Moshe Phillips

The Associated Press vs. Judea and Samaria's Jews

The Associated Press has reporters stationed throughout the Middle East, so how is it that they still can't get the most basic facts about Israel and the Palestinian Authority right? Op-ed.

Olmert vs. Jabotinsky

Is Olmert’s story as straightforward as the media portrays it or is there something that the news outlets missed? Opinion.

Thomas Friedman at the NY Times: A 30-year Anti-Israel Legacy

For half a century now Tom Friedman has been struggling to get Americans to adopt a Blame Israel First Policy. Opinion.

Peter Beinart shields Palestinian leadership from accountability

Peter Beinart is not misinformed—he is deliberately distorting the truth. He knows that the PA and Hamas, not Israel, govern the vast majority of Palestinian Arabs, but he blames 'Israeli rule' for their problems. Opinion.

25 big American Zionist ideas for 2025

American Zionists need to start implementing a new agenda to guide their activism after over a year in which Israel is fighting an existential war. Op-ed

Judea and Samaria: The Associated Press gets it wrong

Slanting the news to promote a political position may be effective propaganda, but it is bad journalism and puts the lie to AP's pledge for fact-based reporting. It can't get the most basic facts right when it comes to Israel and the PA. Opinion.

As Israel searches for Eli Cohen's remains...

Let's remember the legendary Eli Cohen's doctrine - and continue his legacy. Opinion.

Israel-Basher picked to speak on Israel and Zionism

How does hosting Israel-bashers constitute a contribution to meaningful public discussion of antisemitism? Opinion.

An apologist for anti-Zionism is teaching about anti-Zionism

The proposed lecturer reposted somebody’s assertion that “both Palestinians and Israelis can engage in the same kind of behavior.” Really? Opinion.

J Street chooses Palestinian State over prioritizing the hostages

What happened when a hostage's father turned to J Street for help. Op-ed.

Terror attacks that don’t count

Can you imagine the international reaction if in the month of August, there had been 90 attempts by Jews to murder Palestinian Arabs? Opinion.

PA: Hear no terrorists, see no terrorists, speak of no terrorists

Why is it that in the World According to the PA, there are no Arab terrorists, they have no weapons depots or bomb factories, and they never attack innocent Israelis? Take a closer look and see. Op-ed.

J Street's two-faced response to pro-Hamas protesters

How come one minute J street is calling pro-Hamas slogans “hateful, antisemitic, vile and abhorrent,” and the next minute it’s saying that such slogans are “not anti-Semitic or even anti-Israel”…? Opinion.

Still teaching their kids to hate Jews

Have you ever wondered why countless Palestinian Arab children participate in mobs that try to stone and burn Jews to death? Opinion.

Moshe Phillips elected National Chairman of AFSI

Phillips, a veteran pro-Israel activist and author, is a frequent op-ed contributor to Arutz Sheva. AFSI's previous chairman, Mark Langfan, will now serve as Chairman Emeritus.

Lesson from a unique Israeli airstrike

Concern about civilian casualties never stopped the American air force from bombing Nazis in World War II, or Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, or ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Op-ed.

Remembering Jim Inhofe:

The senator who cared about Israel's welfare

Inhofe's commitment to the Iron Dome and other vitally important Senate initiatives that strengthened Israel were completely absent from the many articles celebrating his career of service and marking his passing. This article tells why Israel should remember him.

The NY Times finds a Jewish conspiracy

Of course, no such conspiracy exists, but when has that stopped the "paper of record?"

Don't let Pope Gregory dictate Israeli strategy

Israel, please ignore outside pressure and medieval calendars, and do what must be done. Op-ed.

Peace Now's stand on US military aid to Israel

It is a member of the Conference of Major Jewish American Organizations. What does that entail? Op-ed.

When praying at a Jewish holy site is a crime

The Biden administration’s awful silence sends a message to the Palestinian Authority that it can violently mistreat Jewish worshippers, with no consequences. Opinion.

Iran declared war on America 45 years ago

Does American realize that if Israel does not eliminate the existential threats from Iran and Hamas quickly, more Bin Laden's (G-d forbid) will be created? Op-ed.

Quiz on Israel and Hamas for politicians, pundits & protesters

American politicians, TV talking heads, protesters, and so-called journalists, who feel they must comment about Israel, should not be doing so until they know at least the basics. Op-ed.

A new word to trick Israel

The problem with using the term “demilitarization" is it would mean taking away most of the PA security forces’ weapons and military equipment. So now the West says "nonmilitarization." Got it? Op-ed.

Destroying Hamas is the only goal that makes sense

There is a lot more at stake here than another October 7th. Op-ed.

A former ambassador who can't get basic facts right

For someone who served as ambassador to Israel and Ass't Secretary of State, Martin Indyk is either ignorant or careless about his area of presumed expertise. Either possibility is alarming. Op-ed.

The 75th anniversary of Israel's first elections

From the river to the sea lies the Middle East's only democracy, Israel. Blinken is wasting his time with Mahmoud Abbas. Op-ed.

Do you know who the oldest active IDF reservist is? You should

Israel's greatest living folk hero put on his IDF uniform at the age of 95 or perhaps he never stopped wearing it. Meet Ezra Yachin. Op-ed.

