Politics | Debunking Lies

Macron’s error: The UN did not create Israel

The League of Nations agreed on “the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reconstituting their national home in that country.”

You hear this all the time, and no - the UN did not create Israel.

History | Archeology

Archaeology is a big problem for the Palestinian cause 

The stone seal that was just discovered doesn’t refer to any indigenous Palestinian holidays, nor does it bear any ancient Palestinian symbols—because none of those things exist.

History | History

Where Did The Name Palestine Come From?

  1. Toward the end of the 13th century BCE, the tribes of Israel entered Canaan from the east and

Miscellaneous | Judaism

The Scientific Foreknowledge of the Jewish Sages

Three specific examples of Rabbis from the Talmud knowing things about the natural world that, all things being equal, they should not have known.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Jews Still Cry Over the Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem

Why continue mourning over the destruction of a building that happened so long ago?

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Elder Of Ziyon - To the pioneers of Judea and Samaria, "people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, and do"

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

History | Archeology

Archeological Echoes of David in Jerusalem - Part 3

In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we followed in the footsteps of young David before he became king and while he was on the run from King Saul. In this article, we will follow David to Jerusalem, future site of the Holy Temples and eternal capital of the Jewish people.

History | Archeology

Archeological Echoes of David’s Flight from Saul - Part 2

Follow David's journey as King Soul pursues him across the Land of Israel.

History | Archeology

The Archaeological Echoes of a Young King David - Part 1

Identify Saul's palace, armor similar to Goliath's, and the places that feature in David's youth.

History | History

The Jews of Iran: 10 Amazing Facts

Dive into the rich and surprising history of the Jews of Iran.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

What Is Hasidic Judaism?

Read on to explore the world of Hasidic Judaism. Learn about what it is, what Hasidim wear, and about many of their customs and traditions.

I’ve been inside the Chassidic world. These are the best people on earth. Most people, who haven’t had that opportunity, have many misconceptions (from the negative to the ludicrous) about Chassidim. This article is a good overview of what Chassidic Judaism is.

History | History

Blood Libels, Then and Now

JNS.org - This past Wednesday was the 20th of Sivan, which was once a fast day that commemorated the first violent blood libel. (The Vaad Arba Aratzot later redesignated it to commemorate the Cossack massacres of 1648-1649.) In 1144, 12-year-old William o

Miscellaneous | Resources

What Is Zionism?

The bond between Jews and the Land of Israel has been a vital element of Jewish history for over thousands of years. Learn more about what Zionism is here.

Politics | "Apartheid" State?

Israel Is Not Very Good At Apartheid Or Genocide

Israel may be good at a lot of things, including exhibiting and reaffirming its ancient connection to the land, but it’s not very good at apartheid or genocide.

Miscellaneous | Resources

Israel Under Fire – The Attempt to Deny the Foundational Legal, Historical, and National Rights of the Jewish People

False Arab claims attempt to nullify Jewish historical and legal rights to the Land of Israel. - Israel Under Fire – The Attempt to Deny the Foundational Legal, Historical, and National Rights of the Jewish People

Politics | Debunking Lies

Unraveling the false branding of Israel as a settler-colonial state

This platform is built on two fundamental falsehoods to justify atrocities, at least against Jews, and suspends justice and morality that has corrupted many liberation movements in recent centuries.

History | History

Jewish History: 10 Facts You Should Know About Queen Salome Alexandra

A ruler from ancient Judea's Second Temple times, she embodied nobility and righteousness.

History | History

Jewish resistance in Holocaust shown in 'Resistance – They Fought Back'

Paula Apsell’s new film tells the stories of  Jews who fought back in the Shoah.

I’ve never understood why people believe that Jews didn’t fight back.

