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The Blogs: Israel's Wars Never Truly Ended

19+ min ago  (1043+ words) And yet, despite decades of propaganda attempting to portray Israel as the aggressor in the Middle East, history tells a very different story. Again and again, Israel responded to aggression. Again and again, Israel was expected to defend itself while…...

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The Blogs: Caf" culture: Part of the Zionist dream

23+ min ago  (587+ words) The best part of this week was Jerusalem caf's. Despite the construction, (right now, seemingly just destruction), the Mesila itself was still beautiful. The sun was out, the path was full of people walking dogs and pushing strollers, and the…...

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The Blogs: Lithuania confessed from the floor of Parliament

26+ min ago  (644+ words) When a Member of the Seimas boasted that the Genocide Center defeated Grant Gochin in court, Lithuania's rule-of-law defense collapsed. On April 1, 2021, a Member of the Lithuanian Seimas said what Lithuania's diplomats spend their careers denying. During the parliamentary debate…...

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The Blogs: Israel & the Diaspora Moving Apart: D'j" Vu All Over Again

27+ min ago  (881+ words) Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig (Ph D in Government, 1976; Harvard U) presently serves as Academic Head of the Communications Department at the Peres Academic Center (Rehovot). Previously, he taught at Bar-Ilan University (1977-2017), serving as: Head of the Journalism Division (1991-1996); Political Studies Department Chairman…...

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The Blogs: What I Saw Outside Park East Synagogue

47+ min ago  (544+ words) On Tuesday morning, I heard that an anti-Zionist protest was planned outside Park East Synagogue. I had never been to that synagogue before. However, I decided to go there for evening prayers (Maariv) instead of my regular synagogue because I…...

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The Blogs: Shavuot " Do You Know What That Is?

42+ min ago  (498+ words) Shavuot. "What's that?" I am asked. Whether it's an American Jew or non-Jew asking, "Never heard of that!" is the reply I get when I explain. Growing up, I attended public school. My mother, who was raised in an Orthodox…...

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The Blogs: Why I Feel Reinvigorated After Hadassah's Inaugural Evolve Symposium in DC

44+ min ago  (395+ words) In March of 2026, Evolve Hadassah: The Next Generation held its very first National Symposium in Washington, DC. Evolve bridges Hadassah's proud past and vibrant future by empowering Zionist women to connect and make an enduring impact on Israel, women's health, and…...

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The Blogs: Tucker Carlson, Hitler would be proud of you

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (366+ words) You keep saying, over and over, that you are not an antisemite. And you're right, you're not an antisemite. You're the antisemite. Many years ago, I met with the former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He told me he hates…...

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The Blogs: Kazakhstan is reshaping the Abraham Accords

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (398+ words) As Israeli President Isaac Herzog landed in Astana this week for the highest-level Israeli trip to Kazakhstan in a decade, and his first since Kazakhstan formally announced its intention to join the Abraham Accords, the warm welcome from the Muslim-majority…...

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The Blogs: Israel Must Strip Iranian Spies of Citizenship

10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (508+ words) Bahrain has delivered a masterstroke of sovereign realism. Last week, the kingdom stripped 69 individuals and their immediate family members of citizenship. The reason was clear: these people had glorified Iranian missile and drone barrages or maintained direct contacts with Tehran's…...