Worthless words versus resolute resolve

Worthless dialogue, diplomatic fudging and unattainable guarantees were never going to prevent the Iranian regime from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. Read more

On the other hand

Israelis’ summer overseas holiday plans are being changed this year. Read more

Israel derangement syndrome

A mass psychotic epidemic of pavlovian responses targeting Israel and its supporters is currently raging worldwide. Read more

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More than 300 doctors and medical students from France, Belgium, and Switzerland attended the MedEx conference in Paris on Sunday, May 25. Read more

Blasts from the past

Can history repeat itself, and is it happening these days in front of our eyes? Read more

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Israelis celebrating Shavuot prove that this is indeed the Land of Milk and Honey. Read more

Hyperbolic Hypocrisy

Israel has been targeted by an unprecedented barrage of hypocritical claims and denunciations. Read more

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The number of Jewish foreign residents who are buying a “bolt hole” in Israel is increasing at a spectacular rate. Read more

Predictability

There are some things in life so predictable and invariable that when they occur, there should be no sense of surprise. Read more

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The thirty-third day of counting the Omer, known as Lag B’Omer, is being celebrated this week. Read more

Echoes of a disastrous past

Students of history will recognise current developments as yet another disastrous rerun of past failed political objectives. Read more

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Syrian Druze victims of ethnic violence have been evacuated for treatment to Israeli hospitals. Read more

Danger signals flashing

Recent developments are triggering danger signals for Israel and Diaspora Jewish communities alike. Read more

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Following Yom Hazikaron there is an instant switch to the celebrations of Yom Ha’Atzmaut. Read more

A long journey home

It has taken more than two thousand years for Jews exiled by the Romans to finally return to their promised homeland and reclaim sovereignty. Read more

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Preparing for Pesach for your family and guests may be challenging, but it is nothing compared to what the IDF faces. Read more

Impervious and Incurable

Yom Hashoah this year is being commemorated in the shadow of the worst outbreak of Jew hatred seen since the Nazi era. Read more

Bitter or better?

On Seder night, we eat bitter herbs to recall the bitter times that our Hebrew ancestors experienced during their years of enslavement and persecution in Egypt. Read more

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On Friday Jerusalem hosted the 14^th International Marathon, with competitors participating from overseas as well as from Israel. Read more

Cacophonous chorus

The theme songs are similar when emanating from political pontificators, international bodies, media mavens or off-key self-loathers. Read more

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In most of the world Xmas is preceded by a shopping frenzy. In Israel, this occurs especially prior to Passover. Read more

Deceit and deception

Thanks to compliant and corrupt international bodies, the ability of nations to deceive with impunity has never been greater. Read more

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In preparation for Pesach (Passover), operation “eggsodus” is underway. Read more

Unmasked yet again

Purim is hardly over, and the true faces of the haters and loathers have already been revealed. Read more

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It is not necessary to travel to Italy in order to sample world class pizzas. Read more

Zachor – Remembrance

Without remembering past events, we are doomed to repeat the same fatal mistakes. Read more

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You know that Purim is just around the corner when you see Israeli youngsters in fancy dress and hear loud music being blared forth from schools. Read more

Better safe than sorry

Far too many times in the past, we have seen how a refusal or reluctance to take decisive action has resulted in disastrous consequences. Read more

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Israel came to a virtual standstill as the funeral of the murdered Bibas children and their mother took place. Read more

Bloopers

Way back in the dim and distant past, there used to be a popular programme on New Zealand television called “Bloopers.” Read more

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