WELCOME TO VOICE OF THE SHOFAR

I have named this blog, “Voice of the Shofar” or, in Hebrew, “Kol Shofar (קול שופר).” It will, like the shofar, alert the Jewish people to news of relevance.

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Hamas Must be Destroyed — and Israeli Sovereignty Reestablished in Gaza

I read in today’s newspaper that there is a debate in Israel’s cabinet regarding the objective of this war. One…

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WHAT NOW? THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST JUDICIAL REFORM BILL WAS PASSED IN THE KNESSET

By Avi Abelow Now, this is a super important, comprehensive explanation on the whole situation in Israel with regards to…

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Survival And Sensibility In Israel

After weeks of hysterical liberal tantrums against the new conservative Israeli government, Muslim terrorists struck, killing Israeli Jews of all…

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The Communities That Risked Everything To Rescue Jews

Many are unaware that many communities during WWII rescued Jews from the Nazis. Did King Christian X of Denmark actually…

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Does the land belong to the Arabs or to the Jews?

The Land of Israel. Here is a video where Prime Minister Netanyahu explains to Jordan Peterson whose land it is…

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WESTERN CONVENTIONAL WISDOM VS. MIDDLE EAST REALITY

The proposed Palestinian state (Western conventional wisdom vs. Middle East reality) Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative” Secretary of…

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The New AntiSemitism

Anti-semitism (i.e., Jew-hatred) has been extant for several thousand years.  However, there is a New Antisemitism.  Victor Davis Hanson describes…

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Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes in New York

The State of New York has the most Jews in the United States and the greatest number of anti-Semitic hate…

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A guide to the perplexed: What does Israel’s sovereignty move mean?

Where will Israel apply its sovereignty? What will the price be? And why is the Trump plan better than previous proposals?

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The legal basis for applying Israeli law to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley

Israel has announced that it will apply Israeli civilian law to areas of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, (the area renamed “the West Bank” by Jordan after 1948), on or after July 1, 2020. Whereas this is seen by some as a hurried political decision, the more fundamental question is, does Israel have the right to do this under international law? 

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