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September 16, 2016

A Jewish Charity Devoted to Helping Women Meets an Unlikely Source of Opposition

Moving beyond the abortion debate.

Taking its name from one of the biblical midwives who defied Pharaoh’s order to kill newborn Israelite boys, the organization In Shifra’s Arms (ISA) seeks to help pregnant Jewish women in distress, many of whom are victims of domestic abuse. Mona Charen writes:

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September 16, 2016

  1. Palestinian Christians and the Two-State Solution

    A report from the frontlines.

  2. The ADL Takes Sides against Benjamin Netanyahu

    "A betrayal of the ADL’s long and honorable legacy."

  3. Is Saudi Arabia on the Cusp of a Transformation?

    More likely to moderate than Iran.

  4. A Jewish Charity Devoted to Helping Women Meets an Unlikely Source of Opposition

    Moving beyond the abortion debate.

  5. Discovered in Jerusalem: a Two-Millennium-Old Weight with the Name of the High Priest’s Family

    Underneath a destroyed synagogue.