A month after Palestinian terrorists killed Dee and 2 of her daughters, widower and surviving children use stethoscope to listen to her heartbeat inside woman who got transplant

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
‘Like I’m with her’: Terror victim Lucy Dee’s family visits recipients of her organs
Staff
May 2, 2023

The family of an Israeli woman recently killed by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank met Tuesday with the recipients of organs she donated…At Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, her widower Rabbi Leo Dee and their three surviving children met with three of the people who received the transplants, including Lital Valenci, 51, who got Dee’s heart. In video footage from the hospital, one of Dee’s daughters can be seen growing emotional as she uses a stethoscope to listen to the heartbeat inside Valenci, who had suffered from heart failure for five years prior to the transplant. READ MORE

JNS Netanyahu praises Nablus operation that eliminated Dee family killers Israeli prime minister visitsShin Bet headquarters that oversaw morning mission

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With antisemitic hate crimes on the rise, Orthodox Jewish women are packing heat to defend their communities

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

THE FREE PRESS
A Skirt, a Wig, and a Glock-19
Adam Popescu
May 2, 2023

The first thing Mushka Lowenstein does after saying her morning prayers, adjusting her wig, and serving her three kids breakfast, is take her Glock-19 out of the safe. Then she puts on her uniform—a sweater and a skirt with hidden pants and belt loops sewn in where she places the holster for her gun. Then she grabs the portable case that carries her Glock and puts it under the stroller she uses to push her five-year-old to synagogue in Los Angeles. It’s hot out, but she stays covered up as she treks La Brea, passing men in black hats and beards who avoid eye contact with her, and the other women in yoga bra tops walking their dogs this Saturday morning. READ MORE

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Whatever short-term benefits the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement may deliver in terms of regional de-escalation could be far outweighed by the long-term costs

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Were There Clues Foreshadowing Saudi Arabia’s Diplomatic Shift?
John Hannah
May 2, 2023

…I’ve been reviewing my notes from a trip to Riyadh last November with a delegation from the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). We spent a week meeting top Saudi leaders. Nothing we heard would have led me to predict that less than four months later, the world would wake up to the shocking image of China’s top diplomat clasping hands with senior Saudi and Iranian negotiators. But in hindsight, there were plenty of clues dropped that provide important context for making sense of the kingdom’s recent machinations. Three stand out. The first concerns Saudi Arabia’s collapsing confidence in the durability of its bilateral relationship with Washington. READ MORE

JPOST White House’s Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks with Saudi leaders, as the United States seeks to bolster often-frayed ties with Riyadh. Sullivan, speaking at a think tank conference, also said the United States will “take the necessary action to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon” and still seeks a diplomatic outcome to the challenge posed by Tehran.

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A 75-year span in which a stable Jewish government that governs the Holy Land from the Negev to the Galilee has never happened before in Jerusalem…until now

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

COMMENTARY
The Miracle at 75
Meir Y. Soloveichik
May 1, 2023

…Churchill’s words are worth bearing in mind as we consider the contretemps over judicial reform in Israel as the nation moves toward the 75th anniversary of its inception. In the midst of all of the rancor, it is easy to overlook how remarkable, from a historical perspective, this anniversary actually is. It should be obvious, of course, that Israel’s birth was astounding: that, as Paul Johnson reflected in these pages, while 100 states came into being in the 20th century, only Israel’s birth counts as a miracle. But as we mark 75 years of a modern Jewish state, a study of history reveals another fascinating fact: This might be the most stable 75 years of government that the Jewish people have had in Jerusalem in all of Jewish history. READ MORE

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Demonstrators at mass right-wing gathering in Jerusalem call to move ahead with judicial revamp following talks, deny societal rift is caused by suspended legislative push

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
‘Minority can’t rule here’: In Jerusalem, pro-overhaul protesters stand by government
Lazar Berman and Staff
April 28, 2023

Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday evening for a mass rally in support of the government’s efforts to drastically overhaul the judiciary, a contentious bid that has drawn widespread opposition at home and abroad in weekly protests nationwide. Thursday’s event was the first rally of this magnitude by pro-overhaul activists, with organizers of the “March of the Million” hoping to draw as many right-wing supporters to the demonstration around the Knesset. Estimates of crowd size ranged between 150,000 and 200,000 people by news networks which cited figures from firms that specialize in estimating crowd sizes. READ MORE

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McCarthy was joined on the trip, his first as Speaker of the House, by a bipartisan delegation of Congressmen that included Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) the former House Majority Leader.

