Reflections: Between Purim and Pesach, the Exile and lessons to be learned By Paul Mirbach Today is Purim. We celebrate, once again, the redemption of the Jews from genocide. Tragedy was averted by some quick thinking and the use of womanly wiles. Whether any divine intervention was involved or not, is a question of interpretation […]
On the Brussels terrorist attacks: Who will save Europe? By David Semple Seventy-six years ago Europe was on the edge of a precipice as Adolf Hitler and his primitive Nazi hordes defied the accepted international order. The upholders of that international order – Great Britain, France and the League of Nations – were unable to […]
The enemy of my enemy: Europe’s Jews and the far right By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey From the unprecedented success of the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) in this month’s state elections in Germany, to the Front National’s defeat of its pro-establishment adversaries in last December’s local French elections, a ground-breaking political revolution is sweeping Europe and is […]
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 […]
