Opeds (Page 1)


Campus Antisemitism:

Harvard’s ‘resistance’ to Trump isn’t about academic freedom

The school would rather lose $9 billion in federal funding than offend the left and give up woke indoctrination policies that enable and encourage antisemitism. Opinion.

Harvard’s ‘resistance’ to Trump isn’t about academic freedom

The role of the Arabs in modern Jewish history

The Arab’s role today is the same as the Canaanite's. Opinion.

The role of the Arabs in modern Jewish history

A wannabe Jew's thoughts on Pesach

if forced to choose between being a Jew and commitment to Israel, which would it be? Opinion.

A wannabe Jew's thoughts on Pesach

Hagai Luber:

A response to the letter signers

Letters signed by various groups hinting at refusal to serve and calling to free the hostages at any price, including giving up all the gains of the war and allowing Hamas to rule Gaza, are becoming routine. A bereaved father has had enough.

A response to the letter signers

Jack Engelhard:

Holocaust Survivors need our love and attention, urgently

There is nothing typical about any Survivor story. All are different. All are unique. All need to be told. All need to be heard before it’s too late. Opinion.

Holocaust Survivors need our love and attention, urgently

INTO THE FRAY:

Azerbaijan: Augmenting the Abraham Accords

The Abraham Accords were the greatest foreign policy accomplishment of Trump’s first administration; he has made it clear that his new administration will seek to expand them- Forbes, March 8, 2025. Opinion.

Azerbaijan: Augmenting the Abraham Accords

Implications of the recordings of the Shabak Jewish Division head

First and foremost, the Ben Uliel case must be reopened to prevent a possible injustice stemming from continuing his incarceration. Opinion.

Implications of the recordings of the Shabak Jewish Division head

In Memoriam:

Alan Bergstein, fearless voice for Israel, dies at 92

An incisive opinion contributor to Arutz Sheva, his writing reflected a deep sense of responsibility — not only to tell the truth but to stand in moral solidarity with the Jewish homeland and with Jews worldwide who face existential threats, both physical and ideological.

Alan Bergstein, fearless voice for Israel, dies at 92

Giulio Meotti:

The civilization that indulges in "neutral Latin" will end badly

The 1,000-year-old university has been awarding degrees in Latin since the 12th century, but now it’s time for deconstruction. Opinion.

The civilization that indulges in "neutral Latin" will end badly

ANALYSIS:

Emmanuel Macron and the push for a Palestinian Arab state

Israelis and the world know how to identify Jew-haters, and that the Jews are already collectively hated behind the term coined by Wilhelm Marr in 1879, antisemites. And they know Emmanuel Macron. Opinion.

Emmanuel Macron and the push for a Palestinian Arab state

The awakening of Judge Bischoff

During the Nazi era, the minds and souls of highly-educated people, including judges, were corrupted by the ancient prejudice of antisemitism. It is startling to see it happen again today, to see judges whose warped decisions cloak terrorists from justice. Opinon.

The awakening of Judge Bischoff

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China will save children

It will stem the tide of the drugs on the street that have claimed the lives of children. Op-ed.

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China will save children

Passover:

Long division and a short memory

There’s nothing new about Jewish disunity, which makes our story even more miraculous. Opinion.

Long division and a short memory

Alma Research Center:

Recalculating Route – The Iran and Hezbollah Corridor to Lebanon

In order to continue supporting Hezbollah, with an emphasis on financial and military support, the Iranians had to recalculate their route (literally and figuratively). They evidently began devising alternative routes for a new corridor to facilitate the transfer of money and weapons.

Recalculating Route – The Iran and Hezbollah Corridor to Lebanon

The Progressive Passover

All the Palestinian Arabs had to do in Gaza after 2005's Disengagement was make unto themselves a nation. You’d think Moses the Progressive Jew would be happy. Think again.

The Progressive Passover

Crescent rising over Russia: the numbers that keep Putin awake

From Marseille to Moscow, the “multi” will eventually give way to a single “uni.” Or, more precisely, a single ummah. Faster than you think. Look at the numbers. Opinion.

Crescent rising over Russia: the numbers that keep Putin awake

Israel must link Hostage release to territory annexation in Gaza

Every week we do not see the hostages released, we will see a one kilometer deep strip of Gaza territory annexed to Israel. Opinion.

Israel must link Hostage release to territory annexation in Gaza

The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel:

Weaponizing the Law against the State

All the players of the deep state, all the actors who are needed in order to rule, are involved.

