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Why young Europeans can’t understand Israeli settlers
“Europe today is post-God, post-nationalism, post-family and post-Holocaust—and is therefore understandably at odds with the very concept of Israel…”
The ‘Prayer Intifada’
“By undermining this last pillar of Palestinian jihadism and by unambiguously embracing the Jewish heritage of these holy sites, Israel can help the local and regional Arabs come to the conclusion that the P.A. and Hamas are irrelevant, that Israel is here to stay, and that therefore it is better to embrace the Jewish state as a partner for regional stability and prosperity rather than keep fighting a pointless war…”
The Miracle of Trump
“Trump is indeed a kind of miracle in our time. However, Jewish miracles are always about God’s intervention together with human action. If Trump wins a second term, it is up to Israel to walk through the door, or through the Red Sea, as it were…”
Honoring the life of Sarah: 50,000 Jews gather in Hebron for Shabbat
“I think of it as Woodstock meets the Bible,” Hebron spokesperson Yishai Fleisher said. “On the one hand, it’s an incredible festival that includes spirituality, lectures, and Friday and Saturday night music. But at the same time, the main event is the reading of the Torah portion which describes the purchase of this plot of land by Abraham.
More than 100 Dems send Pompeo letter strongly opposing Israeli settlement policy shift
Yishai Fleisher, the international spokesman for the Jewish community of Hebron, told Fox News, “We took time to honor President Trump and the administration and to be appreciative of that brave declaration of truth,” referencing Pompeo’s announcement last week.
FLEISHER: The Much-Needed Israeli Defense Umbrella
“Israel possesses the military might and has already engaged Iran in various ways, including bombings of secret Iranian weapons shipments to Syria. However, the mindset of the big boy on the block — the regional leader, the keeper of the peace — is not yet fully developed in Israel…”
Netanyahu says if reelected he’ll annex parts of Hebron in The West Bank in controversial move: reports
In response to Netanyahu’s promise to apply Israeli sovereignty in Hebron, Fleisher told Fox News, “There’s a big difference between political promises and political policy and action.”
He added, “The Jewish community of Hebron welcomes these statements and looks forward to pushing to make them a political reality and political policy.”
Beyond the Headlines: Uncovering the Real Hebron in the Midst of a Relentless Media War
“What do I mean by that? Well, I deal with a lot of media here and what they want to do, they want to capture one shot here – the Israeli army next to closed stores and if they could catch a kid with Jewish sidelocks, then they have exactly the story which is the settlers are using the IDF, Israeli army, to ethnically cleanse Hebron,” Fleisher said.
Members of Israeli parliament to Congress: Resolution opposing Israel boycott is ‘dangerous to Israel’
Discussing the taboo given to Jewish settlement in communities central to Israel’s historical narrative, event host and community spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron, Yishai Fleisher, said “if you listen to the media, we are not the startup nation, we are the occupation nation. It is a pernicious narrative.”
FLEISHER: The End Of The 100-Year Arab-Israeli War
‘But for many Arab states, the Palestinians have become a group who stands between them and normalization with Israel — something which would give them regional prosperity and personal security — and the end of the failed 100-year war..”