By Jeremy Saltan

The average of 2 polls published last week, Channel 2 and Jerusalem Post. The Post poll was conducted November 12-13 and the Channel 2 poll was published November 14.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Hooligans?!

By Harry Maryles

They can say it is only the hooligans and that every society has hooligans. I don't believe them.

My Right Word

A Pro-Israel Cartoon in the British Media?

By Yisrael Medad

An amazingly, pro-Israel cartoon in the London Times.

The Jewish Press Blog

Hamas: Where the Truth Lies (Video)

By Jewish Press Staff

A video from the IDF Spokesperson about Hamas' propoganda

Felafel on Rye

Letter to Our Son After Shabbat

By Tzvi Fishman

So know that I am with you. So is your mother. The whole Shabbat, she waited for the moment she could turn on the radio to learn what was happening.

CIFWatch

Guardian Staff Perplexed by US, UK Support for Israel

By Adam Levick

Another ‘anti-Zionist head-exploding’ moment occurred when the U.S. House and Senate overwhelmingly passed non-binding resolutions backing “Israel’s right to self-defense.”

Daniel Pipes / The Lion's Den

Daniel Pipes: Reflections on Current Hamas-Israel Hostilities

By Daniel Pipes

If Hamas knows it cannot defeat the Israel Defense Forces and will get a bloody nose for its efforts, it obviously has motives other than victory in mind.

A Soldier's Mother

The Ache in the Heart

By Paula R. Stern

Over time, the incredible connection that began when they were within you stretches.

This Ongoing War

A Pillar of Fire at Night: Iron Dome in Action Over Be'er Sheva (Video)

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The reality of what is happening is much less poetic, but astonishing when you pause to think about it.

A Soldier's Mother

Rocket Attack from Gaza (Video)

By Paula R. Stern

This is a video, taken yesterday by someone who was not very smart.

Fresno Zionism / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Gaza Op Likely to Continue for Weeks, not Days

By Vic Rosenthal

I can’t see any way to complete the operation against Hamas without a ground invasion.

Felafel on Rye

Hiroshima on My Mind

By Tzvi Fishman

These “civilians” are not “innocent.”

Felafel on Rye

Letter to Our Son in Gaza

By Tzvi Fishman

What do you say to your son as he waits on the outskirts of Gaza? This is the message that I sent him.

Fresno Zionism / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Don't Kick the Can of Violence Down the Road

By Vic Rosenthal

The only thing that can prevent Israel from winning this mini-war and neutering Hamas is outside intervention.

My Right Word / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

The Twitter War

By Yisrael Medad

The IDF's use of twitter has been called perhaps the most meaningful change in our consumption of war in over 20 years.

Felafel on Rye / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

We Are Seeing Moshiach in Action!

By Tzvi Fishman

The “Amud HaAnan” Operation which Tzahal has now undertaken is intended to protect our beleaguered citizens in the south. But it is much more than that.

This Ongoing War

Rocket Attacks 8-9 a.m.

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

From personal messages received from family and friends, and from scanning the online sources - here are the rocket attacks, just in one hour this morning.

News & Views / This Ongoing War

Getting the Message out to the Innocent Victims

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

As massive as the fighting is, the count of dead on the Palestinian Arab side has three, perhaps two, civilians. Let's hope the effectiveness of the Israeli fighters continues at that exemplary level.

A Soldier's Mother / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Of Course it was Planned!

By Paula R. Stern

I quickly lost count of how many rockets were fired at my country. At one point, the reporter was counting - "one, two, three, four, five, no six, seven, eight.

Guest Blog / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Who Shot First?

By Robert Klein

Han Solo has nothing on the question as to who shot first.

CIFWatch

Guardian's Israel Correspondent Won't Publish Hamas Brutality

By Adam Levick

On March 8, the Guardian published “International Women’s Day highlights hurdles obstructing women," (co-authored by 12 Guardian correspondents, including the paper’s Jerusalem correspondent, Harriet Sherwood), on the subjugation of women around the world. Harriet Sherwood not only ignored the egregious violation of womens’ rights in the Palestinian territories, but, instead, devoted 118 words to the alleged injustice meted out to a female Palestinian terrorist affiliated with Islamic Jihad held in an Israeli jail named Hana Shalabi.

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