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The Coalition Council of Islamic Revolution Forces applauded IRGC Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zahedi’s “silent efforts” in directing attacks against Israel.

All armies at war make tragic mistakes. But President Biden and Israel’s critics are cynically exploiting the incident as an excuse to shatter the alliance with the Jewish state.

Only one brigade remains in the Strip; terrorists in Khan Yunis fire rocket barrage at Israeli towns.

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Tragic World Central Kitchen Aid Workers Incident Exposes Rank Hypocrisy by Rachel O'Donoghue

The tragic killing of the seven aid workers in Gaza in an IDF drone strike has undoubtedly changed the direction of Israel’s war against Hamas.  As the IDF admitted making “grave mistakes” in the strike on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) vehicle convoy, pressure has piled on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire in […]

Excerpted from Rabbi Dr. Norman J. Lamm’s Derashot Ledorot: A Commentary for the Ages – Leviticus, co-published by OU Press, Maggid Books, and YU Press; edited by Stuart. W. Halpern Moving Beyond Respect* In today’s portion we read of the tragedy that struck Aaron, the High Priest of Israel, when his two sons were devoured by […]

“This war opened a new channel for me to connect with our religious world. I look at my duties and halakhic habits with new eyes,” writes Avraham Stav in another dispatch from the war. How do halakha, Torah study, and especially prayer transform our IDF soldiers and support their mission? How do

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The Timeless Tale of Freedom by Shira Schechter

Let us recognize the power we hold over our time and choose to fill it with meaning, mitzvot, and acts of kindness.

And it’s not just wrong but reckless and irresponsible to say he is.

The incitement of tribal hatreds and historical grievances under the cover of Marxist-Leninist language led to the destruction of the multiethnic nation-state of Yugoslavia and the genocide of Bosnian Muslims. The parallels to American wokeism are hard to ignore.

In Gaza, Israel is not only fighting for our future, but also for our past.

The Biden administration needs to wake up to the real threat Qatar poses to the security of the Middle East.

Democratic politicians like Gov. Gavin Newsom have chosen not to stand with the Jews but with those who hate us.