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Mother of combatants:

'Human rights' groups are actually 'terrorists’ rights' groups'

Esther Aviram, mother of two soldiers in the IDF, speaks about the quiet yet powerful voices urging the IDF towards victory, and challenging the Supreme Court's anti-Zionist bent.

'Human rights' groups are actually 'terrorists’ rights' groups'

Let’s move beyond “There is no 'Palestinian people'”

And all that gets us is a “yes, we are” / ”no, you are not” argument that goes nowhere. Opiinion.

Let’s move beyond “There is no 'Palestinian people'”

Demonizing the IDF in Taibeh - with Israeli taxpayers' money

Buildings funded by National Lottery grants are not allowed to be used for political events. That did not stop the Israeli Arab city of Taibeh. Op-ed.

Demonizing the IDF in Taibeh - with Israeli taxpayers' money

Please tell me how a general strike will help the hostages

The Histadrut, Israel’s major labour union, declared a general strike. They do not say how that will bring the hostages back, but they are doing it anyway. Opinion.

Please tell me how a general strike will help the hostages

The limits of free speech are being set in Haifa

It is ironic that Bakri, Hadash, and Maki claim that the shutting down of the film is the fascist act of an extremist government dragging the country down into oblivion, because the barely disguised wish of all three of them and their supporters is that the country cease to exist. Op-ed.

The limits of free speech are being set in Haifa

This is what stealing land in Israel looks like

In 2005, Ramzi Qasiyeh got a stop-work order from the Israeli Civil Administration regarding illegal construction on land that he decided is his without any proof, which claim the courts denied. That doesn't stop the NGOs protesting for him. Op-ed.

This is what stealing land in Israel looks like

The professor who wants Jewish students to be afraid

Not on an American campus, but in Jerusalem's Hebrew University, Prof Shalhoub-Kevorkian says Jewish students "better be afraid." And the rector reinstated her after she was finally suspended. Op-ed.

The professor who wants Jewish students to be afraid

Op-ed:

“Bring them Home” is wrong. Here’s why

Don’t waste any more time on a misguided campaign. Opinion.

“Bring them Home” is wrong. Here’s why

Masha Gessen, you self-hating Jew, this is just wicked

Get Gessen a private viewing of that 40-minute Hamas Horror film immediately. When they promise to do it again, they also mean her. Op-ed.

Masha Gessen, you self-hating Jew, this is just wicked

Another day, another UNSC resolution. Yawn!

What happens when UN Security Council resolutions are ignored? Depends whether or not you are Israel. Op-ed.

Another day, another UNSC resolution. Yawn!

How to manufacture a case of "Settler Violence"

I hope this story will cause you to examine the source of any rumor of so-called "settler violence" before sharing it.

How to manufacture a case of "Settler Violence"

Turning the al-Aqsa Flood around

Can one change the attitude that says that the Palestinian Arabs must wrest control of the entire land from the Jews? Op-ed.

Turning the al-Aqsa Flood around

Lauren Wolfe spoils her jounalism article talking about our war

The image used in her article shows destruction of a Gaza street with no hint of the destruction in Israel's south. That tells it all. Op-ed

Lauren Wolfe spoils her jounalism article talking about our war

‘You don’t want to know’:

The last thing Or Levy told his mother before his abduction

Arutz Sheva spoke with Michael Levy, the brother of Or Levy, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7th.

The last thing Or Levy told his mother before his abduction

'So far, so good'

The last message from Ofir's abducted grandparents

Granddaughter of two hostages tells Arutz Sheva: "Before the Disengagement the Kibbutz lived with Gaza as neighbors".

The last message from Ofir's abducted grandparents

Bothsidism - an incurable Jewish disease?

Bothsidism -- a disease that appears to be uncurable among a certain segment of Jews who cannot believe that evil is a real thing. Opinion

Bothsidism - an incurable Jewish disease?

Amidst all the horrors, here are eight moments of grace

Amidst the horrors we have moments of grace where the happier face of Israel lifts our spirits as we fight for our survival in our land.

Amidst all the horrors, here are eight moments of grace

The Israeli Supreme Court in 1993

A look at "The Supreme Court of Israel: A Safeguard of the Rule of Law." by Shoshana Netanyahu, 1993. Op-ed.

The Israeli Supreme Court in 1993

How can you know if your are reading information or propaganda?

The most recent newsletter by Friends of Givat Haviva provides the perfect opportunity to show the importance of reading critically. Op-ed.

How can you know if your are reading information or propaganda?

"Unprecedented levels" of police violence?

In the 'disengagement', the Supreme Court conflated nonviolent civil disobedience with insurrection and sedition. Not today. Op-ed..

