G-d helps those who help themselves

The template for organizing self defense already exists. Just look at Hatzalah. Violence is coming to us whether we like it or not. It’s up to us to choose how we respond to it. Opinion,

G-d helps those who help themselves

More than a fight for liberty:

An assessment of the Iranian missile industry

Iran's race to rebuild is the real danger to Israel, writes the Alma Research Center in this report.

An assessment of the Iranian missile industry

It won't end if Iran's regime falls:

Globalizing the War on Terror - now is the time

The war the West won’t name - or fight -- is coming to everyone's doorstep. Iran's regime, the major sponsor of terror, may fall, but there are others waiting to take over. Opinion.

Globalizing the War on Terror - now is the time

Iran’s silent massacre: A nation in crisis

Exactly forty-seven years after the civilized departure of the late Shah from Iran, the Crown Prince is prepared to return. Opinion.

Iran’s silent massacre: A nation in crisis

Giulio Meotti:

How Hamas-Wokeism killed Western universities

The great Harold Bloom knew he had lost: “For fifty years I have fought the death of the humanities, but we have lost the war, and all I can do now is a kind of guerrilla action. The barbarians have taken over the academy."

How Hamas-Wokeism killed Western universities

A "Permit to Hate:"

Spain has forgotten its history

Spain’s "Permit to Hate" is a result of govt rhetoric that birthed the 'Barcelonaz' terror map. Will there be another Jewish exodus? Op-ed.

Spain has  forgotten its history

Iran: The final battle

An anti-Islam revolution, before anything else

The Arabs have as much to learn from the Iranians as they do from the Israelis. Opinion.

An anti-Islam revolution, before anything else

Melanie Phillips:

How international law has been weaponized against Israel

The rules-based global order has expired in disgrace. Opinion.

How international law has been weaponized against Israel

Somaliland’s need for water:

A problem both Israel and the UAE will have to solve

If a solution to Somaliland’s lack of water is not found soon, and it can be found if the money to execute it is provided, the country’s largely pastoral economy may completely collapse. Opinion.

A problem both Israel and the UAE will have to solve

Remembering Rabbi Uri Lupolianski z"l

Fortunate is the man who leaves this world after a life filled with observing commandments and doing acts of kindness . Rabbi Uri z"l was such a man.

Remembering Rabbi Uri Lupolianski z"l

The Maduro hypocrisy:

Kidnapping is only wrong when the victims are not Jewish babies

Remember: It is unacceptable to demand the release of babies, such as the Bibas brothers, as long as those babies are Jewish. You can even deface the posters asking for their release. But is it perfectly acceptable to demand the release of mass murderers who are not Jewish. Opinion.

Kidnapping is only wrong when the victims are not Jewish babies

Jack Engelhard:

When journalism was alive in New York City

Columnists like…Breslin, Talese, Mailer et al, they pounded, they hammered their prose. Op-ed.

When journalism was alive in New York City

Israelis and the Syrian Crisis:

Between hope for America and fear of Turkey

Stability in Syria will depend not on a single hegemon, but on a delicate balance among several power centers. Israelis have yet to realize that and mistakenly bank only on the US. Opinion.

Between hope for America and fear of Turkey

Ken’s Thought of the Week:

Predictions and hopes at the start of 2026

2025 saw widespread chaos worldwide, as those defending Judeo-Christian norms and Western Civilization found themselves under attack, but 2026 can see us victorious if we act resolutely to win. Opinion.

Predictions and hopes at the start of 2026

The curious case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

The problem isn’t a different opinion about Zionism or the politics of modern-day Britain. It’s that he has advocated for extreme violence against Jews, institutions and white people.

The curious case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah

VP Vance’s splinter problem

“What the Jews need from JD Vance is not perfection," Bellos writes. What is it?

VP Vance’s splinter problem

Review:

“MeToo, unless you’re a Jew," adapted for trombone

The intricacy of the slogan lies in its fusion of the three elements that have gained world attention: misogyny, Jew-hatred and Islam.

“MeToo, unless you’re a Jew," adapted for trombone

Venezuela tests the moral credibility of Western democracies

The problem is not decisive American action. It is Western abdication and evasion in the face of tyranny. Opinion.

Venezuela tests the moral credibility of Western democracies

Survival isn’t our problem. Identity is.

Our nation knows how to defend itself but hesitates to define itself. Opinion.

Survival isn’t our problem. Identity is.

