Erasing George Washington from Memory | Gaza Child Pulls Gun on IDF | Reuven Shmerling’s Murderers Captured | WhatsApp founder posts HaTikva after Judo Boycott

October 29, 2017 / 9 Heshvan 5778

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Cartoons

Marooned Without a Plan

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George Washington Safe Space

George Washington Church Plaque Latest Victim of US War over Historic Statues

David Israel
The parish wrote that the plaque honoring President George Washington made some people feel unsafe and unwelcome!

An Open Letter to George Washington’s Parish

Robert Klein
Perhaps those who believe George Washington makes them feel „unsafe” are ignorant of how his positions on slavery evolved.

Headlines & Recommended

Shin Bet Solves Reuven Shmerling’s Murder in Arab City

David Israel
The suspects decided to carry out a stabbing attack and kill Jews – as revenge for the killing of their friend, Ahmed Abu al-Rob, who had been killed during an attempted stabbing attack at the Gilboa crossing.

Whatsapp Co-Founder Jan Koum Posts ‘Hatikvah’ to Honor Israeli Judokas

Hana Levi Julian
Unfazed, Tal and Gili sang the words to Hatikva from their places on the dais, where spectators could see, regardless of the noise on the speakers.

Watch: Arab Child Shoots at IDF Force at Gaza Border

David Israel
A quick understanding of the situation and informed decisions by IDF forces in the area prevented any harm to the child.

The Yishai Fleisher Show

Go Home Jew Do you hear the call to Lech Lecha? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yisha to follow Abraham’s journey through the Middle East and through a life walking with God. Do you hear the call to Lech Lecha?

News

Survey: 59% of Israelis Agree with President’s Support of High Court Against Netanyahu 59% said they agree or quite agree with the president, while only 26% say they do not agree or quite disagree. 15% said they did not know.

Netanyahu Won’t Support Law Curbing Police Probing of Sitting Prime Minister Both Kulanu and Habayit Hayehudi expressed their fierce objections to the bill, as did Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who warned that the new legislation would rattle Israel’s already frail constitutional standards.

Israeli Hospital Training Spiritual Escorts for Patients „The studies are not frontal in the sense of lectures, but include a lot of self-observation, and assimilation of materials in a practical and experiential way.”

Pope Francis Invited to Launch Major Italian Cycling Race in Israel ‘Being a sportsman implies competing with honor and respecting one’s opponents, irrespective of the outcome.’

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InDepth

The Embassy, the NIF, and the US-Israeli Jewish Divide

Evelyn Gordon
Previously, a Jewish organization spouting anti-Israel canards or advocating Israel boycotts would have been as toxic among US Jews as it was among Israelis. Today’s NIF instead has broad support among US Jewry, revealing the great divide between US and Israeli Jews

Israel’s ‘New Conditions’ Are 20 Years Old — And The PA Already Accepted Them

Stephen M. Flatow
The only reason Netanyahu is bringing up “new conditions” is because they are in fact „old promises” from agreements two decades old that were never kept by the PA

Beware of the Ultras

Rabbi Yonason Goldson
For those who identify as observant Jews, as children of Torah, and as students of the sages, it is inexcusably perverse to embrace the tactics of the street in order to defend a lifestyle of spiritual and moral refinement.

A Huge Crowd Of Lonely People

Rabbi YY Rubinstein
Recently, I came upon research about today’s teenagers – the first generation to have grown up with smartphones – that is really quite alarming.

An Open Letter to George Washington’s Parish

Robert Klein
Perhaps those who believe George Washington makes them feel „unsafe” are ignorant of how his positions on slavery evolved.

Turn That Frown Upside Down

Sarah N. Pachter
The Orchot Tzaddikim writes that when we do a mitzvah with a smile, it is worth a thousand times more than when we do it without one. So, with an easy and pleasant investment, the reward is immense