יום שלישי, ד׳ תשרי תשפ״זTuesday, September 15, 2026
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Which of the following Mideast-related events can be expected this coming year? Take this quiz and calculate the 5785 future you need to be prepared for. (My answers are at the bottom of the article.)
When one's enemy has no war aim other than genocide, and has said so consistently for 90 years, there is most likely zero probability of a diplomatic route to peace.
If this year of beheadings and ballistic missiles has taught us anything, it is that Islamic trash talk is real. American platitudes are mere sound bites.
By Gadi Taub
Israel must resist U.S., U.N. and E.U. pressure and outlaw any dealings with this handmaid of Hamas.
Light is good, and if one can get into the group of ro’ei hashemesh, seeing the sun but not being captive to it, life can be good and enjoyable. The way to escape from the sun’s domination is by imbuing one’s life with yiras Hashem.
Were it not for the Jews and their Bible, there would be no Christianity – and therefore no Western civilization. The abolition of slavery was led by Bible-believing Christians. The Bible, not Aristotle, was their moral inspiration.
Even as world opinion has turned on Israel and antisemitism has been on a terrifying rise, the Christian community has stood steadfastly by Israel and the Jewish people, refusing to abandon us, despite the terrifying trend to do so.
You can reach your own judgment whether Kamala Harris is honest. What is less a matter of personal opinion is her intellect.
A number of Western leaders seem to think they know what is best for the State of Israel, and frequently admonish and attempt to bully the Israeli government to follow their dictates.
Nowhere is there an acknowledgement by the Biden team that what is driving the Hamas-Hezbollah problem is an Iran that is bent on Israel’s destruction and which uses both terror organizations as local surrogates.
The Biden-Harris White House Owes Bibi an Apology
This year, the Torah will feel different in my arms. Not lighter, not heavier, but full of stories we know too well – the stories of exile and return, of brokenness and healing, of joy and tragedy walking side by side.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
What sets this year apart is not only the physical trauma of a seven-front war facing Israel but the ripple effect this has had on Jews worldwide.
Friedman lives in his own diabolical dream world
Obama has been the "Chamberlain" in this 21st-century version of Great Britain's and France's appeasement of an evil and dangerous regime.
By JCFA- Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
The status of the Temple Mount and the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has become a destabilizing issue in Israel and the Middle East. The demand for the “liberation” of al-Aqsa has become the battle cry for extremists including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Iran, and Turkey. Al-Aqsa’s “occupation” provided Hamas with a pretext to launch its terror […]
Alone, small nation champions a catatonically suicidal West
A sukkah is a symbol of G-d’s protection in the wilderness and the ability to bring Hashem with you everywhere.
By Guy Millière
Sinwar wants everyone to be a martyr—except for him." Now he appears to want to have discussions again on the condition that the Israelis will not try to kill him during the negotiations on a deal
According to the report, this has led to tension between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterparts over the scope, magnitude and characteristic “close to the vest” approach of the Israeli operations against Iran and its proxies.
The profound German influence on Arab antisemitism can be seen in a number of areas
There is an important principle of common sense. If a wise person, who wants the best for you, suggests you do something, you should probably heed her advice. Conversely, if a psychotic person who wishes for your demise suggests you do something, you should probably do the opposite!
Back then there was no unanimity of perspective: the English Department boasted structuralists, deconstructionists, post-structuralists, and psychoanalytic and feminist cultural theorists. I took courses with all of them. But today, their toxic amalgam – ensuring the critical nuance of each is lost – is the only thing on the menu.
It should not be lost on the threatened Arab Gulf states that Iran is flexing its military muscles against them in exactly the way that prompted their openness to the formation of the Abraham Accords to serve as a counterweight to a predatory Iran in the first place.
We could hear the muted sound of sirens and explosions above us. Israel was clearly under attack, but I felt comforted and protected in this spiritual cocoon of unity and prayer.
Chief among the questions, of course, were why she would attach herself to a president who has had historically low approval rating and whose policies on such things as inflation, Afghanistan withdrawal, illegal immigration, the Middle East, the war in Ukraine, etc., has drawn near universal criticism.
