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Eric M. Leiderman

Mar 10, 2025, 7:47 AM

The Future of Zionism is in Your Hands

Resolution Proposed and Debated at the 2023 Extraordinary Congress. | Photo by Eric M. Leiderman

In October 2025, delegates from around the world will gather in Jerusalem for the 39th World Zionist Congress (WZC), the international parliament of the Jewish people. This body, initially convened by Theodor Herzl in 1897, is responsible for allocating...

Rebecca Shapiro

Mar 6, 2025, 12:18 PM

When Social Justice Becomes a Tool for Terrorists

AI-generated Political Cartoon 'The Revisionist History Factory' by Rebecca Shapiro

Weaponized Activism: An Inside Look at How Terror Groups Exploit Social Justice " I’ve been wracking my brain lately, trying to figure out when otherwise peaceful people became hate-filled and virulent on social media. When did social justice become selective?...

Andy Blumenthal

Mar 2, 2025, 7:49 AM

Our Father in Heaven and On Earth

In this week's Torah portion, Terumah, G-d commands Israel to build a sanctuary for Him to dwell among them. To begin with, if you think about it, what an amazing concept that G-d of the universe wants to be close...

Andy Blumenthal

Feb 23, 2025, 3:13 PM

Dear Ariel and Kfir

Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas (courtesy photo)

Ariel and Kfir, ages 4 and 9 months, our hearts are shattered. We, your people, have failed you. We swore "Never Again," yet again, it has happened. On that horrific day, October 7, 2023, terror descended upon your beautiful...

Feb 14, 2025, 6:04 PM

Unity Above All, The Israeli Challenge

One of the greatest challenges in Israel these days, besides the grief for the many casualties, and the anguish over the fate of the hostages, is the fragility of our unity. This fragility began before October 7th, as we...

Orly Erez Likhovski

Feb 14, 2025, 6:02 PM

Trump is Following Netanyahu’s Playbook

Israel has been grappling with a dramatic struggle for its democracy over the past two years. The evolving constitutional crisis has been brought about by the Israeli government’s blatant attempts to dismantle the system of checks and balances in...

Andy Blumenthal

Feb 9, 2025, 5:36 AM

Gaza: Refugee Wasteland to International Riviera

President Trump shocked the world this week when he said that the U.S. would take over Gaza to level it and rebuild it into the "Rivera of the Middle East." To accomplish this, the Palestinians would be relocated from...

Charles Horowitz Ratner

Jan 31, 2025, 11:30 PM

To Protect Israel, Stand Against Its Extremists

These past 16 months, the Israel that I love has been in terrible danger. Israeli citizens have been massacred in their homes and at music festivals, displaced by Hezbollah's rocket fire and have had to shelter from Iranian ballistic missile...

Jan 29, 2025, 6:30 AM

Orange for Hope: Standing with the Bibas Family

The Sheepshead Bay chapter of Run For Their Lives honored Kfir’s 2nd birthday. Photo: Ariel Noyman

Today, we unite in orange, as symbols of solidarity and hope, as we stand with the Bibas family. We find ourselves on what feels like an emotional rollercoaster as the Bibas family faces another day awaiting news regarding the possible...

Andy Blumenthal

Jan 26, 2025, 5:12 AM

Kahane Was Right About at Least One Thing

Thirty-five years after the assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane, the mere mention of his name riles people up. But fifteen months after Hamas's brutal invasion of Israel, it is clear that we face the same problem as during his...

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