Rabbi Dov Lipman:
The USA should join the war against Iran
The Islamic Republic's first terrorist actions were against the US. The US should join the fight not because Israel needs it to, but because it is the right thing to do. Opinion
The Islamic Republic's first terrorist actions were against the US. The US should join the fight not because Israel needs it to, but because it is the right thing to do. Opinion
Those unsympathetic towards Israel throughout the conflict with Hamas terrorists, were unsure whether they could bring themselves to support Iran, fighting for their right to develop nuclear weapons in order to annihilate Israel. This would be a step too far even for the BBC. Opinion.
This is the Final War. An existential war only ends when one side utterly destroys the other. The side that hankers for anything less than the utter destruction of its enemy will end up destroyed. Opinion.
Khamenei is in hiding, and Mossad’s Intelligence supremacy is unrivalled. Israeli forces control the air and on the ground there are smoke, fire, explosions, blackouts, internet outages, and a broken state media apparatus. Opinion.
Yes, there's a plan and Ii's not "Yihyeh Bseder (everthing will be fine)." Opinion.
Thomas Friedman should always be answered and replied to, but now that the Israeli government he denigrates is taking on the Ayatollah's regime, he seems even more off the mark. Opinion.
The IDF has established an open aerial corridor to Tehran, striking at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program, missile production and military leadership. And not a moment too soon. Analysis.
Israel’s strikes against Iran maintain US credibility on the world stage without bringing other powers into the fray, while preventing the threat of World War Three that would arise from a nuclear-armed Iran. Opinion.
Woe betide anyone who does not take an Islamic fanatic seriously. Double woe betide anyone who does not take an Islamic fanatic with nuclear weapons seriously. Opinion.
An expose of the ICC’s political agenda in pursuing Netanyahu for the war in Gaza can prepare us for what is to come after the war with Iran is over. Opinion.
This is not Israel against Iran; this is Israel and Iran’s true sons and daughters against a common enemy—the murderous Islamic Republic that has oppressed both nations. Opinion.
There is an additional, even more important, potentially long-term, and far more productive solution to ending the conflict with Iran once and for all. Opinion.
Demand from the President of the United States and from the forces of good which still remain in America to immediately enter into a state of war against the global evil of Iran and its allies.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are together demonstrating how to deal with a genocidal terrorist regime. Opinion.
For Israel, the time for “deliberate nuclear ambiguity” has come to an end. Opinion.
I am not privy to the inner workings of Rising Lion. But everything in me says that, as soon as possible, now that Israel rules the skies of Iran, the time has come to utterly wipe out all of Iran’s oil fields, every last drop. And send Khamenei to his end. Opinion.
In the delusional world of the European and Oceanic diplomats, building Jewish homes in Judea (of all places) and opposing the formal creation of a terror state, somehow incites violence, presumably of Arabs against Israelis. Opinion.
Magnificent, miraculous Israel.
So call it strategy. Call it strength. Call it resolve. But I call it what it is: the hand of God. Opinion.
From one US president to the next, up to and including Trump, they all said, “Iran will never get the bomb.” Sure. Opinion.
We are overwhelmed by the stunning efforts of the soldiers of Israel’s Defense Forces and other security services, heroically committed to operating as God’s Hand.
China apologists - and there are many - say that Israel should not read into China’s support for Iran. China will sell anything to anybody, they say. But that is irrelevant. Their actions put Jewish lives in danger. Opinion.
The West needs to realize that Israel has changed the power structure in the Middle East. Opinion.
The military strike by Israel going on in full force as this article is published. This decisive action to preserve its existence is the height of realism. It is also a golden opportunity for regime change in Tehran. Opinion.
Do those protestors blocking roads care more about the hostages than the tired soldier who has been fighting for 400 days in reserves and is waiting, half asleep in his battered car, to get back home to see his family? Opinion.
It seems that not one government outside of the US has condemned the murder of humanitarian aid workers by Hamas. Opinion.
From Pharaoh to Haman, from Caesar to Hitler—history is littered with the bones of those who tried to erase the Jewish people. Opinion.
Déjà vu - history is full of instances where British actions and inactions failed to protect Jewish lives. Opinion.
You can no longer organize even a European conference of conservatives. You can no longer celebrate Christmas and Easter at school.You can no longer walk around certain neighborhoods without a headscarf. Opinion.
Allowing thousands of non-yeshivah haredi boys to enter the Israel Defense Forces would relieve the pressure on those dedicated to full-time Torah study.
