3+ week, 3+ day ago (42+ words) As New Yorkers, we have to take the theoretical lessons from this election and practically apply them for our own protection. That means using all means possible - legal, organizational, financial, political, educational - to hold the mayor "accountable" to all his constituents. Opinion....

3+ week, 1+ day ago (428+ words) The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced Friday that it has issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 other Israeli officials on charges of genocide, in connection with Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip. According to the statement, cited by Turkish media, the warrants target, among other, Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and Israeli Naval Forces Commander David Saar Salama. The warrants follow a Turkish investigation, conducted under the jurisdiction of the Istanbul Court of Justice and in coordination with T'rkiye's Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which claims that Israeli forces engaged in systematic violence against civilians in Gaza. Turkish prosecutors cited several incidents as the basis for the charges, including the October 17, 2023 strike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, which was found to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (50+ words) Syrian-born Rawan Osman says October 7 exposed the deep-rooted antisemitism in the Arab world, urges Arab societies to acknowledge it, accept Israel's existence, and resist efforts by Hamas and Iran to derail regional peace. Arab Zionist to Arutz Sheva: October 7 exposed deep antisemitism in Arab world...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (614+ words) Jewish organizations reacted to the election of Democratic Socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani as the next Mayor of New York City with a vow to hold the mayor-elect "accountable" for protecting Jewish communities and residents in light of his support for antisemitic movements. "As we have done for over a century, we will continue to work across every level of government to ensure that our city remains a place where our Jewish community, and all communities, feel safe and respected. We call on Mayor-elect Mamdani and all elected officials to govern with humility, inclusivity, and a deep respect for the diversity of views and experiences that define our city. "New York's Jewish community - the largest and most important outside the State of Israel - has always been integral to New York City. We are strong and resilient. And we will continue, as…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (46+ words) Of course, it is preferable not to employ those who oppose our existence in this Land. However, as long as there is no practical alternative, it is forbidden to halt the building of our land, lest we repeat the Sin of the Spies. Build - and quickly!...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (39+ words) I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed through justice, and her returnees through righteousness....

3+ week, 2+ day ago (26+ words) Real time news brief - The lie Is over - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site The lie Is over...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (583+ words) The book "Hermann Schwab, Historian of German Jewry, His Life and Shorter Works" is an unusual, worthwhile read about a prolific, G-d fearing Jewish journalist and historical writer blessed with leadership qualities and humility, a multi-talented and principled figure I would have loved to know. While it begins with his biography, including a portrayal of his harmonious marriage, the book brings him to life in a selection of his works, sensitively translated by his granddaughter, Naomi Schwab Schendowich. The book traces the rise of the Agudat Yisrael Movement through an essay Schwab penned on its founder, Jacob Rosenheim, and another engrossing essay explaining the movement's negative attitude to Zionism, which, he explains, was caused by the overwhelming non-religious makeup of the Zionist Congress delegates. Painfully and from the heart, in the same straightforward way in which he led his life,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (54+ words) Israel's former military advocate general, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, deceived the Supreme Court as she pretended to oversee a bogus investigation. Were others involved? Is the Deep State finally going to be exposed - or will it stay buried? Opinion. The legal scandal roiling Israel's unelected oligarchy The legal scandal roiling Israel's unelected oligarchy...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (551+ words) "Israel will not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel," said Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. Rejection, however, is not a policy, and saying "no" can be overturned in an instant by someone more powerful saying "yes". If Trump decides to put on the pressure, that "no" will be gone faster than a squeaking mouse running into its hole in the wall. There never was a Palestinian Arab state in Judea and Samaria. For 3500 years it was the Jewish State and then barren land, with Jewish communities and a small number of Bedouins. For almost 2000 years it lay ignored and desolate, until the return of the Jews in numbers under the Ottoman Empire. We, the Jews, made the desert bloom and commerce grow, so Arabs from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and…...