Confronted with the challenges of our lifetime, we owe Chuck Schumer our gratitude. NEW YORK, NY — January 14, 2021 — It was a year ago. The Jewish community had barely passed the commemoration of the first anniversary of the Tree of Life Massacre, and suddenly we were again reeling after brazen and deadly anti-Semitic attacks in Poway, California; …
By MICHAEL S. MILLER and ERIC S. GOLDSTEIN
Will Hamas and Fatah Unite in Force as Israel Develops Ties to Arab Word?
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
SUMMARY: The Faatah-led Palestinian authority “has hit rock bottom and is in its worst political position since the first Gulf War, said Middle East expert Ido Zelkovitz. The recent deals to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and Bahrain, have led many to conclude that the Arab-Israeli conflict has reached a significant turning point. With …
By ARIEL BEN SOLOMON
Yom Kippur, May You Be Sealed in the Book of Life
By PAMELA GELLER
On this highest of holy days, we wish you G’mar hatimah tovah, may you be sealed for a good year. Have a safe and easy fast. Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei, it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection …
By PAMELA GELLER
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, First Jewish Woman to Serve on Supreme Court, Dies at 87
By SARAH WILDMAN
WASHINGTON, DC — September 21, 202o — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, has died at 87. A fierce jurist known for her outsized presence and outspokenness, Ginsburg died from “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” the Supreme Court announced Friday night. She had survived multiple bouts of …
By SARAH WILDMAN
Arab Enabling Prevents Peace
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — September 17, 2020 — Like most Israelis, I was glued to the TV listening to the speeches and watching the ceremony of the signing of declarations of peace between Israel and both the UAE and Bahrain. Historic is an understatement. It brought me back to the day in March 1979 when Israel signed the Camp David Accords …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
David Rubin, Author of “Trump and The Jews”, on United Arab Emirates and Israel Peace Agreement, Gail Baxter, Community Stakeholder, NYS Senator Pete Harckham (SD-40), and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, September 1, 2020 from 10am-12Noon EDT
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Cole Egger, Listeners On Call Founder & CEO, Menachem Lubinsky, Spokesperson for Evergreen Kosher Market, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Tuesday, August 4, 2020 from 10am-12Noon EST
Listen to the broadcast “live” or “on demand” via the following hyperlink … http://tobtr.com/s/11777717 Listeners are welcome to share their inquiry or share their perspective on subjects and issues discussed. The CALL-IN number is 347-205-9201 The subject matter to be discussed is defined herein: DALLAS, TX, MONSEY, NY, and YONKERS, NY — AUGUST 4, 2020 — Listeners on Call (www.ListenersOnCall.com)-Co-Founder & …
The Diaspora Should Check Its Judgements on Israel
By SETH FRANTZMAN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — July 11, 2020 — A new tempest brewed among some in liberal Zionist circles this week with the latest defection of yet another “two-state” believer into the “I no longer believe in a Jewish State” camp. The Jewish Currents piece by serial Israel-Diaspora-canary-in-the-mine Peter Beinart was amplified by write-ups in The New York Times and Jewish Insider. …
By SETH FRANTZMAN
Will the Palestinian Authority (PA) Erupt Over Israeli Sovereignty in the Jordan Valley?
By Prof. HILLEL FRISCH
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,619, June 30, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: No one really knows when mass violence will erupt. The self-immolation of a Tunisian peddler ignited a revolution in that country, but at least 40 similar acts in other Arab counties failed. The odds are against massive violence if Israel extends sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, but Israel’s security …
By Prof. HILLEL FRISCH
Jews and Christians Unite to Support Christian Arabs
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — June 10, 2020 — With talk of Israel’s annexation of Jewish communities in historic Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and unilateral actions and threats by Palestinian and other Arabs even in advance of such a decision much less any actions being taken, the status and fate of Christian Arabs in the Land has been overshadowed. Throughout …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN