Morally bankrupt…writes Michael Kuttner

A definition of this malady states: “moral bankruptcy is the stage a country or organization reaches when it trades away or violates too many of its core values and commitments.” Read more

Outgoing Jerusalem Mayor Barkat: ‘Lion will continue the city’s positive cultural renaissance’

Outgoing Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced that he would not be running for a third term and will instead be entering national politics…writes Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman/JNS. Read more

United Nations, Egypt and Jordan could scuttle Trump’s peace plan

President Trump’s long-awaited peace plan to end the Arab-Jewish conflict – slated for release by the end of January 2019 – could be indefinitely shelved…writes David Singer. Read more

Mishpacha

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CAPHARNAÜM: a movie review by Hila Tsor

CAPHARNAÜM was a genuine masterpiece, a story that will stick with you months later.  Read more

Why the Magnitsky Act is important for Australia

Most Australians were unfamiliar with Ukraine prior to the missile shooting down Malaysian Airlines MH17. Read more

Despite UN vote, Palestinian terror is still a losing strategy

The U.N. General Assembly narrowly defeated a resolution last Thursday that would have condemned Hamas for its terror campaign against Israel…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

Is a person who has left Judaism still Jewish? Ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple served for 32 years as the chief minister of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious congregation. He is now retired and lives in Jerusalem where he answers interesting questions. Read more

Feintooner

This week’s cartoon:  Tunnel Vision Read more

UN-Hamas day of infamy mars Trump-Israel day of celebration

December 6, 2018, marks the day the United Nations General Assembly (“UNGA”) infamously sold its soul to evil by failing to agree on whether a resolution condemning Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza required two-thirds – or simple – majority vote…writes David Singer. Read more

Danon: ‘We don’t play defence anymore at the UN’

It is no secret that the United Nations has long been viewed as a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment. Read more

Through rapid raids, IDF’s special forces to play critical role in future war with Hezbollah

At the end of November, the Israeli military’s Commando Brigade held a secretive war exercise, which sheds light on how Israel is preparing new capabilities against Hezbollah and Hamas. Read more

Amid rising antisemitism in Europe, are Jews now safer in the East than the West?

The October attack on the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh has put a renewed spotlight on antisemitism in the United States, which has seen an uptick in recent years…writes Sean Savage/JNS. Read more

Hezbollah’s war on Israel takes precedence over the war on Bibi

Maybe you thought that the discovery of tunnels built by Hezbollah under the border between Lebanon and Israel would generate a full-scale debate about the deadly nature of the threat from the terror group and its Iranian masters…writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS. Read more

On the other hand

We are in the midst of commemorating Chanukah when we remember the miracles which occurred during the liberation of Judea and the rededication of the Temple in our Capital of Jerusalem. Read more

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Amid Hezbollah counter-tunnel operations, IDF must be ‘ready for deterioration,’ says ex-defence official

As the Israel Defense Forces plough ahead with an operation to expose and destroy a network of Hezbollah tunnels snaking their way into northern Israel from Lebanon, the military must also be prepared for the risk of a sudden escalation with the powerful Shi’ite terrorist organization, a former senior defence official told JNS. Read more

Ulysses

Judaism has engaged and locked horns with Greek culture for thousands of years. Alexander the Great was welcomed in 332 BCE…writes Jeremy Rosen. Read more

Reclaiming Jewish-Greek history

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff presented a paper on “The Jews of Rhodes” at a conference at Sydney’s Macquarie University on “Reclaiming Greece as a Field of Studies, Teaching and Research”. Read more

Mixed messages…writes Michael Kuttner

It is not always easy to decide whether expressions of appreciation are genuine messages of solidarity or merely politically expedient and opportunist attempts to curry support. Read more

NZ “aids terror” at UN as US-led resolution condemning Hamas fails

New Zealand voted for a historic United States-led resolution against Hamas terror at the United Nations, along with 87 other countries. There were 36 abstentions and 57 nations voted against the resolution. Read more

The hypocrisy of Hanukkah at the UN

Hanukkah (or Chanukah, or other spellings) is a Hebrew word meaning ‘rededication’. Read more

Mishpacha

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Trump stand shames UN rejection of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

December 6 marks the first anniversary of President Trump’s historic and ground-breaking announcement to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the American Embassy to Jerusalem…writes David Singer. Read more

Feintooner

A Chanukah greeting from Feintooner… Read more

Ask the rabbi

Ask the Rabbi on Chanukah. Read more

The Steinsaltz Chumash: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen

Traditionally J-Wire does not review obvious religious publications such as prayer books and bibles. Read more

Silent majority needs encouragement in fight against antisemitism

For anyone unaware of Europe’s antisemitism problem, CNN’s “Anti-Semitism in Europe Poll 2018,” released this week, would have made for grim reading on many levels. Read more

Mishpacha

Follow the adventures of a Jewish family with some of whom you may well recognise… Read more

Bennett and Bibi’s election boo-boo?

“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” – Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Given the emerging realities in Israel’s political landscape, the danger to right-wing incumbency entailed in early elections might well be considerably less than those entailed in postponing them. Read more

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