The news no parent ever wants to receive
The news no parent ever wants to receive

My wife Hadassah sent me a message from the hospital this morning. The son of a good friend of hers had been killed by a rocket attack in Gaza. The mother had received the news no parent ever wants. Ironically, her name is Chaya (the feminine form of the Hebrew name Chayim, “life”). The son,

Prayer for Israel is the first step. Now what?
Prayer for Israel is the first step. Now what?

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, numerous party heads, senior politicians and two hundred members of parliament wearing a kippa (Jewish head-covering) join in a solidarity march against anti-Semitism, Stockholm, December 6, 2023._ _ The news media are flooded with reports about hysterical demonstrations around the world, often violent, condemning Israel. It doesn’t end there. As

What about the innocent civilians?
What about the innocent civilians?

It must be stated clearly: The Muslim residents of Gaza who elected Hamas in 2006 knew they were voting for the terrorist organization that had been responsible for dozens of attacks across Israel. School children in buses, diners in restaurants, synagogue worshippers, babies in nurseries, shoppers in supermarkets, all of them civilians, were innocent victims

Arabs on Israel’s side
Arabs on Israel’s side

Amid the massive support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nationwide (don’t believe the exaggerated reports by the agenda-driven news media about opposition to him) is an overlooked segment of the population: Israel’s Arab citizens. Scores of them, also Druze and Bedouins, were among the victims of Hamas, not only Jews. Many Arabs are torn

Breaking bread with British lords
Breaking bread with British lords

Weeks ago, I was invited to a dinner hosting a delegation of nine British lords and a dozen European parliamentarians who were visiting Israel. They had come to express solidarity with the Jewish state after last year’s Hamas massacre. They had visited the ravaged communities in the south, as well as families whose relatives were

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