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Deceit of an Ally, Part 3

B R U C E  B R I L L | I ended the previous installment by raising some burning questions that still need to be answered. All of these questions came to a head as I approached the end of my tour of duty as a Middle East intelligence analyst for NSA, the U.S. National Security Agency. I was still at my permanent assignment at Fort Meade, Maryland, when I, finally, received my honorable discharge.

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Journey into the Horrors of October 7th, Part 2

B I N J A M I N ( B E N ) C A S E Y | Recently, Your Jerusalem’s Binjamin Casey visited the devastated communities of the Gaza Envelope to see the destruction — as well as the hope and rebirth — for himself. In part 2 of this two-part series, Ben tells of his trip to Kibbutz Alumim, to the site of the Supernova festival and to the car graveyard near Netivot, and of the lasting impact that it had on him.

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Editorial / Letters to the Editor

J’Accuse: A Call for Truth Amidst Chaos

L E T T E R  T O  T H E  E D I T O R | As follow-up to his recent article, Your Jerusalem contributor Rafael Rabinovich decries the misleading narratives that vilify Israel, ignoring its defensive stance against Hamas’s vicious attacks. He demands accountability for the enablers of this distortion and reaffirms Israel’s commitment to peace and justice.

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Confronting Modern-Day Blood Libel: The Gaza Conflict and Rising Antisemitism

R A F A E L  R A B I N O V I C H | In the midst of Israel’s ongoing struggle against terrorism in Gaza, a disturbing trend has emerged: a resurgence of antisemitic rhetoric fueled by what can only be described as a modern-day blood libel. The term “blood libel” has historically referred to the false accusation that Jews use the blood of non-Jewish children for their religious rituals.

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Deceit of an Ally, Part 2

B R U C E  B R I L L | In my role at the NSA as a linguist and military analyst in the early 1970s, I was given information, two days before it happened, that — for a certainty – Syria and Egypt were going to invade Israel on October 6, 1973 – Yom Kippur. Therefore, I was astonished to learn that, when the Yom Kippur War broke out, the Israelis were caught with their pants completely down. The critical intelligence I had been informed about should have been passed on to our ally, Israel; but it was not.

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Columns / Olivia Love Worthy

The Happy Quadriplegic

O L I V I A  L O V E  W O R T H Y | As a nurse I once had a patient who was paralyzed from the neck down, yet very happy. He was a Vietnamese boy, around 18 years old, and could only turn his head. He had been in this condition for just 6 months as the result of a bullet through his spinal cord.

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Journey into the Horrors of October 7th, Part 1

B I N J A M I N  ( B E N )  C A S E Y | Recently, Your Jerusalem’s Binjamin Casey visited the devastated communities of the Gaza Envelope to see the destruction – as well as the hope and rebirth – for himself. In part 1 of this two-part series, Ben tells of his trip to the Erez Crossing and Sderot, and of the lasting impact that it had on him.

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Columns / Mozeson on the Parsha

Mozeson on the Parsha – Tetzaveh

I S A A C  M O Z E S O N | The opening verse of our parsha, Exodus 27:20, isn’t simply about some tribe in antiquity with the powerful ritual symbol of an eternal flame, a נר תמיד / NeR TaMeeyD, (as used in the JFK memorial). The verse hints that the Children of Israel themselves, ויקחו אליך / EyLeYKHah (take for you), are to be the crushed fine lamp oil.

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Deceit of an Ally, Part 1

B R U C E  B R I L L | The interrogator said, “You’re having a problem with that one.” I was. I don’t know what exactly the needles on the lie detector told the interrogator, but the machine had clearly caught me in a lie. I was an American soldier working as a Middle East intelligence analyst at the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, and I was being interrogated by an NSA security officer.

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Ariella Casey / Columns

Whose Land Is It Anyway?

A R I E L L A  C A S E Y | In this thought-provoking Shabbath message, Ariella Casey questions if Israel’s goal of a safe haven for Jews is hindered by international agendas. Amidst conflict and alliances against Israel, she reflects on divine will, advocating for a spiritual return to the covenant with God rather than adherence to external traditions. Casey believes in ultimate divine vindication for Israel and urges personal and national introspection and renewal of faith, despite the ongoing war and its challenges.