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Sep 13, 2026, 9:28 PM

Fauda Delivers Another Terrific Season

Revenge with a capital R is the theme of the fifth and probable final season of Fauda, the popular Israeli television show created by Lior Raz and Avi Isaacharoff and now available on the Netflix streaming platform. Consisting of eleven...

Sep 11, 2026, 7:29 PM

Britain’s Tough Approach To Israeli Settlements

The current Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, labors under the grand illusion that its controversial settlement policy in the occupied West Bank will have no adverse effect on its bilateral relations with foreign countries. On September 7,...

Sep 9, 2026, 8:50 PM

A Seismic Shift In German Politics

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party has entered a stunning new phase in its trajectory toward state and federal power after finishing first in the Saxony-Anhalt election on September 6. Although it did not win an absolute majority, the AfD...

Sep 7, 2026, 7:06 PM

The Nazi War Criminal Issue Resurfaces In Canada

B'nai Brith Canada for years has sought full access to a report written by historian Alti Rodal for the Commission of Inquiry On War Criminals In Canada. The commission, headed by Jules Deschenes, was charged with investigating allegations that...

Sep 5, 2026, 5:20 PM

Ben Gvir’s Naive Palestinian Emigration Plan

Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, is flogging a dead horse. Ben Gvir, the leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party, is trying to revive a dangerous idea that has no chance of being implemented and, furthermore, would bring...

Sep 3, 2026, 7:49 PM

Canada’s Public Broadcaster Corrects A Mistake

Canada's public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, got itself into needless trouble on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Al-Qaeda's terrorist attack in the United States on September 11, 2001. Its senior director of journalistic standards and public trust,...

Sep 1, 2026, 3:35 PM

Hasan Piker’s vile threat

Hasan Dogan Piker, the left-wing anti-Israel streamer, influencer and commentator, has suggested that American Jews who openly support Israel are exposing themselves to attack. This can only be regarded as a threat that could well harm the Jewish community...

Aug 30, 2026, 5:19 PM

Unacceptable Montreal City Hall Motion Defeated

Much to its credit, Montreal city council recently passed an amended version of an unacceptable motion that called for severing institutional and diplomatic ties with Israel. The final version, which passed by a margin of 56 to 6 after a...

Aug 28, 2026, 5:30 PM

Trump Takes Aim At Iran’s Economy Yet Again

The United States, having failed to squeeze Iran into submission by military means, is now trying to achieve this objective through economic means. Its change in emphasis was underscored by three events in the past few days. US Secretary of State...

Aug 26, 2026, 2:59 PM

Antisemitism In Canada Reaches New Heights

It is surely a sign of the times. A police cruiser has been parked in front of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in midtown Toronto for the past few months. I pass it whenever I cycle southward on my almost...

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Sheldon Kirshner is a journalist in Toronto. He writes at his online journal, SheldonKirshner.com