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Israeli soldiers seen next to their artillery units near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, Oct. 2, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

A day with an IDF artillery battalion

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Israel Defense Forces Artillery Corps units, which stand guard in the country's north and south, ready at a moment’s notice to rain fire on the enemy, are the last thing Hezbollah and Hamas want...
A view of neighborhoods in Ma’ale Adumim, near Jerusalem, on June 28, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Reporter is either lying or ignorant about a Palestinian state

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Steven Erlanger has been writing about Israel for The New York Times for nearly 30 years. How can it be that he still doesn’t know what the Oslo Accords say? Even before he was hired by the Times, Erlanger...
Signing of the Geneva Conventions in 1949. Credit: British Red Cross via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel and its terrorist foes, clarifying legal differences

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From the standpoint of international law, there is a basic legal distinction between jihadist terror violence and Israel’s no-choice response to such violence. Whether Israel is operating against Shi’ite Hezbollah in Lebanon or Sunni...
The US says Russia will likely carry out missile test launches during its upcoming annual exercises. (AP pic)

Israel’s Force-Multiplying Nuclear Hazards: The Russia Factor

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Israel’s nuclear hazards are neither singular nor isolable. Always, they are several and intersecting. Moreover, especially if Jerusalem looks closely at potential crisis interventions from Moscow or Pyongyang, these hazards could be force-multiplying or...
The headquarters of National Public Radio (NPR) in Washington, D.C.

Media’s seven greatest Israel lies and cover-ups in October

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Americans seeking truth about Israel and the Middle East can rarely find it in our traditional media. This point has been proven by a recent raft of media reports based on outright lies, cover-ups, twisted fantasies...
Israelis protest against the U.N. Relief and Works Agency outside one of its offices in Jerusalem, March 20, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

UNRWA is a front for terrorism

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A bill to outlaw any dealing with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is supposed to come up for a vote in the Knesset at the end...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Máduro meets with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in November 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

How safe is Latin America for Israelis and Jews?

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The Israeli military response against Hamas in Gaza following the Oct. 7 massacre and the current campaign in Lebanon against Hezbollah has sparked criticism, even ire, on the part of a significant part of...
A fire that broke out the northern Israeli city of Safed as a result of missiles fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Oct. 20, 2024. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

The world against Israel: Prophecies fulfilled

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For the next week, the Jewish people are celebrating the holiday of Sukkot. Last year, the holiday ended with the Oct. 7 pogrom in Israel. This year, we are celebrating our strength, resilience and...

Israel’s plans to prevent Iranian nuclear power: Is there a Russian ‘fly in the...

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For Israel, even after recent successes in complex self-defense operations, it is high time to forge a comprehensive “strategic dialectic." To be sure, Jerusalem’s most capable security planners are already “on the job,” but...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 9, 2024. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons.

Disrespect or disinterest where Israel is concerned

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In a disconcerting display of barefaced evasion, sidestepping and diversion of a simple interview question, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris provided more cause for concern for those warning of the grave consequences for Israel...