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Hamas delayed the hostage release, delayed disclosing the names of who was being released. More psychological torture? Does this delay rise to the level of breaking the "ceasefire"?
When a terrorist group "negotiates" with a democracy, it always has the upper hand.
By Nadav Shragai / Israel Hayom
Does the proposed deal not violate our contract with all citizens of the state?
In his first term, Trump announced an executive order that was to deny federal funding to colleges and universities that do not sufficiently combat discrimination against Jews. The order clarified that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, and therefore the hatred of Israel is hatred of Jews. But Biden and Emhoff did not take steps to ensure its implementation.
By Guy Millière
It is hoped that the Trump administration will allow no place for jihad in the US or the West.
By Meir Indor
What should be done? The responsibility lies with the public to protest persistently. Even if we don’t achieve everything, it will strengthen the government’s resolve in the face of external pressures.
By Susie Dym
80% of released terrorists return to their terror activities, and the ratio of release to murder is nearly 1:4.
The wilder part of me thinks that Israel should only return terrorist corpses and finally institute a death penalty for terrorists with blood on their hands.
One of the most pervasive myths of the Palestinian protest movement is that Israel has denied statehood to the Palestinian people. To the contrary, Israel agreed to Palestinian statehood in 1937-1938, 1947-1948, 1967, 2000-2001, and 2007. In each case, it was the Palestinian leadership that refused to agree to the two-state solution that would […]
Our enemies have made it very clear to the world since October 7 that they believe Palestine should extend ‘From the river to the sea.’ In fact, they attacked the Gaza Envelope, not Judea and Samaria.
The most accurate and literal translation of Derech Eretz is the ways of the world. Every society establishes its own codes of conduct to ensure more polite and civilized interactions. These codes of politeness are highly context-specific and differ from period to period and from location to location.
By Ariel Kahana
From Tehran's nuclear ambitions to a Gaza war resolution, the incoming president arrives with a detailed blueprint for the Middle East.
To their enemies, the Jews cannot do anything right. They are hated when they are strong; they are hated when they are weak. They are hated when they are poor; they are hated when they are rich. They are hated when they win; they are hated when they lose.
By Bennett Ruda
Khan had been using a pro-Palestinian law firm in connection with the case, raising questions regarding his impartiality
Security sources confirm that Hamas’s military wing has recruited thousands of new fighters, who have undergone military training, in exchange for money, humanitarian aid, and medical treatment.
Achdut takes time, a conviction and a commitment . But above all, it will require a sense of urgency.
Let us be honest. For many people, who are not unusually holy and spiritual, which night of Chanukah is the most exciting – the first, or the last?
Currently, Israel follows a policy of “respecting and suspecting him,” and so far, it has not established open or secret communication channels with al-Jolani.
By Sara Lehmann
Determining the value of life is a question of moral relativism on the left. Whether life is sanctified or not depends on whose life it is.
We must recognize Israel's achievements under difficult circumstances, even as we strive in a positive way to help Israel continue to improve its relations with its Arab populations, but we must not permit criticisms for improvement to stigmatize Israel.
The claim that Israelis are indifferent to the suffering in Gaza is false; its purpose is to demonize Jews while ignoring Palestinian support for genocide.
The mitzvah to honor parents solidifies the structure of the family. By honoring those who have sacrificed to build and nurture the family, we reinforce the values that underpin family life.
Trump is once again being true to his America-First convictions.
The reality of America at the start of 2025 is far more nuanced than any one side would have you believe.
What we should be watching for in the year to come
By Louis P Welz
COJO Flatbush certainly has plenty to be proud of, and I look forward to even greater growth in the coming decade, with more programs, services, and partnership opportunities with elected officials representing our city’s diverse communities.
Whenever there has been public daylight between the U.S. and Israel, Hamas has pulled back from a ceasefire and release of hostages, the secretary said.
It wasn’t long before Klein ran into the roadblocks erected by the U.S. State Department to keep Jews out of the U.S.
What's Wrong with the "Mainstream" Media?
[I]t is the tiny nation of Israel that has found itself largely alone in the desperate fight to preserve the West's Judeo-Christian ideals. It would be to the West's advantage if its other nations would join Israel in this noble task.
How can we unite our various branches while maintaining our distinct and complementary characteristics? What does it take to hold together differing tribes as we pursue our shared destiny?
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
This year will go down in history as the year Israel re-asserted itself and Trump regained the presidency.
The moment I first heard about the mass murders in New Orleans, I knew in my bones that the car rammer and shooter was a Muslim.
Fanny framed the need to share Jewish stories in terms of education. She wanted others to learn about Jews. The implied reasoning behind this is that antisemitism emerges from a lack of knowledge, and as such, teaching people about Jews would fix the problem.
Currently, the IDF is dealing with the hundreds of terrorists who remain, demonstrating the scale of the challenge posed by a well-entrenched adversary.