History | History

Some Facts About the Holocaust for Those Just Learning

Between the years 1938 and 1945 the German Nazis and their willing collaborators murdered 6 million Jews and millions of others.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Netflix Epic on Moses Platforms Biased Scholar Who Expressed Joy on Oct.7

A newly-released Netflix documentary series on the biblical story of Moses has given a platform to an Egyptian scholar who referred to the biblical

The story of Moses is a Jewish story. Period. They shouldn’t include any other fake “experts” to discuss his life, or his story. Just because two other religions claim to be in our tradition, doesn’t confer any special knowledge of what that tradition actually is. It is even worse when you bring in a Muslim who hates Jews, Judaism, and Israel. Meanwhile, these are the same people who claim to care so much about “cultural appropriation” - something everyone does freely with the Jews. As usual, all done in the name of the DEI cult.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Anti-Fragility: The Jewish People’s Resilience During Dark Times

Major setbacks in Jewish history proved to be the springboard for extraordinary new adventures in Jewish spirit and creativity.

History | Archeology

The Archeology of Tel Lachish and the Stories It Tells

Mentioned extensively in the book of Joshua, the city is fascinating as it is ancient.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Where Is the Ark of the Covenant Today?

The Ark of the Covenant is the holiest item in Judaism. What happened to it?

History | History

The Japanese Abraham – Commentary Magazine

There’s a bestselling book by the psychologist Robert Cialdini titled Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade. In one point in this largely non-Jewish book, we are shown a

This is an amazing story, but is just one among thousands of amazing stories about Jewish people and G-d's intervention in our lives.

History | Archeology

Rare coin engraved with the name 'Eleazar the Priest' found in Judean Desert

Bar Kochba Revolt-era coin discovered along with three others and dated to 132 CE; Israel Antiquities Authority seeks volunteers for 10-day March dig in Judean caves.

This predates Islam by 500 years. Not that we needed any more proof that we are the indigenous people of the Land of Israel.

Miscellaneous | Resources

How Muslims and westerners have spread the myth of Jewish-Arab coexistence

Muslims have long promoted myths about their harmonious relations with Jews that they allege had always prevailed in Arab lands. These myths strongly resemble those elaborated by elites in the American South about relations between whites and blacks. Both

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - Israel Belongs to the Jews (Judean Rose)

The Jews aren't white people who came back to Israel from Europe. There has been a continuous Jewish presence in the Holy Land, the Land of Israel.

History | Archeology

Rare First Temple clay seal unearthed in Jerusalem

  A rare and exciting archaeological find has been unearthed in Jerusalem, providing a unique glimpse into the ancient past.

I love that it’s going on display in the mayor of Jerusalem’s office before continued scientific analysis.

History | History

The Search for the Ten Lost Tribes

What happened to the ten tribes and where are they today?

History | History

Jewish Kingdoms Throughout History

There have been several Jewish states inside and outside the Land of Israel during ancient times, some lasting for centuries, others for only a few years.

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - Does Gaza Belong to the Jews? (Judean Rose)

Is Gaza a part of indigenous Jewish territory as promised to the Jews by God?

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Elder Of Ziyon - Let's talk about "destroying cultural heritage" in Gaza

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News | Jewish Community

Meineket Rivka – The First Published Book by a Jewish Woman

Released posthumously in 1608, this work serves as a Torah-inspired ethical manual for social and spiritual conduct.

The first published book by a Jewish woman was published in 1608. So much for the myth that Jewish women are somehow “oppressed” by the “patriarchy.”

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

Chanukah: Independence & Defiance, Not Tolerance

Far from a “minor” holiday, Chanukah is more crucial than ever.

Politics | Opinion

The Jew-Movers Are Back

"We put 'em in the wrong place, so let's move 'em again!"

History | History

On Israel and ‘Root Causes’

According to today's Hamasophiles, Gaza's leadership is justified in their terror attacks against Israel because "Zionists stole their land." Before that…

History | History

There Is No Such Thing As 'Palestinians'

(This column is Part 1 of a series of articles explaining the fallacies that have led to the world’s leftists supporting Palestine, Gaza, and Hamas’ horrors)
The patterns of the anti-Semitic/Marxist/”...

Politics | Opinion

The essence of the Palestinian heritage

UNESCO's decision to declare Tel Jericho a 'heritage site in Palestine' contributes to a great lie and the erasure of Jewish history. Op Ed

News | Antisemitism Watch

Antisemitism is an ancient hatred, merely its expression changes

Motivations ranged from economic oppression to suspicions of Jewish thinkers, as well as psychological biases that fueled fear and xenophobia.

