Opeds (Page 25)


The ICJ obscenity:

The Hague has lost its mind and its morals

The International Court of Justice demands that Israel cooperate with UNRWA - the people who helped massacre its citizens. This is obscene. Opinion.

The Hague has lost its mind and its morals

Bagram, once more in play

How will Afghanistan react to Trump's effort to reassert American influence after the humiliating 2021 withdrawal - and what will be the consequences of the methods the US president employs? Opinion.

Bagram, once more in play

Dangers ahead

Israel must insist that the disarming of Hamas and demilitarization of Gaza take place before any money enters Gaza, that voluntary emigration be placed on the table as a viable option that the international community will facilitate, and that a Palestinian state is a nonstarter. Opinion.

Dangers ahead

Alma Research Center:

Israel: Boots on the ground and strikes in Lebanon

We are carrying ou strategic military lessons in response to a persistent threat. Report.

Israel: Boots on the ground and strikes in Lebanon

Giulio Meotti:

In Islamized Europe, even Jewish films are banned

To quote Malmö’s imam Basem Mahmoud, “whether Swedes like it or not, in ten or fifteen years, Sweden will be ours.” Opinioin.

In Islamized Europe, even Jewish films are banned

Mark Levin:

Hamas must be destroyed, and only Israel has the guts to do it

Phase 2 of the Mideast peace plan was never intended to be so amorphous as to allow Hamas to do as it pleases. Opinion.

Hamas must be destroyed, and only Israel has the guts to do it

The Diaspora awakening:

Everything we felt sure of was wrong. Where to go from here?

What has become clear is that the events of October 7th didn’t cause Jews to lose their friends. It exposed their enemies, including those they thought were friends. What now? Opinion.

Everything we felt sure of was wrong. Where to go from here?

Death penalty for Nukhbas?

The law that exists but never lives

Under existing law, the nukhba murderers who attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, are already eligible for execution. As things stand, none will face it. Opinion.

The law that exists but never lives

A tale of two ‘conceptziot’

What happened on Oct. 7 was the result of two false governing assumptions-but only one was a betrayal.

A tale of two ‘conceptziot’

“Finish the Job”:

Why Netanyahu must deliver on the promise to destroy Hamas - now

The calculus of terror is simple: if the enemy remains capable, he will try again. Israel’s history has entire chapters demonstrating the costs of half-measures and delayed justice. October 7 should be a lesson, not an inevitability. Opinion.

Why Netanyahu must deliver on the promise to destroy Hamas - now

Trump plan:

Deja vu all over again

The pipe dreaming Gaza peace plan hits reality. And things go back to where they were. Opinion.

Deja vu all over again

Jack Engelhard:

Say Kaddish for New York City

There's no room for Jews in Mamdani’s New York City. Opinion.

Say Kaddish for New York City

Giulio Meotti:

Eastern Europe is the West's last hope

If we don't close the UN, the UN will close the West and replace it with the "Global South”. Opinion.

Eastern Europe is the West's last hope

The Gift of Exposure:

What happens when hate stops hiding

We can’t fight what we refuse to see. Now, at least, we can see it clearly. They told us it was about peace. They told us it was about Palestine. Now they say it out loud - and finally, the world can hear what we’ve known all along. Opinion.

What happens when hate stops hiding

Hamas, the most lethal form of Palestinian Arab pathology

Just as Covid developed different strains of its lethal origins, so the Palestinian Arab pathology has taken different forms, with Hamas becoming the most predominant virus. Opinion.

Hamas, the most lethal form of Palestinian Arab pathology

Inspired by, and maybe even inspiring Charlie Kirk

How Charlie OBM visited an IDF checkpost. Opinion.

Inspired by, and maybe even inspiring Charlie Kirk

‘60 Minutes’ of misplaced schadenfreude

Never mind the nonsense. What’s important is that Trump hasn’t wavered from his backing of Israel and tough stance against Hamas. Opinion.

‘60 Minutes’ of misplaced schadenfreude

Trump’s smoke screen

Hamas fell into its own trap as President Trump used Global Optics to free hostages and expose Hamas for what it truly is. Opinion.

Trump’s smoke screen

The US’ multi-benefits from Israel’s posture of deterrence

Israel is a unique added-value-ally of the US, in addition to serving as a leading innovation center for the US high tech sector. And more. Opinion.

