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Hamas seeks to end the war while maintaining its military control over Gaza, mirroring Hezbollah’s pre-war dominance in Lebanon. Israel must not allow this to happen, even if Egypt pushes for it.
By Ruthie Blum
As veteran Israeli commentator on Arab affairs Zvi Yehezkeli points out, “If those protesting Hamas had a chance, they would commit Oct. 7 again.”
The Trump proposal comprises a point of singularity reflecting a sharp break from past trends, and a sober recognition of the futility of the past pursuit of some mythical Palestinian “peace partner.”
Like the anti-Trump “resistance,” the country’s liberal establishment is waging a war against the prime minister as a bid to hold on to power, not an effort to save democracy.
What rankles the most in this episode is not the sheer counter-intuitiveness of it all. It is that the law flies directly in the face of explicit governing provisions of the New York State Constitution.
Like the lengthy campaign against Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, this one seeks to politically dismantle the prime minister by painting him as an authoritarian threat to democracy.
But beyond his public platform, Rabbi Fink was someone who offered a listening ear and genuine friendship, particularly to those who felt overlooked.
Indeed, many of those interviewed reported maintaining select Jewish practices such as davening or Shabbat dinner, even if not necessarily within a halachic framework, and staying connected with Orthodox family members and friends and with their Jewish identity generally.
At this point, without any such impeachment issue yet before the high court, there should be no doubt that it was ill-advised for U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts to have intervened, as he did last week, with a public statement declaring that an impeachment would be improper...
It is not enough for a person to act with integrity; they must also ensure that their actions are above suspicion, that their intentions are transparent, and that their purity of conduct is unmistakable.
By Eve Glover
We don’t have people blocking the streets in Florida because I helped pass a bill that says you can run them over.
By Ben Cohen
A new report on Hamas’s atrocities offers an impressive counterweight for undecided readers who will encounter the deniers as they seek the truth.
In 2024, Jewish births were 76% of total births, compared to 69% in 1995. The surge of Jewish births is due to the unprecedented rise of births (since 1995) in the secular sector,
Hamas left Israel no alternative but to resume the war.
The concept of exile and return to Zion dominates halakhah.
I am an Orthodox rabbi, and I work with Christians. If that makes you uncomfortable, if your immediate reaction is to condemn what you don't understand...
As recently as March 7, Congressman Jerrold Nadler and Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement: Revoking federal grants to Columbia University isn’t about combating anti-Semitism; it’s about the Trump administration’s war on education and science. Suuuure it is Jerry. Try telling that to the Jewish students who faced violence and threats there since the Hamas mini-Holocaust.
We have seen this before. In every generation, there are those who rise against us, determined to erase us from existence. The faces change, the slogans shift, but the relentless hatred remains the same.
In the last hundred years, we hear Western intellectuals speaking more and more about a fragmented world. They feel that one can no longer hold on to some grand cultural narrative of truth.
But we seem to have been wrong about Trump and there is reason to believe that at long last an American president is really serious about doing something about the problem of antisemitism.
By Baruch Lytle
I wish I was on my father’s level of kindness, but that is what I’m trying to accomplish, and the people in my office are there to help, and it’s an honor to be working with a group of people who [are about kindness and going above and beyond].
While Schumer’s thrust has a certain facial logic to it, it does seem hard to believe that Republicans would really enjoy unfettered power to run the government during a shutdown, unrestricted by what half of the nation may think.
As part of the deception, according to the IDF report, Hamas was working to convince Israel that it was interested in calm and was working for economic prosperity. The IDF investigation concluded that Hamas had planned the October 7 attack for more than 10 years.
Levi Eshkol and Yitzhak Rabin, both of the Labor Party, were on board decades ago to offer freedom for Palestinian Arabs to emigrate elsewhere.
The Arab plan, notably, also does not call on Hamas to lay down its weapons. Do the Arab leaders really believe that Western donors would rush to invest tens of billions of dollars in the Gaza Strip while terrorists belonging to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other groups continue to roam the streets?
Jews who support the Palestinian death cult pose the greatest danger to the Jewish people.
Satloff’s conclusion: Thanks to the creation of the P.A. in 1994, terrorism has decreased.
There is no "genocide" in Gaza. There is no "apartheid" in Israel. The IDF has not committed any "ethnic cleansing" anywhere. These crimes are only part of the Islamic/Islamist repertoire.
Leftists misuse the biblical book of Esther to promote the lie about Israel committing genocide when it is the Palestinians, like Hitler, Haman and Amalek before them, who seek their extermination.
By Zvi Gluck
Many people believe there is a certain look an abuser has – that somehow, evil is visible on the outside. But there is no universal dress code for those who prey on the innocent.
Our battles aren’t just for our national survival. Our enemies pose moral challenges to humanity, and our struggle is to protect the moral fiber of humanity. This was true in Persia, and it is true today.
