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The new law isn’t meant to be read in isolation, but in concert with other Basic Laws enshrining Israel’s democratic system and fundamental human rights.
Tucker Carlson’s claim that the neocons are maneuvering him into a confrontation with Iran is a rerun of Obama’s defense of appeasement of a dangerous regime.
The U.N. agency devoted to perpetuating the Palestinian refugee problem is cutting its budget. Rather than this being a case of Trump hurting children, defunding UNRWA would give peace a chance.
The Kotel rock was a case of a stone meeting gravity. But it was also used as an excuse for Jewish score-settling while allowing the Palestinians to explain again why peace is not in sight.
The fear that he has normalized anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, coupled with unwavering loyalty to the Palestine solidarity activists who have dragged Labour into the mire of Jew-baiting, leads many to conclude that what has already happened in the party will unfold next in the country.
Israel’s attention is currently split between the Gaza and Syria borders, as tensions on both may erupt unexpectedly
The LGBTQ community’s claim that they are being “prevented” from becoming parents is simply untrue.
If Jews are still reeling from the hate march—with some associating racists and white supremacists with Trump—those false assumptions are the product of the president’s mistakes.
Jews are also commanded in the Torah not to wrong or oppress a stranger “for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” But what if the strangers in question want to turn your own country into Egypt?
If the Trump administration is waving the white flag on its hopes for a fix to Gaza and an Israel-Palestinian peace plan, it’s a sign of realism, not amateurism.
Instead of focusing on Trump’s tweets, the administration is right to increase pressure on Iran with sanctions that can force it to back down on nukes and in Syria.
Religion used to be the line that wasn’t crossed. Now it’s politics, and more importantly, views about Donald Trump that may determine who we’ll date or marry.