Israel's hostage dilemma in the fog of war

The moral dilemma is more complex than a battle between emotion and reason. With passionately held competing views, is there any sound basis for evaluating the ethical choices?

Israel's hostage dilemma in the fog of war

Prophecy unfolding:

V’shavu Banim L’Gevulam - the Children of Israel return home

This was not immigration that I saw this morning at the airport when 225 olim arrived. This was covenant.

V’shavu Banim L’Gevulam - the Children of Israel return home

Desecrating the Six Million:

The rehabilitation of a Nazi Collaborator

Pope Pius XII, the wartime pope who signed Hitler’s first international treaty, remained silent while the Jews of Europe were gassed, and presided over a Church that refused to return Jewish children to their surviving families after the Holocaust, has been whitewashed by the Daily Wire. Why? Opinion.

The rehabilitation of a Nazi Collaborator

When civilians support terror:

Israel’s only option in Gaza

If your neighbors raped and slaughtered your family and livestreamed it, would you let them move back next door? And remember: Not a single Gazan has offered information on the whereabouts of Israeli hostages. That says it all. Opinion.

Israel’s only option in Gaza

I was just in Gaza.Here's the truth about starvation allegations.

Israel isn't depriving Gazans of food, water, and medical supplies. The crooked United Nations, in bed with Hamas for years, is the actual culprit. Opinion.

I was just in Gaza.Here's the truth about starvation allegations.

On libel and libelers

The world delights in the libels against Israel because its enmity against Jews is largely latent but chronic. It loves believing the worst about us. And for Hamas, it is a good substitute for winning on the battle field. But how explain Jews who promote the lies? Opinion.

On libel and libelers

Fatah’s summer camps of Martyrdom

Children march in military formation, wear uniforms, and are taught to handle weapons. Op-ed.

Fatah’s summer camps of Martyrdom

Australia’s Shame:

Silencing a proud Jewish voice

To block an Israeli leader from entering Jewish spaces abroad is to tell Diaspora Jews that their identity must be policed by the state. Opinion.

Silencing a proud Jewish voice

is unity across diversity possible?

Is success possible without strategic unification?

Focusing on "hatred-inspiring and genocide-justifying fabrications" repeatedly and uniformly across different organizations fighting anti-Zionism and antisemitism will ensure that this most strategic set of responses will be expressed repeatedly. Opinion.

Is success possible without strategic unification?

A law-based assessment:

Jihadi criminality and Israeli self-defense

International law is not a suicide pact. Even amid long-enduring world-system anarchy, such law offers a binding body of rules and procedures that permits a beleaguered state to express an "inherent right of self-defense." Opinion.

Jihadi criminality and Israeli self-defense

Giulio Meotti:

32 Christians are killed per day, but the West sees only Gaza

No one has ever heard of Western flotillas headed to Nigeria, Congo, or Syria, where Christians and Druze are slaughtered like chickens. Opinion.

32 Christians are killed per day, but the West sees only Gaza

Empty words

Now, as in 2005, empty words tout failed solutions. Peace was not achieved by giving the Palestinian Arabs Gush Katif, nor will it be achieved by givng them a state. Opinion.

Empty words

Falsehoods and inaccuracies:

Albanese and Wong shame Australia

Exposing the falsehoods in Australia’s Prime Minister Albanese and Foreign Minister Wong's announcement that Australia will recognise the 'State of Palestine' at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in September. Opinion.

Albanese and Wong shame Australia

Part I: Origins

Islamic vs. Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman worlds

An ongoing religious, cultural, historical, military struggle and rivalry.

Islamic vs. Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman worlds

The 21st century Crusade to Jerusalem

The entire West, apart from the US & few Eastern European countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria - these modern righteous gentiles - has launched an open crusade against the state that became the victim of a massacre unheard of in modern history. Opinion.

The 21st century Crusade to Jerusalem

The Zangezur Corridor: How a 27-mile strip could reshape Eurasia

Who stands to gain and who to lose? The Zangezur Corridor links Europe and Central Asia, bypassing China-built routes, Russia and Iran, showing that contemporary geopolitics has to do with roads, pipelines, and communication networks rather than just territorial boundaries. Opinion.

The Zangezur Corridor: How a 27-mile strip could reshape Eurasia

The Hornet's Nest

Some argue Jews would be safer dispersed or that Israel’s location is a strategic mistake. History proves otherwise. Israel may sit on a 'hornet’s nest,' but for the first time in 2,000 years, Jews can defend themselves together.

The Hornet's Nest

Staying put in Gaza:

A master plan for developing Gaza, inspired by the Rebbe

Making Gaza Great Again: Two plans that deserve widespread attention.

