Liberalism of fools–once again

By RON JAGER— Extremist Islamic organizations like Hamas attack Israeli homes by firing thousands of missiles at civilian targets, hoping that Israel will retaliate and cause civilian Palestinain Arab casualties  to be broadcasted all over the world.  Hamas as policy uses Palestinian Arab civilians as human shields.  Yet Jewish Liberals remain silent. Despite the branding…

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Turning 80

By JPOST— The first issue of this newspaper, then called The Palestine Post, was published in Jerusalem by its legendary founding editor, Gershon Agron, on December 1, 1932. Agron, who was born in Ukraine but grew up in Philadelphia, served as editor until 1955, when he became mayor of Jerusalem, a position he held until…

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If I forget thee, O Jerusalem

By NADAV SHRAGAI, ISRAEL HAYOM— It’s a shame. A shame that building up Jerusalem — the city that has protected Jews throughout the generations more than we have protected it — has become a form of punishment. A stick with which to hit others over the head. After all, building in Jerusalem is a privilege…

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Why we support Israel

By SUSAN MICHAEL, ICEJ— Christian support for the restoration of the Jews to their ancient homeland has been around for as long as Christians have been able to read the Bible for themselves.  For there they read about God’s covenant with Abraham in which He bequeathed to him and his descendants the land of Canaan. …

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Video: Eight Nights

Lyrics: Eight nights I stay up starin’ at those candles, They tell the story that occurred, Eight nights we’re thankful for that small miracle, our prayers were answered and our voices heard When One night turned to eight, that’s why we celebrate, In the dark of night the candles stand for,  Oh the candles stand…

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Building in Jerusalem: A Strategic Imperative

By PROF. EPHRAIM INBAR, ARUTZ 7— Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu must ignore the Pavlovian response of the international community against building in Jerusalem, particularly in Area E1. The fate of the Jewish State depends largely upon the government’s ability to take immediate action and to populate the area that links Jerusalem to Maaleh Adumim…

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From Soviet to American Jewry

By MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of American Jewry’s finest moments. December 6, 1987, was a brisk, fairly cold Sunday in Washington, the kind of day best spent curled up on a couch watching an exciting afternoon of football. But instead of staying indoors, more than 250,000 American Jews from…

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Hannukkah for Kids

What is Hanukkah? Hanukkah is the eight day Jewish holiday known as the “festival of lights” or “feast of dedication.” Each year the holiday falls sometime between late November and the end of December. In 2013, Hanukkah will last from November 27th to December 5th. Hanukkah is the celebration of a miracle that happened over…

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Israel digs in as international community goes on the offensive

By RYAN JONES–ISRAEL TODAY— Israel on Monday responded to international condemnation over its earlier approval of more Jewish apartments in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria by announcing that an additional 1,600 housing units will now be constructed. In addition to the 3,000 units approved on Sunday, Israel will now add another 1,600 apartments to the northern…

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Northeastern U’s Students for Justice in Palestine Cheerlead Hamas & Call for the Murder of Jews

By RICHARD CRAVATTS, FRONTPAGEMAG— As an example of what the insightful commentator Melanie Phillips referred to as a “dialogue of the demented” in her book, The World Turned Upside Down, Northeastern University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), paralleling the moral incoherence of anti-Israel activists demonstrating elsewhere in American and European cities, sponsored…

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What should Israel do?

By YORAM ETTINGER, ISRAEL HAYOM— The November 29, 2012 U.N. vote to upgrade the Palestinian Authority to a “nonmember observer state” — in violation of the 1993 Oslo Accords — was an expected derivative of Israel’s policy toward the PA since 1993 — critical concessions, retreats, indecisiveness, submission to pressure and appeasement. What has Israel…

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Abbas: Jerusalem Is Ours

By WILLIAM BIGELOW, BREITBART — Finally, those in the West can take their blinders off. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has taken off the veil and articulated what the real war is between Islam and the West: not a war over the land of Israel but the religious war between radical Islam on one side…

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Legal implication of the UN Resolution on Palestine

By ALAN DERSHOWITZ — JPOST — The actions of the General Assembly have removed the incentive necessary for Palestinians to negotiate with Israel.– The General Assembly vote declaring that Palestine, within the pre-1967 borders, is a “state”, at least for some purposes, would have nasty legal implications, if it were ever to be taken seriously…

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