Israeli Attractions: Zichron Ya’acov, Where Wild Wheat and Espionage Converged
A life altering botanical discovery and a WWI espionage ring come together in this beautiful Israeli town
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Israeli Attractions: Baram Synagogue
Close to the Lebanese border in the upper Galilee lies Baram National Park, home to the Baram synagogue, evidence of the continuous Jewish presence in Israel from ancient times to the present day.
Judicial Overreach Undermines Israel’s Democracy
It is entirely unfitting for sitting justices to take public positions on proposed legislation. If they arrogantly choose to overstep their authority, they ought not be deceptive with the information they present to the public.
5 Mendacious Myths of One False Narrative
The entire edifice of "Palestinian" national aspirations is a giant political hoax, a massive sleight of political hand designed to serve a more sinister ulterior motive. Five points explain what that is.
Israeli Attractions: Date Palms of the Jordan Valley and Arava
With the return of the Jews to the Land of Israel, the land itself reawakened. The miracle of reblossoming was the stuff of spy novels no less, as the story of the Jordan valley date palms reveals.
The Cradle of “Fake News”
The epidemic of fake news started here, with the media failure to uphold professional standards of journalism in covering the conflict, as reporting of events last week in Gaza proved.
Israeli Attractions: The Battle of Kibbutz Nitzanim
Seventy years ago this week, Israel could not hold back invading Arab masses and it's border with Gaza was breached. The price in Jewish life was high, as the story of Kibbutz Nitzanim proves.
The Origins of Arab Settlers in the Land of Israel
What’s in a name? In the case of the Arabs, it tells you what their tribe and country of origin are. It also dispels the biggest fallacy the “Palestinians” would like you to believe.
Embassies to Jerusalem, the Dawn of a New Era
For years the West sheltered the Arabs from the consequences of their failed aggression against Israel. The Arabs actually benefited by losing. The relocation of the embassy signifies a major change.
Israeli Attractions: Tel Aviv Bauhaus Architecture
Designated a World Heritage site in 2003, The White City of Tel Aviv is a synthesis of the various trends of the Modern Movement in architecture in the early part of the 20th century
The End of “Peace in our Time”
Like any good New Yorker, Trump knows that bullies prey on the weak. In NYC the meek do not inherit the earth - they get mugged. You stop thugs like Iran by confronting, not appeasing them.
Neverland: What the PA have done with 25 years of Autonomy
A failed economy, corruption and dysfunctional mechanisms. Palestinian autonomy exists only in the imagination
Abbas’ “Jews are to Blame” Speech: Replete with Lies, Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial
True to the pro-Nazi line that has characterized the Palestine Arab National movement from its inception, the PA chairman continues to distort history with blatant anti-Semitism
Israeli Attractions: Givat Tittora (The hill of Tittora)
A way-station for pilgrims ascending to the Temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the 3 major Jewish festivals, Givat Tittora was also where Scottish and Australians fought Turkish forces during WWI.
Israel Unveils Iran’s Nuclear Shroud
The scandalous conduct of the Obama administration regarding the nuclear deal, the failure of the world Intelligence Agencies and other consequences of Israel's amazing Intelligence coup against Iran
Israel Mourns the Loss of Young Lives
Tragedy strikes Israel as an unusually rough storm hits the country, taking the lives of 10 teenagers.
Israel, the Land I Love
Impossible is what Israel is about, and there are few places in the world that are able to take that which can’t be done and do it anyway.
Our Angels Wear Green
There is nowhere I’d rather be. I love my land. I love my people. I treasure each day I wake up to the Israeli sun in a land that completes us as a distinct Jewish nation.
The World Shrugs at the Weak
The international community abandons the weak - those who rely on others for survival - without so much as an afterthought and leaves them, quite literally, to die. A lesson we know all too well.
With Eternity in their Hearts
The story of young women at the outset of their lives who, when challenged by history, responded with remarkable courage. The Jewish "Couriers" who were real life "Wonder Women".