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Merz: Germany should boycott Eurovision if Israel excluded
Germany should bow out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is excluded, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel.
“If Israel is excluded, I would support not taking...
Pope hails ‘significant steps forward’ toward ending Gaza war
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday hailed negotiations between Israel and Hamas as “significant steps forward” to end the Gaza war and the “immense suffering of the Palestinian people.”
“In recent hours, in the dramatic situation in...
New beginnings: Bridging divides through atonement and shared understanding
As Yom Kippur approaches, we find ourselves at a crossroads facing a world increasingly divided by misinformation, political agendas and cultural clashes. This holiest of Jewish days offers a unique opportunity for healing, reflection...
On Yom Kippur, our legacy organizations should repent. Don’t hold your breath
Yom Kippur is a time to reflect on our behavior and repent for our sins. The Jewish establishment really ought to do teshuvah, but it will not.
The legacy organizations whose duty is to represent, defend and...
Drifting Toward Chaos: American Peace Plans In The Time Of Trump
“I tell you, ye have still chaos in you.”
Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra
Amid a rapidly dissembling American foreign policy, global futures point unswervingly toward chaos. Though President Donald J. Trump just offered his personal...
Trump’s peace plan is Oslo all over again
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 20-point Mideast peace plan, based in large part on his “Peace to Prosperity” plan issued during his first administration, lays out conditions that on the surface seem like common...
IDF intercepts ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ heading to Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday night began intercepting dozens of boats in the “Global Sumud Flotilla” attempting to breach the blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
“Hamas-Sumud passengers on their yachts are making their...
Any attack on Qatar is attack on US, Trump says in executive order
Washington will defend Qatar from future attacks, including with military force if needed, according to an executive order that U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Monday.
“The United States shall regard any armed attack on...
Netanyahu slams ‘barbaric’ terror attack in Manchester
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night slammed the “barbaric” attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England, and intimated that his counterpart Keir Starmer’s “weakness” breeds terrorism.
“Israel grieves with the Jewish community in the U.K....
Terrorist kills two in Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur
Two people were killed on Thursday in a terrorist attack at an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester, England.
The terrorist rammed his car into worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Middleton Road before exiting...