Pondering the state of American Jewry
Two little boys—the Paley brothers—were killed in a terror attack Erev Shabbos. In Netanyahu’s official response to the tragic event, he vowed to build more settlements. Less than one week later, however, at Netanyahu’s behest, an olive grove planted by settlers in the vicinity of Shilo, was uprooted. MKs on the right along with protesters …
Another prisoner swap is in the works, and Yair Lapid is using it to good advantage to bash the Netanyahu government. Lapid discussed the swap on Kan Reshet Bet, and talked about the video released by Hamas, purporting to depict Avera Mengistu. The former PM said that a repeat of the Schalit deal is “too …
This week, 75 years ago, 11 Jews were murdered in an Arab attack on 23 unarmed farm workers on a Friday morning, as they were on their way to work in orange groves near the Arab village of Sukreir. Highlighting their inhumane behavior, the Arabs continued to abuse the murdered, even after they were dead. The …
The nonprofit Maata tracks Arab attacks on Israelis daily, weekly, and monthly. Its reports get quoted all the time in Arab media. No one else pays attention to its “statistics” and for sure not Israel, which has its own “statistics” based on actual facts and figures. This is according to someone I greatly respect and …
The Dutch online travel reservations service Booking.com will be warning customers away from staying in Judea and Samaria. In a statement to Ynet, the company said, “Certain areas affected by conflict may pose a greater risk to travelers, so we provide our customers with information that helps them make decisions and encourage them to check …
Israel’s defensive war against Iranian proxy Islamic Jihad is now over. It is always instructive to see how the world reacts to a barrage of Gazan rockets on civilian Israel, in particular residents of the Gaza “Envelope.” Over a thousand rockets were launched by terrorists with the target, Israeli civilians, but the world called for …
Sunday was the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Frank Sinatra cafeteria at Hebrew University, which took nine lives, among them three American citizens, and wounding another 80. In “honor” of the terror attack, the Palestinian Authority has announced a 14.29% raise in salary for each of the four terrorists responsible for the gruesome …
Gas prices have been soaring in the United States even while President Biden’s approval ratings continue to plummet. But in Israel, the price of gas is going down. Interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that gas prices will be lowered in August after several successive increases. Lapid says lower gas prices are part of an …
The Los Angeles Times has ruled Israel as the guilty party in Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, going so far as to suggest that IDF soldiers deliberately targeted the Al Jazeera journalist. This conclusion, of course, is not based on any evidence. It cannot be based on evidence, because the PA will not release the bullet. …
IDF reserve soldiers took part in a protest outside the United Nations office in Geneva on Tuesday dressed as Hamas terrorists complete with “Palestinian” flags and ski masks. The protest, organized by the Shurat HaDin Law Center, is the right-wing legal association’s opening salvo against the UNHRC Pillay Commission of inquiry into alleged Israeli war …