As one Socialist leader rises, another falls

Within days, Mamdani and Maduro found themselves conjoined in New York City. Opinion.

As one Socialist leader rises, another falls

In remembrance:

Norman Podhoretz was a voice for Israel and a voice for America

As the month since the legendary Commentary Magazine editor draws to a close, a look at the 40th anniversary issue of that magazine is an eye opener.

Norman Podhoretz was a voice for Israel and a voice for America

A shield for antisemites:

“Judaism Without Zionism"

Don’t be misled: it’s time for us to all put our heads above the parapet and be vocally proud of the world’s only Jewish state. Opinion.

“Judaism Without Zionism"

Venezuela Analysis:

The fall of the tropical Caliphate

Why the end of Maduro is a strategic nightmare for Iran and Turkey. Opinion.

The fall of the tropical Caliphate

Somaliland and Venezuela

We must continue to be proactive after recognizing Somaliland and use Trump's Venezuela exploit as a guide. Opinion.

Somaliland and Venezuela

The US-Israel alliance is not fracturing, it's stronger than ever

The Trump-Netanyahu relationship is not symbolic. It is strategic. It is personal. And most importantly, it is effective. Opinion.

The US-Israel alliance is not fracturing, it's stronger than ever

Giulio Meotti:

When sanctuaries change hands, civilizations speak

Churches turned into mosques are the proof of the Western takeover by Islam. No clangor, no titanic clash. Just doors that close for one community and open for another. Opinion.

When sanctuaries change hands, civilizations speak

A rare congruence of policy fostered by VIPs

The confluence of shared values and interests with congruent policies is an exceedingly rare phenomenon among leaders in modern times and the effect is electrifying. Opinion.

A rare congruence of policy fostered by VIPs

The Maduro Regime will not be missed

In the most oil-rich nation in the world, by 2017, almost 75% of the population had lost an average of over 19 lbs through hunger. And there was no hope of elections to bring about change. Opinion.

The Maduro Regime will not be missed

The Bazaari revolution:

Iran’s mullahs chose ideology over people - now the bill is due

Tehran’s leadership made the same calculation throughout: maintain ideological posture abroad, invest everythiing in war, absorb the economic pain at home. The result was predictable. Opinion.

Iran’s mullahs chose ideology over people - now the bill is due

Letter to American Jews

A former Prisoner of Zion who spent years in a Russian prison turns to US Jewry with a request - before it is too late.

Letter to American Jews

Antisemitism in Australia

It starts with words, it ends in death

“As a survivor of Bergen Belsen, I did not think I would live to see history repeating itself." Op-ed.

It starts with words, it ends in death

Spielberg uses Schindler’s List money for anti-Israel protests

Spielberg has gone from funding Holocaust survivors to funding those accusing Israel of a new Holocaust while enabling Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran to perpetrate a new one. Opinion.

Spielberg uses Schindler’s List money for anti-Israel protests

Jack Engelhard:

What to look for in 2026, as if I know

Dear God…keep us safe. Op-ed.

What to look for in 2026, as if I know

Analysis: From Narco-State to Courtroom:

Trump’s thunderclap ends impunity for American hemisphere tyrants

This was law enforcement on a continental scale. Prsident Trump revived a doctrine that Washington has used before when criminal regimes become operational cartels.Analysis.

Trump’s thunderclap ends impunity for American hemisphere tyrants

Hamas' worries:

'Deep concern for the fate of a Palestinian State and Jerusalem'

Hamas bemoans what it calls Israel's "grand plan [to] isolate and strangle Jerusalem [and] undermine any possibility of a geographically contiguous and viable Palestinian state." And we say, kudos to Smotrich. Opinion.

'Deep concern for the fate of a Palestinian State and Jerusalem'

New Yorkers:

Be afraid, be vigilant, but gird your loins for battle

This is a fight we cannot afford to lose. When the mayor fails to deliver on his pie-in-the-sky promises, he has two ready-made scapegoats to feed to the rage of the masses: The millionaires, the billionaires--and the Jews.Opinion.

Be afraid, be vigilant, but gird your loins for battle

The victims no one mourns:

Why the "New Syria" is slaughtering minorities

The "New Syria" is indeed stable, but it is the stability of a graveyard. Opinion.

Why the "New Syria" is slaughtering minorities

Nothing to see here, folks

Excepting the USA and Israel, the Western world’s deliberate avoidance of the Iranian uprising speaks volumes. Opinion.

