Nihilism, anarchism, and radicalism in American politics

The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America and its alliance with Radical Islam. Opinion.

Nihilism, anarchism, and radicalism in American politics

England's outrageous outrage

What is chutzpah? A Jew pouring a foundation in his ancestral homeland who gets a summons, a sanctions package, a joint communiqué with six other governments and a threat to label his tomatoes. Opinion.

England's outrageous outrage

Unidentified donors are flying Israeli voters home to vote

Is this a bad or a good thing? And who is behind the initiative? Some are against the idea of flying in to vote and leaving again, some are afraid there is only one type of voter being helped to fly in to vote.

Unidentified donors are flying Israeli voters home to vote

The Mask of NATO Has Fallen:

Turkey stands revealed as a mortal threat to Israel and the West

Turkey under Erdogan is not a democratic bridge between East and West, nor is it a reliable pillar of transatlantic security; it is an expansionist, authoritarian power fundamentally hostile to democratic governance, Western values, and the existence of Israel in the Middle East. Another wake up call. Opinion.

Turkey stands revealed as a mortal threat to Israel and the West

Jonathan Pollard:

Turkey’s expanding maritime ambitions and the challenge to Israel

Developments suggest that Turkey is gradually acquiring the ability to project naval power across two strategically important maritime theaters: the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Israel must plan its next steps. Opinion.

Turkey’s expanding maritime ambitions and the challenge to Israel

Melanie Phillips:

Wise up, America!

The war of conquest against the West involves both Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood. Opinion.

Wise up, America!

Giulio Meotti:

New York has become 'Habibi City'

The city that saw the towers fall under the weight of planes piloted by men who invoked Allah has elected a mayor who bows to the same cultural tradition that speaks the language of those who, in other latitudes, consider the West an enemy. Opinion.

New York has become 'Habibi City'

A fork in the hareidi road

A person should be able to declare, without embarrassment or apology: I am hareidi. I work. I serve. I support my family. I care about my country. And I still belong in my community. A new hareidi political movement is promoting just that.

A fork in the hareidi road

Cuba claims it’s the new Gaza - everything is genocide now

Gaza is hot now. That means everyone wants to be the new Gaza, which, if the real Gaza is anything to go by, means fat people in fake blue press vests doing TikTok videos claiming that they’re about to starve unless Israel or America surrender to them. Opinion.

Cuba claims it’s the new Gaza - everything is genocide now

Ms. Rachel, stop indoctrinating on your children's show!

How a popular children’s TV personality, with a huge following, deliberately manipulates innocent, young minds against Israel. It must stop. Op-ed.

Ms. Rachel, stop indoctrinating on your children's show!

Alma Research Center:

Why Israel struck Abu al-Duhur Airbase

It is worth recalling reports of Turkish plans to deploy air defense systems in Syria, such as the Hisar system. Opinion.

Why Israel struck Abu al-Duhur Airbase

Why host a pundit who accused Jews of buying Congress?

If a white supremacist accused Jews of bribing members of Congress, no synagogue would invite him as a speaker. New York's oldest Reform Jewish congregation is hosting a newspaper columnist who has made that exact same accusation. Opinion.

Why host a pundit who accused Jews of buying Congress?

A debunked blood libel that keeps reappearing in JPost

A Jewish newspaper based in Jerusalem propped up inflated charges of settler violence charges as unquestionably true, handing our declared enemies the one asset they cannot manufacture for themselves. Why does it continue to print the blood libel it has already debunked?

A debunked blood libel that keeps reappearing in JPost

Beware of Middle East Accords: They are regime-contingent

In the non-democratic Middle East, Islamic/Arab regimes do not ascend to power through the ballot. They tend to be tenuous, as are their policies and agreements, which are not anchored in democratic and legal structures, but in foundational Islamic precepts and precedents. An historical review.

Beware of Middle East Accords: They are regime-contingent

A smoke screen

The American guarantee Israel has leaned on for two generations has been publicly reranked below the price of gasoline by the man who may inherit the White House. Opinion.

A smoke screen

Dear World:

Before you tell me to "Free Palestine", I have some questions

And also some information: The Jewish people are not foreign tourists or colonizers in Judea. We did not name ourselves after this land. This land was named after us.

Before you tell me to "Free Palestine", I have some questions

The Holocaust’s Most Righteous Gentile:

Sweden’s betrayal of Raoul Wallenberg

He rescued tens of thousands of Jews, redeemed Sweden’s compromised wartime reputation, and became one of history’s greatest humanitarians. Then Stockholm abandoned its own diplomat to Stalin’s prisons-and left his desperate mother to fight largely alone. Op-ed.

Sweden’s betrayal of Raoul Wallenberg

Not so light, but so impactful summer reading

Suggestions for summer reading that are relevant and even hopefully impactful. Op-ed.

