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Jul 12, 2024, 8:12 PM

Remembering the Boykos and the Ben-Gurion Dream

On the day of his yahrzeit, Israel pays tribute to David Ben-Gurion and his dreams and historic accomplishments. He dreamed of a homeland for the Jewish people and brought it to life. Where others saw a desert, he saw...

Jun 5, 2024, 6:48 AM

And After Six Days…

At dawn in Gaza on the morning of June 5, 1967, a wind-swept tongue of flame leapt from an Egyptian army truck, hit by an Israeli shell. War had erupted… While Syrian military bombardment and PLO terrorist attacks intensified against...

May 14, 2024, 2:26 PM

Yesterday when I was young…

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. (Hosea 11:1) The year 1953 began with a new United States President, Dwight D. Eisenhower. With the transition from Harry Truman to Eisenhower, the...

Mar 27, 2024, 10:58 PM

Chasing a Mirage

On a summer night in 1964, three years before the Six Day War, Yasser Arafat forded the river Jordan, climbed a hill near Nablus, fired one shot from his pistol and declared: “The Jihad (holy war) has begun.” Ten years...

Feb 24, 2024, 9:21 AM

In Search of an Arab-Israeli Modus Vivendi

It’s soon to be back on the table again-this notion of a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem. The only hope for mitigating and perhaps in time defusing the Arab-Israel conflict lies in the acceptance of a policy of...

Jan 27, 2024, 8:02 AM

Yom HaShoah: A Day to Remember

It was such a peaceful place, the little Bavarian town located in southeastern Germany. A quiet, dreamy country idyll nestled not far from Munich, the metropolis with over a million inhabitants. It’s a town with a long and rich history....

Jan 11, 2024, 5:26 AM

The Palestinians: A question of semantic larceny?

“There are no differences between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese. We are all part of one nation. It is only for political reasons that we carefully underline our Palestinian identity because it is in the interest of the Arabs...

Nov 28, 2023, 8:47 PM

When there is no peace…

“Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.” (Psalm 120:6) A recent public opinion poll conducted by the Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD) and published on November 14 showed that 75% of Palestinians support...

Oct 4, 2023, 5:38 AM

Renowned Newsman Richard Yaffe’s High Praise

Some of us are old enough to remember Richard Yaffe. He was a journalistic fixture from the 1930s through the 1950s. As a teenager, I first heard of him when he was a special correspondent for CBS in Eastern...

Aug 24, 2023, 6:25 AM

The Strange Saga of Eddie Abrahams

“Take this Torah scroll…that it may serve as a testimony for you” (Deuteronomy 31:26). When a West Olive, Michigan congregation dedicated their new Community Center on the 7th day of Sukkoth, October 17, 1965, the group received a most treasured...

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Ralph Buntyn is a retired marketing executive for a Fortune 500 company. He is executive vice-president and associate editor for United Israel World Union, an 80 year old Jewish educational organization dedicated to the promotion of the ideals of the Decalogue faith on a universal scale. An author and writer, his articles and essays have appeared in various media outlets including The Southern Shofar, The Jerusalem Post, and the United Israel Bulletin. He is the author of "The Book of David: David Horowitz: Dean of United Nations Press Corps and Founder: United Israel World Union."

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