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Politics | The Left

Amnesty International Australia Insists on the Right to Intimidate Jews

Despite the blatant rise in antisemitism, Amnesty International Australia, which claims to “challenge injustice wherever it happens,” has consistently vilified and actively opposed measures intended to protect Australian Jews.

Politics | Opinion

Make terrorism backfire: Rescinding recognition of ‘Palestine’

Albanese claimed that Australia’s recognizing of a fictitious Palestinian state didn’t encourage the Jew-slaughter.

Politics | Politics

Norman Podhoretz’s intellectual journey and the fate of American Jewry

The “Commentary” editor’s career epitomized both the success of 20th- century Jews and an awakening to the peril posed by the moral collapse of political liberalism.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Is Chanukah 8 (Not 7) Days Long? - 13 answers to an age-old puzzle - Chabad

The 8 days are because it either took 8 days to become pure or to travel to Tekoa to get new oil. But why is the first day celebrated? Here are 13 reasons.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Reuven Morrison, couple who died trying to stop Bondi Beach attackers praised for heroic efforts

While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for the

News | News

Norman Podhoretz, 1930-2025 – Commentary Magazine

My father died tonight, December 16, a month shy of his 96th birthday. Norman Podhoretz passed peacefully and without pain, with a new translation of The Odyssey on his desk that

Family & Parenting | Kids

Grade inflation hides that only 22% of students are math proficient

New research reveals 25% of college students with perfect 4.0 GPAs can't do middle school math, exposing how grade inflation misleads families about academic preparedness.

Politics | Politics

CBC Gaza Storm Coverage Absolves Hamas Of Ceasefire Violations And Shifts Blame To Israel

By using passive language and omissions, CBC suggested Israeli military action was unprovoked.

Politics | Politics

CBC News Finds Way To Blame Israel For Winter Storms

Rather than note the massive humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza, CBC News relied on selectively filmed flood scenes to craft a crisis narrative.

Politics | Politics

The “Journalists Killed By Israel” Narrative Is Crumbling – But The Canadian Association Of Journalists (CAJ) Rema

A new study finds that roughly 60 percent of those labeled “journalists” were affiliated with Hamas or other Canada-listed terrorist groups.

Politics | Politics

Urgent: Confirm U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism

ACT Now: Urge Congress to help protect Jews around world by confirming Rabbi Kaploun as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism!

Recipes | Recipes

The Best Way to Bake a Potato Includes a Surprising Step | The Kitchn

Learn the best way to bake a potato to get fluffy interiors and crispy skin.

News | News

Jonathan Feldstein: Loss, Survival, Resilience and Contemporary Antisemitism

Jonathan Feldstein: Loss, Survival, Resilience and Contemporary Antisemitism Loss, Survival, Resilience and Contemporary Antisemitism 15 Years After the Terror Attack in Which She Was Nearly Killed   On December 18, 2010, British Israeli tour guide,

Politics | Media Bias

Years of Ignored Antisemitism Led to Terror in Australia – and the Media Helped Normalize It

The terrorist attack in Australia was the result of antisemitism being ignored for years and the media took part in this denial.

Politics | Opinion

Is Australia lying about the Bondi Beach attack?

Officials are blaming ISIS, which seems like a convenient scapegoat that shields state actors from consequences which could result in another Middle East war.

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

Gil Gerard Dead: 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century' Star Was 82

Gil Gerard, the actor best known for his turn as the wisecracking hero of the 1979-81 NBC series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, died Tuesday at 82.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, 39, Father of 4, Murdered in Bondi Massacre

One of 15 killed on first night of Chanukah

News | Antisemitism Watch

The Souls Stolen in the Bondi Chanukah Massacre

The terrorist attack brutally extinguished the lives of 15 beloved members of their families and community

Psychology | Psychology

A neuroscientist explains how to build cognitive reserve for a healthier brain

Staying mentally sharp while aging isn't a pipe dream. A cognitive neuroscientist explains that it's an achievable goal, built upon a lifetime of habits that strengthen your brain's "cognitive reserve" and protect its function.

News | Jewish Community

1,300-year-old menorah pendant suggests Rome's ban on Jews from Jerusalem was a failure

After the Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an artifact suggests some tenacious residents could not be kept away

News | In The News

Jack White responds to Trump's Rob Reiner reaction: "You disgusting, vile, egomaniac, loser, child"

On Instagram this morning, Jack White said what we all were thinking, calling Donald Trump a "disgusting, vile, egomaniac, loser, child."

News | News

Algemeiner: Hamas Rejects Disarmament, Threatens Another October 7 — Media Silence

Algemeiner: Hamas Rejects Disarmament, Threatens Another October 7 — Media Silence by Rinat Harash Two years after Hamas’ horrific massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 — and barely two months after the terror group agreed to the first phas