Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

When the kids call, I have no sage parental wisdom to impart about their experiences because I have never been there or done any of that.

JPOST Israel-Hamas War: What can we tell the kids? Herb Keinon December 30, 2023 …It’s not the first time we’ve had a son fighting in Gaza. The Lad, our oldest, was there during his regular service in 2008-2009 during Operation … Continue reading

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After 2023, surely no one will deny that Western civilisation is under threat from without and within

SPIKED ONLINE The unholy alliance between wokeism and barbarism Brendan O’Neill December 29, 2023 My favourite story about Spinoza concerns the time he lost his cool. A philosopher, a Jew and history’s finest defender of Enlightenment, Spinoza was normally a … Continue reading

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“This past Christmas Eve, the New York Times went to a place I’d never imagine: It published an essay by Gaza City’s mayor, an appointee of Hamas. You know, the world-renowned terrorist group”

FUTURE OF JEWISH The Day the New York Times Died Joshua Hoffman December 28, 2023 …Publishing the views of a democratically elected politician [Senator Tom Cotton, 2020, provoking an apology from NYT management] went too far for the Times and … Continue reading

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Sergeant First Class (res.) Joseph Gitarts wrote in a letter his parents received after his death: ‘I lived a good and interesting life, I wasn’t afraid of death; I made this choice myself and followed it through to the end; I fell with honor for the sake of my people, I have no regrets’

YNET ‘I gave it all, I have no regrets’: The letter a fallen IDF soldier left for his parents Adam Kutub December 26, 2023 “I could have chosen not to come here and hide. But that goes against everything I … Continue reading

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Support Israel Economy: Buy From Israeli Shops

Amid the economic challenges brought on by the ongoing war in Israel since October 7th, 2023, small businesses are facing unprecedented struggles. In response, we’ve launched a pro-bono initiative to support these local shops. Within just two weeks, over 500 … Continue reading

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Soldiers who killed Israeli hostages to remain in Gaza

JPOST IDF takes no action against soldiers who killed Gaza hostages Yonah Jeremy Bob December 28, 2023 The IDF announced on Thursday that it will not take any current action against soldiers who mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages on December … Continue reading

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“What we see in Bethlehem today, this need to affirm that Jesus was not Jewish, is political”

ALGEMEINER ‘Jesus Would Be a Hostage in Gaza if He Was Alive Today,’ Says French Catholic Priest Who Pioneered Holocaust Research Ben Cohen December 26, 2023 The French Catholic priest who developed an international reputation for his pioneering research into … Continue reading

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If UNRWA were not there, Hamas would have been forced to fill the vacuum and, for example, build hospitals and schools and find solutions to economic hardship, including unemployment and poverty

GATESTONE How UNWRA Grooms Terrorists Bassam Tawil December 26, 2023 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was originally a small agency mandated to provide basic humanitarian relief for Palestinians, including a vote for renewal every three years. Seventy-three … Continue reading

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Alice Walker, author of “The Color Purple,” in the mid-2010s began promoting works by an antisemitic conspiracy theorist and authored an antisemitic poem of her own

JTA As ‘Color Purple’ adaptation hits theaters, Alice Walker’s antisemitism returns to spotlight Andrew Lapin December 23, 2023 …But even as the reputation of “The Color Purple” has soared over the decades, Walker’s own has become more muddled — specifically … Continue reading

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Tailoring, matchmaking, jogging: Israelis are finding quirky and unusual ways to pitch in to aid those affected by the events of October 7 and the ongoing battle in Gaza

ISRAEL 21C 12 unusual ways Israelis are volunteering during the war Abigail Klein Leichman December 27, 2023 The Hamas attacks on October 7 unleashed a tsunami of death and destruction on the Israeli people. But it also unleashed a tsunami … Continue reading

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