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The story Jews repeat on Passover is the secret of their survival
As Jews around the world celebrate the festival of Passover this week, the ironies are painful.
The festival celebrates the pivotal biblical event that followed Pharaoh's refusal to free his Hebrew slaves. The last and...
Do not let Corona kill your simcha
A blogger wrote this week that she does not want to say Chag Sameach because of Corona.
During the Yom Kippur War, fairly new to Israel and fairly new to being observant, I had trouble...
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas Fight COVID-19: the First Month Overview and Initial Insights
The objective of this study is to present an overview and initial insights regarding the preventive measures taken by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas to check the spread of COVID-19 during the first...
Annexation and Sovereignty. Enough with Ideology. Consider Reality
Too often, annexation of territory to Israel is lost in a useless debate between warring ideologies that will never be resolved.
Such debates avoid a discussion of reality on the ground where no dispute exists.
Take,...
Gaza and Corona: The NGO Preemptive Blood Libel Campaign
The following report, dated March 31, 2020, is sourced in NGO Monitor, an organization which keeps tabs on humanitarian organizations that operate in the Palestinian Authority, which operates under the authority of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
The COVID-19...
When a crisis throws the middle class off the charts, anywhere in the world
On the 11th of Nisan, the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Joseph Caro, it is my custom to visit Tzfat, a city which I love, which thrives on education and on tourism.
With both industries gone haywire,...
News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 25 – 31, 2020)
While Hamas has focused most of its attention on trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Gaza Strip, this past week a rocket was fired into Israeli territory. It is unclear which...
Harold Rhode: REALITY: Interfaith Relations in the Quranic Tradition
To understand any potential agreement between Israel and its neighbors, or for that matter between Muslims and non-Muslims, it is essential to understand how Muslims operate theologically regarding territory, and how Islam understands it...
Plagues of Poison: The Unseen German hand
Executive Summary
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East poses the greatest threat to world peace since the end of World War II.
Four distinct types of weapons are involved: chemical, biological,...
World Bank to give $5.8 million to help Palestinians fight coronavirus
(Question to the World Bank: How will they make sure that the funds and equipment will not be stolen)
The World Bank approved a new US $5.8 million emergency operation on Thursday to help the...
