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George Eliot one of the classic Victorian authors, in her final masterpiece, Daniel Deronda tells a beautiful tale, love, duty and identity. This novel describes within it the budding Zionist movement, and reflected the strong sympathies of a large sector of British society for the restoration of the Jews. Eliot having pretty much renounced her Christian faith, still accepted the moral dictates of the Judeo-Christian faith which infused the unique moral dillema's of her age. Eliot's attitude to Zionism is significant, because it shows that British support for Zionism and restoration..

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, filmmaker, novelist, and essayist offers a controversial look at anti-Semitism in modern life, examining the potentially destructive ways in which Jews themselves look for meaning and truth anywhere--in politics, other religions, and in mindless entertainment--but knee jerk never in Judaism itself. Mamet goes on to analyze what happens when Jews abandon loyalty to their religion and tradition in order, as he sees it, to find acceptance in Israel-bashing liberal society. Unlike more familiar defenses of Israel that are full of facts, Mamet locks onto what..

This documentary takes a hard look at the Nazi-Muslim close relationship and its evolution to today in the form of Arab intolerance and rejection of the Jewish nation-state.

Former British Army Colonel Richard Kemp discusses the military challenges facing the IDF as they carry out Operation Cast Lead within Gaza.

After what was described as an Israeli "massacre" of Palestinians at Jenin on the West Bank in 2002, the following scene of a "funeral" procession was caught on tape by an overhead Israeli drone. It shows the "corpse" falling off the stretcher as he is carried to his "funeral" only to get up and climb back on. This is a clip from "Pallywood" by Seconddraft.org which documents Palestinian efforts to deceive unquestioning lamestream media throughout the world.

Diaspora Jewry is dying, unable to regenerate its ranks because of rampant assimilation. In this book Rav Kemelman documents this phenomenon, provide practical suggestions to end this Jewish existential crisis. As he points out the challenges that needs to be addressed by the Jewish people, taking a good look in the mirror and asking the tough questions. Any Jew or Non-Jew who is concerned about the survival of the Jewish people, will benefit from reading this book.

This video features excerpts of an interfaith dialog conference in Doha, Qatar between Jews and Muslims. Props to al-Jazeera for breaking taboo by exposing this to the Arab World.

A former U.S. federal judge reviews Aharon Barak's latest book "The Judge in a Democracy." Bork critiques Barak's judicial philosophy as a real obstacle to representative governance.

Ruth Wisse puts the Israel-Arab conflict into a fact-based geographic and political context in The Harvard Crimson.

O'Brien, a scholar, former diplomat, and Irish politician, has written a highly prized history of Israel and Zionism. His historical analysis and interpretive critique is based on voluminous sources and knowledge of the secondary literature. His insights and reflections concerning zionism and the Jewish People have become a source for greater understanding of the conflicts surrounding the state of Israel.