Pre-Hannukah Weekend

Just before Hannukah, the Festival of Lights, we drove to the Upper Galilee on beautiful mountain roads to visit the village of Peki’in.
The Ten Lost Tribes and Who Is A Jew?

Light penetrates the windows of a small brick hut and illuminates a group of African men dressed in white swaying. One shuts his eyes and shouts with a heavy Hebrew accent: “Oseh shalom!”
How America Helps Hezbollah

The U.S. government has provided military training and weapons—plus $1.5 billion in aid—to the government of Lebanon since 2006, the end of the war Hezbollah instigated against Israel.
WSJ Writer Points Out Double Standard in Mueller Speculation

Strassel points out that the seriousness of the alleged Obama administration leaks; Strassel says The Washington Post “bragged” about the wide array of leakers.
Ocasio-Cortez, Auntie Gringa, and Sex Trafficking in Colombia

Alexandria, come out of the closet, and bring your menorah too.
The Maccabees, The Mount and Modern Israel

Just a few days before the start of Hanukkah, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan delivered remarks that would have made the Maccabees proud.
Israel’s “Gatekeepers” vs. Democracy

Israel has no written constitution – but all the same, it is steeped in a deep and dangerous constitutional crisis.
Pilate Rings True

As we head into the Christmas season, it is especially cool that a new archaeological discovery in Israel confirms yet again the accuracy of the Bible.
A Progressive Said She Couldn’t Understand the French Protesters, Other Progressives Explained It

In a bizarre twist a progressive activist said she couldn’t understand why any other progressives were support the yellow vests protest in France.
Why “Pro-Israel” is “Pro-America”

Some Israelis were concerned when they read President Donald Trump’s recent statements to the media about the reasons for his support of Saudi Arabia.