יום רביעי, כ׳ אלול תשפ״וWednesday, September 2, 2026
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Simply put, the picture we get from the media doesn’t accurately reflect reality.
Irrational and disproportionate hatred of Jews is nothing new. It is humanity’s oldest hatred... though ancient, antisemitism evolves with each generation, latching onto the shifting cultural narratives of the times.
The Staggering Hypocrisy of Starmer, Trudeau and Scholz
By Bassam Tawil
The most recent statement from Hamas makes it clear that the terror group wants Israel to abandon the Gaza Strip before any hostages are freed.
Israeli security forces claim to be closing in on the Hamas leader
By Yoni Riskin
Contrary to what you hear from the Israeli media, there are Charedi boys preparing to join the IDF and integrate into Israeli society.
The problem with politics of hate is that hate is a hard habit to break.
Scott Hayes, Like Israel, Was Assaulted And Wrongfully Blamed
China Casting the Decisive Vote in U.S. Election
Setting the Carlson-Cooper record straight.
By BESA CENTER
The Temple Mount, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher – these are places of utmost importance to multiple religious groups, and they often give rise to bitter disputes and even acts of violence. The question of how to effectively govern and manage such sites is of paramount practical significance.
Your request to us Rachel was that hope is mandatory. Those words remained with me this entire year.
By Dan Diker
Big Surprise: Hamas leader Sinwar DOESN'T want a hostage deal.
Palestinian Authority cartoons cheered Bin Laden, mocked the US, and presented Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims as the true victims of 9/11
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Defense, security and economic cooperation between Europe and Israel are at historic levels and broadening every year.
As I walked somberly through the bustling beit midrash, tears welled up as I passed the seats once occupied by those who have fallen in battle.
By Bassam Tawil
Sadly, many demonstrating in Israel today appear unaware that they are being used by Hamas; that they have walked into Hamas's trap: to force out a leader, Netanyahu, who is finally succeeding in defeating Hamas.
Te most plausible and discernible explanation for this global surfeit of Muslim Jew-hatred is also shunned: relentless inculcation of antisemitic motifs from the Qur'an itself, and other core Islamic texts,
Kamala Harris has helped fuel the current tsunami of anti-Jewish hatred by recycling the lies and blood libels against Israel spread by Hamas and its Western stooges since Oct. 7.
On that day of apologies what struck me was not who offered them, but who did not.
Israelis won’t forgive or forget the left’s weaponization of the hostages to do Hamas’s dirty work for it.
Over the decades, the traditional American cult of the individual as hero has lost much of its aura, being replaced by a new cult of the victim who is owed apology and compensation.
Enough is enough. I wasn’t going back to my earlier Millennial Silence.
Our ethical code is deeply woven into our identity as the people of G-d and is central to our Jewish mission. The fierce accusations of immorality leveled against us only underscore our historical mission of calling humanity to higher moral ground.
The Biden-Harris administration wants Bibi out to work with "their" PM: one who presumably would be delighted not only to have a terrorist Palestinian state on his borders and a nuclear Iran, policies promoted by Obama,
We are still stuck in the war, in our inability to bring home the hostages, or return the evacuees to normal life, or to secure our borders. And then we have demonstrations and strikes.
Did Sinwar give the order?
By Bassam Tawil
Hamas leaders are banking on the Biden WH to compel Israel to give in to the terror group's demands.... Long the dream of Hamas and many Palestinians to see the US turn its back on Israel.
Refusing to call on Qatar and Egypt to pressure Hamas suggests that they are primarily interested in pressuring only Israel.
China Is Funding the Fentanyl Murder of More than 100,000 Americans Each Year
The generals, the left’s political leaders and the rioters in the streets are all playing the roles the Hamas chief assigned them.
By Moshe Dann
Why reward terrorists with a State? Why, then, since nearly all Palestinians reject the 2SS, is it still relevant – and why is the claim constantly made that there is “no alternative?”
Extreme Rhetoric in NYC Houses of Worship for "Religion of Peace"
The litany of modern blood libels and expressions of support for Hamas is amplified by a network of hundreds of NGOs.
Despite resistance by British authorities, Jews assisted the Allies, cause
In spite of all they had suffered and endured, they held on to their hope and resilience. In spite of all they had lost, they were determined to rebuild. And in spite of the unknown and myriad hurdles that lay ahead, they continued to yearn for the Land that Hashem had promised to their forefathers.
