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Yisrael Medad is an American-born Israeli journalist, author and former director of educational programming at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. A graduate of Yeshiva University, he made aliyah in 1970 and has since held key roles in Israeli politics, media and education. A member of Israel’s Media Watch executive board, he has contributed to major publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The Jerusalem Post and International Herald Tribune. He and his wife, who have five children, live in Shilo.

Predators disguised as “pro-Palestine” activists are on the prowl. But their prey are Jews.
Ze’ev Jabotinsky, politically cognizant of the trap that Jews were caught in, asked: “What happened to you, my brothers, chosen stepsons of the Almighty?
Pro-Palestinianism has moved beyond normal protest activity.
Life outside Israel negates the vaunted messaging of the Prophets, whose writings are hardcore Zionist.
Protection societies were found in 1882, as a “fundamental antagonism between Hindus and Muslims” arose; even Mahatma Gandhi championed animal care.
Academics and others redefine terms for their own political purposes, warping the minds of young people in the process.
Hamas put a stop to the judicial reform controversy that filled the streets in Israel for most of the year and channeled that into unity. At least, for now.
The root of all modern-day evils for the new left is colonialism, and Israel is, they claim, a colonialist power.
Arabists in U.S. government are suddenly concerned about “settler violence.” Are they also bothered by “pay-for-slay” payments the Palestinian Authority doles out to families of terrorists who kill Jews?
These past few weeks have seen Jewish men and women, even those called rabbis, identifying with Hamas.
The more we display weakness and fear, the bolder the enemies of Israel become.
One cannot escape the thought that Hamas derived self-confidence from the internal controversy within Israel since January and the constant negativism that the protests adopted.