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Earlier this week, the Israeli Air Force carried out a three-day exercise simulating a large-scale war against Hezbollah, the terrorist group that

(Jerusalem Israel) — Gilda Radner is doing flips in her grave. If she were alive, the former star of Saturday Night Live (SNL) who died in 1989,

Ethiopians Immigrating to Israel Face Many Obstacles; Christians, Jews Unite to Assist Tara Kavaler Organizations team up to support the Jewish Agency in providing long-term aid for overlooked demographic Masresha Dessie and his family were finally approved for immigration after having spent six years in camps in Ethiopia designated for Jews who wish to move to Israel. Or so they were told. “In 2004, all of our family members were invited to make aliyah [immigrate to Israel]. We had vaccina...

Organizations team up to support the Jewish Agency in providing long-term aid for overlooked demographic

Hug a Holocaust Survivor provides real comfort virtually   January 29, 2021 Just a year ago, Jerusalem was inundated by world leaders commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. At the time, it was announced that in Israel there were only 192,000 remaining Holocaust survivors, 15,000 fewer than the year before because of the high death rate among the aging survivors. At this rate, within 12 years, there will be no more living survivors among us. By all accounts, the sur...

A conversation with the new president   January 22, 2021 The following is a detailed, complete, and accurate account of a phone call I did not have with now President Joe Biden — he was president elect at the time. The other day, my phone rang. Halfway into the third ring, I answered. “Hello?” “Please hold for the president elect,” replied the voice on the other end. I hadn’t recognized the incoming caller’s number but answered anyway. My immediate thought was that a friend jok...

Jesus the Palestinian unicorn January 8, 2021 In the year of the pandemic, it’s no wonder that horrible things continue to come back in ways that are threatening and objectively wrong. This year, maybe because of the virus and people being stuck at home with nothing better to do, a gross lie has resurfaced as it does every year at this season, undermining truth and the foundation of Judaism and Christianity. Each year around Christmas, efforts to propagate this malicious lie get stronger and...

COMMENTARY Editor’s Note:  Ten years ago, Palestinian terrorists murdered Kristine Luken and nearly killed her friend Kay Wilson.  In the article, Jonathan Feldstein interviews Kathleen Luken, Kristine’s identical twin sister about how she grapples with forgiveness in the face of terror.  Feldstein is the founder of the Genesis 123 Foundation, a Jewish non-profit organization whose “mission is to build bridges between Jews and Christians with Israel in ways that are new, unique, and me...