Hanukkah

Radicals Oppose Israel President’s Hebron Candle Lighting

Extremist Israeli organizations, and believe it or not, radical Members of Knesset were up in arms that Israel’s President Chaim Herzog lit Hanukkah candles at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron last night. On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh says that while it’s no surprise that Hamas and the Palestinian Authority accused Herzog of “storming” Hebron on Hanukkah (which is essentially a blood libel), what’s more disturbing is MK’s and Israeli groups who are not in the consensus trying to deny a modern-day connection between Judaism and its second holiest city.

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored

Why Did the Monsey Stabbing Happen?

On today’s Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten, Josh tackles the horrible Monsey stabbing, where a machete-wielding hater of the Jews attacked a Hanukkah lighting ceremony in Monsey, NY this past Saturday night. Josh says that those who continue to ask “why” this attack and the many other anti-Semitic attacks are happening, need to wake up to the reality that if you are a Jew you are a target. Josh says that communal Jewish leaders, Rabbis, and others who host public gatherings within the Jewish community are negligent if they don’t provide adequate security in this day and age.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored