Debate: Are the Settlements an Obstacle to Peace?
Yishai Fleisher and Hen Mazzig battle it out.
The Terror Truck on the Tenth of Tevet
The horrific truck attack on the 10th of Tevet is a nudge from Jewish history reminding us that mourning on the 10th of Tevet is NOT a thing of the past.
Germany and the Levy Report
Yishai and Malkah further discuss Germany's ban on ritual circumcision along with discuss the Levy Report.
A Love Affair in Hebron
Yishai talks about the love affair in Hebron.
Crowning Miss Holocaust Survivor
Yishai and Malkah talk about a recent beauty pageant for Holocuast survivors along with contrasts between new German and Israeli Laws. They also discuss a gift that was recently delivered from a fan.
Kosher Hot Dogs and the Dichotomy of Tisha B’Av
We are not in the era of securing Kosher dogs, we are in the era of reestablishing a Jewish commonwealth and building a country. This project needs us to focus our collective energies so that we can overcome the multiple challenges that stand in our way. Instead of watching overpaid athletes run bases after hitting a ball, we need all those Kosher-eating “accomplished professionals” to “feel very strongly” about their place in the fight for Israel!
What is China Doing in the Middle East? A Discussion with Dr. Michael Doran
A discussion on the Abraham Accords, normalization with the UAE and the Arab world, and what China is looking for in the Middle East.
Voting in US Elections and Knesset Update
Jewish Press Columnist, Yishai Fleisher, is joined by Knesset insider Jeremy Man Saltan to discuss the current situation in the Knesset along with a discussion talking about Jewish Americans living in Israel voting in US elections.
Matza and Rabbi Moshe Dovid Tendler
I wrote this short story when I was at Yeshiva University and it is partly a testament to the powerful influence of our beloved Rebbe, Rabbi Moshe Dovid Tendler.
‘Next Year In Jerusalem’ Doesn’t Have To Be A Meaningless Cliché
Often, upon returning home to Israel after a speaking tour in North America, I am asked by Israeli friends, "Nu, did you get people to make aliyah?"
Photo Essay: Passover Preparations in Israel
As Israel and the Jewish world prepare for the 5772/2012 Pesach holiday and pilgrimage, JewishPress.com is proud to present a photo essay illustrating the colorful season of Passover in Israel.
Amona Destruction – A Perversion of Justice [video]
Why does Israel's Supreme Court accept the assumptions of European-funded anti-Israel organizations and the whims of the Jihad which seeks to undermine Jewish presence in any part of the land of Israel?
About Those Supposedly Offensive Israeli Ads…
Dear American Jews,
I wish to apologize in the name of the State of Israel. We have heard our ad campaign encouraging ex-pat Israelis to come home has offended many of you. That was certainly not the intent, and if it did offend, we are sorry.
Light Unto the Nations from the Comfort of Home
Notice the amazing historical confluence of the ingathering with the communications revolution: just as the Jewish people were set to start off on the adventure of building a state in the Middle East, so too did the technology to communicate and broadcast globally explode - from the wire, to the radio, to the TV, to the internet, to the iPhone - there are no boundaries to the exchange of information.
Dear American Jews
I wish to apologize in the name of the State of Israel. We have heard that our ad campaign encouraging ex-pat Israelis to come home has offended many of you. That was certainly not the intent, and if it did offend, we are sorry.
Origins of Internationalization
Yishai Fleisher presents a talk that he gave to the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem about why the concept of internationalizing the city is not a good idea.
Open Letter: Dear Pastor Hagee and Christian Zionists
Pastor Hagee, I once heard you say at a fundraiser in Jerusalem: “Don’t tell me you love me, show me you love me.” Now I say that very phrase back to you - Don’t tell me you love me, show me you love me by harnessing the power of CUFI and Christian Zionists to defend Jerusalem from bad US policy.
A Solitary Candle
There is an opinion in the Mishna, that of the great Shammai, that the Chanukiyah should be lit with eight candles on the first night and go down and down until one candle remains on the eighth night...
AIPAC 2017 – 4th Pilgrimage Holiday
Yishai shares his impressions from the AIPAC conference...
Seven Reasons for the ‘Post-Jihadist’ Milieu
Numerous factors have come together to help the Arab world transition out of the era of jihadism and into a mode of progress.
From New Zealand to Israel
Yishai is joined by Hillel Ma'or, an instructor at the Caliber 3 range outside of Efrat to discuss his journey to Judaism and also Israel.
Live from Washington with Matthew RJ Brodsky on the UAE-Israel Abraham Accords
Yishai Fleisher hosts Matthew Brodsky who currently assists the National Security Council and the State Department on policy and communications strategy to promote the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda.
Yishai’s Speech Diet – Caleb’s Forty Days For Israel
How do we rectify the sin of the spies? By doing the exact opposite of what they did. We need to love Israel with all our hearts, and to take every measure that is antithetical to rejecting it. Because the original sin was committed through slanderous speech and scare tactics, we can repair the damage by focusing on positive, empowering speech for Israel.
The Trumportunity for Israel
The new Trump administration — with its strong ties to Israel, and even to Judea and Samaria, and its repudiation of the Obama worldview — offers three big Trumportunities.
Video: Under the Prayer Shawl – Secrets of the Priestly Blessing
"Under the Prayer Shawl - Secrets of the Priestly Blessing", was shot on location at the 2011 annual massive blessing by the Jewish Priests...
The Reverend Father of ‘Israeli Apartheid’
Desmond Tutu’s legacy is much more than that of a mere bigot. He was one of the main architects of a movement to reframe the Jewish state as the antagonist in the global battle against oppression.
Fear and Loathing on the Mount of Olives
Returning Jewish life to Jerusalem is normal. Jews and Arabs living together is normal. Grave desecration is not normal and throwing rocks at tour groups is not normal. But that desecration and those rocks are futile because they will neither scare nor deter the Jewish people from reclaiming our rights and continuing the process of normalization in eastern Jerusalem and throughout the land.
The End Of The 100-Year Arab-Israeli War
While the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was the context of the Bahrain gathering, the subtext was the normalization of Israel among the elites of the Arab states.
When it Comes to Sovereignty, Daniel Pipes is Wrong
Contrary to a conservative's warnings, sending a signal that Israel intends to stay in its historic heartland forever will do much to deflate jihadist intentions.
Photo Essay: Jerusalem Pilgrimage and Priestly Blessings 5772
This year's Priestly Blessing in Jerusalem drew thousands of Jews (and a few gentiles as well) to the Western Wall. Take a look at these pictures and maybe you too can partake of the Biblical blessings.