 Why I love the far-from-perfect IsraelAre things perfect in the 73-year-old modern state of Israel? Absolutely not. Are your kids perfect? Don't you love them anyway. Op-ed. Threatening to boycott the JNFA democratic vote authorized the purchase of private land in, or adjacent to, Jewish communities in Judea-Samaria. Why the threats? Op-ed. Happy Independence Day!Rav Tzvi Yehuda said: Our joy on this day is the joy of a mitzvah. We have merited fulfilling the mitzva to dwell in Eretz Yisrael, Op-ed. Mea Culpa and the travesty of the joint Israeli-Palestinian Arab Memorial Day ceremonyI find it rather cynical to build an organization around the exploitation of bereavement for political purposes as Parents Circle does. Anti Defamation League or Auxiliary Democratic Lobby?ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt's recent attack on Fox News over its host Tucker Carlson reveals his political agenda. Op-ed. Americans killed by Palestinian Arabs: The forgotten terror victimsHow many more Yom Hazikarons will come and go before any of the Palestinian killers of Americans finally face American justice?. Op-ed. Recognizing the Jews who helped their fellow Jews during the ShoahYad Vashem honors gentiles who saved Jews, but the Knesset did not direct it to honor Jews who did likewise. We can honor them anyway.Op-ed. BDS: 21st century Nazism taught in schools and in musicWe are seeing the repeat of the teaching of hate for Jews as it was taught in Nazi Germany: Get them at school, get them young. Op-ed. Blinken's gaffeThe secretary of state made it sound as if it was Ass't Sec of State Long, not FDR, who kept the US from aiding European Jews.Op-ed. On the role of intermediaries between Mohammed and believersThe Islamic world will emerge from its current nadir when it realizes that the less undiluted Mohammed, the better. Op-ed. My dear friend Eyal Banin, fallen IDF MedicA medic with ingrained IDF values, he saved the life of a wounded terrorist, but lost his own in a terrorist ambush. Op-ed. What have we done to stop the funding of terrorism?Why haven't we demanded sanctions against organizations involved in terrorist activities, many of which also slander Israel? Op-ed. Can Biden fund the Palestinians without breaking the law?The administration's attempt to bypass the Taylor Force Act won’t help anyone except Abbas’s corrupt thugs. But it will spite Trump. The recent judgment against Boaz Shabo - perverting justiceDo you wonder why the subject of reforming the Israeli courts is such a highly-debated issue in the Jewish state? Read on. Is recent maritime unrest rocking the regional boat?The seas are becoming another sphere in which Israel must spare no effort to halt Iran’s efforts to increase its regional foothold. The Cold War is re-emerging in the Middle EastThe Russians and ttheir Chinese “frenemies,” see the US retreat from the region as an opportunity to flex their muscles. Op-ed. Schnitzel, Schlissel, ShtiselThe words Shtisel, schlissel and schnitzel look similar to one another but obviously have nothing in common - or do they? Op-ed. Erdogan humiliates a European dhimmi - Ursula von Der LeyenWith not a whimper.The EU is reluctant to see what Turkey is doing, further aggravating its already stellar reputation for hypocrisy. Op-ed. The new plan to oust Netanyahu and its implications for IsraelYamina's Bennett and New Hope's Sa'ar, with all of 13 MKs, expect 30 Likud lawmakers to ignore their voters and help unseat Netanyahu. Op-ed The Middle East can not put up with repeated Western diplomatic misstepsThings will get out of hand if the US continues to search for a way to appease the mullahs, putting its loyal allies in danger. Op-ed. Woke dollars for terroristsTo me, and to others who remember America before it got lost, woke means, “The cancelation of everything we hold sacred.”.Op-ed. Frost and Donkeys in the KnessetOn the use and misuse of literature in Israeli parliamentary debate. Dystopian America 2021America is an intolerant and hard to recognize country today. A hard look in the mirror might help. Op-ed. The importance of the Oporto Holocaust MuseumThe phrase “Never again” cannot and must not be reduced to an epigraph. Opinion. Six cold, hard, dry factsWe are overwhelmed with stories, memories, and tears during this period, but, we must not neglect the cold facts. Op-ed. A Jewish Government reliant on the Muslim BrotherhoodSuch a government will give Bibi enormous strength and leverage in dealing with Biden and Blinken, so it's not all bad. Op-ed Let his people go: The story of Asher Zelig Goldberger aka Zdeněk TomanThat no one ever heard of him is criminal. But this huge void of history is quite explicable, if we take human nature into account. Op-ed. The future of Holocaust remembranceThis is not just about the history of the Jews. This is about the history of the world and is at risk of being forgotten. Op-ed. Jordan’s “House of Cards”–The implications for IsraelIsrael could find, along its lengthiest border, no longer a pro-Western monarchy, but