Edelstein's compatriots in his land of birth and Israel warn him of the dangers ahead if he does not find a way to reach a compromise.
It has been inspiring to watch Israel play the unprecedented role of the first adult in Greta Thunberg's life ever to tell her “No.” For that alone, Israel may be deemed a “Light Unto the Nations.” Opinion.
The Israeli naval blockade of Gaza is regarded as entirely legal under international law and even by the UN. Opinion.
The absolute monarchy on the Arabian peninsula, Qatar is the beating heart of modern terrorism financing. Opinion.
Ideological conflicts now run deeper than ever, and Israel may be the only country where these internal rifts intensify with each generation. Opinion.
Diplomacy has failed to stop Iran’s nuclear program. Instead, Tehran has used negotiations as cover and as a way to gain time to advance its capabilities, as many feared would happen. What now? Opinion.
Moshe Dayan gave away the holiest spot in Judaism because he believed it would bring peace. Instead, it became an opportunity for the Palestinian Arabs to bring violence upon Israel. Opinion.
The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have transformed from a Yemeni insurgent group into a well-armed militia with regional ambitions
“False Flags and Real Agendas,” produced by Israeli NGO Regavim, shows that the “settler violence” smear is a “modern-day blood libel.” Review.
Each time liberal Jews, police, media, universities, Jewish organizations, or Christians adjust their plans or their speech so as not to "offend" Islamists, we are one step closer to submission. The War has started and we are in danger of losing it. Opinion.
There is a close relationship between the Reconstructionist movement and Jewish Voice for Peace extremists. Op-ed.
Greta Thunberg in the Tristes Tropiques of Gaza. Opinion
Let me say it clearly: The halakhic imperative for haredi military service is clear and unambiguous.
As threats evolve, so too must Israel’s military structure and mindset. Opinion.
Greta isn’t brave. She was not breaking a blockade. She broke trust with every real victim of terror, every hostage family, and every Israeli who still has to check the sky for rockets or the ground for tunnels. Opinion.
Suggestion: It's time to call them "Samaritans" and hope they will want to live up to the name. Is this article serious or written tongue-in-cheek? Your call. Op-ed.
Just blocks from the deadly attack on Embassy staff, U.S. Jewish Student Leaders advocated for Congress to defend Israel and combat Antisemitism. Their voice must be heard. Opinion.
World famous artist M.C. Escher kept the smile of Anna Frank's face very close to him in his working study for the rest of his life, Story album.
We were not prepared for what was coming, not in the USA. Opinion.
Yet again, Israel is waging mandatory war against an exterminatory foe, this time a jihadist terrorist organization that seeks annihilation for Israel, eternality for its “martyrs” and luxury-laden safety for its leaders. Opinion.
To every Jew feeling isolated, gaslit, or afraid: No, you’re not crazy. Yes, the threat is real. Op-ed.
Stop wringing your hands. Stop hiding behind politics or platitudes. Stop believing that words alone will stop bullets or bombs. Opinion.
Critics demand that Israel, aniquely among democracies, must permit full and unfettered media access in the middle of an existential war. They don't demand to be at Ukraine battle zones, or those in Syria. Opinion.
No new day can ever possibly rise if led by maliciously biased ego-trippers like Greta Thunberg. Opinion.
When the Steinmetz family, now of Boulder, Colorado, fled Nazi persecution, people in Europe shouted, “Jews, go to Palestine”. Today, the same kind of people shout, “Jews, get out of Palestine” and try to kill Barbara Steinmetz with a Molotov cocktail. Op-ed.
Exactly three hours after the start of Operation Moked, at 10:45, the war had been won. Approximately 300 Egyptian planes had been destroyed and all her airfields completely disabled.Then came the return of the Jewish people to Jerusalem, a spiritual and political seismic shift of epic proportions. Opinion.
Read the diary entry on June 6, 1944 by a brave German justice inspector who hated Hitler and resisted the misinformation and antisemitism of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, And then see what he wrote in 1941 about the German people and the Jews.
In 2025, the war for Israel is also being waged in pixels and posts. And misinformation in the wrong hands doesn’t just mislead—it incites. Op-ed.
The Jewish people need to relearn a painful and essential lesson—that they are responsible for their own protection. Opinion.
The pathology of Jew hatred was there, probably for decades, just hidden inside. Inculcated early--in homes, houses of worship, schools--it was magnified when the State of Israel was established. Opinion.