Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Trump has now attacked terrorists in Nigeria who have been terrorizing Christians and others, kidnapping, murdering, raping.

While I do not fault Trump for wanting to protect Christians in Nigeria from Muslim terrorism,
1) I do not want the USA to be acting like the world's police force, and Trump may have exceeded his proper role as US president. The right way to go about things is to force Nigerian leaders to do what they have an obligation to do—to destroy the terrorists and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Among my reasons for being critical of things that have been said about Trump’s Gaza plans is maybe one of the biggest objections. The plan assumes that the Gaza Strip has to be rebuilt but without any Jewish population.
1) The unspoken theory is that peace can come only if Jews are not allowed to be in certain areas. That is a dangerous antisemitic belief, even if it is not the intention for that to be.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Let’s be honest.

As long as Erdoğan rules Turkey, puts opposition leaders in prison, and claims sea and land beyond what its neighbors should allow, and
1) sponsors and protects the Muslim Brotherhood and its branches such as Hamas, and terrorists in North Africa, and has troops protecting the Muslim Brotherhood government in Libya, Turkey is a serious problem for the entire region.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Vayigash
Genesis 44:18–47:27

Yehuda (Judah) approaches Yosef (Joseph) to plead for the release of Benjamin, offering himself as a slave to the Egyptian ruler in Benjamin’s place.
1) Upon witnessing his brothers’ loyalty to one another, Joseph reveals his identity to them. “I am Joseph,” he declares. “Is my father alive?”

The brothers are overcome by shame and remorse, but Yosef comforts them instead of the expected anger they anticipated.
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For those who point to Scripture, Zionism is the right of the Jewish people to be sovereign in their Jewish homeland, Eretz Yisrael. Roger Froikin wrote, in part, "Zionism started 4000 years ago, not in the late 19th century, with the promise to Avraham, Yitzchaq, and Ya’acov,
1) with Moshe (Moses) 3400 years ago and the trek through Sinai to Eretz Yisrael."

This promise is reiterated multiple times in Genesis, including in Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 15:18, and Genesis 17:8.
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@ConceptualJames Thank G-d for Thomas Jefferson insisting upon "Separation of Church and State" being in the Constitution. We really need to teach American history. As we are nearing the 250th year of this grand experiment that we call the United States of America,
1) @ConceptualJames let me explain about "the Separation of Church and State" clause found within the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "CORRECTING THE STORY OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI

There is a documentary on Showtime that allegedly tells the story of Journalist Khashoggi,
1) picturing him as a hero and that he was a victim of the Saudi Regime.

The problem with that narrative is that there are too many false things about it. Like it or not, writing from time to time for a rather left-wing American newspaper,
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@bethanyshondark Not all questions are legitimate.
See e.g. Loaded Questions
1. Personal behavior:
When did you stop beating your wife?
“Why are you still cheating on your taxes?”
“Have you stopped lying to your boss?”
“How long have you been neglecting your children?”
1) @bethanyshondark “Why do you enjoy hurting people’s feelings

2. Guilt by assumption:
“What motivated you to commit the fraud?”
“Who helped you cover up the scandal?”
“Which bribes did you accept?”
“How much money did you steal?”
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@TheBabylonBee Merry Christmas.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Israel, most likely between 6 and 4 B.C., during the reign of King Herod. While some sources suggest a date as late as 2 B.C., the majority of historical and
1) @TheBabylonBee biblical evidence points to a birth year closer to 6–4 B.C., based on Herod’s death in 4 B.C. and the timing of the Roman census mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
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Tucker Carlson has been praising Islam as he condemns Jews and Christians alike. He also said that he bought a home in Doha, Qatar to prove he was America First. Qatar does not allow Christians to be citizens nor does it allow Christians to openly practice their faith.
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https://twitter.com/nypost/status/2002843230472212928

They must hide. I don't see how buying a home in a country that supports the Muslim Brotherhood that states it sees America as the "Big Satan" and hates our Judeo-Christian Western values and freedom is America First.
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The latest antisemitic lie that Candace Owens is spreading comes from the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Does she not know there is still a Muslim slave trade today in Africa?
1) Why does Candace Owens not mention this? Does she not really care about the issue of slavery? It seems so. She was not concerned about Muslins behe@ding Christians, either. Why is that?
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@HumanEvents Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,
"Actually, I debated this issue years ago before there was a Facebook, with the guy who wrote the book about the USS Liberty.
1) @HumanEvents @rlefraim I had an advantage as the head pilot on the attack was a neighbor of mine in Israel for a while, so I had the facts. The US informed Israel that all its ships were outside the area. So Israel could & did assume that any ship within the 30 km of the coast was not American."
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "ISRAELI ACTIVIST EINAT WILF HAS CREATED A NEW POLITICAL PARTY TO PUSH FOR A NEW APPROACH TO PEACE, BUT I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW SHE VIEWS THE PROCESS.

Why?
1) Because less than 10 years ago, Ms Wilf seemed to accept the concept of the 2-state solution, with a condition that the Palestinians declare that they accept Zionism,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,
"Shabbat Shalom All.
Parahat Miketz
Genesis 41:1–44:17
Happy Hanukkah.
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"Yosef’s (Joseph) imprisonment finally ends when Pharaoh dreams of seven fat cows that are swallowed up by seven lean cows, and of seven fat ears of grain swallowed by seven lean ears.
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Senate Passes 2026 Defense Bill with $700 Million in U.S.–Israel Security Funding

The U.S. Senate has approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
1) a sweeping defense policy bill that includes nearly $700 million for U.S.–Israel defense programs designed to reinforce Israel’s security and strengthen American strategic interests.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "One can understand the meaning and intent of the political demonstrations from the flags they carry.

This is a fact, not just in the USA, but internationally.
1) I was noticing the competing demonstrations in London Tuesday night. One was a memorial for those murdered by terrorists in Australia. There were Israeli flags, British Union Jacks, and even a few American flags and flags of Iran (pre-Islamic Republic flag) and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "MISPLACED COMPASSION — A TORAH LESSON

NO CULTURE IN THE WORLD IS MORE ABOUT COMPASSION THAN IS JEWISH CULTURE AND THE TORAH ON WHICH IT IS BASED.
1) 3360 years ago, Moses taught several concepts that most of the world has not yet implemented. That all people are created equal and should be treated as such by a just law system, that everyone is to be considered innocent until proven guilty, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote:
"THIS IS A REQUEST — NO. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE A DEMAND

THAT REPRESENTS A SILENT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA AND CONGRESSTO BREAK AWAY FROM ALL RELATIONS WITH QATAR
1) That means ending all economic connections, leaving the military base in Qatari territory and moving all US interests elsewhere.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON CHABAD’S HANUKAH EVENT AT BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA, IS NOT WITHOUT ITS CAUSES.
1) I consider the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, at least partially responsible for taking positions that pandered to the antisemites and Muslim extremists.

And now, people are dead, many critically injured.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "THE SHABBAT – A GIFT

I was thinking about this, not because some great Rabbi recently made any comment, nor because of the debate in Israel about what Shabbat should be.
1) It might seem strange that I was thinking about it because of what the widow of Charlie Kirk said and because of what Charlie Kirk wrote in a book to be published this month.
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In a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision written by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Court has ruled that federal courts cannot review certain visa revocations in cases involving sham‑marriage findings...
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supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/… because those decisions are committed to the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

In the case Bouarfa v. Mayorkas, 604 U.S. ___ (2024) the issue was whether federal courts have jurisdiction to review the revocation of an approved immigrant visa petition...
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