My protest against protests

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.

Hamas murders 8 aid workers, world responds with crickets

It seems that not one government outside of the US has condemned the murder of humanitarian aid workers by Hamas. Opinion.

Dear Ayatollahs:

You don’t come for the Children of Israel and walk away standing

From Pharaoh to Haman, from Caesar to Hitler—history is littered with the bones of those who tried to erase the Jewish people. Opinion.

Echoes of History:

Britain's Sanctions against Min. Smotrich and the Hebron Massacre

Déjà vu - history is full of instances where British actions and inactions failed to protect Jewish lives. Opinion.

Welcome to Belgiquistan:

It's official: the barbarians have conquered Brussels

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.

Responsibility, anyone? On the future of Haredi politics

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.

To MK Yuli Edelstein from a Prisoner of Zion:

Don't topple the government!

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.

Persona non Greta

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.

Contesting the Waters:

The legality of the Gaza Flotilla interception

The Israeli naval blockade of Gaza is regarded as entirely legal under international law and even by the UN. Opinion.

Qatar: the real perpetrator of the October 7th Massacre

The absolute monarchy on the Arabian peninsula, Qatar is the beating heart of modern terrorism financing. Opinion.

Israel must be more than Jewish and Democratic

Ideological conflicts now run deeper than ever, and Israel may be the only country where these internal rifts intensify with each generation. Opinion.

Will Israel dare strike Iran now?

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.

Six Days in June:

Looking back at the liberation of The Temple Mount

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 time has come: Confronting the Houthi threat with resolve

The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have transformed from a Yemeni insurgent group into a well-armed militia with regional ambitions

Fake news and blood libels:

New report debunks ‘settler violence’ narrative

“False Flags and Real Agendas,” produced by Israeli NGO Regavim, shows that the “settler violence” smear is a “modern-day blood libel.” Review.

Deferring to Islam is submission

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.

Jewish anti-Zionists

There is a close relationship between the Reconstructionist movement and Jewish Voice for Peace extremists. Op-ed.

Giulio Meotti:

Where do you sign up to be a useful idiot for the Islamists?

Greta Thunberg in the Tristes Tropiques of Gaza. Opinion

ANALYSIS:

Why Haredim must serve in the IDF

Let me say it clearly: The halakhic imperative for haredi military service is clear and unambiguous.

IDF or IAF?

The case for an Israel Attack Forces (IAF)

As threats evolve, so too must Israel’s military structure and mindset. Opinion.

Had Greta docked in Gaza, she might have learned the hard way

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.

Rebranding "Palestine"

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.

The role of US Jewish student leaders in combatting antisemitism

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.

Anne Frank's birthday is in June:

The trace of Anne Frank’s smile, eighty years on

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.

Jack Engelhard:

The loneliness of being Jewish

We were not prepared for what was coming, not in the USA. Opinion.

International law is not a suicide pact

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.

The FBI just confirmed what we’ve been saying all along

To every Jew feeling isolated, gaslit, or afraid: No, you’re not crazy. Yes, the threat is real. Op-ed.

"Let us not go as sheep to the slaughter."

Stop wringing your hands. Stop hiding behind politics or platitudes. Stop believing that words alone will stop bullets or bombs. Opinion.

Why Israel doesn’t let foreign journalists into Gaza

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 would rise had Greta Thunberg set foot in Gaza

No new day can ever possibly rise if led by maliciously biased ego-trippers like Greta Thunberg. Opinion.

Boulder, Colorado:

From the Shoah to “Free Palestine” - Auschwitz nostalgia?

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.

The 6 Day War - June 6, 1967:

The Six Day miracle - “Operation Moked”

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.

D-Day, June 6, 1944:

Waiting for D-Day: The general and the justice inspector

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.

Juda Honickman:

Fighting back with truth: The Digital War for Israel

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.

Melanie Phillips:

The West turns against Israel

The Jewish people need to relearn a painful and essential lesson—that they are responsible for their own protection. Opinion.

What lurks beneath

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.

ANALYSIS: What's next with Syria?

Golan rocket fire a test of reported Israel-Syria security talks

Experts weigh new Syrian regime's intentions versus its capability to control territory after the first cross-border attacks since Assad's fall.

Ben & Jerry's - at it again

The Ben & Jerry's board is suing its parent company, Unilever, for selling ice cream in Judea and Samaria. Opinion.

The PKK’s Demise:

Strategic risks for Israel amid a resurgent Turkey

Turkey, unencumbered and emboldened by the demise of a longstanding internal foe, can pivot fully to its broader regional ambitions—ambitions that increasingly run counter to Israeli interests. Opinion.

Can liberal Jews admit Trump is right about woke antisemitism?

The Boulder attack is more proof that a cause chanting for the genocide of Israelis is inextricably linked to violence against American Jews. Opinion.

Who does Emmanuel Macron think he is?

Sub-Saharan Africa, and Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco are very familiar with France’s criminal history. And don’t forget that France capitulated and then supported the Nazis. Op-ed.

US policy on Iran: Realpolitik or alternatepolitik?

Western policy makers must focus on Iran’s pursuit of nuclear power, but also keep in mind that Iran’s conventional and ballistic power is a chief catalyst of global wars and terrorism. Opinion.

Antisemitism is out of control:

Now Holocaust survivors are burning in America

After a year and a half of media lies and defenses of antisemites, it is no longer taboo not only to hate Jews, but to call for the mass genocide of Jews in America. Attacks like the Colorado firebombing are the inevitable result. Opinion.

INTO THE FRAY:

Is Israel on the cusp of civil war?

The only way to prevent a civil war in Israel is to acknowledge its impending outbreak, so that steps can be taken to forestall it. Opinion.

The Greens are the favorite Muslim Brotherhood Western boatmen

Greta, the Swedish useful idiot, wants to stage a violation of the blockade of Gaza, which is in place to prevent armed support for Hamas. Opinion.

What I learned by wearing a kippah in Berlin

The writer, a Noahide, decided to see how being an obviously observant Jew affects his everyday behavior and the responses to him in a gentile, non antisemitic environment. It is not so simple. Opinion.

Blood libels 2025:

Rafah and the lie that Israel shoots the starving

The only way such a story makes sense is if you accept the preposterous claim that Israel is committing genocide. And that's exactly the goal of the blood libel mongerers. Opinion.

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.

The Algorithm built him. The Internet took him down.

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.

Here’s a new one - tossing Molotov cocktails is not terror

What would we do without the “experts"? Opinion.

Interview:

The American Promise author, Michael Medved

The history of the American experiment, not unlike Israel's, is a fabric woven of countless instances of improbable, unimaginable events.

Ideological wars do NOT end in deals

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.

Pakistan’s dangerous pivot: Iran calls for Anti-Israel Alliance

Could Pakistan align itself with Iran’s bloc and potentially join what some might label a modern “Axis of Evil”? Opinion.

Dog whistling for Genocide:

‘Kill the Boer’ and ‘Free Palestine’ are preludes

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 case of systematic persecution of Baha’is in Iran

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.

Listen to the French? Non!

It’s still not time for a Palestinian state

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