How a Jewish Vietnam war vet overcame his PTSD

"Half my time in Vietnam I have no memory of," recalls Mike Winnick, director of Veteran Services for the Jewish War Veterans of the USA.

How a Jewish Vietnam war vet overcame his PTSD

CUNY: Our future lawmakers commencing with antisemitism

These are tomorrow’s lawyers, judges, prosecutors, lawmakers, justices, even presidents. Op-ed.

CUNY: Our future lawmakers commencing with antisemitism

They call them safe houses, but they are the graves of our failed tolerance

The only topic on which a European academic needs armed protection today begins with "i" and ends with "m". Op-ed.

Safe houses are the graves of our failed tolerance.

Time to come home

Haman did more to promote Jewish identity than all the Prophets of Israel combined. But who will lead the Jews to Israel right now? Op-ed.

Time to come home

Israel and the law of increasing returns

Israel’s ongoing wars against terrorism and conventional military forces have been but bumps on the road to unprecedented growth. Op-ed.

Israel and the law of increasing returns

'An ugly scar on Israel's justice system'

That expression is how respected criminal law attorney Avigdor Feldman described the conviction of Ben Uliel to Arutz Sheva.

'An ugly scar on Israel's justice system'

Memorial Day in the US is sad, but not for the reasons you think

America has disgraced its soldiers for a long time. Americans don’t honor the dead and they certainly don’t honor the veterans. Op-ed.

Memorial Day in the US is sad, but not for the reasons you think

In our selective White House - who is fighting to free Paul Whelan?

Freedom for Brittney Griner, but Marine and WSJ reporter remain jailed in Russia. Op-ed.

In our selective White House, who is fighting for Paul Whelan?

Will Roger Waters be arrested in Germany for illegal Nazi style costume?

I sure hope so. Op-ed.

Will Roger Waters be arrested for illegal Nazi style costume?

Not all inequalities are equal

Israel is not to blame for the Palestinian Arabs’ poor choices. Op-ed.

Not all inequalities are equal

Will Israel choose annexation over normalization?

Who needs who more, the US or Israel?  Op-ed.

Will Israel choose annexation over normalization?

Whale of a problem

The attempt to expand energy conservation is apparently leading to a crisis of wildlife conservation

Whale of a problem

NO to Gelman as US Ambassador to Israel

Our antennas are hot wired into identifying who is good for us and who is against us. Gelman is not in the good for us category. Op-ed.

NO to Gelman as US Ambassador to Israel

Is the Sudan agreement worth the paper on which it is written?

The parties pledged to protect civilians and ensure their safe passage out of conflict areas.. But there is no supervision mechanism. Op-ed.

Is the Sudan agreement worth the paper on which it is written?

Jew-hatred struts the stage in Berlin

The obscene spectacle staged by musician Roger Waters exposes the moral vacuum in Holocaust memorializing. Op-ed.

Jew-hatred struts the stage in Berlin

Saudi normalization does not mean peace

Peace is not on the agenda of Saudi Arabia, whose genocidal war launched at the dawn of Israel in 1948 continues to this day. Op-ed.

Saudi normalization does not mean peace

Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2023

Learn the significance of the holiday and its names, about the number 7 in Judaism as well as the number 50 and more.

Shavuot (Pentecost) guide for the perplexed, 2023

Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish Leadership

Charles Jacobs and Avi Goldwasser's collection of essays that tell it like it is, is frightening - and long overdue. Review.

Betrayal: The Failure of American Jewish Leadership

Israeli power is the foundation for regional peace

The way to transform these sub rosa ties into an above-the-table alliance is for Israel to undermine Iran’s power. Op-ed.

Israeli power is the foundation for regional peace

A DeSantis presidency is a win for Jewish Americans

DeSantis announced his candidacy. There should be no question that this is great news for the American Jewish community at-large

A DeSantis presidency is a win for Jewish Americans

Is America a Christian country?

Dividing America on religious lines is exactly what the Founding Fathers wanted to prevent. Op-ed.

Is America a Christian country?

The angels are voting

My theory is that everything we do is a gamble.Op-ed.

The angels are voting

If I were the Israeli Ambassador

What my response to the Deputy Secretary of State calling me in for a scolding about the return to Homesh, would have been. Op-ed.

If I were the Israeli Ambassador

Marked for death by Islam

He gets 600 death threats a year for criticizing Islam in Europe. Op-ed.

Marked for death by Islam

Abbas invokes the Canaanite canard in UN speech - a Dystopian Fiction

Whether Abbas identifies as Arab, Canaanite or flavor of the week, the title to Israel has long been resolved in favor of the Jews. Op-ed.

Abbas invokes the Canaanite canard at UN - a Dystopian Fiction

"There's no future for you” Jews in Germany

'The kids are alright' in the fight against German antisemitism but where are the adults? Op-ed.

"There's no future for you” Jews in Germany

How Iran targets dissidents outside its borders

Iranian-Azerbaijani relations have markedly deteriorated. Ahmad Obali was targeted in California. Op-ed.

How Iran targets dissidents outside its borders

Islamic Jihad may ease way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

Islamic Jihad has demonstrated once again how it and other similar terrorist groups can freely exist in Gaza. Time for a change. Op-ed.

