I have a suggestion for something President Trump might want to bring up during negotiations with Iran. It was inspired by a new report about what the Egyptian government owes the families of Jews who were forced to leave Egypt during the 20th century. You can read about it here.
Whether the anti-Hamas protests that have taken place, and put down, in Gaza herald any future larger revolution against the terrorist regime can’t be known. But Hamas’ evil is evident as always, and some Americans need to wake up to it, as you can read here.
A rumination on the meaning of “Palestinian” can be read here.
No matter our desire to embrace a country or leader as a truly reliable friend, we all — especially we Jews — do well to remember that there may not be any such thing, a truism about which Chazal warned us millennia ago.
To read what evoked that thought, please click here.
Last Thursday, explosives destroyed three buses in Israel – empty ones. Yesterday, Nael Obeid, a notorious Hamas terrorist who was freed in a hostage exchange, fell to his death in East Jerusalem. As we prepare to welcome Adar, we pray for Hashem’s continued protection.
In order to return hostages to their families, Israel has had to release hundreds of prisoners, some of them convicted murderers.
There’s a way, though, to prevent future such releases. You can read about it here.
The public celebration that ensued when Hamas terrorists emerged, post-“deal,” in Gaza doesn’t bode well for peace (or for Gazans, including the celebrants).
Much else is nervous-making about the situation in Israel. To read about what I mean, please click here.
For once, something positive about Israel has been served up by The New York Times, albeit unintentionally. What’s more, Al Jazeera spoke the truth.
Moshiach’s arrival seems imminent.
To read about those media’s accomplishments, please click here.
Much of the “pro-Palestinian” (read: anti-Israel—and, more often than not, anti-Jew) activism has been angry, crass, disruptive and destructive.
And, at least in one recent case, counterproductive.
To read about it, click here.
The Catholic Church as an institution has come a long way with regard to its attitude toward the Jewish people. But, apparently, it still has, as they say, a ways to go.
You can read what I mean here: