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FLEISHER: The Fascinating First-Person Tale Of The Kosher Iftar Of Hebron, Israel
A few weeks ago, the leaders of the Jewish community of Hebron, Israel got an invitation to an Iftar celebration — the traditional Muslim nightly feast at the end of each day of the month-long Ramadan daytime fast — in the Jabari section of Arab-run Hebron. The location was not surprising to us since we have been working for years with the host, Sheikh Ashraf Jabari, a businessman, and a local clan chieftain…
Remembrance – Zikaron
In March of 1995 my friends and I were drafted to the Israeli army. We had passed some grueling tests and were accepted to the Paratrooper brigades, the Tzanchanim. The image of the red berets liberating the Western Wall was…..
FLEISHER: The Clash Of American Liberal Jewry And Israeli Nationalism
The recent landslide election of Benjamin Netanyahu and the ascendancy of the Israeli Right has deepened the rift between Israeli and American Jews — the latter of whom disproportionately identify with the political Left….
Hundreds of supporters of communities in Judea, Samaria voice their narrative at off-campus AIPAC event
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.”
Politics, Peace, and Jewish Survival in the Middle East
Date: March 28, 2019
Venue: Grenwich, CT
Why the Otzma Party is a legitimate political voice
“Two-state solutionists plan to kick out Jews from their homes in favor of the newly minted Palestine, which sounds a lot like ethnic-cleansing. These very same people look down from their high horse of moral superiority at a right-wing party that calls to expel terrorists so that Jews can be safe from jihad in their ancestral heartland..”
Dead Sea Shabbat Retreat: A Family-Friendly Land of Israel Spiritual Experience
The popular Land of Israel (LOI) network is holding its first Shabbat retreat at a special time and place intended to reinforce their message: The Jews have returned to Israel and it is time to inspire the world.
The Left’s Hypocritical Rage Against ‘Jewish Power’
Ironically, while I’m a dyed-in-the-Techelet “settler,” I think that the right wing has the key to Arab-Jewish reconciliation and harmony.
US blocks Security Council criticism over Israel’s decision to remove observers from Biblical city of Hebron
Yishai Fleisher, the international spokesman for the Jewish community of Hebron, told Fox News that for the past 22 years TIPH never brought peace to Hebron and complained about their actions and bias against his community. “They were found to strike Jewish children on video, puncture Jewish Israeli tires, and also, in general, have a very, very chummy relationship with the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian narrative,” he said.
Palestinians Say Israel Removing Witnesses by Ejecting Hebron Monitors
Yishai Fleisher, a spokesman for the Hebron Jewish community, said the TIPH observers “created an atmosphere of conflict, not a congenial atmosphere of peace.” Jews and Palestinians, he said, have inhabited the city for centuries: “We know each other and I’m sure we’ll find a way to get along without Norwegian help,” Fleisher said.