Weaponizing the Law against the State

Tariffs are the chips in a new Poker Game

While the current trade war may escalate in the short term, the fundamental economic dynamics give the U.S. an advantage, especially over China. Opinion.

Tariffs are the chips in a new Poker Game

The ISA's new term - 'Graffiti Terrorism'

Avishai Moalem angered the ISA not only because he refused to carry out arrests without evidence, but also because of his priorities.

The ISA's new term - 'Graffiti Terrorism'

President Trump can walk Iran toward lasting peace

Trump’s decision to talk with Iran signals a calculated move to achieve meaningful concessions without causing unnecessary bloodshed and destruction. His effort must be based on clear-eyed goals. Opinion.

President Trump can walk Iran toward lasting peace

ANALYSIS:

Trump hopes Netanyahu is 'appreciated...he’s been a great leader’

After being with Israeli's PM at the Oval Office: The bottom line is that there is a great battle of civilizations taking place, a World Series, that includes the West.

Trump hopes Netanyahu is 'appreciated...he’s been a great leader’

Trump nails it on Gaza

Trump said to Netanyahu that he cannot understand why Israel left Gaza. I said the same in 2005, but the Left thought it was a great idea. As Trump said, how did that work out? Opinion.

Trump nails it on Gaza

Netanyahu speaks out…

With every passing day of these sham court proceedings, and as more Israelis wake up to the truth, Netanyahu is finally saying out loud what many of us have known for a long time. Opinion.

Netanyahu speaks out…

An LGBTQ Club is Incompatible with a Torah institution

While the Torah does not reject the people who believe their same-sex attraction is unchangeable, it does clearly reject their acting upon it. Opinion.

An LGBTQ Club is Incompatible with a Torah institution

Salt of the earth series:

Golani commando Elyashiv Wieder Hy"d: 'Say little and do much'

Elyashiv Hy"d was a symbol of how the love for the land of Israel and its people passes from generation to generation, and sadly, of the price that such limitless love demands. The story of a grandfather and his grandson.

Golani commando Elyashiv Wieder Hy"d: 'Say little and do much'

Review:

A search for self in Talmudic tales

The Talmud is a multi-book collection of “profound narratives” in addition to being a book of discussions of Jewish law. Review.

A search for self in Talmudic tales

For Aliyah Day:

A journey toward Freedom and Responsibility

Aliyah is the ultimate act of Zionism, and is also a big responsibility. The freedom to live as a Jew in our homeland comes with the responsibility to protect it. Op-ed.

A journey toward Freedom and Responsibility

Israel at war:

The eighth front

If this front is not taken as seriously as the others, we may win individual battles on the ground but lose the war in the long run. Opinion.

The eighth front

Eurabia: if AI is more real than journalism

If you ask Wikipedia, the great lying and manipulated encyclopedia, how many Muslims there are in France, it will answer “from 3 to 5.7 million,” but the PM says there are 9 million....Opinion.

Eurabia: if AI is more real than journalism

The ISA Jewish Division: Friend or foe?

The security establishment, the prosecution, courts, media, and academia, all unelected, use their unshakeable powers, knowing that they will never again gain power through the ballot box. Opinion.

The ISA Jewish Division: Friend or foe?

Thirty years ago Israel deported Hamas. The world sent it back.

Two weeks after Rabin agreed to take back the Hamas terrorists, the World Trade Center was bombed by the Islamic Group which, like Hamas, had come out of the Muslim Brotherhood. Opinion.

Thirty years ago Israel deported Hamas. The world sent it back.

There’s a war being waged in Judea and Samaria

Is rock-throwing harmless, “non-violent resistance?” It most certainly is not. Opinion.

There’s a war being waged in Judea and Samaria

A question for Pope Francis:

What is the true intent of "Nostra Aetate"?

Pope Francis, did you ignore the intent of “Nostra Aetate” to garner favor with extremist Palestinianism?

What is the true intent of "Nostra Aetate"?

Combating antisemitism:

Taking a leaf out of marketing

Define the broad market. Break the market into segments with shared characteristics. Target the segments, each with a pinpoint strategy, Opinion.

Taking a leaf out of marketing

Hatred towards Religious Zionists and Haredim

Antisemitism, Jewish self-hatred, and resentment of Torah scholars are not separate phenomenona; they have much in common. Opinion.

Hatred towards Religious Zionists and Haredim

In light of revealed ISA prejudice:

It is time for a review of the Duma arson trial

It is entirely possible that an objective review of the case would free Amiram Ben Uliel from a life in prison. That makes such a review imperative and now is the time. Opinion.

