Category Archives: Politics

Zionism is the modern enactment of Hanukkah’s assertion of the right to Jewish independence, and the necessity of the Jewish state even for Jews outside

NATIONAL REVIEW Happy Hanukkah, and Am Yisrael Chai Jon Levin December 25, 2024 The deep Zionism of the Hanukkah story resonates especially in this era of endemic anti-Zionism and antisemitism. Hanukkah celebrates Jews’ successful assertion of their right to live … Continue reading

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Druze history is “a part of the still highly disputed story of why so many Arabs left the war zone of the First Arab-Israeli War (AKA Israel’s War of Independence) in 1948”

FUTURE OF JEWISH The Big Druze News You Didn’t Hear About Sally Prag December 26, 2024 A few days ago, a number of Druze villages in the Syrian Golan Heights announced that they wanted Israel to annex the area of … Continue reading

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“Removing the Iranian regime, often described as the “mother of all terrorism” and the godfather of terrorist groups, would bring lasting security and prosperity to the Middle East and beyond”

GATESTONE Thank You, Israel, for Saving the World, Defending Freedom and Reshaping the Middle East Majid Rafizadeh December 21, 2024 …In just over a year, Israel has succeeded in reducing Iran’s regional influence, effectively dismantling or weakening the pillars of … Continue reading

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Last September, the group StopAntiSemitism named Thunberg “Anti-Semite” of the week and stated, “she has sadly transformed her activism into a platform for vile Jew-hatred”

FEDERALIST Animosity Against Jews Demonstrates Leftist Icon Greta Thunberg’s Extremism Peter Murphy December 26, 2024 Greta Thunberg, once the darling of the climate change movement, has revealed herself as virulently anti-Israel, which should make her a pariah in any legitimate social … Continue reading

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The village of Hader held a town meeting over the weekend, with residents heard calling for Israel to annex the Syrian community rather than coming under the rule of jihadists

I24NEWS IDF meets Syrian Druze leaders after call to join Israel December 15, 2024 Israeli army officers have held their first meetings with the leaders of Syrian villages captured in the Golan in recent days, following the fall of Bashar … Continue reading

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Ireland’s hostility to Israel, and the Jewish people, is nothing new, as Simon Sebag Montefiore’s family well knows

FREE PRESS The Deep Roots of Irish Antisemitism Simon Sebag Montefiore December 17, 2024 On Monday, the Israeli government announced that it was making the “tough decision” to close its embassy in Ireland. Explaining the move, Israel’s ambassador to the … Continue reading

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CAMERA: Was Jesus Palestinian?

CAMERA Was Jesus Palestinian? It’s an absurd lie that’s almost laughable. A false narrative invading the holiday season depicts Jesus as a Palestinian. This dangerous doctrine is the latest attempt by anti-Israel activists to divorce Jesus from his Jewishness. Know … Continue reading

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Katz: “ For the last 20 years, two primary fears have held Israel back from launching a preemptive military strike to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program”

NEWSWEEK Israel Can Save the World From a Nuclear Iran. It Must Strike Now Yaakov Katz December 12, 2024 …The first, was a concern that a military strike would not succeed. Senior defense officials in Israel and the West warned … Continue reading

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“Six months ago, the Jewish state was weakened and demoralized. No longer. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer discusses what America can learn”

WALL STREET JOURNAL How Israel Turned the Mideast Around Barton Swaim December 13, 2024 …Just as Ukraine wouldn’t have troubled Russia if Russia hadn’t invaded it, Israel wouldn’t have decapitated Hezbollah, ravaged Iran’s air defenses, and destroyed Tehran’s client in … Continue reading

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MirYam cofounder and CEO Benjamin Anthony: “This year, in light of the massacre of Oct. 7, we wanted to bring people who have lived, breathed and sacrificed in the course of Israel’s war to defend its borders”

JNS MirYam event centers on those who ‘lived, breathed, sacrificed’ in Israel’s war to protect its borders Emily Goldberg December 12, 2024 In previous years, MirYam Institute annual benefit briefings have featured speakers who “have been at the heart of … Continue reading

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