Swords of Iron

Former hostage Gadi Moses proposes detailed mandate for October 7 state commission of inquiry

JPPI initiative argues that the scope of the investigation will determine whether Israel confronts the root causes of the October 7 failures.
Former hostage Gadi Moses proposes detailed mandate for October 7 state commission of inquiry

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A war for the Jews’ right to live

Israel’s perceived strength deters antisemitism and perceived weakness emboldens it
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The IDF Reservists Fighting in Gaza Will Fight Netanyahu After the War

On Aug. 14, 2006, a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect and ended the Second Lebanon War and 34 days of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization.
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Harvard is Risking Moral Bankruptcy and Opposes Human Rights

Harvard is richly endowed with assets exceeding $50 billion. Nevertheless, it is in serious risk of bankruptcy. A moral bankruptcy. Will it wake up?
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October 7 was awful, but this is not a second Holocaust

While six million Jews were led to the slaughter without the ability to defend themselves, Israel is still a regional power  in pain but very much alive and vibrant.
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Why won’t the world provide the help Gazans need?

The international community is paying close attention to events in Gaza. UN resolutions, mass demonstrations, innumerable speeches and statements from politicians of all stripes. Yet one response is curiously absent. There have been almost no offers to take in refugees from Gaza.
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Even After the War in Gaza, Israel Will Have to Hunt Down Hamas’ Leaders

In mid-September 1972, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir convened a secret meeting of cabinet ministers and security officials. Days earlier, 11 Israeli athletes had been murdered on the sidelines of the Olympic games in Munich by Black September, a notorious Palestinian terrorist group.
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Attitudes of US Jews in the Third Week of “Iron Swords”: The JPPI and WZO poll

A significant increase in the feeling among Jews that the war negatively impacts their
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Iran is no mere adversary, it is America’s mortal enemy

Todays democratic softness toward Iran began in 2007, when Barack Obama claimed his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was imprisoned by “Washington Groupthink.”
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Hamas massacre was not a struggle for liberation

 These international crimes undermine the foundations and security of the international community and violate universal moral values and humanitarian principles.
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