A master plan for developing Gaza, inspired by the Rebbe

Munich Betrayal 2.0:

Perfidious appeasement will fail yet again

The new version of the Munich betrayal (Munich Betrayal 2.0) is eerily similar to the original one. It is also promoted by the original principal players, France and the UK. Opinion.

Perfidious appeasement will fail yet again

Thank you, President Trump-

10 years, 3 campaigns & 200 days

Everyday, it gets harder and tougher to understand how anyone could vote blue down the ballot, especially in 2024.

10 years, 3 campaigns & 200 days

In France as in Afghanistan:

Sharia police in Paris

Cinema, publishing houses, newspapers, universities. And we are talking about the country that still has - or had -the most solid culture of freedom. Opinion.

Sharia police in Paris

Jack Engelhard:

US media versus Israel

I must learn to be subtler…more diplomatic. Until then, beginning with Macron, those are a collection of dirty rotten scoundrels. Opinion.

US media versus Israel

Iran’s distorted mindset

Perhaps Israel with its high-minded approach to life has been able to see Iran as its neighbor and not only as its neighbor-enemy. But the Iranians true to form won’t be moved. Opinion.

Iran’s distorted mindset

To the protestors:

A ceasefire with the release of all hostages is a mirage

Israel is in a trap where either it gives up militarily in order to free the hostages or fights on to destroy Hamas and loses them. Total victory is not one of the choices. Opinion.

A ceasefire with the release of all hostages is a mirage

Radical U -How students turned their professors' words into deeds

From their support for the Boycott Divest Sanction (BDS) movement, to hosting terrorists, to accepting terrorist tainted funding, some of the nation's top universities have shamefully become part of the Palestinian Arab resistance. And their students turned to violence. Opinion.

Radical U -How students turned their professors' words into deeds

The death of truth in the war on Israel

From redefining words so as to blast Israel to publicizing lies that fall apart at the first investigation, the world has become prey to screaming monsters, while the Jews are now vulnerable to attack. Opinion.

The death of truth in the war on Israel

Inquiring minds want to know.

Just some unanswered questions about that "Palestinian State" Europe is so eager to create.

Inquiring minds want to know.

Response to the Desperate Petitioner:

That's who we are. That's what we do.

Don’t be desperate; we’ll get there yet as soon as we all realize the significance of 7 million yidden living in Israel.

That's who we are.  That's what we do.

Things that even the best Israelis get wrong

Rule 1: Anti-Semitism and psychological attacks on Israel have nothing whatsoever to do with how good or bad Jews are. Had Israel done nothing for the Palestinian Arab 'civilians', the psychological attacks on Israel would have been exactly the same.Opinion.

Things that even the best Israelis get wrong

Melanie Phillips:

The Madonna of Gaza

The murderous lies about Israel’s behavior tap into the ancient and enduring Christian problem with the Jews. Opinion.

The Madonna of Gaza

Pope Francis' Balance Sheet regarding Israel and the Jews

Francis’s papacy should not be compared in any way to that of Popes John XXIII, John Paul II, and too few others like them. Opinion.

Pope Francis' Balance Sheet regarding Israel and the Jews

Justice for Amiram ben Uliel:

Time for a retrial

President Herzog can show the world that justice prevails in Israel, and exonerate or at least provide Amiram Ben Uliel with the opportunity, free of torture, to prove his innocence in front of impartial judges. Opinion.

Time for a retrial

Twenty years since the disengagement:

I watched from afar, now I live its consequences

Then I was sitting in New York...now I live in Israel. Opinion.

I watched from afar, now I live its consequences

Weaponizing truth, weaponizing lies

The Associated Press, the New York Times, the Daily Express and many others remove truth-telling from their pages in favour of a place in the Information War that juggles truth and lies. Opinion.

Weaponizing truth, weaponizing lies

UJA donates $1 million to Gaza:

Insanity or worse?

How nice to pat yourself on the back for your aid to the implacable enemies who are starving Jewish hostages, thereby joining the ranks of useful Jewish idiots in every generation. Opinion.

Insanity or worse?

The haredi draft exemption issue:

A fair solution

The writer's proposed solution does away with locking up haredim who refuse to serve and also avoids punishing the yeshivas. Opinion.

A fair solution

The haredi draft exemption issue:

The haredi war that should never be fought

A war on the State of Israel is a war on its citizens: the Jewish people. And that’s a battle no Torah elite should ever fight. Opinion.

The haredi war that should never be fought

Getting Aliyah out of the mud

Hashem has set the earth boiling under the feet of Diaspora Jewry but they need an extra push (known as “hishtadlut”) from us. Come to the Aliyah conference to learn how.

