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Leonard Grunstein

Jul 13, 2018, 6:57 AM

Gaza Is Not Occupied by Anyone Other than Gazans — The War of Words

Gaza is occupied by Gazans. Neither Egypt nor Israel, its territorial neighbors, occupy Gaza, as a matter of fact or law. Yet, the provocative terms “occupation” and “occupier” are casually used, by many in the news media and others, to...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 12, 2018, 12:06 AM

Why should we specifically settle Israel?

In Parshat Masei (Bamidbar33:53) we are commanded: “Drive out the inhabitants of the land and settle in it, because I have given this land to you to possess.” Ramban (Nachmanides) believes that it is a positive commandment to dwell in...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Jul 6, 2018, 8:37 PM

Guess who was not involved in the sin of the spies?

When we speak about Chet HaMiraglim, the sin of the spies, we mention that Yehoshua and Calev were the only two of the twelve spies who did not bring a false report and they were therefore not punished as...

Jul 2, 2018, 7:20 AM

Israeli Intervenion 2.0

Almost 48 years ago today, one of the most bizarre events in the bizarre history of the Middle East took place. The Israeli Air Force took to the skies to prevent a Syrian invasion of Jordan. Both sworn enemies...

Jun 29, 2018, 6:40 AM

The Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup — Day 15

Good news from Samara (if such a thing is possible): The Coffee Growers of Colombia beat the impressive Senegalese squad in a decisive match in Group H, 1-0. In doing so, Los Cafeteros not only win the group, but...

Jun 27, 2018, 7:28 AM

The Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup — Day 13

Yeah, yeah, I know: the Zionist's great hope for Civilization--Australia--crashed out of the World Cup today. Also, Argentina squeaked by a determined Nigeria with a goal in the 86th minute. But neither of those were the most important thing...

Jun 26, 2018, 8:30 AM

The Zionist’s Guide To The World Cup–Day 12

The truth be told: Iran played well and nearly stole a victory from heavily-favored Portugal. Another truth to be told: Iranian athletes almost always fight tenaciously in competition. They rarely go down easily to defeat. All of these truths aside, though,...

Jun 24, 2018, 10:27 AM

The Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup — Day 10

The hapless Tunisian team, known by some as "The Eagles of Carthage," lost today to the mighty Belgians, 5-2. (It might be worth pointing out that Carthage, similarly, lost to Rome, 3-nil.) In any event, the conscientious, open-minded Zionist fan...

Jun 23, 2018, 12:16 PM

The Zionist’s Guide To The World Cup–Day 9

Yesterday, I promised that there would be a rant about Scandinavia. Iceland's ignominious 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Super Eagles of Nigeria provides the perfect opportunity to deliver on that promise. There are six Scandinavian football federations in...

Jun 22, 2018, 7:45 AM

Zionist’s Guide To The World Cup—Day 8

Whither Argentina? When we shot the Zionist’s Guide To The World Cup video, Argentina received a big thumbs up and for good reason. It was no small matter for La Albiceleste to schedule their last friendly before the Big Dance...

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