It is time this ugly chapter in Israeli politics comes to an end.
Born in Uganda and raised in South Africa by Indian Muslim Marxist parents, the 34-year-old Mamdani arrived in the US at the age of 7. It took him an additional 20 years to apply for and receive his U.S. citizenship. On January 1, 2026, with no prior management experience, he will oversee New York City’s $116 billion budget. Opinion.
The strengthening of Israel’s national security, the enhancement of its independence, and reduction of dependence on foreign actors to a minimum will occur when, as a first step, Israel secures and defines its borders by applying Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and Gaza.
Antisemitism will always be with us, but the intensity of it comes and goes in waves. Indeed, the best of times and the worst of times. To flee or not to flee? Opinion.
The most dangerous lifeline for the Venezuelan dictatorship today isn't Havana or Moscow. It is Ankara. Opinion.
Bottom line: Today, the entire PA curriculum is tuned to war. The moto is liberation from "occupation", and the liberation struggle is violent and terror-involved. Israel is not on the map.
Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the National Emergency Authority recently ran a full-scale drill in Ramla simulating a sudden influx of tens of thousands of Jews fleeing exploding antisemitism and security crises abroad. But where would they go? Opinion.
The danger is real, as demonstrated by the horrible murderous terrorist attacks on US soil, including the most recent one on the National Guard soldiers this Thanksgiving. The US gov't has legal grounds to stop it - now. Opinion
Dublin’s attempt to erase Jewish history shows the movement is no longer about 'justice'-but about hate. Opinion.
The Mossad’s active presence inside Iran and throughout Tehran has served as a barely concealed warning to the regime, yet the clerical establishment remains lost in its delusions and the destructive ideology of Khomeinism. Opinion.
The righteous were remembered because they were few, the rest were silent. Now history is doing what history does, it's repeating itself. Opinion.
Accountability and justice must be prioritised over expediency, but they are not.
US policy must signal that Washington supports the ideological quarantine of Islamism, but will not reward replacing it with the descent into strongman rule. Opinion.
American divisiveness has reached the point of 6 Democrat legislators advising soldiers to consider refusing orders. Israel had reached that point when it learned the hard way that when the enemy attacks, there are no political points to gain. Opinion.
Israelis know that externalizing internal dissent during war creates a strategic threat to the state. That lesson seems to be forgotten by those who should know it best. Ehud Olmert is the prime example. Opinion.
Ongoing Israeli infiltrations have severely damaged Hezbollah's self-confidence and have caused paralysis in the Iranian proxy's operations. Opinion.
It is high time we look into this claim of “the Israeli government committing genocide.” Opinion.
just because people criticize Israel does not mean that they are not anti-Semites. Those who claim to love Jews but hate Israel should prove it. Opinion.
They all protect persecutors of Christians and pillory a benevolent Jewish state and lobby. Opinion.
The real reason to worry about Mamdani’s victory is that surveys indicate that around 30% of New Yorkers self-identifying as Jewish cast their ballots for an avowed anti-Zionist and Hamas apologist. Opinion.
The twin causes of Arab Palestinianism and human rights have destroyed the West’s moral compass. Opinion.
Pilgrim leader Governor Bradford announced the celebration of Thanksgiving - proclaiming appreciation for the first harvest in “the New Israel” - by citing Psalm 107. The Pilgrims saw themselves as repeating the Exodus story.
A plan broached by then US Sec. of State Ickles on Thanksgiving in 1938 offered a chance at life for Europe’s Jews by allowing them to emigrate to Alaska. FDR buried it.
Let’s drop the pretense: Peace is not being built. Peace is being sabotaged by the decision to allow a genocidal terrorist organization to continue to exist in Gaza instead of disarming and dismantling it. Now. Opinion.
The Houthis understand that they are now the primary engine for Iran's anti-Israel and anti-US posturing. This gives them immense leverage. Opinion.
One example: According to the 1922 British census, Jews were the majority of residents of Jerusalem, outnumbering Moslems with 33,971 Jews to 13, 413 Moslems.
This week, another Christian school was attacked, 300 children kidnapped. The reaction of the media and the world is indifference, while Pope Leo is in denial. Opinion.
The American Jewish community has just watched a rising political figure who targets Israel and mainstream Jewish institutions receive credibility at the highest level of government-without a single concession to moderation. What now? Opinion.
John Cleese recently canceled his upcoming Israel performances despite the sold-out crowds that awaited him. The question is: why the sudden change?