Not so light, but so impactful summer reading

Torah law, Israel's court system, and state security

Not a few judicial decisions have harmed deterrence against the enemy and the IDF’s ability to defend Israel and defeat the enemy. What is the halakhic status of the state court system?

Torah law, Israel's court system, and state security

Giulio Meotti:

Europe no longer knows why borders exist

Europe continues to talk of “sovereignty" while it has progressively replaced the government of peoples with the administration of flows of migrants. Opinion.

Europe no longer knows why borders exist

Why we shouldn't be surprised:

Saudi Arabia finds its real friends

When the headlines expressed shock that Saudi Arabia chose Ankara and Islamabad over Jerusalem, the honest response should have been: what did you expect? Opinion.

Saudi Arabia finds its real friends

Op-ed:

Jews who funded Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil

Forty-four percent of American Jews view Mamdani favorably. That did not happen organically. It is due to the work of a progressive Jewish infrastructure funded by Diaspora liberal Jews. Op-ed.

Jews who funded Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil

No single official can decide what Jewish children learn

Who gave one unelected official, Gali Baharav-Miara, this much power? Opinion.

No single official can decide what Jewish children learn

How Hamas outsmarted the West’s media, universities and NGOs

UN Rapporteur Albanese said the death toll in Gaza was 680,000 (it’s 70,000 including terrorists), including 380,000 infants under five. When told there were only 341,790 children under five in Gaza to begin with, Albanese said she lied deliberately because “it had the effect I wanted".

How Hamas outsmarted the West’s media, universities and NGOs

Into the fray:

The Arab vote in Israel-Legality, Morality and Security

The Israeli High Court has a long record of flouting the law when it comes to Arab parties’ participation in Knesset elections. But in the post-October 7th era, in which the vulnerability of the state was so vividly exposed, it is essential to vigorously enforce both the spirit and the letter of Clause 7(a) of the Basic Law: The Knesset. Opinion.

The Arab vote in Israel-Legality, Morality and Security

Jonathan Pollard:

The war we cannot afford to lose

Israel needs a doctrine of strategic prevention and overwhelming deterrence. We need to ensure that no potential coalition can ever become sufficiently confident in its ability to overwhelm Israel that it concludes an attack is worth the risk.

The war we cannot afford to lose

Trump’s Middle East gamble is unwinnable

Iran won’t come to the table and Hamas won’t disarm. But as luck would have it Iran, unsuspecting and all, can help Trump gain pole position. Opinion.

Trump’s Middle East gamble is unwinnable

Central Synagogue was attacked during Shabbat

Another antisemitic attack on American Jews at prayer. This one happened inside the most politically connected Reform synagogue in the country, a place where Israel has been condemned.

Central Synagogue was attacked during Shabbat

From Gandhi’s pistol to today’s hesitation

Kozo Okamoto's death brought me back to the moment when General Rehavam Ze’evi placed a pistol on the table - and succeeded in breaking his prisoner’s silence. Op-ed

From Gandhi’s pistol to today’s hesitation

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA):

The donkey was always the point

Democratic socialism is an oxymoronic trojan horse. Socialism is not and cannot be democratic. Opinion.

The donkey was always the point

What Jason Arday teaches us about Israel’s predicament

The interesting question is not simply how Arday behaved. It is how institutions behaved around him. And how the pattern fits the post October 7th mendacity. Opinion.

What Jason Arday teaches us about Israel’s predicament

The Internet never forgets:

Jared Kushner’s naivete about Israel’s wars

Jared Kushner once claimed he read 25 books on the Israel-Palestine conflict, defending his role as an ‘expert’ forging the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan. We can relax now. Op-ed.

Jared Kushner’s naivete about Israel’s wars

On the eve of Likud primaries:

Likud and ideology

The 2026 Mattot Arim Parliamentary Achievement Report highlights those Likud MKs who produced more ideological achievements than their colleagues. Op-ed.

Likud and ideology

Intra-Muslim carnage dwarfs the Israel-Palestinian Arab conflict

The immensity of the intra-Muslim carnage dwarfs the regional and global significance of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian Arab issue. Op-ed.

Intra-Muslim carnage dwarfs the Israel-Palestinian Arab  conflict

The Weaponization of History:

Why cheapening Shoah vocabulary threatens American democracy

When critics hurl Nazi labels at progressive politicians, they fail to address the actual substance of the threat. Opinion.

Why cheapening Shoah vocabulary threatens American democracy

Jack Engelhard

No room for Commies or Nazis, but have fun while it lasts

If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere? Of course not.

No room for Commies or Nazis, but have fun while it lasts

Yehudit Katsover and Nadia Matar:

August. Everyone is on Vacation. Hamas isn't.

During the past week, more than 65 incidents of crossings into the yellow zone in the Gaza Strip were recorded, and in none of them was fire opened. Warning.

