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A Hostage Deal – How Will We Decide?

The Israeli seismograph, in the last year and a half, has registered countless shocks beneath the ground we stand upon, but the thick and jagged fault line threatening a quake of enormous magnitude seems to run directly under the hostages
Identity

Newsletter 15.7.24

Opening: A series of elections were held in Europe in recent weeks – and the results raise concerns about the future of the continent’s Jews. On the extreme left, Israel haters; on the extreme right, a new variant of classic antisemitism. Eighty years after the Holocaust – is Europe again becoming unsafe for Jews? The decisive difference between then and…

The Future of Interfaith Dialogue in the Wake of the October 7

The prospect of sustainable interfaith dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims holds profound implications for societal cohesion and peace. Following the events of October 7 in Israel, the response of interfaith groups is crucial for understanding the resilience of such dialogues.

Over 80% of American Jews reject US arms suspensions, identify as Zionist

80% of American Jews opposed the suspension of arms shipments to Israel as a diplomatic pressure tool, according to a recent study by the Jewish People Policy Institute.
Antisemitism

Europe and the Jews

The changing face of Europe leaves the Jews of Europe with no way out; they have but one insurance policy: Israel’s Law of Return.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism

Macron’s far-left allies could threaten French Jews

The condemnation of Israel is one of the far-left’s main objectives and could weaken the fight against antisemitism.
Antisemitism
Democracy

Protests are justified. Blocking roads is not

The freedom to demonstrate is at the very core of democracy, but it does not license public disorder and anarchy
Democracy
Antisemitism

How ‘Suicidal’ Empathy Empowers Radicalism and War

No one can ever claim again that the jihadists are merely backward fanatics. They knew what many didn’t.
Antisemitism
Antisemitism

The anti-Zionism of some rabbinical students is a poisonous self-deception

In today’s all-or-nothing world, fools treat politics like it’s theology, a forever-clash of good and evil, while too many infect the rich, complex Jewish religion with Arab street politics.
Antisemitism