an extreme, hostile Muslim regime. Op-ed. Israel: The necessary superpowerIts legendary military and security derring-do derives from its unique culture of risk-taking, creativity and thinking out of the box. Op-ed To commemorate Jewish martyrs you don’t even have to like JewsAnti-Semites combine hatred for the living Jew with reverence for the dead – unless they were killed by Palestinian Arabs. Op-ed. How Eisenhower made sure the horrors would never be forgottenWhen General Eisenhower saw the horrors of the Nazi death camps, he insisted that a visual and written record be kept for history. Op-ed. A definition of anti-Semitism that defends anti-SemitesThe Jerusalem Declaration is designed to defend BDS proponents, including some signatories. It is manna from heaven for anti-Semites. Op-ed. Israel’s voting system needs urgent reformA more complicated and strange method of allotting Knesset seats is hard to imagine. Op-ed. For Holocaust Day 2021: Survivors represent the light that shone in the darknessWe, the IDF commanders and soldiers, will pass on the description of what was perpetrated, preserve our independence and defend ourselves. Holocaust truths left out of the history textsThe story school history books leave out tells how the US and Hitler cooperated in the crimes committed against the Jewish people. Op-ed. Two vital lessons from the HolocaustMake sure you learn the lessons from the Holocaust in this article and do whatever you can to make sure they won’t be repeated. Op-ed. Smotrich: Everything we hold dear is on the lineReligious Zionism chairman says Netanyahu on verge of creating coalition with terror supporters, Bennett with the left. Op Ed. Holocaust Remembrance Day back-to-back with Independence Day in IsraelWe are unable to escape the modern day interconnectedness between Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron, and Yom Haatzmaut. Op-ed. Transgenderism is bad for those who fight for womenI do not believe in focusing on a trendy, diversionary, well funded minority over and above the totally unmet needs of a majority. Op-ed. Intentional illegal migration chaosAmerica is fighting for its soul, and its citizens are gradually beginning to realize that. Op-ed. Jordan's volatility alerts the US to Middle East realityOf the 11 million Muslims killed in wars and terrorism since 1948, just 0.3% died in wars against Israel. Most violence is internal. Op-ed. Political paralysis in IsraelThere is no real ideological commitment on the part of secular parties, just animosities, leading to no dominance by Left or Right. Op-ed. In France there is a city with just one JewA Fremch town where Islamic brigades make sure Sharia law is strictly kept, women are veiled and no one drinks beer, boggles the mind. Op-ed Hunter and how the Left rescues its scoundrelsYou just leave it to Big Media to come bail you out and rehab your good or bad name. After all, Liberals are all in it together. Op-ed. Baqa al Gharbiya celebrates, a Jewish family mournsShimon Peres' decision to reduce sentences of convicted terrorist murderers is the reason Moshe Tamam's murderer is out of prison. Op-ed. Jordan’s King Abdullah clips the wings of a rival to the crown princeJordan’s king has taken steps to ensure that the crown goes to his own son rather than his popular half-brother. Analysis. Following the money is not enoughQuite stealthily, it came out that America is preparing to transfer as much as $100 million in aid for Palestinians. Opinion. Antony Blinken called the wrong guySec. of state needs to be calling the PA to talk about lack of democracy, not reflexively assume that Israel is somehow to blame. Opinion. Palestinian Arabs use women as terrorist role modelsIn Gaza, a card was distributed in girls schools to honor the killer of 21 people, as the “bride of the Haifa martyrdom operation.” Op-ed. Russian Space Day, the Mimouna and meThe anniversary of Russia's space launch is celebrated in Russia, but I celebrate it as the day I was punished for keeping Shabbat. Op-ed. Netanyahu, run for presidentRegardless of who Rivlin taps to form a gov't, the political jam will remain so long as Netanyahu is PM. It's time to let go. Opinion. Because of Biden…BibiFew, if any, countries face the truly daunting array of challenges that Israel does. There is no time for on the job training. Op-ed. The Jewish Arab StateHow did it come about that an Arab party that aligns itself with Israel's enemies is suggested as a member of Israel's government? Op-ed. The threats American Jewry refuses to faceGiven the data, it makes sense that 65-75% of US Jews remain in a political home that is hostile to Jews. It’s a matter of priorities.Op-ed. Biden --- a “nice guy”He certainly made a career of it, if on no other quality worthy of leadership, and some might say he’s nice to all the wrong people. Op-ed. A Chinese Goldeneye-EMP will ravage a US Carrier Battle GroupChina has a tactical nuclear weapon that releases a targeted EMP wave that can fry all the electronics of today’s military weapons. Op-ed. |
