Moving Up: An Interview with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer

Minister Sofer: Israel needs aliyah. It is important for the resilience and solidarity of the State of Israel. To this end, we help with housing, with learning the Hebrew language through an ulpan, and with many new programs.

Interview with Pierre Rehov Regarding his Film ‘Pogroms’

Discussing the artist's latest film, 'Pogrom(s),' about the October 7th massacre

How Activists Got The N.Y. Times To Change Its Tune

Within days after the AFSI report was released, the Times’s language suddenly changed. The Times went from using that false sentence in every article about Judea-Samaria, to never using it.

‘Better For Israel To Be Respected Than Loved’: An Exclusive Interview with Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and a 2008 Republican presidential candidate, completed a three-day tour of some of Israel's holiest and most contentious sites last week with leaders of Ateret Cohanim.

‘What America Can Learn from Israel’: An Interview with Pete Hegseth

The facts on the ground and the truth of what actually happened can settle debates. It’s just a matter of affirming it.

How Douglas Murray Became The Most Persuasive Pro-Israel Voice On The Planet

Murray, who is not Jewish, has become known as a fearless and masterful debater who has a penchant for slicing through nonsense and leaving oratory opponents sitting in a pound of their own flesh.

Using One Democracy to Destroy Another: An Interview with Ambassador OFIR AKUNIS, Consul General...

You asked about the American administration. Right after September 11th, they all agreed they must destroy Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda. And they did it. We must defeat Hamas if we want to survive.

Nachamu: Finding Hope In The Darkness: What’s Our Secret?

The hallmark of a Yid – our special koach – is that we believe in the future. Sometimes that future won’t happen for a long time, but we believe that ultimately, the good will come.

Michael Oren: Hezbollah a ‘Strategic Threat,’ Hamas a ‘Tactical’ One

The former Israeli ambassador to the United States described what it would take to restore security for the tens of thousands of Israelis displaced from the Lebanese border.

Eli Moshe Zimbalist’s Father Remembers His Fallen Son

At the end of his advanced training the army wanted him for an officers course. He declined because he didn’t want to extend his time in the army. He wanted to go back to the beit midrash.

An Indiana Farmer’s Journey to Caring for Red Heifers Brought to Israel from Texas

“It seems like the whole world is talking about the red heifers [Para Aduma] except in Israel,” said Moriyah Shapira, a spokeswoman for Ancient Shiloh.

Illuminating Tragedy: Speaking to Rabbi Leo Dee a Year After Losing his Wife &...

Rabbi Dee is active in a number of projects which give him energy and hope, and he is grateful to his family and friends, and the love and support demonstrated by the Jewish people in the past year.

Rep. Ritchie Torres: Supporting Israel Is Common Sense

If anything ever happens to me, if I’m ever assassinated, people should assume that it was likely anti-Zionist activists.

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European Jew-hatred too deep to identify ‘even after years of therapy,’

‘Future of Judea & Samaria’: Former US Envoy Unveils Sovereignty Plan

Former Ambassador David Friedman's proposal "protects Israel's security, respects biblical covenants and affords civil rights and human dignity to all."

The State Department Is Playing To An Empty House

Concepts are not the same as words. Anybody can look up a word in a dictionary and translate it the way you like. We assume a concept means the same thing in every language. But cultures don't communicate -- they clash.

The Palestinian Arabs Are “Open” — But Not To Compromise

To the Arabs, there is nothing magical about the lines drawn in the 1948-49 map. Those borders do not matter. The land is completely Muslim.

“I Felt Like We Were in Gehinnom” – An Interview with ZAKA

ZAKA volunteers are all too familiar with the aftermath of violent death, but even their familiarity with raw tragedy could not brace them for the scale and savagery of the Hamas attack.

Rothman: Supreme Court Decision a ‘Shame,’ But Not Time to Relegislate

"The court did not rise to the occasion, but that does not mean that we should be irresponsible," says MK Simcha Rothman, one of the reform effort's key architects.

Has The Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism Woken People Up?

I was surprised that the university presidents did such a poor job of responding to questions that should not have been so difficult for them to answer.

Meet Your Match With Dr. Jack Cohen

It started at the young age of 12 when I became associated with one of the leading rabbis of the last 100 years, Rav Avigdor Miller. He was a genius in human relations and I sucked up as much knowledge as I could learn from him.

Interview With Pierre Rehov: “Hamas Made A Big Mistake”

Antisemitism is back big time. I would say we are back to where we were in 1938, having another Chamberlain trying to make peace with Hitler, the same way that Obama tried to make peace with Iran.

Middle East Expert Discusses The War And Iran’s Master Plan To Destroy Israel

Mr. Melamed pointed out that Hamas has a strong relationship with Russia, and even has a delegation based in Moscow. He said at first the Russians were sympathetic to Hamas' plight, but in the last few days there has been a shift in their position, calling for Hamas to release all the hostages.

No Holds Barred: Interview With Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan

I hope everyone understands that these savages don’t differentiate between Orthodox, Ultra-Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, secular, right wing, left wing. They want to annihilate all of us. It’s exactly the Nazi ideology.

Benchmark: Q & A With Brooklyn Supreme Court Nominee Rachel Freier

The religious leaders who supported me recognized, understood, and valued my emphasis on following the law while remaining committed to my religious values and chasidic tradition.

Sam Berger, Assembly Candidate In Queens, Is Looking To Bring The Assembly Back To...

I’ll have my foot in the door. When the approach is collaborative and not oppositional, that’s when you can talk to people, talk to colleagues, and work things out.

One Fall Away from Oblivion: An Interview with Victor Davis Hanson

Dr. Hanson, who analyzes geopolitical topics from the lens of an historian, elucidates the ills of today’s society. In doing so, he demonstrates that there is nothing new under the sun.

Interview With Aryeh Lightstone On The Third Anniversary of The Abraham Accords

Under Trump we saw that when you act like a superpower and you stand with your allies and friends, you can end up with meaningful results that the so-called experts never predicted -- and the ramifications become incredibly meaningful

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