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Sunday, March 26, 2023
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Israel’s ‘Peace Partner’ Is Slaughtering Israelis

In the past few months, there has been a rise in the number of terrorist attacks against Israelis carried out by gunmen belonging to, or associated with, the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its ruling faction, Fatah. These two bodies are headed by one man: Mahmoud Abbas, who has zero compunction about his loyalists murdering and wounding

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A Sneak Peek of What is to Come: Living Connected: A Bergen County School-Shul Tech Initiative

There are many reasons to be proud of the Jewish community in Bergen County. There are extraordinary chesed organizations, beautiful shuls overflowing with congregants, and outstanding schools filled with Torah learning.

There is another, sometimes overlooked, reason why we should be proud.

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The Worst Deal of the Century

You don’t need to have written a book on dealmaking to know that Team Biden is making every mistake in the book with Iran.

In a recent episode of Disney’s “Tehran” thriller, an Israeli spymaster (played by Glenn Close) advises one of her operatives trying to make a deal with an

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Famed Truman Biographer Got It All Wrong on Zionism

McCullough’s careless accusation against an American Zionist leader, made without any documentation, reminds us that even Pulitzer Prize winners can sometimes make mistakes—serious ones.

Historian David McCullough won a Pulitzer Prize for “Truman,” his biography of President

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Double Standards Extend Beyond Israel

From the media to Capitol Hill, the Jewish community is well-accustomed to double standards on Israel — including in regard to the latest Gaza operation. But there is another conflict zone with similar dynamics that should also be on New Jersey Jews’ radar.

With the U.S. recently authorizing $1 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine and

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AIPAC Doubles Down on Its Mission

AIPAC decision to solidify the pro-Israel left is consistent with its longtime mission to build bipartisan support for Israel — and so far, it looks like it’s working.

By David Suissa/Jewish Journal via JNS.org

Imagine that you run an

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The Modern-Day Siege of Jerusalem

On Tisha B’Av, we must remember to avoid the mistakes of the past and ensure Jerusalem’s future as the capital of a Jewish state.

As our sad commemorations of the two destructions of Jerusalem and the Holy Temples intensify with the approach of the fast of Tisha B’Av on

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To the Boston ‘Mapping Project,’ All Jews Are Zionists

If we don’t forcefully oppose these activists, we can be sure that when they come for the ‘Zionists, ’ they will come for the Jews. All of them.

In the years following World War II, German pastor Martin Niemöller, in his speeches around the world, uttered words that became

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The Jews of Privilege Are the Jews of Amnesia

Jews who presume to preach righteousness to Israel need to check their privilege and remember the essential commandment: Remember.

Had it not been for a recent article on [JNS.org] by Lenny Ben-David, I would not have known that Jeremy Ben-Ami, head of the left-wing lobby J Street, has

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After Makin: Next Steps for Day School Advocacy

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on education aid, learn the three Ps of advocacy work.

There are no longer any legal barriers to federal, state and local governments providing financial support to religious and other nonpublic schools. This is the core impact of the

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America Is in a State of Moral Decline

America is in a state of moral decline.

That is not just my feeling; it is the assessment of a majority of Americans. According to Gallup, “Not only are Americans feeling grim about the current state of moral values in the nation, but they are also mostly pessimistic about the future on the subject, as

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Iran’s Plan to Foil Israeli-Arab Normalization

Iran and its terrorist proxies have intensified their efforts to sabotage U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the Middle East, which is scheduled to take place in mid-July.

The effort to sabotage the visit comes amid reports that Biden will try to advance Israel-Saudi relations and

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