Instead, the US State Department has embraced the diplomatic option, which has generated hundreds of billions of dollars to the Ayatollahs -
By BESA CENTER
NY Times is considered the “newspaper of record” and a reliable source of information, and is read by leaders and elites around the world. The paper has nevertheless committed a series of repeated errors about the war, invariably at Israel’s expense, despite editorial promises to apply extra scrutiny.
Like its Obama predecessor, becoming a lame-duck administration frees Biden-Harris personnel to live out their dreams of going after Israel in the remaining months.
To see freedoms perverted and attacked by would-be assassins embracing an ideology repugnant to most Americans is a reminder that their actions can only be described as a capital crime against our democracy.
Unlike Russiagate, Irangate is real and has been taking place out in the open for us to see.
The message being sent is that allies will be left to fend for themselves, and enemies of freedom and democracy can go ahead and demolish them with impunity.
On October 7, every act of Israeli resistance shifted the narrative arc from millennia of Jewish suffering to another chapter in the Zionist quest to build and defend a Jewish homeland.
Teshuvah isn’t something we do, it’s something we live.
It is said that while the other holy days on our calendar will disappear into obsolescence after Mashiach comes, these two holidays will endure forever. Yet at that time, according to the Zohar, Yom Kippur will shed its restrictive nature and indeed become like Purim.
“The Lord said to Moses, that the tenth day of this seventh month [Tishrei] is the Day of Atonement…. Do not do any work on that day…. This is a lasting ordinance for generations to come….”
As we stand before G-d this Yom Kippur with the memory of October 7 fresh in our hearts, we must recognize our responsibility to actively shape how this chapter will be remembered.
By Sara Lehmann
Israel has turned a military corner with the approach of this yahrtzeit.
Israel scores a military victory by dismantling Hezbollah – and U.S. credit agencies respond by plunging its credit rating!
Hashem prefers the imperfect prayer of imperfect humans over the celestial perfection of angels.
By Gadi Taub
In this clash between politicians and jurists, between woke moralism and real morality, lies a question with global historical implications.
By Bassam Tawil
There is no excuse for celebrating murder. A society that celebrates murder will never be a partner for peace. True peace will only come when Palestinian leaders values their people's lives more than celebrating the murder of Jews.
Some of Kamala Harris’s supporters constitute yet another ominous omen in the perturbing accumulation that the prospect of her victory portends.
Because of my early preoccupation with good and evil, already in high school, I hated Communism. How could one not, I wondered.
When he sat down, he opened the machzor and realized that he could not read even one word of Hebrew.
It would seem that our side should be thinking about how to exploit Iranian weakness and not how to rescue them. Nor can there be any doubt that this is a period of serious exposure for Iran.
Has October 7, 2023, awakened Western policymakers to the realization that they are driven by a screensaver - rather than Middle East reality?
Hezbollah has emerged as the great energizer of the Israeli spirit—not by design but by the impact our soldiers have been able to inflict upon them.
What really happened then and what is really happening now.
By Ben Cohen
French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy captures the essence of the Jewish people—and their intense love for a tiny strip of land—in his latest book, in which he deconstructs the significance of Oct. 7.
When someone criticizes Israel, we need only ask: “Are they OK with killing Jews?”
Many of the Palestinian Authority’s most sophisticated officials, stationed around the world, have lauded the mass murder, gang rapes and baby-burnings of Oct. 7.
Israel will need to find the best way of communicating a credible threat of limited nuclear war such that Iran and its proxies are deterred from continuing to escalate their aggression.
Some 200 cyclists gathered in southern Israel to honor the victims of Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre.
The targeted maneuvers follow months of special forces ops that uncovered staggering quantities of weapons meant for an invasion of the Galilee.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
This year it would be wise for even those outside of the synagogue’s walls to accept the shofar’s invitation to wake up and reassess.
Irving Bunim, a key leader and builder of the Young Israel movement
After Iran attacked Israel with over 200 ballistic missiles, it would behoove Israel to support Iran’s ethnic groups in an uprising aimed at toppling the mullahs in Tehran.
There’s a $10 million reward on his head. Or at least there was.
To a large degree, the international narrative regarding the prime minister is shaped by media coverage in Israel. But the Israeli public isn’t buying it.