The US’ multi-benefits from Israel’s posture of deterrence

NYC mayoral elections:

Jewish leaders have lost the will to survive

As the left marches to take over New York City with an antisemitic mayoral candidate, the Jewish leadership must not surrender to anti-Jewish totalitarian extremists. Opinion.

Jewish leaders have lost the will to survive

Revivim:

It is time for Israel to wean itself off American military aid

American military aid has turned from an asset to a liability for the State of Israel.

It is time for Israel to wean itself off American military aid

Watch out for that threatening Star of David

A society that treats Jewish symbols as “provocative” is one that has shifted the burden from the perpetrators of hatred onto the targets of it. Opinion.

Watch out for that threatening Star of David

Terrorism as religious sacrifice: What the Trump deal ignored

In essence, for Hamas, terror is a form of sacred violence oriented toward the “sacrifice” of enemies and martyrs. Opinion.

Terrorism as religious sacrifice: What the Trump deal ignored

The Language War:

How Hamas and Iran’s proxies deceive the West

This linguistic warfare is part of a coordinated psychological and political campaign to delegitimize Israel, erode its moral standing, and recast its self-defense as aggression. Opinion.

How Hamas and Iran’s proxies deceive the West

“We have won!”

National heroism has returned to us with phenomenal force: heroic fighters and heroic families. Opinion.

“We have won!”

Investigative Project on Terrorism:

Banning SJP Won't Erase SJP

The most combative, definitive action any university has taken against an SJP chapter to date is a permanent ban. From a legalistic perspective, this would seem to end the matter. But it won't. Opinion.

Banning SJP Won't Erase SJP

Jeremiah said it years ago:

Peace, peace, but there is no peace

Has Israel ever known real peace? Are the appeasers working for War or Peace? Opinion.

Peace, peace, but there is no peace

Giulio Meotti:

Jail time for criticizing Islam

"Palestine" may not be a state, but, Islam is already an “empire” from Milan to Barcelona, and would like to open the prisons of Allah to priests as well. Opinion.

Jail time for criticizing Islam

Jonathan S. Tobin.

Mr. President: Hamas is not listening to your threats

The terrorists' brazen post-ceasefire crackdown on rivals and dissidents mocks Trump’s promise to disarm them and shows they believe that they’re not going anywhere. Opinion.

Mr. President: Hamas is not listening to your threats

Prof. Phyllis Chesler

Mr. President: Hamas is not like the Mafia

Please understand that Hamas terrorists are sadistic barbarians whose codes of behavior have never evolved and never will. Opinion.

Mr. President: Hamas is not like the Mafia

Melanie Phillips:

The war is far from over - Israel is only the beginning

The Oct. 7 attack fired a starting gun for what the Islamists believed was the final push to destroy not only Israel but the West itself. Opinion.

The war is far from over - Israel is only the beginning

Erfan Fard tells his story:

Injustice that calls out to heaven: My 1450 days in ICE prison

For what sin, what crime, what fault must I suffer this? I have seen no justice in this case, no fairness, no American values, no humanity, no rule of law.

Injustice that calls out to heaven: My 1450 days in ICE prison

Why Turkey's "Peace" guarantee is a hostage to Islamism

The idea that Ankara, the sustained patron of Hamas, can be a neutral arbiter of peace is a profound danger to long-term regional stability and the interests of every nation seeking a moderate, secular post-conflict future. Opinion.

Why Turkey's "Peace" guarantee is a hostage to Islamism

It is not over, yet

When you leave evil breathing, you don’t preserve morality. You postpone tragedy. Opinion.

It is not over, yet

Ten reasons to stand by Israel

The Jews of Israel are not foreigners in a strange land but the descendants of the native Hebrew-Israelite-Jewish inhabitants from time immemorial. For starters. Opinion.

Ten reasons to stand by Israel

A Constitution for Gaza

Gaza had a Constitution, in fact, more than one. None of them can be allowed to continue to be in force. Opinion.

A Constitution for Gaza

"Civilians?"

In Gaza, it's not just Hamas

Distinguishing between civilians and terrorists in Gaza is not so simple.They may not all actively fight Israel, but they identify with the goal of destroying it. Opinion.

In Gaza, it's not just Hamas

Jack Engelhard

Yes, I'm thrilled...but

And as for Netanyahu, I’ll take unpopular, and stubborn, and difficult, if it means unyielding for the safety, security, and sovereignty of the Jewish State. Opinion.

