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Sep 20, 2023, 6:03 PM

Got a bomb shelter?

Not a question we hear much in the USA. But it's life or death in Israel. Crucially, Operation Lifeshield is on it. April 2023: 1000s of rockets are raining down on Israel. Ping! Via WhatsApp my 100-year-old Aunt Erna lets me...

Jun 5, 2023, 11:26 PM

This Jew loves Christian support for Israel

At the ICEJ 75th Israel Gala in Washington D.C. the speakers awed, the music was glorious, reverence was palpable, and God was in the room. I am a Jew from way back. Even my name - Etra - comes from the...

Dec 16, 2019, 11:51 AM

College alum? Care about Israel? Read on

Swastika in the snow, Cornell University, 2019.

The picture on the ground isn't pretty. Anti-Israel/BDS groups play dirty, and their propaganda is powerful and effective. Why should we let them delegitimize Israel and erode her support, particularly among younger Americans? Nonprofit Untold News is responding with a counterattack. We...

Sep 27, 2017, 8:54 AM

Thanks, Grandpa

Sometime in the late 1970s, I was in a serious anti-religion phase. As an exploring college sophomore, I knew everything, and wondered what was the point of my Jewish upbringing, philosophy, and ritual. Turns out, my Grandfather, Rabbi Leo...

Feb 3, 2016, 7:34 AM

Nike. Absolut. Israel?

An aerial view of Alicante, Spain, where a Netafim system recycles wastewater and distributes it via a drip-irrigation system, watering all public areas in the southern Spanish town. (Courtesy Netafim)

Got a problem? Israel Is On It, according to a new ad campaign

Dec 25, 2015, 6:58 AM

Grateful to my Christian Brethren

Yes, well. It's not something that we spend a lot of time talking about. Jews and Christians live and work and intermarry and break bread together in the good old USA, some of my best friends are Jewish, some...

Nov 20, 2015, 12:50 AM

Fighting media bias: The one-two punch.

The sage Hillel asked “If not now, when?” Can I humbly add: “Now, more than ever?” Another murder this morning in Gush Etzion, where my angelic Aunt Rosalie lives with my cousins and extended family. The Paris terror bloodbath still...

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About Me

Anne Etra is a Writer, Publishing Consultant, and Fitness Professional. She is the Publishing Director for Untold News, runs its 750,000+ Facebook communities and writes and speaks for the Israel cause. Her corporate life was with Oxford University Press, she is a proud Penn alumna, and an expert in Senior Fitness.