Nothing to see here, folks

Trump’s welcome warpath to peace

Critics of the Venezuela operation are regurgitating platitudes about “escalation" and the fragility of international order.

Trump’s welcome warpath to peace

Freedom:

More valued in the dictatorial East than in the relativistic West

Those who have never lived in freedom desire it with visceral passion. Those who inherited it consider it obvious, boring, perhaps even oppressive. It will not end well, at least for us. Opiinion.

More valued in the dictatorial East than in the relativistic West

How Jew-hatred divides friends from frenemies

If a public persona chooses not to denounce an antisemite for speaking falsehoods and spreading hate speech, they themselves can be guilty of amplifying it. Opinion.

How Jew-hatred divides friends from frenemies

Berbera: A bastion too far?

If we want any chance of keeping the Turks and their Somali allies away from Berbera, we have to ensure that there is a mobile, heavily armed Somaliland force. And more. Opinion.

Berbera: A bastion too far?

The future of Iran:

Why democracy serves Western interests in Iran

For Western and regional policymakers, the central issue is not whether the current Iranian regime will survive-it will not, and its eventual demise is only a matter of time-but whether change will produce a stable partner or another permanent crisis.Opinion.

Why democracy serves Western interests in Iran

The safest place on Earth, If you don’t count the murders

There are murders and murders. Opinion.

The safest place on Earth, If you don’t count the murders

Red Flags on the Steps of City Hall:

Mamdani’s Socialist spectacle signals a perilous turn for NYC

For many Jewish New Yorkers, the inauguration spectacle raised an uncomfortable question: when socialist leaders speak of predatory elites exploiting the masses, who do their followers imagine? Opinion.

Mamdani’s Socialist spectacle signals a perilous turn for NYC

The Walls Come Down:

How Cairo is quietly building the "Sinai Option"

Reports indicate that the Netanyahu government, emboldened by the Trump administration, is preparing to unilaterally facilitate the exit of Gazans. Egypt is preparing for the overflow. Opinion.

How Cairo is quietly building the "Sinai Option"

Melanie Phillips:

The downplaying of momentous events in Iran

The terrible fact is that conscience in the West has become harnessed to absolute evil. There have been no demonstrations in Western streets chanting “Free, free Iran!” or “Death, death to the IRGC!” Opinion.

The downplaying of momentous events in Iran

Voting with Babka:

New Yorkers who value Jewish life must rally around Breads Bakery

A Jewish-owned NY bakery is being told that its very cultural expressions-baking cookies with Israeli flags, participating in Jewish food festivals-are illegitimate. Opinion.

New Yorkers who value Jewish life must rally around Breads Bakery

Jonathan S. Tobin:

Who has the right to judge Netanyahu for the events of Oct. 7?

The government can’t be trusted to investigate itself, but neither can institutions that are biased against it. History will render its verdict; in the meantime, it should be left to Israel’s voters. Opinion.

Who has the right to judge Netanyahu for the events of Oct. 7?

Giulio Meotti:

This is the just the trailer of Europe’s islamization

What do we think will happen when they become the majority in Europe? The real movie will soon arrive in theaters. Opinion.

This is the just the trailer of Europe’s islamization

Jack Engelhard

Anatomy of a Pogrom

From now on, according to Tucker and the anti-Zionist wing of the Party, America is a Christian country, Period. Opinion.

Anatomy of a Pogrom

The deep state in Israel; how it works

The "deep state" is not deep at all. It is glaringly obvious. Opinion.

The deep state in Israel; how it works

Qatargate:

Allegations, moral clarity, and Israel's security

Qatar’s alleged use of figures in the Prime Minister’s most innermost sanctum directly affects the very security of the citizens of Israel. The truth must out. Opinion.

Allegations, moral clarity, and Israel's security

Sovereignty and citizenship

Israel faces dilemmas and dangers at every turn. It must formalize the love of the Land of Israel into the sovereignty of the State of Israel. Opinion.

Sovereignty and citizenship

Iran’s currency collapse amid the collapse of a lie

Did Israel and America auction off Iran’s national wealth to finance Islamist militias, proxy wars, and regional chaos across the Middle East? Opinion.

Iran’s currency collapse amid the collapse of a lie

Analysis:

Deciphering the Trump-Netanyahu meeting at Mar-a-Lago

The relationship between the Trump and Netanyahu is very strong. There is complete alignment on Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran. And Trump’s fondness toward Israel remains unshakable. Opinion.

Deciphering the Trump-Netanyahu meeting at Mar-a-Lago




























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