News | ISRAEL NEWS

We must reassert Jewish ties to 'Palestinian' land

The most outrageous part of UNESCO’s designation is its collusion with Palestinian efforts to not only erase the city’s Jewish heritage but claim it as their own.

These people are erasing Jewish history. Leftists claim that they are against erasing indigenous history. They are liars, hypocrites, and bigots. Jericho was a Jewish city more than 2,500 years before a single Arab stepped foot in the region, and more than 3,500 years before the invention of “Palestinian” nationhood (Arabs never referred to themselves as “Palestinians” before 1967). Israel must to do whatever necessary to preserve our history.

News | The UN

Israel Slams UNESCO Decision to Label Tel Jericho as ‘Palestinian Heritage Site’

Israel slammed the decision, which it said was made “despite the many and sincere efforts of the Secretary-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, to balance the decision."

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

The Palm Frond and the Sword - Meir Y. Soloveichik

Striking archeological discoveries are a constant in Israel, but they can still occasionally inspire wonder. That is the case with the uncovering of a weapons

History | Archeology

Archaeologists find 'mystery' ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics

The channels may have been used to prepare a commodity "connected to the economy of the temple or palace", said archaeologist Yuval Gadot in the statement.

Still waiting to find a "Palestinian" artifact that predates 1967,

History | Archeology

Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt | The Times of Israel

Apparently stolen by Jewish rebels, the incredibly well-preserved weapons are 'an extremely rare find, the likes of which have never been found in Israel'

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Destroying Jewish History: Palestinian Authority building neighborhood on Joshua's Altar site

A construction vehicle was confiscated after an inspector found that the Palestinian Authority had begun paving roads on the ruins of the historic site.

WHY does the weak and pats grid Israeli government continually allow Arabs to destroy Jewish history?

Politics | Opinion

The End Of Self Rule In Judea: The Interloper's Prey & Lessons For Today

From the blog of Leonard Grunstein at Jewish Standard

News | The Temple Mount

Elder Of Ziyon - What is the Waqf doing on the Temple Mount? The Israel Antiquities Authority says it is "classified.”

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

The Israeli government can’t protect Jewish lives or Jewish history. They are pathetic.

Politics | Judea & Samaria

Settling every inch of the land in the historic Land of Israel

Any division between Judea and Samaria and the rest of Israel is artificial and not reflective of history, justice, or truth.

Politics | Media Bias

National Geographic Deprecates Jewish Theology and Ignores Archeological Fact

The article does not ignore Jewish claims to the Temple Mount, but it subtly denies their credence while privileging Muslim theology.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Elder Of Ziyon - No, it isn't Israelis who try to use archaeology to erase history. It is Palestinians.

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

20 Amazing Converts to Judaism You Should Know - Chabad.org

Throughout history the Jewish nation has been enriched by
converts—upstanding men and women who opted to enter the covenant and become
part of the Chosen Nation.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Op-Ed: Funded by the EU, Palestinians Abuse the Environment and Erase Jewish History

By helping the Palestinians dilute Israeli sovereignty, the European Union is only creating further conflict.

Miscellaneous | Jewish Life

The Mystery Convert of Jerusalem

The Rabbinic Controversy of Warder Cresson's Circumcision.

Politics | Opinion

World Indigenous Day: Recognizing Jews' ties to the Land of Israel

It is crucial that we have a deep understanding of our own identity so that we can proudly declare, “I am a Jew, and I am indigenous to the Land of Israel.”

Jews are Judeans: we ARE the indigenous people of the Land of Israel.

History | History

Israel: Who Are the Indigenous People?

The Land of Israel has changed hands many times over the centuries. But it has always been the homeland of one particular people. Noa Tishby, author of…

This is excellent, with the one exception that it is the Temple Mount itself which is the holiest place in Judaism, the Western Wall, a retaining wall of the Temple Mount, is our second holiest place.

