We are in complete denial if we believe that the nuclear threat is just about the Jewish state. Tehran has been in the business of deeply expanding its hegemonic empire into the Western hemisphere and replicating the pincer grasp it has established around Israel.

Despite US objections, Housing and Construction Minister Ze'ev Elkin instructs the Israel Land Authority to push ahead with the plan. On Wednesday, the Supreme Planning Council of the Civil Administration is expected to approve 3,144 housing units in Judea and Samaria. More than 1,000 housing units for Palestinians in Area C also set for approval.

If the claims regarding Michael and Calev Isaacson prove to be true, it would cause disastrous halachic problems for the Jewish community, as the two have performed sacred rituals such as writing Torah scrolls, washing the dead, and conducting weddings, divorces and even conversions.

If it turns out that accusations by singer Gil Ofarim aren't as he says, then it will be a gift to those who believe that antisemitism is just a cynical means for Jews to morally blackmail non-Jews.