Tag: Cities

The battle for Jerusalem-and the RPGs in Jenin

In the days leading up to Hanukkah, the rapidly intensifying battle in Samaria made clear that sooner rather than later, Samaria and Judea will soon replace Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria and Yemen as the...

„Hudna“: Weder eine Feuerpause noch ein Waffenstillstand

Angesichts der Luftangriffe aus dem Gazastreifen und dem Libanon ist Israel eine „hudna“ angeboten worden, um die Kämpfe einzustellen; ein Begriff, der häufig als „Feuerpause“ oder „Waffenstillstand“ missverstanden wird. Dabei bedeutet eine hudna nicht mehr...

Israel’s Anti-UNRWA Campaign is Working

The IDF has gathered evidence that proves that dozens of UNRWA staff members took part in the atrocities — rapes, tortures, mutilations, murders — carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023. In addition,...
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‘Pure Make-Believe’ – Separating Divestment from Antisemitism

Letter-writer Paul Cunningham picked an especially dreadful week for Jews to proclaim that antisemitism is not tied to divestment from Israel, a divisive topic in his home state of Maine. Tell that to the Jewish...

Repercussions and Reverberations

This has been a vintage week where predictable events have followed dramatic consequences. The question is whether the unfolding dramas could have been prevented or thwarted. Additionally, how effective will subsequent actions prove? In fact,...

Parshat Vayishlach: The Remaining Camp Will Survive

The stories of our forefathers are not only historical accounts of events gone by, but rather foreshadow the future. Yaakov’s fateful meeting with his brother Eisav has thus been reenacted on numerous occasions throughout...

Resist or roll over

This is the dilemma faced by Jews since time immemorial when faced by threats whether physical or verbal. Resisting hateful acts can take several forms. Depending on the situation, verbal confrontation and rebuttal of untruths...

Israel-Basher Picked to Speak on Israel

A prominent institute for the study of antisemitism has once again chosen a professor who is hostile to Israel and Zionists to deliver a lecture about Israel and Zionists. The Birkbeck Institute for the Study...

Venom unleashed

A vitriolic tsunami has been unleashed following the stunning election results in the USA which well and truly trumped all progressive woke commentators, Hollywood stars and their acolytes. A sight to behold is the spectacle...
A participant at the “We Stand Together” rally for Jewish unity and Israel at the Nationals Park baseball stadium in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10, 2024. Photo by Abby Greenawalt.

The sorry symbolism of a pro-Israel rally that flopped

Only a couple of thousand people were in Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10 for an event billed as “Stand Together: An Event of Unity, Strength and Resilience.” And maybe as many as half...