Jack Engelhard

Jack Engelhard

Columnist

New York-based bestselling American novelist. Writes regularly for Israel National News Arutz Sheva

News by Jack Engelhard

Overnight, we became Jewish soldiers, Montreal, May, 14, 1948

The Sunday following the Israeli Declaration of Independence our antisemitic neighborhood bullies got the shock of their lives. Op-ed.

Overnight, we became Jewish soldiers, Montreal, May, 14, 1948

Something is rotten in the state of journalism

On the despicable gloating over Fox News’ defamation settlement. Op-ed.

Something is rotten in the state of journalism

When you can’t write what you feel

I once called terror acts barbaric, and quickly got slammed when I named the Arab perpetrators as savages. How dare you, they said. Op-ed.

When you can’t write what you feel

Passover 5783, a time to heal

It’s time…O Israel…it’s time to heal, and let it be now, around the Seder table.  Op-ed.

Passover 5783, a time to heal

The harm they did is unforgivable: The Israeli Left demoralized us

Tell the truth. Insurrection is the name of the game. They cut all Jews down and for the first time in 75 years, we don’t walk tall.Op-ed.

The harm they did is unforgivable: The Israeli Left demoralized us

High Noon for Netanyahu

Agree with him or not, his toughness deserves to be admired. Op-ed.

High Noon for Netanyahu

Another look at the Book of Kohelet

The Holocaust in the age of forgetfulness. Op-ed.

Another look at the Book of Kohelet

Leftist brats in search of a cause

Israeli leftist rebels are just following in the footsteps of the 1960s US rebels' attempt to dismantle the Establishment. Op-ed.

Leftist brats in search of a cause

Why is anger forbidden to Jews?

Chances are that Smotrich will emerge from all this a better man. Can the same be said for his detractors? Op-ed.

Why is anger forbidden to Jews?

If not Bibi…Who?

Somebody has to even the score against his haughty overly righteous detractors. I’ll serve as the sacrifice. Op-ed.

If not Bibi…Who?

​​​​​​​More “sacrifices for peace"?

Harsh steps against terror, yes, yes, yes, and, taking out the garbage from the town of Huwara,Op-ed.

​​​​​​​More “sacrifices for peace"?

Has the Israeli left lost its mind?

The world watches and enjoys. As do the NY Times and Haaretz. You would think Israel doesn't have enough enemies. Op-ed.

Has the Israeli left lost its mind?

It’s not about “judicial reform,” stupid

Hell hath no fury as leftists scorned. Op-ed.

It’s not about “judicial reform,” stupid

About Joe Rogan, Jews and money

Being rich, isn’t that the American ideal…the American Dream…pursued so aggressively by Joe Rogan? Op-ed.

About Joe Rogan, Jews and money

Why I can’t say anything about Ilhan Omar

I can’t be fair, nor objective, nor reasonable to this person who stinks up the Congress, certainly the House, and the entire country.Op-ed.

Why I can’t say anything about Ilhan Omar

The killing of Tyre Nichols - a bonanza for TV News

In the name of decency, would it be enough to show once? Okay, twice. Three times and it’s macabre, inflammatory, and it’s incitement.Op-ed.

The killing of Tyre Nichols - a bonanza for TV News

Thoughts on a massacre

Gather them up. Ship them out, and quickly, before the High Court gets a chance to review the case and turn everything upside down. Op-ed.

Thoughts on a massacre

Oy Vey! Thomas Friedman is upset with Israel!

He is the Korach of our times, and so is the rest of his paper, plus even the media in Israel, Hebrew and English…except this one. Op-ed.

Oy Vey! Thomas Friedman is upset with Israel!

Biden is losing the media, and thus the country

The switch, to aggressive reporting, happened in a blink, and it came crashing about a week ago Op-ed.

Biden is losing the media, and thus the country

Op-ed: Tough Guys don’t dance in Israel

Poor Abbas…what happened to the good old days when he could make promises he’d never keep and still get the Israelis to pay up?

Op-ed: Tough Guys don’t dance in Israel

How Netanyahu turned the flood against him into a puddle

The story is as much a triumph of the Right, as it is a defeat of the Left..Op-ed.

How Netanyahu turned the flood against him into a puddle

UN vs Israel — new year, same old story

The UN has an Israel fixation caused by Israel's only crime - being Jewish.

UN vs Israel — new year, same old story

The migrants and the Holocaust

Why I don’t bleed for the migrants. Op-ed.

The migrants and the Holocaust

Two presidents, Trump/Biden – two criminals?

The Democrat-controlled media danced a jig after each hearing out to get Trump. Will the Republican-controlled House finally get Biden?Op-ed

Two presidents, Trump/Biden – two criminals?

Are Liberal Jewish groups really that crazy?

Themselves treyf, they declare Ilhan Omar kosher. Op-ed.

Are Liberal Jewish groups really that crazy?

Biden’s chutzpah over the Jenin accident

Lapid rushed to offer his condolences to the family, and to the world, in case you are wondering why he was voted out of office.Op-ed.

Biden’s chutzpah over the Jenin accident

Jews need not apply

Once again, Jews seeking employment face a Gentlemen's Agreement that they thought had faded away long ago. Op-ed.

Jews need not apply

If there’s a cure for anti-Semitism, let me know

Blacks are in, Jews are out. Svet goornish helfen (see article for translation). Op-ed.

If there’s a cure for anti-Semitism, let me know

Tough decision: FIFA World Cup, or watching paint dry

For the games that I watched, so you wouldn’t have to, the announcers were having difficulties telling the players apart. Op-ed.

Tough decision: FIFA World Cup, or watching paint dry

Trump: The lost Tycoon

Why no praise for keeping the nation safe and prosperous as president, and why scant praise for his pushing the Abraham Accords? Op-ed.

Trump: The lost Tycoon

How the Red Wave fizzled

This means the same inflation, the same fuel and food prices, climate hysteria, crisis at the border. The migrants will keep coming.Op-ed.

How the Red Wave fizzled

What tipped the scales for Netanyahu?

Israelis voted to win back the country and the sanctity of their Jewish heritage.Op-ed.

What tipped the scales for Netanyahu?

How elections bring out the worst in people

Through appeals and tactics like comparing Bibi to Hitler, the Left is showing itself to be desperate. But no standards at all? Op-ed.

How elections bring out the worst in people

Is Israel an Arab country?

How else could any Israeli PM, even an unelected caretaker one, promise Arabs he would not allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount? Op-ed.

Is Israel an Arab country?

Kanye West owes a debt to “Jazz Baroness” Nica Rothschild

Kanye should learn that his fame springs from the generosity of a Jewish woman who used her wealth to support his hip-hop ancestors. Op-ed.

Kanye West owes a debt to “Jazz Baroness” Nica Rothschild

Controversial

About my controversial Zelensky column. Op-ed.

Controversial

Time for Zelensky to blink

Zelensky must make concessions, or prepare for the worst.Op-ed.

Time for Zelensky to blink

Biden’s real VP – his wife

She must know that America chose the wrong man to be president, but except for cringing when he is really bad, she says nothing. Op-ed.

Biden’s real VP – his wife

A telegram from Israel

A story of forgiveness, of childhood memories, the Holocaust to Montreal. A rare glimpse into a beloved writer's past.

A telegram from Israel

Florida’s catastrophe --- a wake-up call?

Strange, isn’t it, how things change during an event so catastrophic. Op-ed.

Florida’s catastrophe --- a wake-up call?