When someone makes a donation in order to bless Israel through one of the LEMA’AN ZION outreaches, he or she sacrifices part of their labor and time–actually part of their life! In this way they are, of course, returning it to God, for it is written, “it is He that gives you strength to get […]
Albert Einstein’s famous definition of insanity–doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results–may be cliché, but it rings true. Having failed multiple times since 1948 to destroy Israel on the battlefield, its enemies have focused their efforts on weakening it through economic boycotts and sanctions. An additional tactic of the war against […]
Israel was the first nation to share its supply of COVID-19 vaccinations with an outside population, namely with the Palestinian-Arabs. This belies media “reports” claiming Israel ignored them. Helping others, even sworn enemies, is nothing new for the Jewish state, whether through science, technology or direct aid. It bears witness to a millennia-old Jewish biblical […]
Nissan Goldberg, my oldest cousin, died on New Year’s Eve, a victim of the coronavirus. He was born in Haifa seven decades ago, the son of a Holocaust survivor. His wife and two sons also tested positive. Yedioth Ahronoth reports that nine hundred Shoah survivors have died in Israel as a result of the virus […]
Half of Israeli citizens have already received the coronavirus vaccine, a higher share than in any other country in the world. Tested recipients have virus antibodies six to 20 times higher than before being vaccinated. Why is Israel number one? National media campaigns stressed the safety of the vaccination program. Religious leaders and other influencers […]
Far too often, individuals and news media alike parrot words that are mere political fabrications or assumptions, and omit truth. No facts, just complications that make less sense from year to year. They twist or hide the true situation. Former US President Donald Trump called it fake news. By contrast, the real truth is typically […]
It is often asked by someone not familiar with details of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: “Why all the war and suffering? Israel can’t expel millions of people. For the sake of peace, why doesn’t Israel just allow its Arabs to have a state of their own?” On the face of it, these are innocent questions, but […]
Certainly, the views expressed below are not those of every Muslim, nor are they pleasant to report. However, the fact they are aired and discussed so widely still today is evidence of their pervasiveness and that they are not just fringe beliefs. Indeed, with the rapid spread of Islam across Europe and elsewhere, they should […]
Personally, one of the positive results of coronavirus-based social distancing and limited indoor meetings since last April has been the opportunity to spend time outside. Seated in a friend’s shady and leafy garden in Jerusalem several times a week for prayer services, I have enjoyed the scents of fruit trees and the melodic chirps and […]
The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, penned these familiar words in the guest book of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin on October 6. The visit to the German memorial had been proposed by the senior UAE diplomat himself. Accompanied by Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi for meetings, they […]