Yes, I'm thrilled...but

Gaza’s Implosion:

Israel was right all along

Hamas promised to liberate "Palestine. Instead, it has enslaved Gaza. What kind of liberation movement turns its guns on its own civilians the moment the external threat recedes? Opinion.

Israel was right all along

False flags, blood libels, and the October 7 attack

October 7 was not a false flag. It was a tragedy born of bias, blindness, and bureaucratic failure. Opinion.

False flags, blood libels, and the October 7 attack

The Weimarization of America

Today’s antisemitism reflects a systemic malaise in American identity itself. What changed? Opinion.

The Weimarization of America

Sharm el Sheikh summit:

A shotgun wedding - without the bride or groom at the ceremony?

Trump’s Gaza “peace” deal, and the peculiar ceremony hosted by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Sinai, can best be described as a shotgun wedding: forcing Israel and Hamas, our figurative bride and groom, into tying the knot. The Talmud in Sanhedrin teaches that when the wicked unite, it brings harm to them and to the world. Opinion.

A shotgun wedding  - without the bride or groom at the ceremony?

Giulio Meotti:

If it were up to Europe, Hamas today would be rubbing its hands

Nothing-absolutely nothing-of the European chatter, shuttles, winks or diplomacy produced any results, except that their warnings, declarations, and travels fueled hatred toward Jews worldwide. Opinion.

If it were up to Europe, Hamas today would be rubbing its hands

Will the Gaza crazies beat swords into ploughshares?

The self-destruct gene of the Palestinian Arabs in general and Hamas in particular may come into play next, as Jew-hatred makes them cut off their nose to spite their face. Opinion.

Will the Gaza crazies beat swords into ploughshares?

Welcome, President Trump: My letter to a true friend of Israel

'I warmly welcome you to Jerusalem and thank you for your steadfast friendship with Israel,' writes Minister Orit Strock in a personal letter to US President Trump, urging him to stand firm for a secure, demilitarized Gaza and a true, lasting peace.

Welcome, President Trump: My letter to a true friend of Israel

The deal that reunites families reopens wounds that never healed

The other side of the deal. Opinion.

The deal that reunites families reopens wounds that never healed

Why I consider this a terrible deal

In their eyes, because this deal ends the war now, they won. They slaughtered 1,200 Jews on October 7, killed 500 IDF soldiers in the two years since then, and will now receive 2,000 of their own from Israeli custody. Opinion.

Why I consider this a terrible deal

PM Starmer:

A PA Consulate in Jerusalem flouts international law

Do France or the United Kingdom have consulates in China-occupied Tibet serving Tibetans? Do they have consulates in Turkey serving only the Kurds? Opinion.

A PA Consulate in Jerusalem flouts international law

Yaakov Lappin:

The second phase of the Gaza deal is the main challenge

The second phase could create a "bottleneck" leading to resumption of war - Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror.

The second phase of the Gaza deal is  the main challenge

A call to prevent certain death:

The danger to Erfan Fard is real and avoidable

ICE is doing crucial work, but in this case, they are endangering a man who fights the Iranian mullahs, who courageously writes what he thinks and who must not be returned to Iran - where he will be summarily executed. Opinion.

The danger to Erfan Fard is real and avoidable

Prof. Phyllis Chesler:

Civilization, its discontents--and the Jews

Eros vs Thanatos continues. They are still battling for the survival of the world. Opinion.

Civilization, its discontents--and the Jews

The Nobel Prize Committee proved it has lost its way

When politics replaces principle, even peace itself becomes a casualty.

The Nobel Prize Committee proved it has lost its way

Questions best left unanswered

Qatar is lnot just a mediator and not just a power broker of the first order, but the actual de-facto leader of Hamas itself. Opinion.

Questions best left unanswered

The magician’s ‘other’ hand

The Qatari-endorsed anti-Jewish vitriol has become sport itself, cloaked by a cleverly cunning propaganda that has successfully sold that oil-rich nation of savages as “moderate.” Beware the other hand. Opinion.

The magician’s ‘other’ hand

Imagine the world without wine or beer - an Islamic world

Continued support of pro-Islamic Jihad causes is not compatible with your gender-equality, democratic way of life, livelihood, and even the right to imbibe your drink of choice. Opinion

Imagine the world without wine or beer - an Islamic world

Trump helped end the war. Israel made that deal possible

US Diplomacy could succeed only because it was backed by Israel's courage, sacrifice, and a leadership that refuses to blink. Opinion.

Trump helped end the war. Israel made that deal possible




























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