By Alan Zeitlin
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.
Crystal Ball Time! Join Jonathan Tobin in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
In the past four years, significant funds, nearly $60 billion, have effectively been given to Iran's mullahs by the Biden-Harris administration.
Interestingly, The New York Times reports that four Iranian officials told them in telephone interviews that news of Mr. Nasrallah’s death cast a pall of shock and anxiety over senior officials who wondered in private calls and during emergency meetings if Israel would strike Iran next, and if Mr. Khamenei would be its next target.
As is well known, last week, pagers used by Hezbollah terrorists exploded, killing a handful of them and wounding hundreds more. Amazingly accurate, the exploding pagers killed very few noncombatants.
While there is a growing shelf of books and memoirs in Israel on the horrors of the war and its politics by Nova survivors, released hostages, soldiers, politicians, and journalists, outside of Israel, there are relatively few books – though there will be a burgeoning literature in the years to come.
Interestingly, except for the usual suspects who deny Israel’s right to self-defense in the face of thousands of rocket, missile and drone attacks from Hezbollah, I have to admit to being a bit surprised by U.S. comments on Nasrallah’s assassination.
“We’re talking about extortion, forcing Christians to pay protection money, burning houses and cars and kidnapping businessmen. Those are the tactics they use. The Lebanese government doesn’t do anything. It’s dominated by Hezbollah.”
Some of the judges also focused on the enormity of the penalties, noting that since there was no harm to anyone, it was hard to reconcile the size of the penalties which are typically tied to the size of the harm claimed.
'Once you have let it out, it It is impossible to put the genie back into the bottle'
A vital, heart-breaking film stands against the insanity over Israel that has consumed the West.
Israel’s war goals include securely returning northern residents to their homes.
Jews have historically defended liberty against tyranny and moral confusion...
In Six Weeks, Israel Has Eliminated As Many Wanted Terrorists as the US Has Done in the Last 20 Years
Unlike Russiagate, Irangate is real and has roots in the White House.
Every time one hears American and European political leaders insist that Israel embrace a two-state solution, a number of questions come to mind. Is this an attempt to appease their Muslim citizens, some of whom engage in violent protests against Israel? In the US, is it an effort by Democrat officials to demonstrate their fealty […]
By BESA CENTER
Years spent fighting the war on terror and the “war between the wars” have influenced Israeli strategic thinking. Hezbollah is a military force, but the war is still being conducted as a series of counter-terrorism operations.
By Bassam Tawil
Hamas brought a nakba (catastrophe) to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah is bringing the Lebanese people another.
I heard everything he said, but I can’t remember anything he said. I remember that he cried, but also that he laughed. He wore his emotions like a second skin, and despite his difficult life his default setting was happiness.
Yet, as time passed, the painful memories began to soften, making space for the joyful and vibrant ones to take their rightful place in her heart.
We have much to be grateful for. Our country is in capable hands, as the younger generation has met the challenges of this war with resilience and courage.
"Death to America" and "Death to Israel"
By Rabbi Michael J. Broyde and Rabbi Gidon G. Rothstein
If you vote for Trump, hold your nose while doing so.
It occurred to me that there is a huge amount of laughter and giggling to be had from the current Presidential campaign, particularly from Team Harris. After all, there is so much that her campaign team requires her to say that is frankly ludicrous and no one would ever anticipate or expect …and that is exactly what makes folks laugh the loudest.
A security zone in south Lebanon will need to be carved out.
There is no legitimate way for Israel to take out a terrorist.
Most are unaware that candidate access to voters is so basic to our system, that for more than a hundred years, we have had a provision in federal law colloquially referred to as the equal-time rule.
By Jason Ciment
What happened to the steadfast support for Israel and the uncompromising stand against all forms of bigotry? Instead, we’re seeing antisemitism creeping in like ivy overtaking a once-sturdy wall, often disguised as anti-Zionism, anti-colonialism, or the trendy Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
By Aryeh Werth
In his speech, Friedman cited the Palestinian track record as a major reason why they cannot be permitted to have their own state. Palestinians got control of Gaza and quickly elected Hamas.
September 11, 2026 