Politics | Opinion

Don't let the Palestinians erase the Jewish history of Israel

Joshua’s battle over Jericho is ancient history but there is an important battle to fight today – combating the replacement of Jewish history by the Palestinian narrative in UNESCO

Politics | Debunking Lies

The colourful Twitter history of Palestine

A look at the Twitter history of Palestine. And how across social media a lack of real evidence led to a colourful (but very fake) creation

History | History

Elder Of Ziyon - Remembering what happens when Jews rely on others

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

History | History

A List of Communities in Ashkenaz Obliterated by Violence During the Black Death

Jewish martyrology from medieval Germany

History | Archeology

American Archeologists Unearth New Mosaic From 1,600 Year Old Synagogue In Israel

Excavations reveal mosaic artwork near the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq, in the Israeli Lower Galilee, led by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - Click the link for more details.

Still waiting for archeologists to uncover anything “Palestinian” from before 1967.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Why Are There So Many Kosher Chinese Restaurants?

Here’s what we know: Jews eat Chinese food. North American Jews did so in the early 20th century, when Ashkenazi ...

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Discovery on Par with Qumran Scrolls: King Hezekiah’s Inscriptions

The discovery presents a breakthrough in the study of the history of Israel in the biblical period.

This is an amazing discovery!

History | History

Chilling, newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close

Yad Vashem says images are first to show pogrom from indoor vantage point; indicate German public was aware and that violence was coordinated by authorities

Miscellaneous | Judaism

The Not-So-Dead Sea Scrolls

How the Dead Sea Scrolls, considered by many to be the most significant archaeological discovery of the 20th century, speak to Jews in the 21st century.

History | History

The Temple Mount: The Astonishing Israeli Concession of 1967

In a triumphant moment, Israel’s flag was hoisted over the newly conquered Temple Mount—then quickly taken down.

Moshe Dayan thought he was preventing bloodshed, and I am sure foremost on his mind was preventing Jewish bloodshed. But he made a mistake. You never surrender and inch of land to people who want to murder you. How much more so when you are talking about Judaism’s holiest place on earth? Ever since Israel relinquished control of the Temple Mount Arabs have used it as a propaganda tool. In fact their ability to do so has only expanded as they have conned large numbers of ignorant people into, against every bit of historical evidence, believing that Arabs in the region are a separate ethnic people called “Palestinian” who are the “real” indigenous people. Had the Israelis kept the Temple Mount, it would have sent the message to the world that ALL of Israel is Jewish, they aren’t afraid to proudly proclaim it, and that Arabs are welcome to live and pray anywhere in Israel, including the Dome of the Rock, ONLY if they accept the reality of the situation. Instead, now we have a “Jewish” state where Jews aren’t allowed to pray at the most revered place in our religion and in our history.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

It Is NOT Israel Independence Day But Israel REESTABLISHMENT Day

Israel did not become independent from anyone. Jews waited for the British to leave

Great column, I wish it was longer. Israel has ALWAYS been Jewish, and Jews have always lived there. It is Israel that was occupied for almost 2,000 years before the re-establishment of the modern Jewish state. Despite the propaganda that FAR too many people believe, no other people has ever established a nation in the Land of Israel.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

As Palestinians Destroy Jewish Holy Sites, Media Focus On Fake ‘Attacks’ on Al-Aqsa Mosque

Palestinian rioters this week twice damaged Joseph's Tomb, a Jewish holy site under Palestinian Authority control.

History | History

20 years before the Holocaust, pogroms killed 100,000 Jews - then were forgotten

'In the Midst of Civilized Europe' by Jeffrey Veidlinger revisits the brutal violence in 1918-1921 that portended a genocide of Europe's Jews, and was soon overshadowed by it

History | History

Jews in the Wild West

10 surprising facts about Jews in the American Frontier.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Last Known Survivor of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Leon Kopelman, Dies at 97

A Polish soldier lays a wreath during the commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, amid the …

BDE He was a true hero. As they all were. I really believe that we don’t produce people like this anymore.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

11 Russian Chassidic Songs That Uplift the Soul and Enliven the Spirit - Jewish History

Russian, Belarussian, and Ukrainian peasants
were a source for beloved songs, sometimes with Hebrew or Yiddish added.