More than ever this past school year, our community-centric Shabbat was a much-needed respite for us students as we were often preoccupied with dealing with the encampments and protests on our various campuses.
If your knowledge of cubing begins and ends with the classic 3-square x 3-square Rubik’s cube, you’d be amazed to discover the array of cube types on the market.
With the party riven by antisemitism, vague reassurances about supporting Israel’s “right to defend itself” are not enough.
J Street’s cynical political strategy: Say one thing in public, say something different in private; Manipulate Jewish leaders and reporters; and think up new ways to embarrass and pressure Israel.
Iran is very notably inferior to its enemies in the realm of conventional military and intelligence operations.
As Arabs were working with the Nazis to defeat the British, the Jews in Palestine volunteered to protect the British position in the Mediterranean
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
How October 7 Conditioned the Israeli Psyche
By Braha Bender
I have struggled with what feels like a new full-time job. Just like you, I am now a trauma management specialist. This job takes a real chunk out of my schedule. Psychological warfare is real.
It wasn’t only the illusions of Jews in Israel that were shattered on Oct. 7. Many Jews around the world had built their Jewish identity on the mission of creating a more just and perfect society – the program of tikkun olam.
These radical viewpoints suggest that a Harris Administration will express hostility towards the Jewish state and American Jews who support Israel.
Finally, in May 1990, Bush couldn’t take it any longer. Ross’s promises about the moderate Arafat crumbled as a PLO member-organization was caught trying to carry out a massacre on the Tel Aviv beachfront.
By Bassam Tawil
Hamas is now in dire need of a ceasefire because its leaders want to retain its power in the Gaza Strip.
Hizbullah has accompanied the tunnel video with a recording of one of his agents in the south who sent a mocking message warning Israelis that Hizbullah fighters might pop from attack tunnels dug under Israeli territory.
Countless civilian deaths in both Israeli and Gaza have doubtless resulted from signals sent by the Biden-Harris administration that they are hostile to Israel, determined to have Hamas win, and still fund Iran.
The modern Orthodox world (Yeshiva University, Touro, Skokie and other institutions) has long ago made its peace with secular learning. Even Ner Yisrael offers a program with Loyola University. But most of the yeshivish veldt is still wrestling with this issue.
Instead of fixating on a ketz hageulah (end of redemption), which places the burden on G-d to act, we should embrace the approach of being metzapeh l’yeshua and mechakeh lo, never despairing and continuing our mission with hope and purpose.
Radical Islam vandalizes the image of G-d, creates a cult of death and tramples the notion of divine image.
If Goldenberg was still a voting Israeli – he renounced his citizenship – he’d vote on the far left of the Israeli political spectrum and he represents the radical left of the American Jewish community.
By Avi Ciment
Koheles had it right when he wrote, To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.
What the police did not do was arrest the gangs of armed Muslim men who took to the streets across British cities.
By Gregg Roman
In the annals of Israeli military history, a persistent myth has long influenced strategic thinking: the notion that the Israeli public is hypersensitive to military casualties. This misconception, deeply ingrained in the psyche of Israel's political and military leadership, has often led to overly cautious military strategies, potentially prolonging conflicts and, paradoxically, increasing the overall […]
[T]he likelihood of Iran launching another attack against Israel in retaliation for Haniyeh's assassination appears to be receding, not least because Tehran is well aware that, in any major military confrontation with Israel, it will inevitably be the loser.
By Dan Diker
Israel’s enemies must perceive the loss and despair of a long war against Israel. Elimination of Hamas and Hizbullah leaders are perception changers
While the former is doubtless hard for liberal Jews to absorb, with regard to Israel and the Jews, the latter are much worse.
As China and Russia watche American democracy in turmoil, they are placing bets on whether they will confront a strong, resolute president in 2025 or one that has neither the skill nor the will to retain our nation's global leadership.
By Ruthie Blum
The precision strike on Hamas and Islamic Jihad officers embedded in a mosque within a school compound is being falsely depicted as a mass-casualty incident.
The chief of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, predicted in a memorandum to his command leaked in January of last year that America would be in a war with China "in 2025."
By Bassam Tawil
Abbas and the PA have also once again served as a reminder that they share the same goal as Hamas: glorify terrorism and destroy Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Post-Judaism leads in the end to a rejection of democracy, which means, a rejection of Zionism too.
Justified hate, even hate we hide from ourselves, is still hate.
By Gregg Roman
UNRWA rot is so deep that reform no longer may be possible.