Islamic Jihad may ease way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

Biden and Blinken educate Likud about democracy?

Even completely corrupt South Africa could teach the B…s a lesson in democracy. Op-ed.

Biden and Blinken educate Likud about democracy?

What about the Ukraine crisis? Ho hum

Diminishing media attention for the Ukraine crisis is an anomaly compared to other global crises as it is a priority amonng leaders.Op-ed.

What about the Ukraine crisis? Ho hum

Qui dit vrai?

Who is telling the truth about being indigenous to the Holy Land?

Qui dit vrai?

A role model for the Islamic World

Not every Islamic country is like Lebanon, Iran, or Indonesia.  Contrary to preconceptions, there are enlightened Muslim countries. Op-ed.

A role model for the Islamic World

The beautiful people at Cannes

The people may be beautiful but the history they are glossing over is less so. Op-ed.

The beautiful people at Cannes

A new set of photos for Roger Waters' desk

Rogers is an honorable man, is he not? He will certainly want his desk to also show Jewish children who were victims of Arab terror. Op-ed.

A new set of photos for Roger Waters' desk

The gravest threat Israel faces Is Iran

Israel is facing a consolidated effort controlled by Iran, carried out by Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Iran's regime must go.Op-ed.

The gravest threat Israel faces Is Iran

The Fourth Dimension

Tswi Herschel, who as a child was saved during the Holocaust, visits the death camp where his parents were murdered decades ago. Op-ed.

The Fourth Dimension

Op-ed: Core issues of 2024 election

Wokeism which fosters historical revisionism plays well into the Republican’s hands.

Core issues of 2024 election

Power of the pen, or power of the mob

Often, the urge to communicate is like an SOS. The mendacity is too much to bear alone. Two recent cases where the mob won over truth.Op-ed.

Power of the pen, or power of the mob

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: The modern day blood libel

The press said that there was racism, violence, and hate at the flag march. Lies can kill, but lies do not have legs to stand on. Op-ed.

The modern day blood libel

To believe or not to believe: The state of American values

Two polls reveal surprising differences on religious belief and seeming contradictions between age groups. Op-ed.

To believe or not to believe: The state of American values

The barbaric slaughter of innocents in Iran

Unmasking the terror unleashed upon a peace-loving people by the Ayatollah's regime. Op-ed.

The barbaric slaughter of innocents in Iran

Biden challenges FDR on not bombing Auschwitz

It’s not easy for a politician to criticize a popular ex-president from his own party. That's why it is significant. Op-ed.

Biden challenges FDR on not bombing Auschwitz

Have we forgotten our forefather Avraham?

Judaism is founded on self-sacrifice. Every morning we read about the self-sacrifice Avraham and Yitzhak manifested in the Akeida. Op-ed.

Have we forgotten our forefather Avraham?

On “Community Standards” and “Fact Checking”

The "Community Standards” excuse for blocking used by Facebook is an abuse of language. Op-ed.

On “Community Standards” and “Fact Checking”

In Europe critics of Islam need police protection

They call them safe houses, but they are the graves of our failed exaggerated tolerance. Op-ed.

In Europe critics of Islam need police protection

Words of caution from a European friend

With hindsight it is clear that rightist European professions of love for Zionism and the Jewish people were always a sham, Op-ed.

Words of caution from a European friend

It Is a mitzvah to condemn George Soros

I invite Elon Musk to quote me, the next time ADL's Greenblatt says it is “anti-Semitic” to attack that apostate.Op-ed.

It Is a mitzvah to condemn George Soros

Soros, antisemitism and the progressive assault on language

It is legitimate to criticize the billionaire’s politics and support for anti-Israel groups. Op-ed.

Soros, antisemitism and the progressive assault on language

The weaponization of antisemitism against conservatives

A conference on how to save the West has been smeared by those out to destroy it. Op-ed.

The weaponization of antisemitism against conservatives

Joe Biden’s empty words about antisemitism

Bden's tribute to Jewish heritage featured a pledge against hate undermined by DEI orders and refusal to mention the IHRA definition.Op-ed.

Joe Biden’s empty words about antisemitism

Senate Dems host event celebrating Islamic terrorists killing Jews

Rep. Tlaib’s event honored a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group at war with Israel. Op-ed.

Senate Dems host event celebrating terrorists killing Jews

A different Israel

The everyday small sliver of country on a globe iscontrasted with the Israel that many of us consume through our news sources. Op-ed.

A different Israel

Israel avenged the Hatuel massacre

The world remained silent when Tali and her four daughters were murdered in cold blood by terrorists, but Israel remembered. Op-ed.

Israel avenged the Hatuel massacre

Good riddance!

Thoughts on the announced retirement of Israeli |Arab MK Aymen Odeh from the Knesset at the end of this term.Op-ed.

Good riddance!

Attempts to deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem

Denying the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish People is an ongoing PA campaign, in words and in actual destruction of history. Op-ed.

Attempts to deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem

Presidents clash over guns in a triangular contest

Follow the money to decide which leader is the bigger scoundrel - Biden, Ramaphosa or Putin. Op-ed.

Presidents clash over guns in a triangular contestplayer




























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