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER
‘Unbreakable Bond’: US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy Addresses Knesset
Andrew Bernard
May 1, 2023

US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Monday addressed the Israeli Knesset, becoming just the second US speaker to address Israel’s parliament in the country’s history. Speaking at the invitation of his counterpart, Israeli Speaker Amir Ohana, McCarthy stressed the importance of the 75-year-old bond between the US and Israel, the opportunities presented by the Abraham Accords, and the threats posed by Iran…McCarthy added that he and his colleagues would also continue to press the United Nations to cease its “outrageous” attacks against Israel on the world stage. READ MORE

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When the Nazis demanded at gunpoint that Edmonds identify personally which soldiers in his company were Jews, he refused. “We are all Jews here,” he said, saving up to 200 Jewish soldiers, whose identities he protected.

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Congressional bills aim to give highest honor to ‘Righteous Gentile’ Roddie Edmonds
Mike Wagenheim
May 1, 2023

Both houses of Congress reintroduced legislation this week to honor the late Roddie Edmonds, who put his life in danger to save Jews during World War II and the Holocaust, and is one of five Americans Yad Vashem names as “Righteous Among the Nations.” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) put the bill up again in the House after an unsuccessful bid last session. This time is different, he told JNS…Burchett noted that the two Jewish members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation, Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and David Kustoff (R-Tenn.), are among 15 co-sponsors of H.R. 2800, the Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act. READ MORE

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“When a culture rejects the humility and sense of greater purpose that faith sows in us, and turns instead to self-idolatry, it is headed toward ruin”

Posted on April 28, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

DOC EMET PRODUCTIONS
Lighting the Way in a New Dark Age
Marc Tapson
April 29, 2023

…It is not news to note that Western civilization, the freedoms and prosperity of which we owe to more than two millennia of Judeo-Christian virtues and values, is witnessing an accelerating decline of religion. The increasingly irreligious younger generations of today likely see this as a positive development: the waning of oppressive superstition and archaic traditions. But when traditional faith declines, the void is filled not by a liberating, utopian enlightenment, but by a wretched assortment of violently intolerant, cultish political religions and a religion of the self. That is exactly where self-destructive hubris has brought us in 2023. READ MORE

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FIDF honoring Israel’s fallen soldiers

Posted on April 25, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

The sacrifices of the many lives lost, and the agonizing pain of their families, were not in vain. Their legacies are indelibly etched on the history pages of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. The FIDF community is committed to keeping the torches of their memories alive. Israel’s soldiers and their families carry the heavy weight for our right to exist as a free and independent nation. Every mother with a child who courageously takes the IDF oath to protect the homeland lives with the fear of how fragile their fate is. Col. Varda Pomerantz knows this fear and pain all too well. As the founder of the Bereavement Division of the IDF, she dedicated her life to giving comfort and strength to grieving families. One day, she received her own unimaginable news. This is Varda’s story.

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Glick: “You cannot be pro-Israel if you view the lawfully elected leaders of Israel as illegitimate”

Posted on April 21, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
The Ruling Class Must Regain its Senses
Caroline Glick
April 21, 2023

…One of the most extraordinary aspects of their campaign to overthrow the government through insurrection and demonization is its international bent. In the past three months, Lapid, Barak, Olmert, Livni, Ya’alon and their powerful comrades have turned to Washington and other foreign capitals to convince them to boycott Israel. Last week, Lapid flew to New York and met with American Jewish leaders to mobilize them against the only democratically elected Jewish leadership in the world: the Netanyahu government. Lapid met with powerful lawmakers to draft them into the service of overthrowing the government. Three weeks ago, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called publicly for foreign governments to boycott the Israeli government. READ MORE

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