Yishai Fleisher
By Yishai Fleisher
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Opinion The Left’s Hypocritical Rage Against ‘Jewish Power’
Wednesday’s report that, at the urging of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Kahane-legacy Otzma party would be included in his coalition unleashed a furor on the center and the left both in Israel and in the U.S. While I may not be an Otzma voter, I find the left’s apoplectic reaction to the inclusion…
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Opinion Angry At Airbnb For Boycotting The Settlements? Birthright Does The Same Thing.
When I was growing up there was a memorable commercial on TV against drug use. A father, finding a basket of illicit drugs in his son’s closet, confronts him with rapid-fire questions, finally yelling at him: “Who taught you how to use this stuff?!” And the cornered son blurts out, “You, alright! I learned it…
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Opinion American Jews: Stop Politicizing The Pittsburgh Massacre. Sincerely, Your Israeli Brother
On Saturday, a man entered a synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 Jews. It was a horrific, heinous crime. Sadly, rather than bringing Jews closer together, it seems to be only dividing us apart. In the past, after terror attacks in Israel, I have looked at my Instagram feed just after a terror attack in…
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Opinion I’m A Settler Who Defends The Birthright Walkouts
Twice this summer, a number of students have filmed themselves walking off their Birthright trips. The much debated walkouts are part of a campaign called “Not Just A Free Trip” organized by the American Jewish activist group IfNotNow. But while many believe that IfNotNow’s left-wing walkouts of Birthright trips may be nothing more than a…
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