Chaim Silberstein Archives

Chaim Silberstein

A Christmas tree in Jaffa, Dec. 9, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

Blaming Israel, not Muslims, for Christian woes

As some Christian leaders in Israel and around the world blame Jews for diminishing Christian numbers in the Holy Land, the true culprit—hostile Muslims—goes unnamed.

Chaim Silberstein and Hillel Fendel

December 28, 2021

The abandoned Atarot Airport north of Jerusalem, April 8, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Why the northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Atarot must be rebuilt

If Atarot does not remain Jewish, a contiguous north-south route of Arab neighborhoods will essentially divide Israel’s capital.

Chaim Silberstein and Hillel Fendel

December 19, 2021

Palestinians protest outside the U.S. Consulate in eastern Jerusalem against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Dec. 7, 2017. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.

10 reasons not to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem

With Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett set to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden tomorrow, it is critical to discuss the American intention to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem that will serve only Arabs, and undermine Israel's sovereignty in its capital city.

Chaim Silberstein and Hillel Fendel

August 25, 2021

Israeli soldiers and police inspect the scene of a shooting attack at the entrance to the Israeli town of Ofra, north of Ramallah, in Judea and Samaria on Dec. 9, 2018. Photo by Ofer Meir/Flash90.

Lauding the sentence of Palestinian terrorist Assam Barghouti

For us, the families of the victims of terrorism, preventing the next attack is the best compensation and consolation we can receive.

Chaim and Liora Silberstein

July 5, 2020

Israeli Border Police overlook the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City from the Mount of Olives, April 14, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Under the radar on the Temple Mount

Even now, after Jerusalem’s 1967 reunification and the strange Israeli decision to continue to allow the Islamic Waqf to administer the Temple Mount, Jews and non-Muslims in general suffer from discrimination there.

Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein

May 14, 2019

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