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Whimsy Anderson

Sep 22, 2026, 11:57 PM

Why I Cannot tell Young Women to Make Aliyah

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I cannot, in good conscience, encourage women — especially young women — to make aliyah. I would reverse that only when life for women in Israel actually improves. Not the slogan. The law, the street, the army, and the...

Sep 22, 2026, 2:27 PM

By the Book: What the Laws of War Actually Say About the IDF

Me (left) and members of my IDF combat medical extraction unit (Palmar) inside Gaza. Photo ©️ 2026, T. Book.

In the flood of accusations levelled at Israel since October 7th, from NAZA to Sheeran, two phrases get thrown around constantly, and understood correctly almost never: "war crimes" and "proportionality." It is worth pausing to ask what that terms...

Sep 22, 2026, 5:12 AM

Hands Off My Palestine

The Palestine Reclamation Project: Palestine Is Israel. Hands. Off. My. Palestine. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Reclaiming the Name That Exists Only Because Israel Does What is Palestine? The question seems straightforward. It isn’t. Ask different people, and you will get radically different answers. There is no Palestine. Palestine is Jordan. Palestine is Gaza and Judea and Samaria. Palestine is the State...

Sep 22, 2026, 3:21 AM

When History Is Rewritten, Israel Pays the Price

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk (AI)

There are moments when history is debated. And then there are moments when history itself appears to be rewritten. As someone who has spent much of my life connected to Israel, who has lived in the Middle East and studied...

Sep 21, 2026, 6:27 PM

Martyring Macklemore?

Macklemore is just the latest in a kabillion examples of diaspora Zionists arguing amongst ourselves about whether to fight or let it go.

IMAGE: Pat Johnson via ChatGPT

How the fear of “making martyrs” became an excuse for not fighting back. There is a litany of arguments we hear whenever somebody makes an outrageous accusation against Jews, Zionists or Israel. Ignore them. Don’t amplify them. Don’t give them oxygen. Don’t make them...

Sep 20, 2026, 9:36 AM

Israel Does Not Need Celebrity Approval

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

Why should the opinion of a singer, actor or artist be important to Israel? Whether it is Ed Sheeran, Pink, members of Pink Floyd or any other famous person who suddenly feels qualified to lecture Israel, do they honestly believe...

Eliezer Avraham

Sep 20, 2026, 8:47 AM

October 7: The Courage That Rises When the World Falls

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An exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet resolve that emerged in the aftermath When the World Became Unrecognizable There are moments in Jewish history when the ground beneath us gives way, when the moral order collapses in an instant....

Sep 19, 2026, 10:12 AM

The Units That Stand Between Israel and Its Enemies

Photo Credits: Sabine Sterk ( AI)

The Units That Stand Between Israel and Its Enemies There are military units that become famous because of a single battle, there are units remembered because of one extraordinary commander, and then there are units whose names become part of...

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Sep 18, 2026, 5:15 AM

You’re invited to join Jewish events at Climate Week NYC

There is something wonderful about New York Climate Week. For one week each year, New York becomes a gathering place for people from around the world who are determined to find solutions to one of the greatest challenges of our...

Sep 17, 2026, 3:33 PM

NAZA Lies Through an IDF Soldier’s Eyes

Wounded IDF soldier being medivaced to safety. Photo ©️A. Agronov , 2026

I have knelt in the sand of Gaza with a dying soldier's blood on my hands. I have served in Lebanon, in Judea and Samaria, and now, since October 7th, for hundreds of days on the front lines with...

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