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‘My Son Is Not A Learner’: Time for Changes in the Yeshiva Educational System

By Rabbi Yeheskel Lebovic

What benefit is a learning experience that leaves kids confused,disillusioned&harms self confidence?

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NYC Cop Killer Motivated by Radical Islam

By Paul Miller

Girlfriend and double cop-killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley apparently was influenced by Islamic extremism.

Halacha & Hashkafa / Op-Eds / Holidays

The Menorah Revolution: Activism Through Light

By Yonatan Gordon

A revolution is taking place between good and evil; light and darkness. Make the light activism!

Op-Eds / Analysis

The Countdown to the Next Gaza Conflict Has Begun

By Yaakov Lappin

Hamas recently stated publicly that a new explosion of violence against Israel is imminent.

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Yes, Israel should officially designate herself a Jewish State

By Rabbi Aryeh Spero

We can never allow Israel in the name of democracy to turn herself into an Arab or bi-nationalstate

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The Jewish Approach to Fame

By Yonatan Gordon

How can "Fame" help bring Moshiach?

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“Har Habayit Biyadeinu!” – It Really Is Up To Us

By Rabbi Yehuda L Oppenheimer

Har HaBayit is still Biyadein; Through our actions, its fate is in our hands

Op-Eds / Holidays

Chanukah: The Inner Dimension

By Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh

What does the way we count the days of Chanukah come to teach us about living in the present?

Halacha & Hashkafa / Op-Eds / Holidays

Chanukah and Our Current Darkness

By Menachem Ben-Mordechai

Israel projects global material illumination not always the light of "morality" meant by the Navi

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Letter to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, from Shimon Peres, International Man of Peace

By Steven Plaut

"Mr. Prime Minister, declare a unilateral ceasefire! Remember, Blessed is the peacemaker!"

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DETERMINATION!

By Leah Hatanian

"D-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n!"

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Proposed UNSC Resolution‏

By Joseph Cox

If the UN Grants national recognition to Palestine, why stop there? Tibet, Chechnya, Basque...

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Focusing On Truth After The Tragedy In Har Nof

By Naomi Brudner

Am Yisrael is one family, filled with excruciating pain&sorrow for losing the 4 kedoshim of Har Nof

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The Wisdom Of The Dreidel: Comfort in an Impossible World

By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

What is its message of the dreidel?” The complexity and hidden nature of history and miracles.

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The Message Of The Menorah

By Rabbi Ephraim S. Sprecher

The 7 branches of the menorah represent the 7 pillars of secular wisdom, knowledge, and science.

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Netanyahu Trap is Sprung

By Steven Plaut

Israelis now know Arab terrorism isn't caused by Israeli occupation but by ending Israeli occupation

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Letter To A Young Jew: How To Respond To the Rise Of Anti-Semitic Hatred

By David Harris

Anti-Semitism is a social toxin that destroys the things that people most cherish and enjoy.

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The US-Chanukah-Israel connection

By Yoram Ettinger

Amb. Cooper highlighted the impact of the Chanukah/Maccabee spirit on America's Founding Fathers

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A Sociological Mirror Called Chanukah

By Rabbi Francis Nataf

Israel and the strengthening of the Jewish people in faith and numbers has brought a growing light

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Chanukah Miracles: The Candle Which Didn't Light

By Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich

"Can you hear what the dead are whispering? Leave Galut, escape to Eretz Israel-Lech lecha!"

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Confronting Abuse in the Frum World

By Derek Saker

3 main messages emerged from this conference: Communications, Community, and Collaboration.

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Is History Repeating Itself? Ten ways Current Events reflect Holocaust History

By Debbie Callahan

Recent headlines show escalation of the same attitudes and actions as existed during the Holocaust

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False Symmetries and "Cycle of Violence" Fantasies in the Middle East

By Steven Plaut

The Mid-East conflict is a unidirectional campaign of Arabs murdering Jews, not the inverse.

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ISIS, the Joker, and Tom Friedman

By Moshe Matitya

Thomas Friedman quoted a Batman movie to prove his point, but all Tom proved was that he didn't understand the movie.

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Formally Recognizing Israel’s Jewishness Will Not Set Back Peace

By Morton A. Klein

Historically, legally, politically, and religiously Israel is the Jewish nation state.