Sounds plain to us that Hamas is trying to figure out how to get back into the game at some point, not leave it.
By Avi Ciment
When politics are utilized to protect everyone, yet allows Jews to be ridiculed and attacked on college campuses and throughout the world, or when woke legislation is passed funding hormone blockers and sex change surgeries for minors, well, Dorothy, it’s obvious we’re not in Kansas anymore.
For many American Jews who profess to be strong supporters of Israel, their support is actually conditional, subject to partisan loyalties, ideological commitments, or domestic policy preferences.
What can we learn from the Purim story that can help us navigate living with this partial redemption? How do we move to a paradigm of complete redemption?
Like the notorious Trump criminal cases, the Adams variety also had the odor of creative and selective prosecutions that exploited technical and insignificant violations of law.
Why does one news report matter? One reason is that so many newspapers, major ones as well as small town ones depend on the AP for their international coverage.
Notwithstanding the many genuine Christian supporters of the State of Israel and the Jewish people who we cherish and continue to work closely with, over the last 60 years, the deceptive “Messianic” movement has emerged.
Who would manage Gaza, under the Arab plan, during the proposed $50 billion reconstruction project?
By Alex Mison
Like many Jewish students, I found myself confronting this wave of hate. But rather than focusing solely on how to react to this hostility, I realized the more pressing question was: How do we create a future where antisemitism no longer defines our Jewish experience? How do we ensure that our identity is shaped not by hatred but by pride, purpose, and a deep connection to our heritage?
The college administration, instead of disciplining students who break the rules and the law, negotiated with them. Cutting off funding from Barnard will not hurt students who want a real education, because Barnard students can enroll in courses at Columbia, which is affiliated with Barnard. It will put an end to the propaganda "courses", and "studies" "programs" in which Barnard seems to specialize.
By Ruthie Blum
Israeli feminists fit in perfectly with the groups concerned with the plight of females, as long as they aren’t the wrong kind of Jews.
In 2025, contrary to conventional wisdom, Israel’s Jewish demographic momentum since the 1990s is due largely to the fertility rise in the secular sector,
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The new sheriff in Washington, Hamas's on-camera cruelty, and the Ukraine drama go a long way to explaining the change.
I have known Mike Huckabee for many years and consider him a friend. In fact, I consider him to be a friend of the Jewish people as a whole and the Jewish state. He is an ohev Yisrael, a man who loves the land, people, and State of Israel.
The future is now and it begins today…
At American universities, denying antisemitism is not a new phenomenon
By Oded Ailam
The regime’s hardliners view recent setbacks as temporary tactical challenges that must be navigated before resuming their broader objectives.
When you are in a place between life and death, you ask yourself, “What is the meaning and value of my life?” And you come to a clear realization - the entire value of my life lies in the fact that I am Jewish, part of the eternal people of Israel.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
David, Yosef, Sarah (also among Arabs) and Rachel the most popular choices among the state's Jews since 1948.
Beneath that surface lies a deeper level: the shape of this language’s letters, its numerology, its roots and apparent synonyms. All this leads to a fractal-within-a-fractal of information contained in its perfect communications, in every word and letter.
The ultimate insult was that the very identity the original Irish had fought to preserve was now being co-opted and celebrated, but in a way that removed its political and historical significance. The newcomers had taken what they once tried to erase and sinisterly made it their own.
Even when they acknowledge the crisis, it is often through a lens of self-congratulation, crediting their learning alone for the nation’s protection. This mindset ignores the heroic Torah learning within the Religious Zionist camp – learning that exists alongside military service and national responsibility.
Some human beings will always use that freedom for nefarious ends. No miracle, no revelation, not even the most undeniable display of divine power, will erase evil from this world. It remains our mission to fight it, both for our own survival and for the moral future of humanity.
By Sara Lehmann
HonestReporting CEO Jacki Alexander fights the perils of bias, misinformation, and propaganda prejudices that we Jews know all too well.
Elon Musk’s extraordinary deep dive into every nook and cranny of federal spending and employment reflects a desire to root out the waste and inefficiency – and possible corruption – that necessarily hobble the federal bottom line.
Perhaps more than any other leader in the State of Israel’s history Olmert believes that his personal opinion of what Israel’s borders should be set as is always correct.
The Arab countries'] refusal to take in Palestinian prisoners probably arises from the fact that these countries actually do not care about the Palestinians and even consider them an ungrateful people and troublemakers.
Israel has insisted that Hamas must acknowledge the overarching understanding that the precondition to phase two negotiations is that Hamas must disarm, cease to exist as a political or military entity and have no involvement in the post-war governance of Gaza.
The notion that Trump’s refusal to let Zelenskyy dictate U.S. policy sets a precedent for the Jewish state is a partisan talking point. The two relationships have little in common.