History | History

The Jews who fought back during the Holocaust

Our communal sense of history and peoplehood give us the strength to continue while our enemies fall by the wayside. Op-ed.

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

Why Insist on Depicting a Straight-Branched Menorah? - Questions & Answers

Despite the depiction of the Temple menorah on the Arch of Titus, Chabad makes a point of depicting the menorah with straight, diagonal branches. Why?

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Modern Maccabees: Scope of Jewish resistance to Nazis highly underestimated

Display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library from December 8 reveals often underestimate rescue efforts and armed uprisings, as Jews fought back against their persecutors

I’ve never understood why these stories aren’t better known. We get movies like “Schindler’s List” about non-Jews saving Jewish lives, but very little, aside from “Defiance” and a few TV movies many years ago, about the many many examples of Jewish resistance. Schindler, and those like him, was a hero. But the perception that Jews went to their deaths without fighting back is wrong.

History | History

Special vessels show Jewish continuity in Israel after Roman destruction

The use of chalkstones vessels did not stop with the destruction of city in the second century CE as previously thought, but continued in the Galilee for at least two more centuries.

History | History

It’s Time to Recognize the Contribution of the Jewish Resistance to the Rescue of the Jews of France

Léon Blum, the Jewish socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France, led the efforts of the “Vichy 80” …

History | History

When George Washington Met Moses

Scholars of religious freedom have called Washington’s letter to Moses Seixas and the congregation a milestone in human rights. For the first time, members of religious minorities were granted full partnership in the nation they inhabited as a matter of p

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Why Seth Rogen’s Anti-Israel Rant Matters

Seth Rogan told Marc Maron that support for Israel is outdated thinking. His opinion rests on a deep ignorance of the history of Israel and the Jewish people.

Seth Rogan’s total ignorance is typical of what results form the typical non-religious Jewish “education” in the United States. I know that because I grew up in that world. To put it in secular terms, it would be like if we took the comments of someone who has a kindergarten education seriously who was speaking about physics. Rogan (obviously) knows NOTHING. Which explains the entire generation of American, progressive, millennials with similar views about Israel. They know even less than even my anemically Jewishly educated generation.

This article makes that case incredibly well.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

How Two-and-a-Half Tribes Ended Up East of the Jordan - Jewish History

Learn how Moses gave the land east of the Jordan to Reuben, Gad, and half of Manassah, on one condition.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

The Coin Toss Was Not Random - Jewish History

While he was talking,
the future rebbe took out a coin and began to flip it up into the air

News | News

Steve Kramer - Will Jewish History Repeat Itself?

Steve Kramer – Will Jewish History Repeat Itself? The Torah portion (parsha) for the week of June 13, Shelach lecha (Go up there), is well known to contain “the sin of the spies.” Moses had ordered leaders from each of the twelve tribes of Israe

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Holy Jewish site of Esther and Mordechai set ablaze in Iran - reports - The Jerusalem Post

'Disturbing reports from Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight,' ADL National Director Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Jewish History: Who Was Amram?

Amram, son of Kehot, led the Jewish people in
Egypt and fathered three of the greatest leaders in Jewish history.

News | JEWISH COMMUNITY

The Lesson Of Chanukah Is Deeply Relevant In 2019. Here’s Why.

The Jewish holiday of Chanukah — that’s properly spelled “Chanukah” and not “Hanukkah,” by the way — began last evening. At some point over the past century, as American Jewry grew in both rank and number and as a politically

History | History

Historian: New evidence shows FDR's bigotry derailed many Holocaust rescue plans

In his book about Franklin Roosevelt and the Holocaust, Rafael Medoff finds links between the US president's anti-Japanese stances and his policies against Jews fleeing Hitler

We’ve known for a long time that thousands, if not millions, of Jews could have been saved if FDR wasn’t an antisemite. It’s becoming clearer and clearer how true that is.