Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Haim Zach / GPO U.S. Secy of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at joint news conference at Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, April 29 2018 {Originally posted to the author’s website} Critics of the Trump administration’s determination that settlements “are not per se illegal” assert that the decision pollutes the […]

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Photo Credit: Official Jeremy Corbyn Channel / YouTube screen grab UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn If Britain’s Labour Party reaches Number 10 Downing, the country will ban weapons sales to Israel, and will immediately recognize a so-called “State of Palestine.” That’s the gist of the Labour Party’s intention towards Israel as detailed in its […]

Photo Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib / Flash 90 Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh attends a groundbreaking ceremony for the Rafah Medical Complex in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 23, 2019. Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh told reporters in Rafah on Saturday that “the decision to indict [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu raises […]

Photo Credit: IDF Illegal weapons seized during joint raid in Judea and Samaria Israeli security forces carried out a massive joint counter terrorism raid throughout Judea and Samaria this weekend. As part of the effort to keep residents safe, IDF fighters and Shin Bet security agents, Border Guard Police and Israeli Police officers combined forces […]

Photo Credit: Tomoir III via Flickr “Drone attack” (illustrative) The IDF said Saturday night that soldiers shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Saturday that infiltrated Israeli territory from Gaza. It is not yet clear which terrorist organization launched the drone, nor whether or not it was armed. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: […]

Photo Credit: US Army Spc. DeAndre Pierce A National Guard soldier in an M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle in eastern Syria, Nov. 11, 2019. About one year after President Donald Trump had shocked the Kurds and the rest of America’s allies in the Middle East and Europe announcing he was pulling his troops out of Syria, […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press “And Avraham came to eulogize Sarah and to lament her” (Bereishis 23:2). Our Sages ask why the Torah uses a double expression: “eulogize” and “lament.” Moreover, it is usual for one to first cry and then, through one’s tears, to eulogize the departed. If so, why does the Torah use the […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Whenever leftists are charged with not loving or even with hating America, they respond angrily, labeling the question absurd, mean-spirited, and an example of right-wing McCarthyism. But there can be little doubt that the left has no love for America, just as there can be little doubt that liberals and conservatives […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Shimon was driving along the highway. Somewhat ahead of him, he recognized the car of his neighbor, Chaim. He watched in horror as Chaim’s car suddenly swerved sideways and hit the barrier with a thud. Glass shattered, and steam erupted from the engine. Shimon pulled over, and immediately ordered an ambulance. […]