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Sep 30, 2021, 8:57 PM

In the beginning

'Fall and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden' (detail) - fresco, Michelangelo, 1509-1510, Sistine Chapel, Public Domain

"And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the...

Jun 6, 2019, 10:01 AM

‘Unfreedom of the Press’ and The New York Times Holocaust Cover-up

The new book, Unfreedom of the Press, has rapidly achieved tremendous success and is currently #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. It was written by constitutional scholar, Mark Levin, former chief of staff to Attorney General Edwin...

Jul 20, 2018, 6:56 AM

The Russians are here to stay

Rumor has it that an agreement has been reached between Trump, Putin and Netanyahu to cede the northern border area between Israel and Syria to Russia. It was reported in both the Israeli and Egyptian press that one of...

Jun 20, 2018, 9:08 PM

Does anyone remember the Altalena after 70 years?

TODAY IS THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SINKING OF THE IRGUN SHIP, ALTALENA. This incident marked the point of no return in the controversy between fledgling political parties at the time of Israeli statehood. Its repercussions reverberated for decades....

May 26, 2018, 1:27 AM

Calabresi and Levin Make Strong Case that Mueller Appointment is Unconstitutional

Professor Steven Calabresi, of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, has published a paper, Opinion on the Constitutionality of Robert Mueller’s Appointment, in which he argues that the appointment of Special Prosecutor, Robert Mueller, to investigate whether the 2016 Trump...

Mar 10, 2018, 6:43 PM

Mark Levin vs Raoul Wootliff and the Times of Israel

Times of Israel writer, Raoul Wootliff, in his recent article, Netanyahu to US Radio: Israelis support me despite corruption allegations, attacked radio host Mark Levin by virtue of a demeaning and derogatory dismissal, labeling him a controversial conservative “shock...

Jun 19, 2015, 8:06 PM

Altalena: The ship that never stopped burning

This is the 67th anniversary of the sinking of the Irgun ship, Altalena, by the Haganah, off the coast of Kfar Vitkin, causing a major, long lasting rift between Israeli political parties. The players? Former Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, Irgun commander...

Mar 13, 2015, 8:59 AM

Comments from the dead: Zionist philosophy, Israeli politics and a double assassination

An interview from the 90's with the chief ideologue of Lehi, the extreme wing of the pre-State Jewish underground

May 13, 2014, 7:20 AM

Biblical Slavery – How Bad Was It Really?

Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. (1 Peter 2:18) It seems that, in this day and age, biblical slavery,...

Jan 13, 2014, 9:00 PM

Longfellow on Sharon

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Ariel (Scheinerman) Sharon

Perhaps the poem, There Was a Little Girl, lovingly written about the daughter of 19th century American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, best eulogizes the life of Ariel Sharon.... There was a little girl, Who had a little curl, Right in the...

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About Me

Joanna M. Saidel, Ph.D was the personal research assistant for the late Professor Benzion Netanyahu, father of the current prime minister, from 2000 to 2010. She authored the Doctoral dissertation, Revisionist Zionism in America: The Campaign to Win American Public Support, 1939-1948, and the Master’s thesis, Jewish Life in Latin America. She was awarded "First Place" in the International Art Competition, "My Jerusalem," by Mayor Teddy Kollek and Baron Edmond de Rothschild.