Category: Israel

Photo Credit: unsplash President Trump’s execution of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has renewed the endless canard that neoconservatives are trying to push the United States into war with Iran to help Israel. The mythology about the “neocon” obsession with helping Israel is growing tiresome, not least because it has an offensive, anti-Semitic undertone, implying as […]

Photo Credit: Ministry of Defense Iron Dome A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday night that additional Iron Dome aerial defense system batteries have been deployed across southern Israel in light of the increased threat facing the region. 4 Rockets Fired at Israel, 2 Intercepted by Iron Dome Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, […]

Photo Credit: Razurdia / Wikimedia Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei Guatemala’s new president, Alejandro Giammattei 63, announced on Tuesday during his inauguration that his nation will declare Hezbollah to be a terrorist organization, adding that it is an Iranian proxy that seeks to destroy Israel. Giammattei also told Israel’s Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis, who […]

Photo Credit: wikimedia Sharpton and cronies marching on Crown Heights I felt compelled to attend a conversation on anti-Semitism that Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was hosting Monday night because I still don’t understand the sudden eruption of black Jew hatred in the tri-state area. I was hoping Rabbi Boteach could offer the fresh insights for which […]

Photo Credit: IDF The IAF’s Hermes 900, UAV, a.k.a. Kochav (Star). Israeli forces attacked terrorist targets in Gaza Wednesday night in retaliation for a barrage of rocket fire that was aimed at southern Israel earlier in the day by terrorists in the enclave. 4 Rockets Fired at Israel, 2 Intercepted by Iron Dome Advertisement ‘); […]

Photo Credit: IDF The front window was shattered by the explosion of the IED attached to the terror balloon sent from Gaza. At least three balloons bearing improvised explosive devices tied to them landed Wednesday night in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Security personnel summoned Israel Police sappers to the various locations in the […]

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Photo Credit: PM Benjamin Netanyahu via Twitter / screengrab MK Gadi Yevarkan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jan 15 2020 The Blue and White party lost a Knesset member on Wednesday when Ethiopian-born MK Gadi Yevarkan, 39, decided to accept an offer to accept the 20th spot on the Likud list of candidates in the […]

Photo Credit: Tzvi Fishman Rabbi Yoel Schwartz and an IDF soldier. Rabbi Yoel Schwartz has written so many books, he can’t remember exact how many. The Israel National Library has 180 titles registered. The 80-year-old Torah scholar and co-founder of the IDF’s Nachal Haredi Division, believes the number is closer to 200. His interests are […]

Photo Credit: Maggid Press Title: The Oral Law: The Rabbinic Contribution to Torah sheBe’al Peh Publisher: Maggid PressBy Rabbi Chaim H. Schimmel   Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, secure: true }); Is there any value in trying to understand the origins and development of the Oral Torah? […]