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How Omer Shem Tov Found God in a Hamas Tunnel

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I Will Not Apologize for Living

October 7th brought us to the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust. Hamas terrorists murdered about 1200 people in southern Israel, 250 hostages were put into dark underground tunnels in Gaza in subhuman conditions. Women were violated, babies burned, children and parents killed before each other’s eyes. Since that horrific day we have […]

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The "Sinn Féin Rabbi" Ireland's Footballers Forgot

Ireland’s dislike for Israel has reached the point where its national team’s soccer players literally can’t stand being on the field with Israelis. In two recent Nations League matches against the Jewish state, Ireland’s players wore black armbands in protest over the war in Gaza, bowed their heads during Israel’s national anthem, and refused the […]

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The World Says You're a Jew. Now What?
At NYU, my nephew took a stand and lost friends overnight. He knew why he was targeted but no one ever explained to him why being Jewish was worth it.

On the morning of October 7, 2023, my nephew, a student at NYU, woke up and reached for his phone. His feed was already flooded with posts attacking Israel. He didn't yet know what had happened there. Only after scrolling through post after post did he piece together what had happened hours earlier. Hamas terrorists […]

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An Oct 7 Hero's Widow Marries Her Husband’s Former Commander
Out of the pain of October 7, a young widow found the courage to love again. Her wedding showed what makes the Jewish people unbreakable.

Beneath a wedding canopy near Ma’ale Adumim on June 23, 2026, Miriam stood beside Ofek, preparing to begin a new chapter in her life. They were surrounded by family, friends, music, and celebration, but also by tears. Present in every heart was the memory of Captain Ori Mordechai Shani, Miriam’s first husband, the father of […]

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Survivors of Kibbutz Be’eri

Hamas terrorists kidnapped dozens of Israelis and slaughtered more than a hundred others at this kibbutz. Some survivors returned a month later to rebuild.

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