Purim: Where is God in all this? Purim is a time of merriment. Celebrants are allowed to drink alcohol to the point where they are unable to differentiate between the phrases ‘Bless Mordecai’ and ‘Curse Haman.’ But there is a darker side to Purim. Megillat Esther depicts an existential threat to the Jews. The Jews […]
Netanyahu and the ‘knife intifada’: the unbearable lightness of responsibility Netanyahu has done nothing to prevent the current tide of terror attacks or to end the so-called knife intifada. Instead he prefers to play to the gallery by promising retribution and punishment after the fact. This is not good enough, says Paul Mirbach, who also […]
‘Free Palestine’ activists say ‘yes to terror, no to peace’ at rally for Israel By David Semple On Sunday I was an usher at a pro-Israel rally called “Say No To Terror, Say Yes To Peace.” The event, which took place at the Palace Theatre in the English […]
Israel’s ‘Ghost Warriors’ stealthily combating terror, says US expert on confronting Palestinian uprisings By Ruthie Blum “Israelis have been masquerading as the indigenous Arab population since the turn of the twentieth century in order to infiltrate areas that otherwise would have been denied to them,” US-based author Samuel M. Katz told The Algemeiner, to describe […]
The dark role of Britain’s past in Israel By Justin Amler British Prime Minister David Cameron […]
Humanitarian Relocation of Arabs may be Israel’s only Remaining Option By Richard Mather Consideration should be given even to the heroic remedy of transfer of populations […] the hardship of moving is great, but it is less than the constant suffering of minorities and the constant recurrence of war – US president Herbert Hoover, 1943. […]
Israeli food – how to make Shakshuka Shakshuka is one of Israelis’ most loved foods. The dish, which was brought to Israel by Jewish immigrants from North Africa, traditionally consists of spiced stewed tomatoes topped with poached eggs. Now a staple on the menus of coffee shops and restaurants around the country, modern interpretations […]
Trudeau, Obama and Khamenei: Three reminders why we can’t forget the Holocaust By Shelley Glaser This year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked by the comments of three world leaders: Trudeau, Obama and Khamenei. Taken together their remarks illustrate the dangers facing the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
British Labour’s War Against Israel 1947-1949 By David Semple In 1921, the two-state solution for the British Mandate of Palestine was put in place by Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill. Most of the territory of the Mandate was turned into the newly created Arab state called Trans-Jordan. None of the Zionist provisions of the Balfour Declaration […]
Migrant crisis highlights Germany’s post-Holocaust dilemma By Steve Zeff “The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz” – Theodor Adorno A thousand American rabbis have signed a letter pleading for mercy for the Syrian refugees fleeing their war torn land and begged Europe to open its doors to them. An excerpt reads: “Last month’s […]
