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Ben Packer

Originally from Petersburg, Virginia, Ben Packer moved to Israel in 1999, where he served in the IDF's Givati Brigade in the Gaza Strip. Ben served as a Rabbi on campus at Univ. of North Carolina and at Duke Univ. Ben now serves as Director of the Jerusalem Heritage House (www.heritagehouse.org.il) and Co-Director of Young Jewish Conservatives (www.youngjewishconservatives.org). He lives in the Old City of Jerusalem with his wife and 6 children.
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PACKERS CORNER: ISIS Loves the Chaos

Ben PackerJanuary 25, 2018

Let’s jump right in. The big news this week is actually more regional than domestic. Turkey has attacked northwest Syria (an area called Afrin) in an attempt to massacre and displace the Kurdish forces (known as the YPG) in…

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PACKERS CORNER: Israel Remains Stable Despite the Chaos in the Region

Ben PackerJanuary 21, 2018

I’m not going to say that things got done in Israel this week, precisely because Prime Minister Netanyahu was in India most of the time. But….. Two nights ago in Jenin (northern Samaria/West Bank), Israeli  security services finally caught…

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The Israeli Left’s “Come to Bibi Moment”

Ben PackerJanuary 18, 2018 1 Comment

Abu Mazen, the head of the “Palestinian Authority”, gave a speech this past week that Prime Minister Netanyahu couldn’t have written better himself. (see here) In the speech, the palestinian dictator rejected any Jewish historical or religious claim to any…

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PACKERS CORNER: Did the PA Kill Rabbi Raziel Shevach?

Ben PackerJanuary 11, 2018

As most are probably aware, the big news this week in Israel is quite tragic – a Father/Husband/Rabbi/Mohel/Paramedic was shot and murdered by arab terrorists near his home in Havat Gilad – an unauthorized community in the Shomron/Samaria/Northern West…

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PACKER’S CORNER: “President Trump doesn’t seem to like the Palestinian Authority”

Ben PackerJanuary 4, 2018

The big news this week in the region continues to be the bitter infighting among the muslims. Of course people are killed on a daily basis in Syria, but that seemingly interests no one. There are 2 relatively new…

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