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The Empty Table: Why the Palestinian Leadership Never Makes a Counter-Offer

by Melissa Brodsky, Aug. 7, 2026. The Lionness Writes In real estate, business, or diplomacy, a rejection comes with a counter-offer. If the terms fall short, the other side pushes back. They draw new lines. They offer an alternative. The only time a party walks away from the table in total silence, refusing to submit a single counter-proposal, is when they never intended to make a deal in the first place. For nearly a century, Palestinian leadership has perfected the art of

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7 hours ago

Destroying the "Israel Controls America" Lie.

In five minutes, Shabbos Kestenbaum exposes the TRUTH about AIPAC.

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22 hours ago

Antisemitism in U.S. Teachers Unions

In recent years, antisemitism in the United States has reached historic levels. Jewish communities across all sectors of civic life have reported heightened hostility, harassment and marginalization. Teachers unions, long regarded as pillars of labor solidarity and progressive values, have not been immune to this troubling trend. In fact, for many Jewish educators, the spaces that were once synonymous with professional belonging and mutual advocacy have become sources of prof

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4 days ago

Douglas Murray on 9/11 and the War on Truth

By Douglas Murray, The Free Press, Sept. 1, 2026 No one with keen senses needs to be reminded that the West is still very much at war with radical Islam. As the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, approaches, U.S. and Israeli armed forces continue to tangle each day with kindred spirits of the ideologues who struck New York and Virginia, while European capitals suffer frequent attacks from radicals within their walls. Yet there is another war still being waged, one over t

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6 days ago

Hamas or Israeli Values?

By Victor David Hanson. Townhall.com. Aug. 20, 2026 Israel dominates the daily news in this 2026 midterm election year — almost always in a boring, fatiguing, negative light. Tens of thousands of innocents may be slaughtered, ethnically cleansed, butchered, and tortured by the world's dictators, yet an overwhelming and obsessive abhorrence is reserved for tiny, democratic Israel. Such perverse asymmetry is strange, since, at least privately, most Americans would concede that

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7 days ago

Fun Fact: The Qur’an is Zionist.

by Joshua Hoffman, FutureOfJewish.com. Dec. 8, 2025 Many people today are surprised to learn that the Qur’an, Islam’s foundational scripture, contains passages that unambiguously affirm the Jewish historical and spiritual connection to the Land of Israel. In an era when political narratives often attempt to erase or rewrite that connection, returning to the Qur’an itself reveals a text that recognizes the Jewish claim as both divine and enduring. In this sense, the Qur’an can

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Aug 27

Faith in Action: Volunteering in Israel.

Haters like Tucker Carlson say Christians are mistreated in Israel. Listen to this long-time Christian resident tell the TRUTH about life as a Christian volunteer.

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Aug 27

Chicken and Olives--quick and easy

Serves 4 - 8+ people. Easy and quick! Ingredients: 8-10 chicken thighs, boneless, skinless 3 cans tomato sauce 1 can chopped tomatoes—drained. ½ large bottle pimento stuffed olives 2 tablespoons capers (optional) 1 onion, sliced 6 chopped green onions 2 green peppers, sliced (optional) salt, pepper, oregano, oil Serve with steamed rice. Brown chicken in oil. Add onions and sauté until limp. Add all of the rest of ingredients, cover and cook slowly for one hour on low

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Aug 25

A Christian describes how they grew to love Israel and the Jewish people.

Note: Schmooze and News is grateful for all non-Jewish people who have stood up to show their support for Israel and the Jews. We occasionally feature their words on SchmoozeAndNews.com. By Jolie B: I refer to myself as a Judeo-Christian, which in my mind is self-evident as a believer in Christ. No Jews, no Jesus. As a Christian, it has felt like I am piggy-backing on Judaism’s millennial history, coming in in the middle, jumping onto old, hard-fought paths worn and won

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Aug 24

Israel's next great threat might not be Iran.

by Joshua Hoffman, FutureOfJewish.com. Aug. 19 2026 The Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase this week was the latest chapter in a relationship that has moved from refuge to alliance to rivalry — and a warning that Israel’s next northern threat may not come from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The most important fact about the Israeli airstrike in Syria this week is what Israel did not claim to be bombing. It did not claim to be destroying an Iranian weapons shipment. It did not

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Aug 20

Why Isn't There a Palestinian State?--a five minute video explains it clearly.

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Aug 17

A Christian writes why he is a supporter of Israel and the Jews, and about Jew-Hatred.

by Thomas Paine (find Thomas on Facebook). People can’t learn from history or avoid repeating it unless they know history to begin with. I’m a student of history and the son of a WWII veteran, and I never thought I’d be living through a glimpse of a repeat of the most tragic episode in human history. The rise of antisemitism we are all witnessing is alarming. I’m a Christian and this essay focuses on others who claim to be Christians and yet espouse Jew hatred: We find thes

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Aug 16

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