Category: <span>IDF</span>

Collective Punishment – Or Coming to One’s Senses

The burning issue that is the talk of Israel, when it comes to dealing with terror is the hatred of collective punishment. The “Jewish conscience” (filled with Western morality that is in fierce opposition to the Torah and traditional Jewish values) states, thou shall not collectively punish a people, city …

When You Go To War

There is a battle raging in Israel and sadly, it is between Ultra-Orthodox Jews and non-Ultra-Orthodox Jews. On the bright side, it is a battle that unifies many diverse communities. On the negative side, they are unified against one of our own. In the last few weeks, the debate has …

Breaking News: Parashat HaShavua & 20 Years Since the Israeli Helicopter Disaster

B”H This morning, “My Nation – Ami Chai” posted a pic of the monument erected in She’ar Yeshuv, the village over which the two helicopters crashed, with the caption reading “Today marks 20 years since the Israeli Helicopter Disaster”.  It then adds – “On February 4, 1997, two Israeli helicopters …

The Maccabees Were Not G.I. Joes & Other Misconceptions of Galut Mentality

Galut Mentality is dangerous for Am Yisrael. When we internalize the bullying of the goyim throughout the ages and think less of ourselves than B’nei Melech and Am Segulah, that too is Galut Mentality.  We have no one to fear and no one to answer to, but Hashem.

The Fear Effect

Congratulations Lieutenant-General Eizenkot. Or should I say Mazal Tov. It is a hard thing to do, to destroy the morale of the IDF, but you’ve done it. Last week, before the Azaria verdict, you calmed the fears and worries of the parents of EVERY soldier by stating that the IDF soldiers …