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We Will Never Apologize For Defending Ourselves

By Ron Prosor

Less than 1/2% of the 300 million Arabs in the ME&NAfrica are truly free-all are Israeli citizens

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19 Kislev and Electing a Leader

By Itiel Giladi

Jail—The Sure Sign of a Future Leader

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Leadership in Genesis and in the Bible

By Steven Plaut

Judah concedes he was wrong&feels regret; THAT is precisely what qualifies his house for leadership

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UN Watch Urges Investigation of UNRWA for Neutrality Agreement Breach

By Hillel Neuer

$Billion relief agency’s top-dog called for a boycott of Israel’s largest English-language newspaper

Op-Eds / Parsha

‘I Have Lived With Laban’: Our Galut in the Secular World

By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

It is difficult to remain faithful in galut, the ultimate Rorschach test for all Jewish generations

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Irony Of Ironies: Arab Countries Bearing Biblical Hebrew Names

By Uzi Silber

Extra, extra, read all about it: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt,& Gaza are names right out of Chumash

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Whatever Happened To Right And Wrong?

By Elliot Resnick

To many Orthodox Jews the issue is "Permitted & Prohibited;” "Right & Wrong" barely considered,

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Response to Jewish Action’s “Neo-Chassidus”

By Yonatan Gordon

You can be into modern things and learn Chassidus--this is most encouraged and welcomed.

Op-Eds / Analysis

Our (next) National Mission

By Joseph Cox

We must engage in ideological war: Our ideas must cross their borders, infiltrating their societies.

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Addressing the Sinai: First Step for Israeli/ Moderate Arab Alliance

By Terence Rosenthal

Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan all have much to gain in fortifying Gaza's borders.

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The Nazis Are Coming, The Nazis Are Coming

By Tibbi Singer

The average Israeli is remarkably stupid and thick-headed when it comes to the sanctity of freedom of speech.

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Israel and the Art of the Showdown

By Daniel Grynglas

Israel needs to bring about a showdown with its detractors, despite the reluctance of its leadership

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Activism through Torah

By Yonatan Gordon

Rav Ginsburgh, dean of Od Yosef Chai, has come out publicly against any form of price tag vandalism

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Israel's Defiant Economic growth

By Yoram Ettinger

Assuming that Israel's economic growth depends on the conclusion of peace accords is inaccurate.

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Let's Recognize the Right to Self-Determination

By Steven Plaut

What is the appropriate Israeli response when European countries recognize the "State of Palestine"?

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One Mother’s Response to Terror

By Jolie Greiff

My son is seventeen; he didn't want to talk about what happened, or give any details of the Rosh Yeshiva's words of chizuk.

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What Does Ferguson Have to Do With Israel?

By Yonatan Gordon

All involved in the Ferguson debate should learn the laws pertinent to non-Jews: the Noahide Laws.

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The PR Maven Who Helped Rescue The Bergson Group From Obscurity

By Dr. Rafael Medoff

Prominent Jewish leaders acknowledged that their predecessors had mistreated the Bergson Group.

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The Implications Of De-Judaizing Jerusalem

By Richard L. Cravatts

Abbas has been adding new layers of rhetoric to his tactical campaign to de-Judaize Jerusalem

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Jews Have A Long Memory

By Rabbi Alec Goldstein

The Jew’s crime is his presence.

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Unpaid Consultants To Palestinian Terror

By Manfred Gerstenfeld and Jamie Berk

Hamas’s love for death tried to have as many Palestinian civilians killed as possible

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Rabbis Need To Show Moral Courage On Abuse Issues

By Rabbi Yosef Blau

Unfortunately, at present, the rabbinate does not play a positive role in preventing abuse.

Op-Eds / Analysis

The Ferguson Incident as a Metaphor for Israel

By Barry Shaw

Cries of justice for Michael Brown drowned out any call for justice for Police Officer Daryl Wilson.

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Everyone is a Shliach

By Yonatan Gordon

A "Shliach" means to do acts with complete devotion and dedication in order to help bring Moshiach.

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Who’s to Blame for the Terrorist Attacks in Jerusalem?

By Rachel Gordon

The pogroms in Chevron took place eighty five years ago, in 1929; the Holocaust began seventy-five years ago in 1939; the joint attack of Israel’s neighbors against the Jewish State of Israel happened sixty-six years ago… yet, world history of anti-Semitism did not stop there, but continues until today. Yes, the primitive reality of Jews […]

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Alternatives for Punishing Dead Terrorists

By Paul Gherkin

Perhaps attacking a terrorist's legacy broadly and publicly would dissuade others from terrorism?