Leftist Jewish magazine literally rewrites Israeli history

Raz Segal of Stockton U in New .Jersey, appeared on a Jewish Currents webinar and made insane allegations against Israell. Op-ed.

Did Biden just ban Mahmoud Abbas from visiting the USA?

Biden intends to ban “extremists attacking civilians.” First on the list should be Abbas, unless it is ok to attack civilian Jews? Op-ed.

Unreal: Veteran NYTimes reporter blames Israel for Oct. 7

Does Bloomberg want to lose its reputation for accuracy on Israel? Ethan Brommer as Israel bureau chief is a way to do that.Op-ed.

Sukkot lets us bring Yom Kippur's essence to the entire year

Our prayers, for example, offer a consistent way to make the longing for the Temple a regular part of our day.

Revisionist historians hit on 50th anniversay of Yom Kippur War

A crucial and damning part of the Yom Kippur War scenario has been downplayed. Time to get it out to the public.Op-ed.

Elul: The purpose of the Shofar In our times

Take the time in Elul to contemplate the messages in the Rosh Hashanah Amidah will make this entire month and season more meaningful.

Israel and the "Kissinger Era" — A Zionist response

This is the man who said:“The best result [of the war] would be if Israel came out a little ahead but got bloodied in the process.” Op-ed.

Marking the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising’s 80th Anniversary

The 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is a time to honor its fighters as well as he who reminded us that Jews fight too.Op-ed.

The message of Nachshon, the hero of the Red Sea crossing

From Shvi'i shel Pesach to Yom Ha'atzmaut to Shavuot, there is a theme for us to emulate as we leave the Pesach season: Nachshon's faith.

Two Passover Questions

The Seder has fascinated commentators and everyday Jews for centuries. These two questions and their answers are an enlightening approach.

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The words of an eyewitness to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

A powerful, short book written by a psychiatrist who chaired the ZZW ghetto fighters and penned the true definition of Zionism. Op-ed.

Hanukkah: The reason for the season

Let's put the real meaning back into Hanukkah. Op-ed.

Underground leader Yair Stern's poetry comes alive in new book

Every young Jew should know who Stern was and what he lived and was martyred for. Review.

Journalists should report Israel news, not shape it

There are many ways to shape the news, from choice of headline to how an article is written, and even turning no news into news. Op-ed.

The death of an antisemitic journalist - should we mourn?

Shireen Abu Akleh worked for Jew-hating Al Jazeera, went out to a live battle scene and met her death. That's the story. Op-ed.

Op-ed:

Who’s teaching our kids about Israel?

Many Jewish academics have influenced Jewish college students to side with the Palestinian Arabs over Israel. Op-ed.

Why would a Jew support payments to Arab terrorists?

An MK supporting financial rewards for terrorists and their families is not a matter of freedom of opinion. It crosses a line. Op-ed.

Purim to Passover: G-d's love for His People and His Land

If the ten days from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur are Days of Awe,I would posit that the days from Purim to Passover are Days of Love.

Nixon’s grandson rewrites Israel’s history

Christopher Nixon Cox appears to have a six-day gap in his historical memory. Op-ed.

The set-up on ‘Debating Israel and Apartheid’

Members of a panel to speak at a conference of the American Historical Association essentially hold the same negative views on Israel.Op-ed.

ADL's anti-hate speaker accused Israel of "ethnic cleansing"

The ADL conference on anti-Semitism should not be a forum for criticism of Israel. Op-ed.

Reconsidering Colin Powell's record on Israel and Iran

A careful examination of Powell’s record shows that friends of Israel had legitimate concerns about his feelings on the Jewish State. Op-ed.

No place for guilt over Israel's self-defense

Israel’s behavior in wartime should be judged exactly as we do any other country at war, such as the US and its allies in WWII.Op-ed.

The latest target of anti-Israel academics? The Negev

The same leftists who demand Israel expel “illegal” Jewish settlers simultaneously insist that Israel not expel Bedouin squatters. Op-ed.

"Jewish nose" jokes aren't funny - in fact, they're dangerous

In the Muslim world today caricatures of Jews with stereotypical noses regularly appear in viciously anti-Israel editorial cartoons. Op-ed/

Yom Kippur: The essential Zionist holiday

Are we missing out on the essence of Yom Kippur, on what Jewish prayer is, who we are as a Jewish People, where our destiny lies? Op-ed.

An atheist chaplain at Harvard

Active rejection of the most basic concept in Judaism—belief in G-d—by a religious figure is fringe stuff to most American Jews.Op-ed.

An immoral assault on Israel's Zionism

Ben & Jerry's would not boycott Jews if the organized US Jewish community had not allowed anti-Zionists to remain in our Big Tent. Op-ed.

Yoni Netanyahu: A hero's story 45 years after Entebbe

Yoni Netanyahu, the famed hero of the Entebbe operation, was killed in action 45 years ago on July 4. Op-ed.

The Book of Ruth: A Zionist story For Shavuot

The duality of Shavuot is prominent in the Book of Ruth. The time is the harvest and Ruth accepts the Torah.as the Jews did on Mt. Sinai.

Threatening to boycott the JNF

A democratic vote authorized the purchase of private land in, or adjacent to, Jewish communities in Judea-Samaria. Why the threats? Op-ed.

The seventh day of Pesach's theme of Jewish unity

At the Red Sea, all the Jews sang the same words together.