For an industry still powered by Jews and obsessed with the making of superhero movies, the Oscar for Jewish Cowardice continues to have far too many nominees.
Where have they gone? To another continent or country, another city? Try blocks away.
It’s not sensitivity. It’s supremacy.
Will he murder again? or should we ask, "WHEN?"
By Guy Millière
If Trump successfully manages to overcome the pressures and obstacles placed in front of him, what he is setting in motion today can magnificently transform the Middle East.
By IPT-Investigative Project on Terrorism
Israelis can no longer be expected to live in proximity to those who desire nothing more than their death
Some people in Israel are demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu step down and agree to Hamas's demand to end the war in the Gaza Strip.... These Israelis fail to understand that the October 7 massacre is just another phase of the Islamists' Jihad (holy war) against Israel.
This orange sky was no metaphor created by an aching heart, nor was it just flowery words on a page, this was real and true and terrifying, in the most wonderful way possible.
The American Psychological Association (APA) has allowed--and failed--to acknowledge or to remedy the most grievous antisemitism that has run rampant within its organization.
What of the journalists who write not about Kfir, not about Ariel, not about their mother, not about the hostages who sit in terror, but only about how the next dead, injured, or kidnapped Israeli effectively endangers the ceasefire. What of the people who tore down posters of two little red headed children, of babies, and then felt righteous?
In this world, we are limited by human understanding. There is so much that we can't understand. That makes no sense.
By Marc Gronich
Hochul’s proposed $252 billion budget for 2025 is $15 billion over the amount the legislature passed and $19 billion more than what she proposed last year.
Even the most cursory review of the curricula of the PA’s educational system would find pervasive demonization of Israel and Jews and support for terrorism.
By Alan Zeitlin
Did Hamas think that after massacring 1,200 people, taking more than 250 hostages, burning people alive, videotaping it and posting it online, Israel would send over a fruit basket?
There is an irony that a newspaper which has traditionally upheld the concept, practice and concept of free expression, if reader's comments are to be believed, is increasingly censoring and suppressing them.
They have recruited so-called rabbis and as-a-Jews who protest genocide in Gaza, whether in newspaper ads or public gatherings, but have precious little to say about hostages and the treatment of their own people.
The con side emphasizes that congestion pricing disproportionately impacts low-income individuals who may or may not have access to alternative transportation options and are forced to drive into congestion toll areas...
If Trump and Netanyahu are really serious about achieving lasting peace in Gaza, they must abandon the disastrous ceasefire deal -- and especially the well-intended but painfully out-of-his-depth U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, who has mindlessly promoted it.
By Gadi Taub
How judges, generals and bureaucrats abolished Israel's democracy.
And we thought Oct. 7 was the worst. Hamas keeps showing the world how depraved its adherents can be.
By Sara Lehmann
Democrats and their cohorts are tripping over themselves while pouncing on Trump. But in the process, they are tripping themselves up.
One of the most difficult and perplexing questions we may ask ourselves at this moment of sadness and mourning is where do we go from here?
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Treating an enemy terrorist alongside a civilian must be seen as deeply problematic, especially when limited resources are available.
By Ruthie Blum
The children of Gaza and the Palestinian Authority are raised on a steady diet of hatred. Their heroes are bombers, not Batman.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
As one of the largest ex-pat communities, we can reach out to U.S. elected officials and help them understand our needs and interests.
Elie Weisel famously said: 'If anything can, it is memory that will save humanity.' While antisemitism sweeps the globe, it is time to remember, act, and place our faith in G-d. A book that expresses those feelings in Holocaust survivors' own words.
The Gazans and their terrorist leaders certainly act as if they are at least first cousins of Amalek--if not Amalek himself
Any deal that allows Hamas to remain in power would be disastrous for Israel, the Palestinians, and Arab states threatened by the Iran-led "Axis of Resistance" and undermine the Trump administration's credibility in the eyes of many in the Middle East. The Trump administration will appear as if it is only good at making empty threats.
In essence, the cases are not about the actual terror attacks, apparently all are in agreement that the PLO and PA bear responsibility, but about the legality of bringing terror’s sponsors and supporters before U.S. courts. And there lies the rub.
Trump signed an executive order intended to revolutionize the fight against Jew-hatred.
Facts are important, but numbers are not the full story. If five villages were attacked or 20 were attacked it would still be an issue. The big picture is that these charges against the Jewish residents of J&S have no basis in reality, Freedman was not quoting an eye witness, and these false accusations can and have resulted in real harm to individual Jews and to the State.
One man surveyed in Gaza said: “In the end, people will accept reality. They want to live in a country that protects and supports them.”
Fashionable antisemitism has caused leftist myths about Israeli “oppressors” to dismiss justified anger and grief about the fate of the Bibas kids.
No matter what our individual views may be, whether or not we are religious, Jews are indigenous to the Holy Land.
June 19, 2026 