This article discusses the final category: federal holidays that are religious in origin but are now seemingly celebrated secularly, with New Year’s Day as an excellent example of that.
That Israel's right to defend its civilians is being questioned every day all around the world demonstrates how important books that rise beyond rhetoric are – and that’s what these books do.
If Abbas really wants peace – as J Street and the State Department keep telling us – he would not have heaped praise on Shubaki in his eulogy.
By Ruthie Blum
Lest “The New York Times” be accused of basing its entire screed on anonymous sources, it made sure to include a quote from—you guessed it—a Gazan.
The Jews are not committing genocide against Muslims in Gaza, whose population grew almost 3% last year. Muslims, however, are committing mass murder via jihad against Christians in Africa. Yet the Pope cowers from defending his own flock.
Never again will I be able to look at secular Israelis–be it in Israel or in the diaspora–the same way I have in the past.
The apparent lack of sensitivity to the needs of the observant Jews was visible in a number of areas
By Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar
Don't let the Haredi draft or the hostage issue divide our camp and topple the government.
Israel's enemies in Gaza today, like the Philistines of old, constitute a mortal threat to the nation, although that threat diminishes as Israel again succeeds in overcoming its enemies.
As the State of Israel achieved more international recognition, including peace deals with Arab neighbors, many Israelis saw this recognition as the basis of our rights to the land. They no longer felt a need to rely upon the Bible as the basis of their rights and, thus, of their identity.
If the mitzvah of lighting candles is zecher l’Mikdash, then some form of mehadrin can be compared to other forms of hiddur mitzvah. But if the mitzvah is for pirsumei nisa, then mehadrin, especially mehadrin min hamehadrin, takes on new significance.
This pathology in human herd mentality has been successfully exploited by Russian Communists, German Nazis and Arab Islamists over the past century, and has led to disastrous results, not least for the inhabitants of those nations. Standing diametrically opposed to this superficial populism is the Jewish people.
I began putting on tefillin daily for the first time in nearly five years, more out of a transactional hope – a gumball machine theology – than genuine devotion. I figured if I gave something to G-d, maybe He’d give something back.
By Bennett Ruda
And sure enough, if you do a search, you will find responses that echo the Secretary General's excuse for Hamas, applied now on social media to Luigi Mangione
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
While Islamic tradition sees Christians and Jews as the “People of the Book,” they still retain only second-class status as “protected” dhimmi, an inferior status for not having accepted Islam.
One of the less-talked about aspects of the Shlav Bet recruitment of older soldiers by the IDF since October 7 is the army’s new willingness to accept applications from people with certain types of criminal records. Roz Lyons explains.
Israel's approach to combating terrorism has always been characterized by thoroughness and determination -- for which is usually put through the tortures of hell by the very countries it is working to save
By IPT-Investigative Project on Terrorism
Comparing the two situations shows how much has changed in the last four decades – none of it for the better.
By Ben Cohen
Dublin’s goal, according to Israel’s ambassador to Ireland, has been to undermine the Jewish state’s ability to defend itself by launching 'lawfare'
While much national attention is on the first 100 days of the Trump 2.0 presidency, there is growing reason to be concerned about the final days of Joe Biden's term.0
While much national attention is on the first 100 days of the Trump 2.0 presidency, there is growing reason to be concerned about the final days of Joe Biden's term.
Permanent Daylight Saving Time would force us to be late for about two months a year rather than two weeks. This would significantly affect the employment status of many people.
By Jason Ciment
Like the Maccabees, these individuals fought not just with weapons but with purpose, resilience, and a deep love for their people and their land. Their stories remind us that, even when the odds seem stacked against us, miracles are possible – but we must take the first step.
This plan will excite the targeted populations and demonstrate that you care for them, especially in blue urban centers like New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, which today are probably your weakest areas of voter support.
It also includes the usual selection of anti-Israel slurs: Israel is an apartheid state … it is engaged in a slow motion campaign of ethnic cleansing … the Al-Aqsa mosque has been desecrated again and again… and Israel is illegally holding over five thousand political prisoners (because the ICNA considers convicted Arab terrorists to be political prisoners).
We must unite against hatred and violence, actively challenging hate in all its forms.
To stand in solidarity with Israel, two days after Oct. 7, the Australian government decided to display images of the Israeli flag on the sails of the Sydney Opera House. Palestinian supporters retaliated by gathering at that landmark (while the Jews were warned to keep away) to set alight the Israeli flag, which they stomped on while shouting profanities. Police stood by and watched.
By Bassam Tawil
[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] has not earned the title "The Churchill of the Middle East" for nothing.
"Jewish people brought morality to the world thousands of years ago, and some people are still mad about it." — Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle, ynetnews.com, January 27, 2024.
"Since October 7 [2023], a sort of quiet boycott of Israeli researchers has begun, of the kind that has never been seen before. This boycott is reflected in the cancellation of invitations to joint conferences, the rejection of articles for publication, the rejection of grants to Israeli researchers, and more." — Israel's National Council for Civilian Research and Development, December 2023.
