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.
Israel has allowed its enemies to defame victims of attack as perpetrators. Opinion.
The Crown Prince has brilliantly fused his strategic goals, treating the "Palestinian" Arab issue not as a foundation for genuine peace, but as a political key to unlock maximum national security and economic demands from the global community-demands that could fundamentally threaten Israeli defense posture.
How a Christian Zionist looks at America's relations with the State of Israel in our turbulent times.
A chronicle of calumny, collapse, and the plunge from the pinnacle of power to the depths of depravity-which provides a lens through which the Netanyahu trial should be viewed. Opinion.
Whereas its neighbors have long planned for the absence of rainy days, investing in the infrastructure to provide water for its subjects, the Islamic Republic has wasted all its resources foolishly pursuing nuclear weapons. Opinion.
Trump built a thriving business of making antisemites pay, but he’s got unfinished business to make South Africa’s antisemitic government pay. Opinion.
There are flaws at the heart of the Resolution that could cost us dearly in the near future. Opinion.
Actually, no one should be shocked by this election. But it won't take long for people to wake up. Opinion.
Washington is offering Riyadh more than hardware; it is dangling access to the very technology that has kept Israel’s skies unchallenged for decades. It has to come with strings attached. Opinion.
It is important to realize that Trump is the US President, not Israel’s prime minister, and he rightly acts in what he perceives to be the interests of the United States, not the interests of Israel. HIs wealth-oriented thinking misses the real conflict. Opinion.
Oslo did not fail because of bad intentions. It failed because it misunderstood the nature of the leadership it empowered. The new Gaza plan is on track to make the same mistake. Hamas must be eliminated. Opinion.
To understand what’s in store for New York City, and for New York’s Jews, all we have to do is take a glimpse into what’s happening in London, England, a city run by a Muslim mayor since 2006. Opinion.
The “pathway” to a Palestinian Arab state is not a “gesture,” but a proven security risk, a diplomatic trap, and an opening to a real threat against Israel’s heartland. Opihioh,
The tunnels have no windows, no wind, no sky. Only stale air, stagnant water, and silence heavy as iron. And yet, in that abyss, something happened that the world above cannot fully grasp: Jewish faith did not die. It was kindled. Opinion
Meet two people who refuse to hand over public streets to the mobs who claim they "defend democracy." Opinion.
The path to long-term stability demands that regional powers assume ownership of the security environment, but their current policy is evasion. Opinion
We built a state, but the instinct to explain ourselves, to ask permission from the nations of the world, still lingers. It's time to embrace our destiny and stop apologizing. Opinion.
America can stand With Israel - but it must not stand inside Israel. Opinion.
The Palestinian Arab state was created in Jordan, and Jordan is, to this day, the Palestinian Arab state. Opinion.
Trump has revitalized America. In the midst of eight wars, Netanyahu retains Israel as the house on the hill. But the media wants blood. Opinion.
Why does Zohran Mamdani hide the fact that 80,000 Asians, including his father, were expelled from Uganda in 1972? Opinion.
A book by a hassid who was the first to be confirmed by the US Senate for a senior administrative position. Review.
