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

Jack Engelhard

Are we winning? Does anybody know?

They have two things going for them, the Gaza civilians and the media worldwide, and those two cards they play to the hilt. Opinion.

Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer:

The March of Jewish History: Macron, Europeans, and Annexation

Even the worst tragedies serve as our springboards to become stronger. Just you wait, Mssr. Macron, just you wait...Opinion.

United Nations readies to increase Jew-hatred worldwide

Guterres' own anti-Israelism deliberately stokes the fires of conflict and confrontation. Opinion.

Am Yisrael Chai:

Even in the fire, we sing

To be a Jew is to carry unanswered questions and unrelenting trust. To sing lullabies over fresh graves and still whisper: “Shema Yisrael.”

A shameful deal:

US diplomacy in the shadow of Qatar

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.

The will of Allah is in the hands of the Jews

If Hamas returns to power, it will be interpreted as Allah's favor, opening the door to new victories. Opinion

Melanie Phillips:

Diaspora Jews under siege

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.

The Art of the Deal vs. the Qur’an

“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.

Desperation drove the DC murders

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.

Witkoff's "term sheet":

This was not a deal. It was a disaster in the making

Aren't we a nation that knows its survival depends on thinking beyond the now? Opinion.

The folly of Humanitarian Aid

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.

Those who wilfully believe the lies about Israel

People don’t become antisemitic because they believe lies. They believe lies because they are antisemitic. Opinion.

Negotiating with Iran:

President Trump - do not forget the Iranian people!

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.

Hollywood's Hebrews

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.

When ignorance goes viral

The dangerous rise of TikTok prophets like Guy Christensen, untrained, ungrounded and unchecked digital demagogues. Opinion.

The historical intertwined legacy of Jews and Persians

True Iranians have remained friends of the Jews through both belief and deed. A look at the history of Iran and the Jews. Opinion.

Is Trump buying the Iranian Deception?

Why an agreement between the U.S. and Iran may pose a greater danger than having no agreement at all. Opinion.

Let Israel expel the foreign press' fake journalists

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.

An Israeli gift to Trump - withdrawal from WHO

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.

Why ending the Gaza War is way harder than it sounds

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, Syria and Jihadi terror

Israel has been conducting secret direct talks with Syria to lower tensions between the two countries. Anything more is wishful thinking.

The Knesset:

Proposed bill taxing foreign political NGOs is a legitimate tool

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.

Anti-Israel activists cheer D.C. murder of Israeli couple

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.

Gaza’s “Day After” must await the right day

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.

Trump's plans:

Azerbaijan and the Abraham Accords

What is the potential of Azerbaijan joining the Abraham Accords in the near future? Opinion.

America’s wars and the war in Gaza

America’s wars provide an interesting perspective, and perhaps even a relevant paradigm for Israel. Take Texas, for example. Opinion.

South Africa lacks moral leadership and proper leaders

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.

Why Israeli developers are expanding abroad

Israeli entrepreneurs trying to avoid Israeli bureaucracy and delays have left a visible mark on foreign markets. Opinion.

Celebrating a post October 7th Jerusalem Day Parade

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.

Walk With Israel 2025:

They hate us 'cause they ain't us

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.

Giulio Meotti:

The Left’s terrorism problem and the wormy Western apple

The problem is that terrorists are emerging, as they did in the 1960s and 1970s, from the family album of progressivism. Op-ed.

Macron's Folly:

A free ticket for future violence

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.

This Yom Yerushalayim, I said goodbye

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.

Giving thanks for the Six Day War

We owe it to ourselves—and to our children—to never forget that we are living in a time of open miracles.

Jewish tragedy did not start on October 7

Why, when and what can be done about it, especially in the USA. Opinion.

From grieving to celebrating in Jerusalem

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.

Who deserves what?

Why do Palestinian Arabs deserve a state? And what do Jews deserve? Dead babies? Dead young couples? Opinion.

Interview with Erfan Fard:

'The Washington murders are potentially linked to Iran'

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

Jack Engelhard:

The Biden coverup scandal, and my book of revelations

Sign here, those people said, and he signed.

Giulio Meotti:

It's the Clash of Civilizations, idiots

Threatened churches, Islamized schools, converted temples, massacres in Jewish museums: Islamic culture does not think the way we do. Opinion.

Prof. Phyllis Chesler:

Our next great battle

The deprogramming of billions must get underway. Can it work? Opinion.