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Jul 13, 2021, 12:23 PM

Yeshivat Hesder Sderot – Israel’s Physical & Spiritual Frontlines

For over 20 years, the student-soldiers at the Max and Ruth Schwartz Yeshivat Hesder Sderot, currently Israel’s largest Hesder Yeshiva, have played a central role in giving back to their community. Located just a kilometer from the border with Hamas-controlled...

May 3, 2019, 1:18 AM

‘Not today!’ — Modern Zionism and Game of Thrones

Arya Stark and Syrio Forel from Game of Thrones: 'Not today.' (YouTube)

This mantra of 'Today, we will stay alive' has enabled the Jewish people to survive

Nov 26, 2018, 8:29 PM

I still have a reservation with Airbnb

I have a confession to make. And it’s not something that I am proud of. In fact, what I’m about to reveal is deeply embarrassing and leaves me bursting with guilt. Perhaps I would go so far as suggesting...

Nov 14, 2017, 11:45 AM

Masking Baseless Hatred at Netiv Ha’avot

As the High Court of Justice imposed demolition date nears for 15 houses and two other structures in the Netiv Ha'avot neighborhood of Elazar in Gush Etzion, residents and supporters are mobilizing to do what they can to prevent...

Jan 8, 2017, 11:39 PM

I don’t blame the IDF soldiers for running

Utterly devastating. That's how I would describe today's Jihadist truck-ramming in Jerusalem which claimed the lives of four young IDF soldiers HY"D. While they were handing out candies to celebrate in Gaza, and reports circulated that several Israeli Arabs who...

Jul 26, 2016, 4:43 PM

Regavim – Safeguarding Israel’s national lands

Last month I started my new role as the international director for Regavim, an Israeli legal watchdog dedicated to safeguarding Israel’s national lands. The organization is active in calling on the appropriate authorities and elected government officials to enforce the...

Feb 24, 2016, 3:40 PM

I can’t keep track of the victims

After yet another Israeli death, it's time to shut down PA channels that openly call for the murder of Jews

Jan 26, 2016, 3:16 PM

Stopping the Jihadist monsters from getting in

'How did they get in?' It's a natural question to ask. It's one I've heard asked over and over by many different people over the past week in regard to the deadly and homicidal-intentioned infiltrations into the communities of...

Nov 29, 2015, 1:06 PM

Israel should bolster the PA Police? Are you for real?

As the bloody “Social Media War” continues against the Jews of Israel, (see “Knife Intifada,” “3rd Intifada,” etc. -- I refuse to legitimize the term “Intifada” or the narrative that this is some kind of “popular uprising”), with yet another stabbing...

Oct 20, 2015, 5:33 PM

How Many More Victims Will There Be before Undoing Oslo?

So far today (Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 5PM Israel time), there have been at least two "news worthy" terror attacks. An Israeli near Hevron was murdered after getting out his car following a rock barrage, only to be struck and...

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About Me

Joshua Hasten is the International Spokesperson for Gush Etzion. He is host of the weekly “Israel Uncensored” radio broadcast on The Land of Israel Network, as well as an international Middle East Correspondent in print and on television. Joshua is also a sought-after speaker around the world. His workshops and lectures on pro-Israel advocacy have impacted thousands. Joshua was the CAMERA organization’s 2009 Letter Writer of the Year, and is a member of the Judea and Samaria Speaker’s Bureau. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, he resides in Gush Etzion, Israel.