Israel At War

UN Agency Fuels Hamas Terrorism

Posted on January 30, 2024

BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES – PHOTOS IN THE NEWS The United Nations has a decades-long track record of bashing Israel and using the Jewish state as the scapegoat for the world’s problems. Recent headlines: UN Palestinian employees were among the terrorists during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks The U.S., […]

Read More »

Israel does not meet the definition of settler-colonialism

Posted on January 25, 2024

by Rabbi Alan Silverstein, PhD A popular canard leveled against Israel and Zionism is that of allegedly being rooted in “settler-colonialism.” Rabbi Bradley Artson, dean and vice-president of Conservative Judaism’s Ziegler School of Rabbinical Studies, posted a blog entry, in which he lamented: “This week I have been inundated by hateful and violent antisemitic email […]

Read More »

Perverse Hamas Priorities: Build Tunnels, Deny Rapes, Spread Conspiracy Theories

Posted on January 23, 2024

BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – STORIES MAKING NEWS Billions of dollars of humanitarian aid have poured into Gaza since Israel withdrew from the territory in 2005. Massive amounts of the money have been used by Hamas to build a vast tunnel network, manufacture rockets and incite Palestinians to hate Jews and Israelis. Gaza […]

Read More »

Torah for this Hour | January 19, 2024

Posted on January 19, 2024

From their first encounter, he understands that he is dealing with someone unusual. Someone who succeeds in places where his ministers fail. Maybe that’s because he grew up with him in the palace (but we don’t talk about that). His demands are high, so he answers, “No.” The second encounter is already more dramatic. Throughout […]

Read More »

Lies and Propaganda: Hamas Supporters Disrupt American Life

Posted on January 17, 2024

BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES MAKING NEWS ================================================ Anti-Israel, pro-Hamas activists are hijacking local government agendas across the U.S. to spread false propaganda that defames Israel and pressures politicians to act against the Jewish state, and Jews in much of the world. Activists also are targeting Americans on the streets, […]

Read More »

Torah for this Hour | January 11, 2024

Posted on January 11, 2024

When Moshe approaches Pharaoh, he must feel a sea of emotions. He returns to the house that banished him, to those who oppressed his people for hundreds of years. It would be understandable if Moshe dreamt of revenge–if not for himself, then for his enslaved people. But Moshe brings neither his personal interests nor his […]

Read More »

Letter to UN: 59+ Organizations Calling for an Independent Investigation Into Hamas’ Sexual Violence

Posted on January 10, 2024

January 4, 2024   His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 760 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017   Cc: Ms. Sima Sami Bahous Executive Director, UN Women 405 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017   Cc: Ms. Ana Peláez Narváez Chairperson, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women […]

Read More »

Are Americans abandoning Israel?

Posted on January 10, 2024

by Rabbi Alan Silverstein, PhD Day after day, news reports document Israeli air strikes against Hamas targets inside Gaza. Pro-Hamas demonstrators gain coverage by disrupting airports, Christmas tree lightings, Jewish institutional life. Anti-Israel politicians and civic leaders conduct headlining protests. To the consumer of current events, concern mounts that American citizens will turn against the […]

Read More »

100 Days of War: Israelis Under Attack, Jews Still Traumatized

Posted on January 9, 2024

BACKGROUND – TALKING POINTS – ACTIONS – VOICES – STORIES MAKING NEWS ================================================ It has been 100 days since the lives of Jews and Israelis were changed forever, traumatized by the heinous atrocities committed by the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists on 10/7. The effects of the attacks are still being felt by American Jews and Israelis […]

Read More »

Support Masorti’s Emergency War Campaign

Posted on January 4, 2024

The Masorti Movement, NOAM, and our kehillot run various activities to help those affected by the war in Gaza, from spiritual and physical assistance to evacuees to providing chairs for shiva houses, from preparing meals for soldiers to programming for evacuee children. We have initiated programming based on information available during the first days of […]

Read More »