SHABBAT READING
Moses Strikes the Rock: His Sin Depends on Your Worldview: Prof. Haim (Howard) Kreisel, The Torah.com, July 17, 2024 — Commentators read the Bible closely to make sense of problematic passages. Nevertheless, their explanations are rarely purely textual, but reflect their own ideologies. A parade example is determining the precise sin of Moses and Aaron at the waters of Meribah—a sin that resulted in YHWH barring them from entering the Promised Land.
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FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
WATCH: The Great Lie of the Gaza ‘Genocide’: Spiked, July 3, 2025 — Natasha Hausdorff – barrister and legal director at the UK Lawyers for Israel Charitable Trust – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Natasha and Brendan discuss Bob Vylan’s vile chants at Glastonbury, the horrors Israel faces in Gaza and how the Holocaust is now weaponised against the Jews.
‘WATCH: “They Couldn’t Even See It’: Douglas Murray Shames Greta for Not Facing Reality of October 7: Trump Brutally Roasts Greta Thunberg, Mercury, no date — Author Douglas Murray slams Greta Thunberg’s “unbelievable ignorance” in her plan to sail into Gaza, praising US President Donald Trump for suggesting she go to anger management classes. “
WATCH: Melanie Phillips: Why Israel Must Win | The Brendan O’Neill Show, Spiked, July 2024 — Times columnist Melanie Phillips returns for the latest episode of The Brendan O’Neill Show. Melanie and Brendan discuss the barbarism of Hamas and the grim rise of elite anti-Semitism.
WATCH: Hillel Neuer Testifies before U.S. Congress on UNRWA and the Colonna Report: UNWatch, YouTube, June 11, 2024 — Delivered, May 17, 2024, before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Global Human Rights and International Organizations, U.S. House of Representatives, Hearing on Eliminating U.S. Aid to Terrorists – New Policies for the U.S. Government and Its Partners.
Pro-Israel Activism: Advocating for a Strong and Secure Future: Jacob Blaine ICC, blog, Feb. 25, 2025 — Pro-Israel activism plays an essential role in shaping public discourse and policy regarding the State of Israel. From university campuses to national politics, individuals and groups who support Israel’s right to exist as a sovereign state engage in various efforts to promote a positive understanding of the country, its challenges, and its aspirations.
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WATCH: Yoseph Haddad’s Full Speech at the Austrian Parliament: Yoseph Haddad YouTube, October 2024
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Britain, France and Canada’s Lifeline to Hamas is a Dangerous Blunder: Richard Kemp, Ynet News, May 20, 2025
Hillel Fuld on Australia Visa Ban: ‘I’m Worried a Democracy Can Bar Someone for Calling Out Hamas’: Sharon Kidon, Ynet News, June 11, 2025
‘That Moment Changed My Life’: From Hezbollah Supporter to Israel Advocate: Adi Nirman, Israel Hayom, Dec. 30, 2024
The Courage to Be Uncool: Noa Tishby, Sapir Journal, Spring 2025
Non-Jewish Iranian-American Activist Elica Le Bon Feels ‘Responsibility’ to Defend Israel: Dave Gordon, JNS, Mar. 19, 2025
The Price of Being a Zionist Woman on Twitter: Emily Schrader, Tablet, June 20, 2021
‘A Human and a Muslim Obligation to Denounce Hamas’ – Interview: Ohad Merlin, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 19, 2024
‘Son of Hamas’ Mosab Hassan Yousef: ‘If we Finish Rafah, We Finish Hamas’: Natan Galula, Times of Israel, Apr. 24, 2024