"Unprecedented levels" of police violence?

Israel's Medical Association has infected a sterile environment

Why are Israeli doctors putting their politics in my face? Op-ed.

Israel's Medical Association has infected a sterile environment

A disgraceful Knesset filibuster

If the committee meeting on the reasonableness clause was how the compromise talks were conducted, it is no wonder the talks blew up.Op-ed.

A disgraceful Knesset filibuster

Interview:

Haredi communities learn to cope with sex crimes

Dorit Balshan discusses advances in haredi communities and particularly brave rabbis standing up to fight against sex offenders.

Haredi communities learn to cope with sex crimes

Interview: Amatzia Baram

Interview: War of Independence through the eyes of a 10 YO boy

His kibbutz was surrounded by 10 Arab villages. Amatzia Baram describes the time leading up to and during the war.

Interview: War of Independence through the eyes of a 10 YO boy

Interview: Anna Rezan

Young Greek Jewish filmmaker & untold stories about WWII Greece

Anna Rezan, Greek actress turned filmmaker shares what is behind her documentary about Greek Holocaust survivors and WWII resistance.

Young Greek Jewish filmmaker & untold stories about WWII Greece

Smotrich said to wipe out Huwara, but here is what people ignore

The thought of wiping out an Arab town today likely arouses guilt among Jews, but there is none about wiped out Jewish towns.

Smotrich said to wipe out Huwara, but here is what people ignore

Op-Ed

Can Ben Gvir improve electronic monitoring bill he voted down?

The opposition electronic monitoring bill needs improvement if it is intended truly to protect women at risk. Op-ed.

Can Ben Gvir improve electronic monitoring bill he voted down?

Interview

Jewish Ukrainian refugee: Escaping war and rebuilding her life

Diana's life suddenly blew up with the first bombs landing in Odessa. She tells what it is like to have to escape and start over in Israel.

Jewish Ukrainian refugee: Escaping war and rebuilding her life

Interview

Former South Sudanese refugee: What living in Israel taught me

Augustino Mayon Makuok: The experience in Israel keeps me alive now because of all that I learned there.

Former South Sudanese refugee: What living in Israel taught me

The Lapid Outline reminds me of two things, neither of them good

Lapid is insisting that the current coalition do what he did not do. Is every bill to be put on hold when the Right wins an election? Op-ed

The Lapid Outline reminds me of two things, neither of them good

Interview: Jewish woman flees from the Palestinian Authority

After 7 years, living under horrific conditions as a Moslem in a village north of Ramallah, Efrat (not her real name) escaped with her kids.

Interview: Jewish woman flees from the Palestinian Authority

Antisemitism

Study: Canadian Jewish social work students face denigration

Social work curricula teaching students about hate and discrimination omit antisemitism from program.

Study: Canadian Jewish social work students face denigration

A Moroccan Jewish museum in Manhattan: The ambitious dream

The Manhattan Sephardic Congregation knows how to build bridges. The museum is one of these. A conversation with Rabbi Benchimol.

A Moroccan Jewish museum in Manhattan: The ambitious dream

Interview

Elie Joseph says he is fighting for the soul of Israel

When we abandon those who saved Jewish lives, when we sell arms to genocidal countries, says Joseph, “we forget who we are.”

Elie Joseph says he is fighting for the soul of Israel

Interview

Israeli homebirth pioneer founds center for Ugandan Jews

Story of timid child who grew up to fight Israeli medical establishment, then set up birthing center in Uganda under primitive conditions

Israeli homebirth pioneer founds center for Ugandan Jews

Interview: Uzay Bulut

Exiled non-Jewish Turkish woman studies antisemitism in Turkey

Turkish ex-Muslim Uzay Bulut is in self-imposed exile from the land she loves.

Exiled non-Jewish Turkish woman studies antisemitism in Turkey

Interview

Merav Levi: I thought I would die a streetwalker

Merav Levi transformed the camera from being an instrument of her humiliation into an instrument of healing and a healthy future.

Merav Levi: I thought I would die a streetwalker

Interview:

Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India

She is second mother to 14 Indian girls nobody else wanted and she sold her house in the USA to be able to raise them to adulthood.

Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India

A smiling Anne Frank on tableware next to chocolate sprinkles

Popular Dutch hand-designed tableware firm removes offensive Anna Frank bowl from their website and shelves. What WERE they thinking?Op-ed.

A smiling Anne Frank on tableware next to chocolate sprinkles

Special Interview

George Borda: Compared to Qatar, Mexico 1970 was worse

Interview with George Borda, who was on the Israeli national soccer team in the World Cup in Mexico in 1970.