Getting Aliyah out of the mud

The real reason for calling a strike:

Shutting the economy won’t help the hostages

When did cutting off one’s own nose ever succeed in spiting his foe’s face? The answer is that the protest movement considers Netanyahu a greater enemy than Hamas. Opinion.

Shutting the economy won’t help the hostages

Collaboration with Hamas?

UN admits 95% of its Gaza aid trucks were “intercepted”

Even a bunch of rickshaw drivers could manage a better ratio than 95% enemy intercepts. It’s hard to believe that the 5% deliveries to 95% interceptions ratio reflects anything other than extensive collaboration between the UN’s Gaza employees, many of whom are Hamas, and Hamas itself. Opinion.

UN admits 95% of its Gaza aid trucks were “intercepted”

Giulio Meotti:

Europe uses 'Palestine' to appease its own Hamasniks

Islam is sinking its enameled claws into Europe's soft underbelly. Opinion

Europe uses 'Palestine' to appease its own Hamasniks

Prof. Phyllis Chesler:

Wikipedia has been hijacked by Jihadists

Wikipedia is a fully owned subsidiary of Islamism. Instead of being a source of information, the grassroots encyclopedia is now a propaganda screed filled with lies. Opinion.

Wikipedia has been hijacked by Jihadists

Why has Europe forsaken its Judeo-Christian birthright?

Is Versailles going to become a mosque? Is King Charles going to change his name to Mohammed? Op-ed.

Why has Europe forsaken its Judeo-Christian birthright?

Critiquing Bono’s Gaza Statements

When humanitarian outrage risks moral equivalence

Bono does have street cred when it comes to humanitarian issues, but when it comes to Gaza, he's morally equivocating. Opinion.

When humanitarian outrage risks moral equivalence

They are your brothers and sisters-do not allow for their murder

In response to increasing threats to Israel from European countries, this letter was sent to hasidic businessmen in the UK by an anonymous Jewish businessman. It was published in a UK haredi newspaper, with the headline: "If the UK distances itself from Israel diplomatically, that can endanger millions of Jews." Op-ed.

They are your brothers and sisters-do not allow for their murder

Spotlight on Qatar

Qatar is the head of Iran's poisonous snake. It spurts both money and venom. Opinion.

Spotlight on Qatar

Israel has every right to target Al Jazeera in Gaza

The Israel-Hamas conflict is not just about bombs and bullets. It also involves heavily biased hashtags, headlines, and live feeds — propagated, in large part, by the Qatari outlet against Israel. And its reporters in Gaza are Hamas members. Op-ed.

Israel has every right to target Al Jazeera in Gaza

Mike Huckabee, Yehuda Kaploun, Mike Walker:

Silence is complicity

Truth is not buried in policy papers or press releases; it lives in the voices of grieving families and the hollow eyes of hostages still waiting for rescue. Opinion.

Silence is complicity

Giulio Meotti:

The Caliphate is advancing in the European twilight

This is what happens when you think “the West” is just the direction where the sun sets. Op-ed.

The Caliphate is advancing in the European twilight

History repeats itself:

Karl Lueger's Viennese legacy

Lueger’s Vienna is no longer the gracious clean beautiful city it once was. Other cities in Europe such as London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Stockholm have gone the same way. Opinion.

Karl Lueger's Viennese legacy

Gaza as an Abraham Accord Protectorate.

From malevolent regime to UN membership. An outline.

Gaza as an Abraham Accord Protectorate.

Siding with Israel's foes:

How Haaretz built a false campaign about Gaza ‘starvation’

To prove its false claim, the newspaper published an alarming, unsubstantiated op-ed by an anti-Israel international "hunger researcher" and an unconnected picture of an emaciated child. Haaretz is waging a campaign against Israel. Opinion.

How Haaretz built a false campaign about Gaza ‘starvation’

Explaining the geyser of Jew-hatred

It's really not that hard to figure out the various factors that spawn the oldest hatred in a world where most people have never even met a Jew. Opinion.

Explaining the geyser of Jew-hatred

The threats of Russia’s strategic moves

Russia is quietly building a military presence in Armenia with political implications, insidiously countering Trump's bridge building. A wake up call.

The threats of Russia’s strategic moves

Jack Engelhard:

Netanyahu versus the world

No one talks about the humanitarian crisis facing Israel, no one talks about the soldiers, reservists, their parents and grandparents. After all, they're Jew. Opinion.

Netanyahu versus the world

Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer:

So let's say Israel agrees to Gaza withdrawal and Hamas demands

OK. What about “The Day After”? And the day after that? Opinion.

So let's say Israel agrees to Gaza withdrawal and Hamas demands




























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