The Trump administration’s move toward designating the Islamist group as terrorists is long overdue. But it makes no sense to treat the Brotherhood’s sponsor as an ally. Opinion.
When you read what the Palestinian Authority is teaching the next generation, one thing becomes impossible to deny: They hate my children more than they love their own - and the West, with its selective silence, has become their enabler.Opinion.
if Israel's desire to become militarily self sufficient represents more than just aspirational rhetoric, the Ministry of Defense is simply going to have to reprioritize its weapons projects. Opinion.
The greatest threat to regional stability is no longer Syria’s collapse, but its successful institutionalization. Opinion.
Peace might be a geopolitical strategy that could disarm both extremes - or a geopolitical mirage that could harm Israel. Should we pursue it? Opinion.
Trump’s silence was strategic. He did not challenge Mamdani because he understands that if Mamdani is going to collapse under the weight of his own ideology, he must have no one else to blame. Opinion.
How many viewers see Israel in a different light after watching his show last week? How many no longer trust the mainstream media? Opinion.
The welfare state is based on an implicit assumption: the beneficiary belongs to the community and contributes to its well-being. Here, social assistance finances terrorists and is experienced as a tax paid by a society guilty of existing. Opinion.
Israeli policy must always be grounded in brutal reality, as we recognize that the current support from America is based largely upon the mercurial personality of President Donald Trump, and might well end once he leaves office. Opinion.
Turkey used military dominance to dictate the terms of diplomacy, achieving a military presence on the ground while simultaneously securing diplomatic channels for economic gain and refugee management. Opinion.
Is there any difference between medieval blood libels inspired by the Church and fabricated claims of Israeli genocide disseminated by today’s useful idiots in the west? Not really.
Sanctions punished Iran economically, but paradoxically boosted its sovereignty score: it became harder to pressure because it had already adjusted to living outside the global economic mainstream. Opinion.
Aliya now has to be a central point for every Zionist organization. Those who don’t make aliya, are making a choice to stay. And if they choose to stay, then Jews need to learn to fight. Opinion.
Under Mamdani’s warped interpretation of international law, Jews have even fewer rights than actual illegal immigrants who violated US federal law by entering the country illegally and who Mamdani seeks to protect from federal authorities! Opinion.
They heal patients and teach students to gain legitimacy - then send other people’s children to die. They are the ultimate professional hypocrites. They do not need welfare, they need defeat. Like the Nazi doctors. Opinion.
The mayor-elect is spinning his wheels as he gaslights New Yorkers while pretending to recreate the wheel. Opinion.
Why is President Donald Trump signaling willingness to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia and may be to Qatar too? The answer may lie in a broader strategic attempt to redefine the Middle East map. Opinion
It’s wrong to assume that most Americans will look at the behavior of a tiny number of Jewish youth, blame the entire State of Israel for their actions, and then proceed to “abandon” the Jewish State. Opinion.
President Trump has such a strong and deep relationship with the Jewish People and Israel. It is “Peace through Strength” in action. Opinion.
The process starts with removing Reem Alsalem, its special rapporteur on violence against women and girls. Opinion.
By his recent agreements with Qatar and Turkey and his expanding financial relations with Saudi Arabia, Trump makes it clear that maintaining Israel’s “qualitative edge” will no longer be Washington’s top regional priority. Opinion.
The ghost of terrorism will not recede without penalties that have maximum impact, decisive punishments that can finally end the cycle of impunity. And there are other issues that demand similar moves.
Kidnapping, ransom, extortion, violence rip across the Sahel, perpetrated by an Al-Qaeda linked terrorist network. Mali may be just the beginning. Is North Africa next? Opinion.
Hadrian rebranded Judea to annihilate Jewish identity; modern pan-Arabists rebranded themselves to appropriate that identity. Opinion.
There is no reason to agree to a timeline with the Saudis. Opinion.
The Western silence weighs more than the stones covering the nameless graves of the innocent. Opinion.
The Resolution is effectively a restatement of International Law that exonerates Israel and casts Hamas and its cohorts as the wrongdoers. And there is more. Opinion.
The conspiracy theory of Israeli control of America is a myth and has always been a myth, but this sale clinches it. Opinion.
Israel is right to be wary of the Saudi F-35 deal for many reasons - read them below. Opinion.
A recurring pattern shapes reports of "West Bank" violence: accusation first, facts later. Especially since the perpetrators seem to be mostly a roaming group of extremists, not residents. Analysis.