George Borda: Compared to Qatar, Mexico 1970 was worse

Interview: Inon Dan Kehati

'Peace will start at the Temple Mount'

Before the Druze gave an example of a proud people, Kehati set up an organization to promote Jewish pride in face of Palestinianism.

'Peace will start at the Temple Mount'

Interview: Shadi Khaloul

The unkept promise to the Aramaeans of Israel

Shadi Khaloul:“I am acting from an ideological position and in accordance with Herzl’s famous saying: ‘If you will it, it is no dream’.

The unkept promise to the Aramaeans of Israel

Why do they do it?

Criminologist explains what lies behind sexual crimes

Clinical Criminologist Dr. Idisis describes working with sex offenders and the motivations behind their crimes. It's not just sex.

Criminologist explains what lies behind sexual crimes

Analysis:

What racist laws did MK Ben Gvir propose in the 24th Knesset?

Convicted in 2007 of supporting the banned Kach movement, what has been MK Itamar Ben Gvir's record as a sitting member of Knesset?

What racist laws did MK Ben Gvir propose in the 24th Knesset?

Interview

The Jewish MK in the Arab party, Hadash, Ofer Cassif

Cassif: "It was difficult for me to pass the Rubicon in the sense of leaving the Zionist ideas behind."

The Jewish MK in the Arab party, Hadash, Ofer Cassif

When a Google ad slips through cracks onto an Israeli news site

The ad? Tabo has produced an elegant and sophisticated program for acquiring land,, but it may be a cover for PA theft of Israeli land.Op-ed

When a Google ad slips through cracks onto an Israeli news site

Looking at the errors in Lapid's UN speech-and the good parts

Lapid made several egregious and damaging errors in that speech, but he also said some noteworthy things about the Jewish state. Op-ed..

Looking at the errors in Lapid's UN speech-and the good parts

Bennett blinked first

When two coalition MKs said they would vote against the Settlement Law and the Opposition refused to vote for it Bennett caved. Op-ed.

Bennett blinked first

Is Amiram Ben Uliel a case for the Israeli Innocence Project?

Academic publications claim that 14-25% of the falsely convicted were convicted because of false confessions. A review is in order. Op-ed.

Is Amiram Ben Uliel a case for the Israeli Innocence Project?

Op-ed:

CoS Kochavi unwittingly erodes confidence in all of the IDF

Kochavi's harsh immediate reaction to a video of haredi soldiers beating Arabs was unadvised. There are two sides to this story.

CoS Kochavi unwittingly erodes confidence in all of the IDF

Gaza: What would JStreet do if its members lived in Israel?

Would JStreet members join the clearly anti-Israel, not anti-war, tone of sparsely attended protests or would they draw the line? Op-ed..

Gaza: What would JStreet do if its members lived in Israel?

Tired of the yes-Bibi/no-Bibi debate? It misses a critical issue

A yes-Gantz/no-Gantz debate is much more salient to Israel’s future. Op-ed.

Tired of the yes-Bibi/no-Bibi debate? It misses a critical issue

There are promises and promises: A letter to Bennett detractors.

I never saw Bennett as a megalomaniac or someone wanting power for the sake of power. I think he handles power with a sense of awe. Op-ed.

There are promises and promises: A letter to Bennett detractors.

What have Arab MKs said about these last few terror-filled days?

It is new to see tweets from Arab political leaders in Israel condemning acts of terror committed against civilians. Op-ed.

What have Arab MKs said about these last few terror-filled days?

Is Israel's anti-boycott law held hostage in the Law Committee?

Does Ben & Jerry franchise holder have to sue in a US court because Israel's 2011 anti-BDS law has been blocked by ideological foes?Op-ed.

Is Israel's anti-boycott law held hostage in the Law Committee?

250 Jewish Trees

Only three Hebrew language news websites reported on this and all three are rightwing and religiously oriented to varying degrees. Opinion.

250 Jewish Trees

Much ado about trees … and a game of chicken

The Ra’am Party acts against the government, but does it really want to bring this coalition down and lose its power? Op-ed.

Much ado about trees … and a game of chicken

Al-Jazeera lies caught with their own cameras

It is true that anything goes when trying to blacken Israel, but Al Jazeera has pulled a fast one. Op-ed.

Al-Jazeera lies caught with their own cameras

The travesty of the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony

I find it rather cynical to build an organization around the exploitation of bereavement for political purposes as Parents Circle does.

The travesty of the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony

Why is Gantz delaying the approved Hebron accessibility project?

The leftist NGO claiming the project will harm the site asked to see how disabled reach the Tower of London - except they don't. Op-ed.

Why is Gantz delaying the approved Hebron accessibility project?