Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: US-Israel Initiative” December 1, 2010 1. George Washington first learned of Chanukkah while at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1778: “Perhaps we are not as lost as our enemies would have us believe. I rejoice in the Maccabees’ success, though it is long past…It pleases me to think that miracles still happen.” 2. […]

by Shavei Israel This article by Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was published in the Kulanu newsletter Earlier this year, a momentous event took place in the history of Iberian Jewry. For the first time since the Spanish Inquisition, a descendant of forcibly converted Jews returned to Spain to conduct outreach work among his fellow […]

by Maayana Miskin (Israelnationalnews.com) “We assume that if Israel resumes negotiations with the Palestinians, there will be more attempted shooting attacks. When [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu was in Washington there were two shootings. Fortunately all the terror cells were caught,” Colonel Guy Hazot said Tuesday, following the capture of a terrorist cell. IDF commanders have […]

If U.S. Jews knew truth – would they fund NIF? The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed out that the New Israel Fund (NIF), which for years has held itself out to be a liberal, pro-Israeli group righteously promoting the building up of civil society and aiding minorities in Israel, is a leading promoter […]

by Prof. Phyllis Chesler Why Are “Settlements” Such An American Ivy League Obsession? Why is the dismal lack of human rights in Moslem countries less important? I recently spoke at length about Islamic gender and religious apartheid in the Arab and non-Arab Muslim world. This was, perhaps The unending tragedy of the Middle East is […]

Three elderly Jews claim they were raised in east Jerusalem neighborhood before being expelled in War of Independence. Now they want houses back Yair Altman The leftist protest is gaining momentum, but rightist organizations are continuing to reinforce Jewish presence in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Three Jewish people on Thursday arrived at the east […]

Milliyet report says bill in works eases restrictions on land purchase to attract foreign investment, but prohibits sale to Greek, Israeli citizens. Bill also favors Iranians, Syrians, and Saudis by exempting them from limitations Aviel Magnezi A bill being formulated in Turkey stipulates that Israelis will no longer be able to buy land in the […]

By Ted Belman Dennis ”Avi” Lipkin, a Jew, in his book, Israel’s Bible Bloc, explained how he got over his hatred of Christians and came to embrace them as Israel’s best friend. In 1991, as the IDF spokesperson, he was invited to speak to the Dallas Council on World Affairs. They were part of the […]

By Avi Lazerson We are accustomed today that each evening of Chanukah we add an additional candle. But this was not always the custom. The Talmud teaches us that each household would have only one single candle lit in only one window each night for the entire household. That was the basic custom, but there […]