Tag: COVID-19

Israel War & Peace 15 Min Read

A Holding Facility in Plain Sight? Why Did the U.S. Fund a Massive Base on Judea and Samaria’s Edge?

Just east of the sprawling haredi city of Elad, hugging the faint trace of the 1949 Armistice Line – the so-called Green Line delineating Israel from Judea and Samaria – lies a vast military installation. With its distinctive, almost futuristic circular layout stark against the arid hills, Nachshonim Base stands

Featured Health 11 Min Read

Virtue, Vaccination, and the Disease of Coercion

The Tyranny of the 'Greater Good' In the tumultuous years of the COVID-19 pandemic, a seismic shift occurred in our public discourse. The language of health, once focused on personal well-being and medical guidance, morphed into a vocabulary of moral obligation, social utility, and, ultimately, coercion. A stark line was

Diaspora Health Israel 18 Min Read

The Price of Compliance: How Government Co-opted Rabbis, Clinics, and Community Leaders to Enforce Vaccine Mandates

In the frantic spring of 2021, a torrent of federal money began flooding the United States. Billed as a lifeline, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was a monumental financial intervention purported to pull the nation from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. For community health centers—the trusted local clinics