Jack Engelhard

Jack Engelhard

Columnist

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

News by Jack Engelhard

Billy Crystal et al – okay if we decide for ourselves?

Crystal teamed up with Kristol to take your mind off what crawls beneath the Dem ticket. Op-ed.

Billy Crystal et al – okay if we decide for ourselves?

Thanks to Trump, this is not 1963 all over again

The scolds are blaming him for catching the Covid-19, with no thought to thank him for the world staying quiet while he recuperates.Op-ed.

Thanks to Trump, this is not 1963 all over again

Fox News has a Chris Wallace problem

Some debate. Chris Wallace acting as moderator, but serving as Biden’s nurse and defensive shield while arguing with Trump. Op-ed.

Fox News has a Chris Wallace problem

Will Judge Barrett get the Kavanaugh treatment?

Now we have Amy Coney Barrett after the brutal Kavanaugh Experiment - dare they go medieval on her, too? Op-ed.

Will Judge Barrett get the Kavanaugh treatment?

Now can we praise Trump and Netanyahu - please?

The hoopla is over. Did Israel win or lose? Opinon.

Now can we praise Trump and Netanyahu - please?

Hollywood has fallen and can’t get up

Hooray for Censorship is on Hollywood's banner in 2020, Hollywood, where the artist’s new role is to serve the mob. Opinion.

Hollywood has fallen and can’t get up

The Mouse that Roared —PA/PLO style

The PA threatens the world- can't you hear the trembling? Me neither. Opinion.

The Mouse that Roared —PA/PLO style

Jews for Biden – you can’t be serious

It’s safe to vote Republican. Take the plunge. Nobody is watching. In fact, FDR has been gone for some time. Opinion.

Jews for Biden – you can’t be serious

To know 2020, you must know 1968

In case you think the rioting of our day is something new under the sun, think again. In 1968, voters chose law and order. Op-ed

To know 2020, you must know 1968

Does Barbra Streisand typify Jewish Americans?

She is a staunch Democrat. So is being a Democrat more important than being Jewish, more important than being an American? Op-ed.

Does Barbra Streisand typify Jewish Americans?

Yes, Oprah did say that about “old people"

So who is it that’s out there bullying, rioting, terrorizing and looting? Old people? Their American world has disappeared. Op-ed.

Yes, Oprah did say that about “old people"

Dear Jared…Never…Okay?...Never!

We need to know, Jared, who made this “very generous proposal for the establishment of a Palestinian state?”  Op-ed.

Dear Jared…Never…Okay?...Never!

Spare me the hoopla

Why I am not thrilled by the Israel-UAE peace deal. Op-ed.

Spare me the hoopla

Frank Sinatra to Seth Rogen – how did it go so wrong?

Sinatra topped a star-studded galaxy which rushed to the aid of the fledgling Jewish state. Now they grovel on their knees. Op-ed.

Frank Sinatra to Seth Rogen – how did it go so wrong?

Michelle Obama is depressed…and it’s your fault

You know, people out of work because of the virus might find Michelle…what’s that word…oh, privileged? Like that queen of France? Op-ed.

Michelle Obama is depressed…and it’s your fault

Sensitive mobs

The NY Times union wants “sensitive” writers to deal with the easily hurt mobs for whom the NYT is a safe spot. Op-ed.

Sensitive mobs

Seth Rogen: - not funny

He questions why the Jewish state should exist, a story Al-Jazeera was quick to pick up. Opinion.

Seth Rogen: - not funny

Israelis are worried – about America

Used to be the other way round. Loving Israel, agonizing over it hurting for it - that used to be our job, from the all-powerful USA. Op-ed.

Israelis are worried – about America

Curb the chutzpah of preaching to the Israelis

When did Israel ask for a solution? Does Israel stick its nose in America’s business? If any country needs fixing, it's the USA. Opinion.

Curb the chutzpah of preaching to the Israelis

Guess who’s back in the news?

DeSean Jackson is now one of them, but at least they have no leader. If they get one, as Germany did, all bets are off.

Guess who’s back in the news?

A two-state solution…for America

Farfetched? Did you ever imagine bartender AOC would be such a powerful member of Congress? Only Austrian house painters move up so fast.

A two-state solution…for America

Can't happen here? It's happening

Later we will try to figure this out, how overnight we Jews got to be white supremacists. Op-ed.

Can't happen here? It's happening

Soviet America

In Soviet America, there is only one opinion. Mob Culture permits no deviation. Am I allowed to say this? Is it cool? Is it safe?  Op-ed.

Soviet America

Frankly, my dear, we should give a damn

Suppose you are caught watching or reading “Gone with the Wind" now that it is panned. Do they burn the book? Is this Russia? Opinion.

Frankly, my dear, we should give a damn

Then they came for The NY Times

Never again will a difference of opinion be published in The NY Times. And they are not the only ones to trash the 1st Amendment. Op-ed.

Then they came for The NY Times

Where’s my white privilege?

I'm not only white, I'm Jewish. Where are the favors, jobs, perks, and privileges from other Jewish whites? Op-ed.

Where’s my white privilege?

Is America burning?

Is this how it is to stay? Just get used to it and dart between the rioters and duck between the broken glass? Op-ed.

Is America burning?

How anti-Trump scofflaws keep getting away with it

As Trump associates Flynn and Manafort, and others, suffer results, Obama’s confederacy of scofflaws go free - and to CNN. Op-ed.

How anti-Trump scofflaws keep getting away with it

Dear Europe – the Israelis are not your Jews

It is revealing how they address their complaints against Israel, doing so in terms of “punishment,” as to a misbehaving child. Opinion.

Dear Europe – the Israelis are not your Jews

What did JD Salinger know?

Salinger knew his world, and I know mine, which leads me to realize that phonies still walk among us - and it keeps getting worse. Op-ed.

What did JD Salinger know?

Deal of what century?

A pessimist’s view of annexation.

Deal of what century?

Socking it to the Greatest Generation

Thanks, grandpa, and grandma, you served your purpose, but now it is time for you to stay in isolation while the rest of us don't. Op-ed.

Socking it to the Greatest Generation

Why Bill de Blasio is unafraid of New York’s Jews

He will say to Jews what he will never say to Muslims. Opinion.

Why Bill de Blasio is unafraid of New York’s Jews

Lockdown blues

It’s been weeks now, and everybody is having a bad hair day. Opinion.

Lockdown blues

If all men are rotten – then what?

Remarkably, a Hollywood scandal that makes everyone look bad.

If all men are rotten – then what?

Liberals gloat over Sean Spicer’s terrible mistake

Spicer apologized, but that won't satisfy liberals, who have yet to stop trivializing the Holocaust by comparing Trump to Hitler. Opinion.

Liberals gloat over Sean Spicer’s terrible mistake

The Democrats' Catch-of-the-Day: Fishing for Trump

Op-ed. Do they want what’s good for the country? Not a chance. And Obama is their shadow president.

The Democrats' Catch-of-the-Day: Fishing for Trump

One brick at a time – Trump on Jerusalem

Op-ed: Consider the Embassy move another way of saying, “Next Year in Jerusalem.”

One brick at a time – Trump on Jerusalem

Finally, a president who loves his country

Opinion: We want someone to repair the damage. We are a wounded country. We've been hurt by a man who divided us.

Finally, a president who loves his country

Opinion: France and another roundup of Jews

Upcoming Paris conference just another attempt by Europeans to solve the 'Jewish Question'.

Opinion: France and another roundup of Jews