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Yishai Fleisher

Jan 18, 2017, 2:56 PM

Goodbye President Obama from the Settlers

Dear President Obama, I wanted to say goodbye and show you the respect due to a tenacious adversary. Many US Jews, and even a few here in Israel, thought you were a friend. But for us settlers, there was no...

Jan 12, 2017, 11:12 PM

Terror and the Tenth of Tevet

This year, we added one more tragic event to the 10th of Tevet: a horrific terrorist attack, committed at the pastoral Haas Promenade, overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. On this sunny Sunday, four young Israeli soldiers, who let their...

Nov 19, 2016, 10:44 PM

Israel’s Trumportunity

Op·por·tu·ni·ty: a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. Trump·or·tu·ni·ty: A set of circumstances created by the improbable victory of Trump, which makes it possible to further many issues in the US and the world, especially in...

Jul 10, 2016, 9:23 AM

Saying Goodbye to Hallel and Irving

In the last two weeks, I had the painful privilege of attending two major funerals. The first was that of Irving Moskowitz, the wealthy American doctor who, along with his wife, Cherna, became the patron of building in eastern Jerusalem, Hebron, Acre and Ariel,...

May 5, 2016, 10:32 AM

‘Inner Nazi’ or ‘Never Again’ Jew — Which Are You?

What is the fundamental lesson of the Holocaust for Israel and the Jewish people? There is a divergence of opinion: Many Liberal Jews believe the main lesson of the Six Million is that we Jews should never do to others...

About Me

Yishai Fleisher is the International Spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron. He is a veteran broadcaster, today with The Land of Israel Network, and a frequent columnist. He holds a JD from Cardozo Law and rabbinic ordination from Kollel Agudat Achim. Yishai serves as a Paratrooper in the an IDF battlefield reserve unit. He speaks Hebrew, English, and Russian, and lives on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.