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What Can I Rectify?

By Rebbetzin Chaya Tavin

R' Aryeh yelled "Run, I'll fight!" Using a chair against terrorists to buy time so others could flee

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What The Media Didn’t Tell Us About Dalia

By Sherri Mandell

The "Media" didn’t want us to know what a kind, giving, loving young woman Dalia was.

Halacha & Hashkafa / Op-Eds / Analysis

The Temple Mount: Are Jews Allowed To Enter?

By Rabbi Dr. Shlomo M. Brody

Maimonides himself walked and prayed in the permissible areas when he visited Eretz Yisrael in 1165

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Staying Home On Election Day Is Too Expensive

By Josh Pruzansky

Having a strong community presence at the polls shows our elected officials we care about the issues

Op-Eds / Shalom Pollack Tours

Cousin Aryeh

By Shalom Pollack

I joined the large crowd but this time it was more personal; my cousin Aryeh was one of the victims.

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Be Silent Not For Slaughter

By Hila Gordon

Tuesday, Yom Shlishi, a doubly good day in the Torah, Esav's hands tried to silence Yaakov's voice.

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They Are Murderers and not ‘Terrorists’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

They also are not assailants, attackers, resistance fighters or martyrs - they are murderers, plain and simple.

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This is the Jewish state — Get Used To It!

By Vic Rosenthal

No more ‘peace process’ envisioning sovereign ‘Palestine’ in YESHA; Arabs can call today “Nakba 2.0″

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The NON-Graphic Side of the Har Nof Massacre

By Yonatan Gordon

For the Jewish people to move forward we must not despair, rather we must instill hope and optimism.

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Suggestions for Palestinians Who Want to ‘Ease Tensions’ in Jerusalem

By Adam Levick

If you’re a Palestinian and get an urge to do something that might cause Jews to stop living-don’t!

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Listen To Sarah

By Tibbi Singer

If anyone has had any delusions about this not being a religious war, and anything but a religious war, one need only connect the images that are emerging from this morning’s massacre of four Jewish men in the middle of their morning prayer to the images of Jews massacred in Hebron, in 1929.

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Arab Hatred and Bibi’s Two State Solution

By Paul Eidelberg

Muslims’ hatred of Jews is displayed in faces of the Arabs who slaughtered the reservist in Ramallah

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“Every Jew a .22”

By Eytan Meyersdorf

Arabs in Israel learned from Gaza, and take advantage of our gov't's refusal to eliminate terror.

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The Democrats' War On The Commander-In-Chief

By David Horowitz

The war destroyed a principal base of regional aggression and terror.

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The Exciting New World Of Jewish Webcasting

By Lawrence Grossman

It seems likely that major communal institutions, such as the United Jewish Communities and local Federations, will be confronted with the question of whether there is a role for them in advancing communal values via Jewish webcasting.

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Deterrence

By Paul Eidelberg

By being lenient with minor offenses, Israel's government only encourages major offenses.

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We Better Act Quickly

By Shmuel Sackett

Existing leadership in Israel does not believe that all of Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people.

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2014 Midterms: A Call to Unite Israel and Moderate Arab States Against Isis and Beyond

By Terence Rosenthal

Saudi Arabia, Jordan,&Egypt likely will work with Israel due to its ability to guard against ISIS.

Op-Eds / Shalom Pollack Tours

Go with a Winner!

By Shalom Pollack

Bottom line; Israel lost this round too:Jews are more restricted, humiliated and the Arabs empowered

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End the Unfair Competition! Ban freebies!

By Steven Plaut

The bill is the initiative of Knesset Member Eitan Cabel from what is left of the Israeli Labor Party.

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The Sorrow And Self Pity Of Jon Stewart At The Toronto Festival

By Tibbi Singer

Jon Stewart has opted, voluntarily and without pressures, out of the Jewish timeline. I suspect the bitterness in Stewart’s note is related to that decision.

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What To Do About Car Terrorism

By Stephen M. Flatow

American Jews can take political action making a difference battling Palestinian terrorism.

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Hibur: Yes, We Are Our Brothers’ Keepers

By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

Racheli Frankel: "I didn’t think they were thrown just anywhere. The tears of Hebron embraced them”

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Lessons From Kristallnacht

By Abraham H. Foxman

In today’s democratic Europe, there's no risk of a Holocaust. Comparisons to Kristallnacht are apt.

