No more music at Ma’arat HaMachpela? The Jewish Community of Hebron December 20, 2009 For the first time in years – probably as a result of a direct order from the new Commander of the Central Region, it will be forbidden to play Jewish prayer music at the Ma’arat HaMachpela courtyard. For years, Jewish visitors […]

Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican in Congress and House minority whip, spoke at the ZOA annual dinner Thank you Martin. Thank you all. I’m honored by your recognition, and humbled by the challenges before us. Sixty-one years ago, the signers of Israel’s Declaration of Independence issued a clarion call to the Diaspora. That call […]

RJC Blog, Yoram Ettinger Demographobia – the illogical fear of Arab demography – has become a central element shaping Israel’s state of mind in general and the attitude toward Judea & Samaria in particular. However, all projections dooming Jews to become a minority between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean have been crashed at the […]

Caroline Glick , THE JERUSALEM POST It is hard to seize the initiative. The consequences of acting are frightening. It is always better to let others go first. But sometimes that is impossible. Today it is becoming clear that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has no choice but to lead. The stakes have never been higher. […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) Support for Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Head of Har Bracha Yeshiva, is growing. A petition supporting Rabbi Melamed in his ideological showdown with the Minister of Defense, signed by rabbis and educators countrywide, has reached Arutz Sheva. The letter reads as follows: An open letter From rabbis/educators in the Hesder yeshivas To […]

Dr. Aaron Lerner “The truth is harsh. The occupation is destroying Israel. It is undermining Israel’s ethical, democratic and diplomatic foundations.” So claims Haaretz Correspondent Ari Shavit in today’s edition. I would suggest that, in retrospect, much of the activity surrounding Oslo – rather than the “occupation” – has been “undermining Israel’s ethical, democratic and […]

By: Batnadiv HaKarmi Weinberg From Darkness to Light The Jewish Children’s Museum 792 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213 Shown: November 3-9, 2009 More than half a century has passed since the Holocaust. As the number of survivors dwindles, even as the amount of documentation grows, there has been a shift in focus from recording the […]

by Jamie Glazov Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Dave Sheskin, a retired officer (Major) of the IDF. He has spent many years in Israeli intelligence services, primarily in the European theatre of operations. His expertise is in Radical Islam, Sharia Law, and the art of detecting the whereabouts of terrorist leaders in Europe and bringing […]

By: Jason Maoz, Senior Editor It’s time for the Monitor’s sixth annual Henry Schwarzschild Award, bestowed on a Jewish person in the public spotlight who, by his or her statements, displays contempt for the Jewish people, disregard for historical truth, a desire to sup at the table of Israel’s enemies, or who otherwise plays into […]

ITAMAR MARCUS and BARBARA CROOK, THE JERUSALEM POST Palestinian anti-Semitism has long been recognized as a vehicle of hatred. From academics teaching that Judaism permits murder and rape of non-Jews, to religious leaders teaching that Islam demands the extermination of Jews, Palestinian anti-Semitism is a compelling force driving hatred and terror. The Palestinian Authority depicts […]