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Davka in Ofra, Just Incomprehensible
For the longest time, Ofra was the elite of the yishuvim, Jewish communities in YESHA, Judea/Samaria/Northern Sinai/Jordan Valley. Even though, location-wise it isn't great, it attracted the best of...
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The Regulation Law, Will It Make a Difference?
Israeli lawmakers attend a vote on a bill at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar AwadRight, Left and Center Israelis have such conflicting views on the...
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Modern Shiloh's 39! 🎈 Part 1
The Jewish Month of Shvat is the "Birthday" of the renewed Jewish City Shiloh where I live. We moved here three and a half years after the first seven families pitched their tents as "families of...
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Israel Attacked From Both North and South!
For someone of my generation, yesterday's possibly coordinated attacks on Israel from Egypt and Syria are deja vu worrying!IDF RETALIATES AGAINST SYRIAN REGIME AFTER MORTARS LAND IN GOLAN HEIGHTSISIS...
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Shiloh Celebrating 39! 🎂 Now a Major Settlement Bloq, Part 2
Thirty-six 36 years ago, when we began looking at Shiloh as a possible place to live in, it was considered "the end of the world," not only far from nearby Jewish/Israeli cities, but there were no...
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Shocking Poll, Not All Americans Consider Israel an Ally
We sometimes receive the New York Times International Edition, and since we don't pay for it, I really enjoy looking for interesting tidbits I wouldn't otherwise hear about. In the Feb. 7, 2017...
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Celebrating 39 Years Since The Jewish People Returned to Biblical Shiloh, Part 3
In the Book of Joshua, Shiloh is one of the cities which was open and waiting for the Jewish People, unlike others which needed to be liberated/conquered in battle. The same situation existed post-1967...
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4/6 on Arutz 7 Again
This is the blog ranking on Arutz 7 today.Popular PostsPalestinian leaders: WE are the Chosen People...Israeli Youth Didn't Burn Arab Home in DumaIsrael Attacked From Both North and South!Poll Shock:...
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Israel's Sovereignty and Security aren't The Responsibility of POTUS Trump!
I'm sick and tired of reading and hearing about the hopes and expectations Israelis have from newly elected/inaugurated Donald Trump as President of the United States. Whatever policies and and...
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Danger for Israel, Arab Terror State Called "Palestine," sic
Hat tip IsraellycoolBeing a simple pragmatist, I just can't find one single reason to support a newly invented Arab state run by unrepentant terrorists in, or alongside of Israel. There is no history...
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Building in Shiloh
Baruch Hashem, unlike some other yishuvim, Jewish communities, Shiloh does have a reserve of land for building and development. This also provides quite a few housing options for those who want to own...
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US - Israel Relations in The Eyes of an Israeli
Israeli and Jerusalem Flags flying outside the Old City WallsEven though I'm second generation born in the USA, I look at everything happening in America as an Israeli. I voted with my feet when I...
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Critical Theological Difference Between Judaism and Biblical Criticism
I consider Biblical Criticism, including theories published by many archaeologists, to have theological agendas. Over the years I've been puzzled by various comments to blog posts here claiming that...
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From an Expat Living in Israel For Almost Half A Century
As I've written before, my husband and I moved to Israel from New York soon after our 1970 wedding. Israel is the country we know best, even if my Hebrew is still, and will always be, awful.We still...
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Witch Hunt or Legit? Case Against Bibi
I'm going to be perfectly honest. I haven't a clue whether there really was anything criminally wrong in whatever Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has done since in office.GAME OF THRONES: ISRAEL...
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International Leftist Interference in Israeli Affairs
You certainly know what they say about paranoids having enemies...In the USA there's talk of possible Russian (shades of the USSR) interference in recent elections. Of course, it all depends on whether...
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Finally Moral Sense: US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley
screen shotThe Obama-Kerry team left office slinging mud and worse at Israel at the United Nations, so POTUS Donald Trump's US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley's words are super extra appreciated:The first...
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Month of Adar Brings Joy!
Gd willing this upcoming month of Adar will bring great joy to all. Purim is just around the corner. Isn't it?Next Rosh Chodesh is Adar, and we will celebrate it, Gd willing, with song and prayers on...
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Finally, Consumer Protection and Warnings for Israeli Citizens Over "Green Line"
Israeli citizens like myself, who live over the "Green Line" in communities that are boycotted by some Israeli businesses are getting some legal protection.I had to buy my washing machine from a...
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Dumb Question Re: Elor Azaria Case
nydailynews.comBesides all of the issues that everyone, including yours truly, have written about numerous times, there's something that keeps bothering me.IncidentSite of the shooting, several months...
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