Newsletter Friday, May 24, 2024 'One of the reasons Trump will win is that the American people understand that we need to stand with Israel' One sharp and clear question exposed the full pettiness of the American academia and made New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik a household name – and a potential vice president. In an exclusive interview, she explains her love of Israel and why "there is no excuse for any American president to withhold aid." Read more... Opinions   Navigating falsehood and discrimination as a Jewish student by Maxine Khalfon May 23, 2024 Top Stories    'The West is suffering from a post-biblical void' by Matan Hasidim/Makor Rishon   May 23, 2024     Dr. Yoram Hazony explains how the seeds of contemporary progressivism were sown back in the days of the old liberalism and calls on us not to lose hope in the struggle for the soul of the West. Read more... More News   On misguided concepts and the judicial system by Dror Eydar   May 23, 2024     The farce at the court in The Hague exposed us to a question we have avoided until now: What is the court's responsibility for the October 7 failure, and how did it help create the misconception that smashed into pieces? Read more... ICJ poised to order halt to Gaza war; Israel concerned over next steps by Shirit Avitan Cohen   May 23, 2024     The prevailing assessment among Israeli officials is that the non-binding decision could come as soon as Friday. A significant concern is that injunctions from The Hague could precipitate a similar resolution by the UN Security Council, where Israel would again require a United States veto to block it. Read more... 'Horrific': World shocked by Hamas cruelty toward female Israeli captives by David Baron and Adi Nirman   May 23, 2024     The disturbing abduction video of the female Israeli hostages is making waves all over the world. CNN featured the video as the top headline; The Daily Mail, Telegraaf, Bild, and others covered the story extensively. Read more... Why did Reuters decide to change subtitles of horrific Hamas video? by Erez Linn   May 23, 2024     The original subtitles show a Hamas terrorist referring to the young Israeli female captives using a vulgar Arabic phrase that translates as "sex slaves" – a term from early Islam. Reuters' translations rendered this simply as "the cheap ones" – a sanitized version – citing 'discrepancies' between audio and Israel-provided subtitles. Read more... IDF confirms Netanyahu got 4 strategic warnings prior to Oct. 7 by ILH Staff   May 23, 2024     According to the reports, Prime Minister Netanyahu received four separate warning letters from the Military Intelligence Directorate between March and July 2023 regarding Israel's enemies' perception of the damage to cohesion in Israel and its impact on Israel and the military in particular. Read more...