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After Election Day Debacle, J Street Deceives Supporters

By Paul Miller

“Only in America can you get blown out in an election and still tell people you won.”

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The Anti-Democratic Initiative of the Anti-Adelson Horde

By Steven Plaut

The ostensible basis for the banning of Israel Hayom is that it is distributed for free.

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Israeli Far Leftists Demonstrate Solidarity with Terror

By Steven Plaut

Israel's weenie gov't refuses to pass law requiring instant execution of ALL terrorists at the scene

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Picking a Fight

By Alan M. Dershowitz

Revealing intelligence assessments that suggest Netanyahu is bluffing only encourages the Iranians.

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Fighting terror : West Still Not Serious

By Jagdish N. Singh

Washington continues to overlook the deeds of Pakistan’s notorious Inter Service Intelligence

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Needed: A Jewish Foreign Policy

By Paul Eidelberg

By appeasing Abbas the past 2 decades, it's obvious Netanyahu doesn’t know how to negotiate with him

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Instilling Hope from the Alon Shvut Intersection

By Yonatan Gordon

“God guides our every step in this world. Let's make the most of these steps.”

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Has the Time for the Redemption Arrived?

By Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh

If we do things right, this year might even be the year of the final redemption!

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Reciprocity: The formula to End Palestinian Terror

By Ezequiel Doiny

Arabs are allowed to live anywhere in Israel; Why are Jews murdered for living in Yesha&E.Jerusalem?

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SHLOMO CARLEBACH’S SONG: A Tribute to REB SHLOMO CARLEBACH

By David Herman

Now up in Heaven Reb Shlomo sings, With a chorus of angels for the Heavenly King...

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Jewish Unity And The Eruv

By Alan Jay Gerber

An eruv is not merely an Orthodox mitzva; Conservative Judaism mandates an eruv for its adherents.

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Abu Nabil And Me

By Jolie Greiff

To “How are you?” he always responded, “Hamdilila! Be’seder v’chetzi!” (Praise God! OK + a half!)

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Why Israel Matters To Me

By Father Gabriel Rochelle

Today, I love Israel – with its warts and its beauty marks.

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His Gift Will Last Long After Others Have Faded

By Michael R. Paley

"A Torah insight explains that though we think people fear darkness, in truth they fear the light.”

Op-Eds / Analysis / FirstOneThrough

Tolerance at the Temple Mount

By Paul Gherkin

Will “progressives” and “liberals” rally to Rabbi Glick and advance the cause for Jewish rights?

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iVoteIsrael: The Campaign of 2014

By Matthew Solomon

iVoteIsrael would like to congratulate all the Americans in Israel who voted in the 2014 US Elections for making their voice heard.

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Backing Bangla Fight Against Terror

By Jagdish N. Singh

The Hasina government’s commendable crusade against Islamist terror has put its life at severe risk

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Obama Officials’ Insults Are Vulgar, But Their Policies Are Far Worse

By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn

The WH&State Department deny reality. The '67 line is sacred; all beyond is illegal&to be forfeited

Op-Eds / Fuchs' Focus

No Hero of Mine

By Donny Fuchs

What Rabin called a peace treaty, Arafat called a phased plan of destruction, screaming "JIHAD!"

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Israel’s Plague of Conspiracism

By Steven Plaut

Conspiracism is a form of paranoid delusion taking over the entire lives&personalities of believers

Op-Eds / Holidays

Mother Rachel and the Birth of Natural Consciousness

By Yonatan Gordon

Kabbalah teaches that mother Rachel symbolizes the Jewish People.

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Avram and ISIS

By Joseph Cox

Like Avram, we live in a real world with real limitations, facing genuinely challenging choices.

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All Hail Ladonia!

By Daniel Greenfield

It’s Time for Israel to Recognize the Royal Republic of Ladonia!

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‘Chickens***-gate’: Obama Administration Proves it’s Got Nothing

By J. E. Dyer

The White House wanted to defame Netanyahu, undermine his reputation, impugn him & his policies

Op-Eds / FirstOneThrough

Extreme and Mainstream: Germany 1933; West Bank & Gaza 2014

By Paul Gherkin

Palestinian anti-Semitism in 2014 is more extreme and mainstream than German A/S in the 1930s.

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