August. Everyone is on Vacation. Hamas isn't.

Melanie Phillips:

Gaslighting on steroids

The libels against Israel are all falling apart. The libels are not acknowledged because they are driven by the incontrovertible antisemitic - if insane - belief that Israel is a unique force for evil in the world. Opinion.

Gaslighting on steroids

Giulio Meotti:

A note on the Catholic Church's mini-October 7th

The outcry over Hamel’s killing lasted only as long as it took for the ink on the page the following day to dry. And Pope Francis, after Hamel’s murder, said: “If I speak of Islamic violence I must also speak of Catholic violence." He really said that. Opinion.

A note on the Catholic Church's mini-October 7th

The catalyst for Jew-hatred

“Islamophobia" is a crock of drivel as a real phenomenon, but it is employed as armor against any criticism of even the most radical Muslims, and in turn is used as a weapon that has intimidated many Americans into acquiescence in the transformation of their country. Op-ed.

The catalyst for Jew-hatred

Anti-Zionists' fantasies put Jewish children under threat

The fictional "Gazan children starving" scenario was never real. It was meant to destroy empathy for Jewish children - schoolchildren, toddlers, and babies. Opinion.

Anti-Zionists' fantasies put Jewish children under threat

October 7th - what went wrong?

Operational blindness or a deliberate strategic plan that went wrong? Will we ever know? Opinion.

October 7th - what went wrong?

A holy fire, a pure soul: William (Z'eev) Shakin, z"l

"Your heart was too big for this world."

A holy fire, a pure soul: William (Z'eev) Shakin, z"l

The Damascus Charade:

Al-Sharaa belongs in the dock beside Assad

All a murderous terrorist needs to do is hire a public relations firm, put on a necktie, and adopt the language of Western diplomacy to be accepted. Opinion.

Al-Sharaa belongs in the dock beside Assad

Iran between contiguous geography and fragmented polity

Iran today stands before a choice that involves not just the fate of the regime, but also the very structure of the state. Opinion.

Iran between contiguous geography and fragmented polity

Alma Research Center: Ali al-Taher-

Israel must not turn victory into a Hezbollah Victory narrative

The question of what will happen at Ali al-Taher “the day after" is not a tactical question concerning one more ridge or a few more kilometers inside Lebanon. It is a strategic question. Opinion.

Israel must not turn victory into a Hezbollah Victory narrative

Maybe God Is showing Trump why Israel cannot trust Hamas

Negotiations with regimes and terrorist organizations are not normal business negotiations. You cannot assume that because someone agreed to or even signed something yesterday, they will honor it tomorrow. Op-ed.

Maybe God Is showing Trump why Israel cannot trust Hamas

Pollard on the Mecca Pact:

The emergence of a new Islamic military bloc

The nightmare scenario is not necessarily that the Mecca agreement immediately becomes an Islamic NATO. The nightmare is that it gradually becomes one. Opinion.

The emergence of a new Islamic military bloc

Iceland, what happened to you?

I came to Iceland loving one of the most beautiful countries on earth. I leave after repeated harassment, two physical assaults and moments when I feared for my life as a Jew. Op-ed.

Iceland, what happened to you?

The Midterm US Elections:

The sacred science of voting

Not voting is, effectively, a vote in favor of the noxious democratic socialist program. Opinion.

The sacred science of voting

The Spark and the Scalpel:

Anatomy of a leaked Mossad operation

The Mossad just reassigned the men who promised to topple Tehran. The mission stands; the instrument was wrong.

Anatomy of a leaked Mossad operation

Palestinian Culture, Part 2:

Without violence, what remains?

Palestinian Arab culture has all the fanatical monomania of Rome's quest to destroy Carthage, but none of Rome's contributions to humanity, all of the anger and vengeance but none of the beauty and truth.

Without violence, what remains?

Fighting Antisemitism:

Older Americans show up but the young are Missing in Action

There seems to be a generation gap in awareness and action. Time to focus on those who come out to rallies and want to make their voices heard. Opinion.

Older Americans show up but the young are Missing in Action

Israel’s Arch-Enemy:

The head of the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran

Rezaei was the first commander of the IRGC Intelligence Unit and later, in 1980, was appointed by Khomeini to command the IRGC itself. Opinion.

The head of the Supreme National Security Council in Tehran

Europe's Odyssey

Both Turkey and Qatar are strong supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and collaborate to finance the construction of mosques in Europe.

Europe's Odyssey

What Status Quo?

The real implications of the 'Mecca Joint Defense Agreement'

Deterrence replaces normalization: Riyadh has found a way to build real security architecture - with a NATO military power and with the only nuclear state in the Muslim world - without having to declare that it is actually abandoning Washington's normalization track.

The real implications of the 'Mecca Joint Defense Agreement'




























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