There is a strange phenomenon that is probably unique to Israelis, or perhaps to Jews: purchasing an alternative citizenship. For some years, it was possible to legally purchase a Portuguese citizenship and get an EU passport, if you met certain…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Shinzo Abe – the Assassination of a Good Man for the World and for Israel
On Friday, two days before the elections for Japan’s upper house of parliament, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, was assassinated while making an election speech in support of a local candidate in the city of Nara. I regretted hearing…
The Curse of Reelections
“As long as the laws of society are not satisfactory to each and every individual in the state, and leave a minority that is dissatisfied with the government of the state, that minority conspires under the government of the state…
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Posted in Articles, Israel, News, Politics
At Highland Park, the Murderer Went for Jews
Four of the seven victims of the Highland Park mass shooting were Jewish, and probably many of the dozens who were injured. According to a JTA report, “Although local authorities have not yet said whether they believe the shooter’s motivation…
What Breeds Ongoing Violence in the U.S.?
America hardly recuperates from the shock of a mass shooting in a certain city when a new incident takes place somewhere else. Seven people were killed and more than 30 wounded in the shooting perpetrated by a 21-year-old man at…
If Science Could Provide Longevity, We Would Need to Ask Why
A story published on the Hebrew edition of Israel Hayom ישראל היום states that a research conducted by Rambam Health Care Campus – Hospital hospital and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology claims to have found that injecting a protein called Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A…
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Posted in Articles, News, Science
A Squalid War that Heralds a New Era
It has been more than four months since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Initially, the world was aghast with the atrocities many had thought would never return to Europe. But as the days and weeks went by, emotions…
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Posted in Articles, News, Russia, Ukraine, War
Why Have More Americans Stopped Looking for God?
Belief in God is a strong sign of the perseverance of American religiosity over the years. But a new study found that faith in God has plummeted to 81%, an unprecedented low since 2017 when that percentage was six points…
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Posted in America, Articles, News
What Hamas Leader Knows, and What He Doesn’t
A few days ago, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on Palestinians to prepare to return to Palestine. He declared that Israel is in a state of political disintegration that reflects the dead-end to which the Zionist enterprise has come. “The…
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Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Israel, News
The Summer Break Should Not Be a Break
Israel has a lot of children. Out of approximately nine million people, 2.5 million are younger than 18. Tomorrow, July 1st, they will all begin a two-month summer break. While many teenagers work during the summer, many do not, and…
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Posted in Articles, Integral Education, Israel, News
Israel – the Ever-Electing Country
Nearly forty years ago, Jewish thinker Simon Rawidowicz published a book titled Israel – The Ever-Dying People. Since nearly four years ago, Israel has become the ever-electing country. For the fifth time in less than four years, Israel is going…
Where in Europe Is Good for Jews?
The answer to the question of what are the best places to be Jewish should be an unequivocal “anywhere.” Unfortunately, that is not the case. The fact that such a question was the main topic in a recent study by…