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Apr 22, 2025, 12:31 PM

President Trump, You Are the One Person Strong Enough to Stop the Hitler of Our Time

80 years ago this week, Hitler blew his brains out. It was 12 years too late. On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in a Berlin bunker as Allied forces closed in. It marked the fall of the...

Apr 8, 2025, 10:03 AM

Qatar, bribery, and the whitewashing of terror

In recent years, Qatar has emerged as a significant financial player on the global stage, particularly in its relations with the Jewish community and Israel. However, beneath the surface of its monetary influence, Qatar’s ties to terrorism and its...

Mar 21, 2025, 12:53 PM

Ben Shapiro Disgraces His Yarmulke by Defending the Murder of George Floyd

Ben Shapiro, a conservative commentator with a significant platform, has long positioned himself as a defender of Jewish values. However, his stance on the murder of George Floyd calls into question whether he truly upholds the ethical principles of...

Mar 7, 2025, 9:45 AM

Catholic Church Should Recognize Israel as the Biblical Inheritance of the Jews

I am currently at Vatican again, along with dear friend Gary Krupp of the “Pave the Way Foundation,” to engage with high-ranking Catholic leaders. Gary has spent his life building bridges between the Church and the Jewish community and...

Feb 25, 2025, 6:29 AM

Pope Francis, the Jews, and the Holy Land: A Call for Clarity and Reconciliation

On a plane over the Atlantic, En Route to the Vatican - As Pope Francis faces the twilight of his papacy, with reports of his health waning, many of us of course pray for his recovery. His contributions to interfaith...

Feb 9, 2025, 9:34 AM

Reconsidering Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Call to My Arab-American Brothers and Sisters

My Arab-American brothers and sisters, many of whom came out strongly against President Trump’s Gaza plan, why in God’s name they are opposing it. Is it so important abuse the Palestinians in an 80-year war against Israel - as...

Feb 5, 2025, 9:15 PM

Trump Electrifies the World with His Gaza Plan

President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal has electrified the world with its bold and potentially transformative approach to addressing one of the world’s most entrenched conflicts. The proposal is historic and innovative, offering both humanitarian relief for suffering Gazans and...

Jan 13, 2025, 11:47 AM

Jewish Unity is Not More Important than Jewish Survival

Millions of people around the world watched the attack against me by a deranged, dangerous antisemite at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach, where I grew up. I was sitting and working on my laptop on the acceptance speech...

Dec 30, 2024, 6:45 PM

Cory Booker’s Last Chance to Reconnect with the Jewish Community

Cory Booker’s career, once defined by a promising rise as a bridge-builder among diverse communities, is at a critical juncture. Among his most critical supporters, the Jewish community once held the most central place, especially during his early political...

Dec 12, 2024, 2:21 PM

In the annals of geopolitical superheroes, Israel’s prime minister is fast surpassing Captain America and entering a place that only imaginary champions exist like Batman. Bibi Netanyahu is the free world’s foremost defender. It’s not hyperbole: heroes are only as...

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the founder of This World: The Values Network. He is the author of Judaism for Everyone and 30 other books, including his most recent, Kosher Lust. Follow him on Twitter@RabbiShmuley.