Israel stands today on a moral precipice. While our enemies speak of genocide and the world delegitimizes us, corruption, power games, and political hatred are eating away at us from within.
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1,890 years ago, Judea was in flames. Shimon Bar Kochba had risen against the Roman Empire. He reestablished an independent Jewish state. But this lasted only three years, as the revolt ended in a national tragedy. Hundreds of thousands died, Judea was devastated.
A nation’s struggle
Israel’s streets as a mirror of its history.
When Christians or Jews are the victims, and the attackers are Islamic extremists, terms like genocide or terrorism suddenly become too “loaded.”
Repeating a falsehood again and again doesn’t make it true.
A new poll shows that the majority of Palestinians stand behind Hamas and glorify “resistance.”
Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi must be stripped of her rank and face jail time for the damage she did to IDF soldiers and the State of Israel.
Joseph – The teenage years
The story of Joseph and his brothers is one of the greatest tales in the Bible and a pinnacle of human prose. It presents perhaps the most comprehensive and profound human depth in the Book of Genesis. Thomas Mann opens his novel “Joseph and His Brothers” with the words: “Deep is the well of the past. Should we not call it bottomless?”
Europe is quick to point the finger at Israel. At the same time, cash registers are ringing in the Israeli arms industry. Technologies like the Iron Dome missile defense system or Arrow 3 are eagerly purchased.