By Alan Zeitlin
Fans like to use sports to distract themselves from war, from family stress, job stress, not being as in shape as one would like, or at the very least, as a way to feel a part of something bigger than yourself – that you can cheer for and see tangible results. If only a rabbi could give a derasha and get 40,000 people to show up!
Ronen Shoval’s "Holiness and Society” explores Jewish political thought through the lens of the Bible.
By Ben Cohen
Turkey and Qatar, net gains; Iran and its Palestinian and Lebanese proxies, net losses; Syria is a big loser; For Israel, the jury is out
After our son's injury my life has suddenly been enveloped in a fog of doubt and uncertainty – on every front... My entire life has been put on hold – all my plans suspended as I try to be the best parent that I can possibly be.
That the very first parcel of land purchased in Eretz Yisrael was a burial cave is remarkable. That acquisition was not a home or a building, but rather a memorial, an eternal memorial that connects us to our past, to our forefathers, and to our land.
By dvora
Great challenges are yet before us, but as I view the path we have taken together up until now, I am full of hope and faith in our marvelous people, our heroic soldiers and in the knowledge that this time as well, with God’s help, the Eternal One of Israel will not lie.”
Dennis Ross is on television and in news articles offering unsolicited advice to Israel. But from 1993 to 1994, he was a source of hot air.
One particularly dangerous tool is AI systems’ ability to perform sophisticated psychological manipulation.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"The intelligence services are facing a huge, unprecedented challenge.”
By Guy Millière
"We have become the Gaza of Europe. I will NOT accept that. NEVER. The authorities will be held accountable for their failure to protect the Israeli citizens. Never again". — Dutch MP Geert Wilders, X, November 8, 2024.
Ultimately, this story isn’t about politics or war. It’s about shoes and the people whose feet are inside of those shoes.
Even though Western governments aren’t likely to officially turn on the Jewish people, they are not equipped to protect us either.
The Japanese attack on December 7th united an America that until that morning was seriously divided over its role in the world
I am deeply thankful for our army as a remarkable unifier of our people. It forges immediate bonds and unites our entire nation into one family.
By Avi Ciment
Personally, I believe that many Modern Orthodox parents lack proper bitachon, as many actually believe that the only way their kids will become wealthy is if they attend a top school. Yet I know doctors and lawyers that graduated last in their class and they are doing pretty nicely for themselves…
Sorry, Joe, but it is too late. Achieving Middle East peace in your last two months in office is not realistic. It would be better for you to just get some rest.
The "debate" regarding [so called] Ultra-Orthodox who refuse to serve in the IDF (even during war) won't be solved easily, and of course, nobody can take life-dependent decisions based only on "the feelings of the heart", on the emotional hurt for all those that fell in this war.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The fact that Iran has not turned the final screw of an active atomic device will likely be good enough for the United States to do effectively nothing.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
What does a military rabbi do on the front lines?
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
Iran's fear of an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities is driving it to project a willingness for dialogue with the Trump administration
Ben Shapiro's musical 'We Will Rise' on the Warsaw Ghetto is set to open in Israel this week.
These latest attacks came from New York, Washington, and The Hague.
By calling for the arrest of Israel’s leaders, the ICC is violating the Rome Statute.
It is worth noting that the Palestinian Authority managed to be admitted to the ICC as a member “state” in 2015. This comes despite the fact that there is no “state of Palestine” and that the P.A., Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are dictatorial terrorist entities that should be given no shelter in international institutions, such as the ICC.
By David Nabhan
Jewish-Americans bizarrely find themselves rebuked by a party they’ve supported in lockstep for an entire century. In spite of their loyalty, though, Democrats have had a Jews not welcome sign out for many decades, repeated year after year by party notables like Linda Sarsour, Al Sharpton, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and others.
The court is drawing a moral equivalence between terrorists who behead Israeli babies, gang rape scores of Israeli teenagers, and murder, mutilate and torch 1,200 Israelis, and the undeniably just war Israel is waging in self-defense.
The murder of Rabbi Kogan is not just a tragedy for Chabad or for his immediate community – it is a tragedy for us all. Jewish safety is a collective responsibility, and we must stand together to prevent further loss.
After the events of Oct. 7, ordinary people can only laugh at the thought of arresting Netanyahu. They know the truth and fear that the violence of lunatics and jihadists will be strengthened by the ICC’s ruling.
In The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump writes, "I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: If you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big."
Countries should be cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, imposing and enforcing serious primary and secondary sanctions, putting military options on the table, and fully supporting Israel and the incoming Trump WH in permanently ending to Iran's nuclear program as well as to its brutal, expansionist regime.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
As the president-elect rolls out his cabinet choices, we’re seeing a team stacked with figures who are fierce advocates for Israel.
With his attack on Israel while the nation is fighting for its life, the pontiff has taken the Vatican backwards into a very dark past.
August 28, 2026 
