Hamas Rockets Were Likely Responsible for a Third of the Palestinian Deaths in the Last Gaza War
By the logic of Israel’s critics, Nazi Germany was the victim in World War II and the U.S. the unlawful aggressor.
June 29, 2021
In Israel, Gilad Shalit Is Everybody’s Son, and His Wedding Everybody’s Celebration
Rejoicing in the voice of the groom and voice of the bride in the towns of Judah.
Dominating the headlines in Israeli newspapers last week, amid reports of COVID-19 variants and the usual spats at the Knesset, was the wedding of Gilad Shalit—who, while serving in the IDF in 2006, was captured by Hamas and held hostage for five years. He was released in exchange for 1,027 imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had murdered Israelis, and some of whom went on to do so again. Daniel Gordis writes:
June 29, 2021
In Israel, Gilad Shalit Is Everybody’s Son, and His Wedding Everybody’s Celebration
Rejoicing in the voice of the groom and voice of the bride in the towns of Judah.
America’s Presence in Iraq Deters, Rather Than Encourages, Iranian Aggression
The absurdity of complaints about “forever wars.”
Henrich Heine’s Turn from Jerusalem to Athens, and Back to Jerusalem
The German-Jewish poet embraced “the Great Aristophanes of Heaven.”
New Evidence Emerges of Elvis Presley’s Jewish Roots
The Star of David on his mother’s tombstone.