By Ruthie Blum
The only “leak” worthy of praise rather than censure this week was made inadvertently by an IDF fighter in Gaza.
Papua New Guinea (PNG), located in the southwestern Pacific, opened its Jerusalem embassy in 2023. With 95% of the population Christian, Prime Minister James Marape explained that Jerusalem has been the universal capital of the nation and people of Israel.
After October 7 everything changed, and suddenly Tisha B’Av feels more real and more relevant than ever. Darkness has once again cast its shadow over Jewish history.
By David Suissa
Even as a college student, Shapiro was able to see what most diplomats, politicians, pundits and peace processors could not: Arafat was a phony.
And so, Ismael Haniyeh wished to wipe Israel off the face of the map. Yet, thank G-d, someone out there did not cooperate. How should we feel following the death of this Hamas leader?
The targeting of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran has triggered a battle for succession within the organization.
Despite Israel picking off senior Hamas leaders and destroying much of its infrastructure, Sinwar still lives, and he controls the fate of dozens of hostages still alive in Gaza.
In sharp contrast to the Arabs, the Jewish community of Palestine actively supported the Allied cause in both World War I and World War II.
Israel's ability to take advantage of Haniyeh's visit to Iran is a clear message, not only to Hamas leaders, but to the Iranian regime itself.
By Aliza Abrams Konig and Rabbi Ezra Schwartz
Beyond a greater pool to choose from, there are a few reasons for the preference of a non-Jewish surrogate. There is a well-known dispute about whom halacha considers the true mother.
By Robert Isler
Most troubling is that Harris doesn’t need prodding to reveal a hostility toward the Jewish state not found in Biden, as both the tone and content of her nearly six-minute statement last Thursday to the media following her private talks with Netanyahu revealed.
Her penchant for collecting runs in the family; my personal weaknesses are books and yarn. The word hoarder has been mumbled in my presence, but I like to refer to myself as a curator.
The modern world has profoundly disrupted the meaning of language. The philosophy of post-structuralism asserts that meaning is not fixed but fluid and unstable.
By Bassam Tawil
Destroying Hamas's military capabilities and removing it from power is the only realistic option.
Israeli "settlers" are NOT like Australian settlers
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The PM reminded the administration that appeasing Iran will suck the U.S. into another Middle East war.
Israel must not opt for "more of the same" in the aftermath of Hezbollah's deadly attack on Majdal Shams,
The PA’s silence in the face of the murder of 12 children tells us more about its values and support for terror than Abbas' condemnation in response to the Russian attack.
But what makes Mount Herzl a holy mountain stems from the thousands of soldiers who are buried in the military section. Here are the gravestones that testify to the supreme sacrifice that each of them made for the sake of Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael.
In that moment of reflection, I once again was poignantly reminded that, despite his flaws, Trump had genuinely cared about America. He had fought for what he believed was best for our great country, often facing immense opposition and criticism. His resilience and determination were undeniable.
By Hillel Fuld
Surely, all these years later, you’ve heard that Israel is The Startup Nation, but perhaps it’s time to retire that title and change it to something more along the lines of Scale up Nation.
Once you throw your lot in with the State of Israel, there’s an implicit understanding that one day you may be called on to protect those around you. This reality accentuates the contrast between Israel and America.
The jihad conquest of Palestine was not a "liberation," and most assuredly did not "reinstate Judaism and Jewishness to Jerusalem."
12,000 Palestinian Arabs and 30,000 Palestinian Jews volunteered for the British Army.
It is easy to denounce violence by one's opponents. It is far more difficult, but more important, to denounce violence by one's allies.
I believe that the Rabbi's concern for “educational purity” (preserving the sanctity of Torah studies) also reveals a deep fear of change
The ICJ's "advisory opinion" on Israeli "settlements" in Jerusalem and the West Bank is an injustice that gives evidence of considerable bias against the Jewish State.
By Bassam Tawil
Since the October 7 attack, satisfaction among the Palestinians in the West Bank with the "performance" of Hamas murderers and rapists has risen to 82%.
By Avi Ciment
I love the closeness Jews instinctively have towards one another during tough times like shiva, illnesses, and tragedies, and I love the joy we share celebrating in each other’s semachot.
By Sara Lehmann
We need to take advantage of this moment of conciliation, sincere or not, that has resulted from the terrible event of July 13. Then we wait for November 5
August 28, 2026 
