Anti-haredi sentiment and the haredi boycott of Angel Bakeries
Former Public Security Min. Barlev is a private citizen but he’s also the chairman of a commercial enterprise. Op-ed.
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The Jerusalem rally was a reminder that democracy didn’t lose; the left did
The Orwellian doublespeak of the Israeli left is so blatant that it’s putting regular propaganda to shame. Op-ed
Tears of heartbreak and joy
Baruch Ben-Yigal’s story is a perfect metaphor for the indelible link between death and rebirth that is Israel’s curse and blessing.Op-ed.
Israel's memorial days and inexcusable hyperbole
President Herzog conveyed an appropriate Yom Hashoah message, but the people who most needed to heed it weren’t listening. Op-ed.
Saluting the unsung heroes of the Israeli Air Force
The well-deserved high standing of IAF pilots has gone to their heads. Op-eds.
The Israeli defense minister’s shameful retreat
Prominently on display in Yoav Gallant’s speech were two traits that make him unfit for his job: cowardice and betrayal. Op-ed.
Denouncing Israel’s judicial reforms won’t have the effect President Herzog desires
Herzog's attempt to broker a compromise by appeasing the “resistance” is a waste of time. Op-ed.
Three Jewish funerals and an Israeli hate-fest
The terrorist murder of two children and a newlywed didn’t put a dent in the demonstration against the so-called “death of democracy.”Op-ed.
The Israeli left’s violent rhetoric and phony ‘apologies’
It’s hard to believe that the anti-government propagandists could sink any lower, but they managed this week to outdo themselves.Op-ed.
Terror in Jerusalem, PLO flags in Tel Aviv
Protesters bemoaning a concocted danger-the “death of Israeli democracy”-made a mockery of the actual mass murder of innocents. Op-ed.
Lapid’s lament: ‘There’s only one truth, and the rest is a lie’
The reductive portrait of Israelis’ connection to the Jewish state painted by the country's opposition leader is beyond the pale. Opinion.
Penalizing Palestinian Arab lawfare
The new gov't responded harshly to the P.A.-spurred UNGA resolution calling on the Hague for an opinion on Israeli “occupation." Op-ed.
The false prophets of an impending Israeli apocalypse
With dire predictions about the end of democracy, the sore losers to the new government will do even worse in the next election. Op-ed.
Israel’s new diaspora minister hits the ground running
Min. Chikli ordered an immediate halt to Nachman Shai's multi-million-shekel contribution to a leftist NGO with a progressive agenda. Op-ed.
Is Alan Dershowitz right to warn against the ‘override clause’?
The world-renowned attorney has proven trustworthy in his views on the Jewish state, even if one disagrees with some of them. Op--ed.
No, Hady Amr is not ‘our friend’
AJC's lauding Biden appoiintee anti-Israel Amr after expressing concern about the incoming government in Jerusalem is beyond inexcusable.
No, the ‘override clause’ won’t ‘crush’ Israeli democracy
The case for the incoming coalition to reduce the Supreme Court’s self-invested power to rule against laws enacted by the Knesset. Op-ed.
Judgment day for Israel’s legal system
The punishment for a Bedouin who sodomized a little girl in her Negev home shows the need for a “full, full, right-wing” government.Op-ed;
The hypocrisy of the Israeli left’s calling dibs on democracy
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Comm. chairman,says that if the public chooses Netanyahu, Israel will morph into the 3rd Reich.Op-ed
Yair Lapid’s holiday bloopers
Just as worrisome as his ignorance of basic Judaism is the fact that he can't even fake it. What awaits us for Sukkot, I wonder. Op-ed.
Look who’s interfering in the Knesset elections to block a Netanyahu victory
Israeli voters must take into account that Iran and the PA are working to keep the Likud Party leader from reassuming the premiership.Op-ed.
The political suicide of the Israeli elite
The anniversary of the death of Dudu Topaz is a reminder of the cultural root of polarization in the Jewish state. Op-ed.
Honoring Joe Biden, dishonoring Taylor Force
That Biden, who reversed the freeze on US aid to the “pay for slay” PA, is receiving Israel’s Presidential Medal is worse than ironic.Op-ed.
Bolstering Bibi by deriding his backers
Former Israeli TV anchor Gadi Sukenik’s critique was clear: Anyone casting a ballot for Likud belongs in the baboon category. Op-ed.
Fear terrorism, not the Israelis defending against it
Contrary to the aspersions cast by external or internal ill-wishers, Israelis are far from trigger-happy. Op-ed.
Jihad by any other name
There it was: an admission that the ‘nakba’ always has been the root of the conflict, which is why 2 states are not what the PA seeks.Op-ed.
Mahmoud Abbas plays Benny Gantz for a fool
Israel’s defense minister's latest session with the Palestinian Authority leader was certainly not “confidence-building.” Opinion.
Eating Knesset candy and drinking the Kool-Aid
The whole plenum looked as puerile last week as it’s been sounding, with verbiage and decibel levels not even fit for a playground. Op-ed.
The High Court has robbed Israel's far-left Labor leader of plausible deniability
The court's overruling the Knesset committee ban on Ibtisam Mara’ana-Menuhin’s run on the Labor Party list is good for the right. Op-ed.
A pregnant pause to consider vaccine denial
Grieving relatives of the Israeli mother and fetus who died of COVID-19 should not have to argue with arrogant, ignorant anti-vaxxers. Op-ed
Days of awe (and loopholes)
Everyone is blaming everyone else, lignoring rules, and not looking in the mirror. It’s not exactly the spirit of the Days of Awe, Op-ed
Hell hath no fury like peaceniks upstaged
It’s hard to keep track of their many and disparate gripes, but it’s very easy to spot their hypocrisy. Opinion.
Viral apathy in Israel
What is going on? Why are Israelis, who were so conscientious about the first lockdown, rebelling against the corona rules? Op-ed.
The gang rape at the Red Sea Hotel
While there is national consensus in Israel about the evils of sexual abuse, there's little agreement on root causes of the problem. Opinion
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