Ken's Thought of the Week:
Assessment of Trump's "America First" agenda
How is the Trump Administration doing? Here's a graded report card. Opinion.
How is the Trump Administration doing? Here's a graded report card. Opinion.
A new wave of digital demagogues build followings by turning conflict into content. And while they claim to stand for the oppressed, they’ve never once stood for the truth. Opinion.
What would we do without the “experts"? Opinion.
The history of the American experiment, not unlike Israel's, is a fabric woven of countless instances of improbable, unimaginable events.
This is so even if the leader of the Free World believes otherwise. It seems the deal is Trump’s Achilles heel, one that readily steps on friends. Opinion.
Could Pakistan align itself with Iran’s bloc and potentially join what some might label a modern “Axis of Evil”? Opinion.
The human instinct of a Columbia professor or campus crazies is identical to that of Hamas invaders murdering, burning and raping their way through the Gaza envelope. Opinion.
Roya Sabat, a Baha’i citizen residing in the United Arab Emirates, returned to Shiraz in January 2024 to care for her elderly, ailing parents. Then her nightmare began. Opinion.
While the creation of an Arab Palestinian state now would be dangerous for Israel with an indefensible border being the main reason, a Palestinian state would be bad for America, too. Opinion
They have two things going for them, the Gaza civilians and the media worldwide, and those two cards they play to the hilt. Opinion.
Even the worst tragedies serve as our springboards to become stronger. Just you wait, Mssr. Macron, just you wait...Opinion.
Guterres' own anti-Israelism deliberately stokes the fires of conflict and confrontation. Opinion.
To be a Jew is to carry unanswered questions and unrelenting trust. To sing lullabies over fresh graves and still whisper: “Shema Yisrael.”
U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff's ties to Gulf state businesses raise increasing concerns about his role in the terrible ceasefire deal he proposed between Hamas and Israel, now rejected by Hamas. Opinion.
If Hamas returns to power, it will be interpreted as Allah's favor, opening the door to new victories. Opinion
Israel’s defenders need to be smarter and more strategic, calling out the haters for being the very things that they purport to hate. Opinion.
“They gotta make a deal. They gotta make a deal.” Sure, Mr President. They already have, and it’s not with you. There is no deal you can offer the Muslims that would be a deal to die for, because Allah already clinched that one. Opinion.
Most of us think the DC murders were the tragically predictabe result of unchecked and escalating rabid antisemitism, but this writer has a different take. Opinion.
Aren't we a nation that knows its survival depends on thinking beyond the now? Opinion.
We can and should say “no” to Trump, Witkoff, and others who just want an end to war, some diplomatic achievement, and a signing ceremony, regardless of the day after costs and consequences. Opinion.
People don’t become antisemitic because they believe lies. They believe lies because they are antisemitic. Opinion.
The regime’s deepest anxiety stems from the potential resurgence of widespread domestic anger and unrest—from a nation that is oppressed, impoverished, and seething with rage. Opinion.
Perhaps those who signed the letter supporting Glazer's anti-Israel speech in 2024 have learned something from the murders at the Jewish Museum? Don't count on it.
The dangerous rise of TikTok prophets like Guy Christensen, untrained, ungrounded and unchecked digital demagogues. Opinion.
True Iranians have remained friends of the Jews through both belief and deed. A look at the history of Iran and the Jews. Opinion.
Why an agreement between the U.S. and Iran may pose a greater danger than having no agreement at all. Opinion.
The media’s hateful reporting about Jews starving Gazans, and the media’s lies about genocide and apartheid, fueled the hate of the filthy American leftist who hunted down Jews and pulled the trigger on a Washington DC street. Opinion.
What can Israel give the US President who has everything? Israel can leave the hypocritical and mendacious organization that President Trump is encouraging world leaders to abandon as he did. Israel has everything to gain by doing so. Opinion.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear: a ceasefire would only come on Israel’s terms, primarily the unconditional return of all hostages and dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities. Well? Opinion.
Israel has been conducting secret direct talks with Syria to lower tensions between the two countries. Anything more is wishful thinking.
Foreign NGOs shouldn’t be allowed to harm the Jewish State. Diaspora Jewish organizations would do well to tend to their own flock first. Opinion.
The anti-Israel Left was never going to draw the line at blocking highways while glorifying Hamas. The goal was to get useful idiots like Elias to carry out attacks. Op-ed.
Hamas must be rendered incapable of fighting and the IDF’s current mobilization suggests the war’s final phase may be approaching. And there is more. Opinion.
What is the potential of Azerbaijan joining the Abraham Accords in the near future? Opinion.
America’s wars provide an interesting perspective, and perhaps even a relevant paradigm for Israel. Take Texas, for example. Opinion.
South Africa has a government that is clueless about everything except self-enrichment and theft and it has the chutzpah to malign and attempt to harm Israel. Now it also lied to Trump. Opinion.
Israeli entrepreneurs trying to avoid Israeli bureaucracy and delays have left a visible mark on foreign markets. Opinion.
The parade, a long cherished part of the day’s celebration, was regarded with fear and loathing by the Left right through 2023. Now they are seen as teaching self-respect. Opinion.
A perfect summary of this year's Walk with Israel: A family, one by one, never giving up, forever staying on the map. Op-ed.
The problem is that terrorists are emerging, as they did in the 1960s and 1970s, from the family album of progressivism. Op-ed.
Those in Europe who genuinely want to help the Palestinian Arabs must question their self-destructive, anti-Israeli thought patterns, as well as the institutions that adopt, promote, and maintain them. Recognizing "Palestine" is a recipe for violence. Opinion.
In tribute to the man who gave me my first taste of what it meant to be rooted in a place that isn’t just ours by history, but by heart.
We owe it to ourselves—and to our children—to never forget that we are living in a time of open miracles.
Why, when and what can be done about it, especially in the USA. Opinion.
Israel is now gearing up[ to celebrate Jerusalem Liberation Day while IDF forces are preparing for the Gideon's Chariots offensive in Gaza. Once again, the country moves from joy to worry, from thanksgiving to prayer. Op-ed.
Why do Palestinian Arabs deserve a state? And what do Jews deserve? Dead babies? Dead young couples? Opinion.
The weakness of the U.S. intelligence agencies, particularly the FBI and DHS, means they are still ineffective in identifying the regime’s sleeper terrorist cells within U.S. territory. Interview
Sign here, those people said, and he signed.
Threatened churches, Islamized schools, converted temples, massacres in Jewish museums: Islamic culture does not think the way we do. Opinion.
The deprogramming of billions must get underway. Can it work? Opinion.
The question now is: Are we still living in the America that allowed Jews to live openly, practice their faith without compromise, and preserve their identity – an America worth safeguarding? Op Ed
Horrifyingly, antisemitism has become a moral obligation for liberals. Opinion.
We live in a time where unity is no longer a luxury — it’s a matter of survival. Opinion.
If there is no Jewish state to hate, what happens to the rage? Opinion.
When we were hijacked in 1970, King Hussein of Jordan responded decisively. He demanded the release of all hostages and their unconditional surrender. He did not offer humanitarian aid, electricity, or water. He offered consequences. Op-ed.
Two people were murdered at the Jewish Museum in DC after a year and a half of calls for violence and murder against Jews, as the right to terrorise Jews has been vigorously defended. Opinion.
They show no shame when attacking Netanyahu, but while he has sometimes been disappointing and may well be again, he may also be the greatest hero and best leader the generation could have asked for. Opinion.
Israel isn’t free of armed guards or soldiers. But that’s not a sign of fear — it’s a sign of agency. Opinion.
Former PM Ehud Olmert is an ex-con and Yair Golan, head of a failing political party, is rapidly becoming a has been. Both got media attention because they sold them blood libels about the IDF, but they are completely out of touch with Israelis. Opinion.
If even the most prestigious universities in the world seem like a branch of an Islamic republic, why should the authorities act differently in defiance of democracy, freedom of speech and the rule of law? Opinion.