It is time for a review of the Duma arson trial

The “moderate Muslims” and the “handful of extremists”

The biggest mistake on the part of those either too ignorant or too timid to ban Shari’a, is that they convince themselves that Shari’a is for Muslims only, and in any case, applicable only to family matters. Opinion.

The “moderate Muslims” and the “handful of extremists”

Turkey’s Transformation:

Why the West must reclassify Turkey as a Middle Eastern threat

Western governments continue treating Turkey as a European partner rather than what it truly has become: a Middle Eastern power with destabilizing ambitions. Opinion.

Why the West must reclassify Turkey as a Middle Eastern threat

Jack Engelhard:

What is a man?

A friend, a scholar, tells me that kids today, among the ones he teaches, find Scriptures too masculine…signs of the times, that is, our times and our new sensibilities. Opinion.

What is a man?

Germany needs an organized pro-Israel community

This is the only way to combat the government’s attacks on Jerusalem, a government which claims to have learned the lessons of the Holocaust by embracing the role of moral policemen tasked with preventing “their victims from relapsing.” Opinion.

Germany needs an organized pro-Israel community

Antisemitism today:

How do I hate thee?

In the putatively evolved 21st century, the historical scourge of rampant Jew-hatred not only gallops across the globe but has also exploded exponentially in hundreds if not thousands of colleges and universities in the USA! Opinion.

How do I hate thee?

Undermining justice in NYC:

The three faces of defending the indefensible

How virtue-signaling, click-seeking, and opportunism are affecting real justice.

The three faces of defending the indefensible

Jerusalem Post editor's arrest shows legal system’s failures

The idea that Israel’s state prosecution and legal system can interrogate a journalist because they do not like what he wrote is the behavior of a Marxist police state. Opinion.

Jerusalem Post editor's arrest shows legal system’s failures

A haredi view on army service: Part II

A new national service

Religious leaders, incluing haredi leaders, must begin to define the necessary efforts to run the country and protect it from its enemies. An Israeli National Service Authority suggsts an answer. Opinion.

A new national service

In order to survive, the Western Titanic should learn from Israel

Children win wars, not generals. Europe and West-leaning Asia do not seem to know that simple truth. Israel does. Opinion.

In order to survive, the Western Titanic should learn from Israel

The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel:

The deep roots of the Deep State

How the deep state was born in Israel and why, although not exclusively, it chose to focus on the legal system. Report.

The deep roots of the Deep State

From slavery to educational strategy:

How Freedom inspires visionary education

The Exodus is not a conclusion; it is a beginning. A reminder that freedom is not the destination, but the foundation point of a greater mission: to carry the legacy of the past into the promise of the future.

How Freedom inspires visionary education

Melanie Phillips:

The Gazan revolt

Hatred of Hamas doesn’t alter the endemic hatred of Israel and the Jews. Opinion.

The Gazan revolt

A haredi view on army service: Part I

Finding stable ground: The future of the Jewish State

This is part I of a 2-part article, expressing a haredi viewpoint on the conditions under which his sector might consider defending themselves instead of having others do so. It does not differentiate between those learning seriously and yeshiva dropouts.Opinion.

Finding stable ground: The future of the Jewish State

An Open Letter to US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio

The State Department must act against antisemitic Blood Libels that smack of the Middle Ages.

An Open Letter to US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio

Israel must win the peace

Under the guidance of the new Chief of Staff, Zamir and Defense minister Katz, the IDF has implemented tactics consistent with the notion of “total victory.” What will that look like? Opinion.

Israel must win the peace

The lies that made Zionists the villains of their own story

Pure, innocent, naive idealism played a part in young early Zionists' sacrifices. Their mistake was believing that the Arabs would want to be part of their utopia. The early Zionists were massacred — and then blamed for starting the fight.Op-ed.

The lies that made Zionists the villains of their own story

The ‘Blame Israel First Derangement Syndrome’

It can be seen in those who malign the Jewish state for a war it didn’t start and those who insist that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria pose a threat to Mideast stability. Op-ed.

The ‘Blame Israel First Derangement Syndrome’

Are you a liberal?

A handy guide and self-testing list of examples. Op-ed.

Are you a liberal?

Violence is not the same as Free Speech

Curse, terrify, threaten, and beat up a visibly Jewish male or female student and then call it "free speech"? Is that what the Constitution protects? Op-ed.

Violence is not the same as Free Speech




























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