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The editor-in-chief of the Jewish Press, a Jewish newspaper based in Brooklyn that serves a primarily Orthodox audience, was identified as one of the protesters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Elliot Resnick was identified in a video of the Capitol breach by an anonymous researcher and first reported by Politico. Resnick later wrote about the Jan. 6 incident without disclosing that he participated. “Democrats keep on declaring that never again can this country see its Capitol overtaken by a mob,” he wrote in a post from March 17 on the website American Thinker. “Well, there’s an easy...

On the face of it, the choice on November 3 is straightforward. A president is running for reelection who brings with him a record of some remarkable achievements over the past four years, both domestically and internationally. Running against him is an opponent who seems locked in the past, with a failed leftist agenda, but with an overarching message that he will restore dignity to the presidency.Few will deny that Donald Trump has a controversial personality (although Biden is hardly a saint himself), but look at what he has accomplished and the promise that four more years of a Trump...

It should properly be called “Affirmative Action Looting.” Having lectured the world for decades that American blacks should not be expected to obey the law or conform to the standards of behavior applicable to others, that black crime is a protest against social injustices, that blacks cannot succeed because of white skin privilege and never mind that there is a black president, the liberal establishment might as well be torching they buildings and cars in Missouri all by itself. The liberals have “Tawana Brawleyed” themselves into oblivion. They seriously believed that a grand jury could be bullied into indicting an...

There are countries in the world, mainly in Europe, that are presently undergoing significant cultural transformations as a result of Muslim immigration. France, Germany, Belgium and Holland are interesting examples of cases where immigration from Muslim countries, together with the Muslims’ high fertility rate, effects every area of life. It is interesting to know that there is a country in the world whose official and public approach to the Muslim matter is totally different. This country is Japan. This country keeps a very low profile on all levels regarding the Muslim matter: On the diplomatic level, senior political figures from...

I wouldn't worry to much about the Turner victory . . . at least now you at The Jewish Press won't have to spend the next two years scolding the candidate you endorsed! Okay. So much for my well earned "gotcha!" Now to other matters . . . The readers who insist that government assistance trumps "gay marriage" are missing two points: first, to go flout this universal Noachide prohibition of HaQadosh Barukh Hu' is (at the very least) selling one's soul for money, and even more importantly (according to Rashi) actually putting this country in danger of destruction. How...

I have sent an e-mail response to The Jewish Press in rebuttal to a liberal e-mailer. I have done this in the past, but my responses hardly ever get posted. This being the case I have decided to post it here to FR. Here is the original e-mail (name withheld) followed by the response I sent.

Judaism And Warfare , Steven Plaut Dear Dr. H: You write about how Judaism is devoted to the pursuit of peace. You bring assorted citations from the Bible and Psalms about how nice peace can be. You emphasize that Judaism grants peace priority over competing goals. You find biblical quote after biblical quote about how good peace is. You then conclude that Israel is behaving in a manner that contradicts Jewish tradition when it wars against Hamas barbarism and Gaza terror. Israel must pursue "negotiations" with Hamas, you insist, citing the biblical desire for peace as the over-riding consideration. That...

Two weeks ago I debated Michael Steinhardt, the renowned philanthropist and self-declared atheist, and Prof. Noah Feldman, arguably America’s foremost thirty-something legal mind, on the subject of whether or not Jews are different based on their values. Are we as a people distinct based on the values we cherish, or are we like everyone else? To be sure, Jews are fiercely devoted to their identities. Even when they assimilate and/or marry out, they still never give up the title "Jew," as they rarely ever convert to the religion of their non-Jewish spouse. It’s as if they feel innately that there...

It was a war Israel was more afraid of winning than of losing. It was a war whose battlefield strategy was based on posturing – on acting as if Israel were conducting an actual all-out war. It was a war in which Israel attempted to defeat the enemy by not defeating him. It was a war of the make-pretend. Let us be clear. Every war has its share of mishaps, glitches, and human errors, and this one was no exception. But this war was fought after many years of massive budget cuts for the military. Convinced that the era of...

Why The Jewish Press Is So Special The two editorials I've posted below show why The Jewish Press is the best Jewish publication going today. First, their editorial endorsing Bush in 2000 is a gem of irrefutable logic and sharp, clear writing. Second, their editorial from Dec. 2001 is an equally compelling "in your face" reminder to their fellow Jews of the heat they took for endorsing Bush the year before. These editorials are just two examples of why many Freepers -- myself included -- have been posting articles here from The Jewish Press. Every week they feature columns and...

Why The Jewish Press Is So Special The two editorials I've posted below show why The Jewish Press is the best Jewish publication going today. First, their editorial endorsing Bush in 2000 is a gem of irrefutable logic and sharp, clear writing. Second, their editorial from Dec. 2001 is an equally compelling "in your face" reminder to their fellow Jews of the heat they took for endorsing Bush the year before. These editorials are just two examples of why many Freepers -- myself included -- have been posting articles here from The Jewish Press. Every week they feature columns and...