While growing up in Moscow, I never once encountered Jews who hated Israel or wished her ill. Now, in Israel as well as among Diaspora Jewry, a series of betrayals, shame and meanness are imprinted in my memory like a newsreel. Opinion.
Hamas tailors messages to pressure Israel’s government while stoking public fear, often amplifying protests or hostage videos to deepen divisions and emotional reactions.
There is literally no respite from the lies of our enemies. Opinion.
A survivor of Dachau writes to the American soldiers who liberated the camp: 'You and I, who saw it all, must forever be willing to bear witness to the authenticity of the Holocaust, which was perpetrated by a so called civilized nation.'
Exploiting America’s openness to push radical ideologies is not new. It stems from the nation’s commitment to freedom. Yet, growing recognition of this danger, coupled with political resolve, marks a shift. Opinion.
It’s essential to recognize that Israel’s actions are aligned with broader Western interests, and that Israel is acting as a proxy army for the U.S. and the West with shared stakes in neutralizing a state sponsor of global terrorism.
We must never forget—not only the horrors of the past but the miracle of the present. and how they are connected. Because If a sovereign Jewish state had existed in the 1930s, millions of Jews could have been saved.
Antisemites desire the butchery of Jews. And are ready to revere those who were butchered. Opinion.
The story of where fate brought me in 1963 at the age of 16 when I was in high school. As an average Soviet schoolboy, I was far from Judaism in all its aspects. Jewish history changed everything.
Germany itself was brought to ruin by this fanatical hatred, and yet in his final hours, Hitler remained fixated on murdering Jews. There are parallels in today's Middle East. Opinion.
The terrorist organization seeks regime survival in Gaza via a full deal. Four former defense officials present their view of Hamas strategy.. Opinion.
Great books teach great lessons, and that’s something Palestinian Arabs can not allow. Opinion.
Pope Francis expressed distrust of the West and support for Israel’s declared enemies. Opinion.
The Reform Movement, as it exists in much of the West today, is no longer Judaism that believes it is reforming itself for the modern world. It is crony progressivism with Hebrew subtitles.
For years, we asked for federal enforcement, investigations, holding back federal funding to fight campus antisemitism - so why are some of us so afraid when it happens? Opinion.
What is so alarming about the Holocaust is the involvement of average people, many of whom participated not so much out of hatred of Jews, but because this was part of their job. And then there is the intelligentsia. Opinion.
We owe it to the six million. Their memory demands more than silence and sirens. It demands unity. It demands strength. It demands that we live as one people—with one heart—even if we don’t always agree.
Though the Israeli prime minister’s statement lacked dramatic breaking news, it was a message that everyone at home and abroad needed to hear. Remember FDR's fireside chats in WWII? Opinion.
Pope Francis did call out Hamas as “evil” and called for them to return Israeli hostages. Yet these moments of moral clarity were overshadowed by Pope Francis’ frequently harsh and unjustified attacks on Israel. Opinion.
Political Islam—especially the Muslim Brotherhood—is not a religion, but a calculated ideological project. Opinion.
From all over the world, they came, among them the diseased and the violent, and nothing was done to stop them from swarming our towns and neighborhoods. Until Trump - and now the Democrats are trying to stop him. Opinion.
A book on the connection between the Jews and Eretz Yisrael. Stealing the heritage of others is part of how Islamists generally and Palestinian Arabs in particular work. Review.
The Rutgers CSRR has so thoroughly cornered the market in Israel-hating professors that if they were all together on a boat that sank, the anti-Israel academic "resistance" would all but disappear. Opinion.
A war can be both morally justified and legally constrained. Israel’s campaign against Hamas is exactly that. It was not launched lightly or recklessly—it was waged in defense of life, sovereignty and the rule of law. Opinion.
Iran's nuclear program exhibits concerning parallels with those of North Korea, India, Pakistan, and Israel, marked by a history of deception, but radically differing from them in its alarming rhetoric of genocidal threats against Israel. The risks posed by a nuclear-armed Iran significantly outweigh those of other nations. Op-ed.
There are at least 5 Israeli companies advancing human-centric care using AI of at least 1800 in biotechnology. Overseas investments indicate that Israel's economic situation is considered stable. Op-ed.
The numbers of antisemitic incidents in Europe are staggering, but worse still is the silence, the rationalization, and the institutional inaction. This climate emboldens groups like Hezbollah which is making inroads into Africa. Opinion.
This is the tragic truth: European governments who realize that their fifth column is now too big to be governed are using the repression of critics as appeasement. Opinion.
Our ethics aren't abstract principles discussed in comfortable podcast studios, but lived realities tested in history's crucible. Op-ed.
Technical Note: Unprecedented terms and conditions could block return to war In Hamas deal. Opinion.
Hamas' hostage videos are part of its strategy to shake the foundations of Israeli unity, ignite division, and stir unrest. If they did not serve Hamas’ goals, the videos would never have been released. Op-ed.
Passover, the "holiday of freedom", is also the "holiday of Spring" in the Torah - and is "the Spring of the entire world" in the words of Rav Avraham Yitschak HaCohen Hook, Israel's first chief rabbi and founder of Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
Rather than facing total obliteration, Hamas, if they have any rationality, should understand, as did Arafat 43 years ago, that accepting safe passage in return for total surrender of the hostages and arms is their only escape option. But Israel must refrain from another Oslo that brings them back. Opinion.
And those allies are calling for the murder of Jews. Opinion.
Jabotinsky’s Betar worldwide is the growing link in the chain begun by Jabotinsky anf continued by Menachem Begin. Opinion.
For 334 weeks, we went through a weekly ritual in which I sent him my articles from Sydney, many of which were posted on Arutz Sheva, and he returned his cartoon from Herzliya that was able to convey what I had struggled to produce in 620 words.
The simple idea is that everyone is invited, without a formal invitation and without distinctions of origin or background, creating an atmosphere of closeness between people and expressing the aspiration for a cohesive and respectful society.
It’s not just the man suspected of setting fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s Harrisburg home who has lost his mind. The attack on Shapiro’s house is what “Globalize the intifada!” looks like. Opinion.
No military, no country, no people has ever sacrificed collective victory for individual pain — not because the individuals don’t matter, but because the welfare of the whole trumps the welfare of the few. Opinion.
Trump is right to declare war on Harvard’s woke antisemites. They have declared war on Western civilization. Opinion
There were other battles in the early Jewish state—internal elements such as economic and societal concerns, ideological and practical. Opinion.
What happened to: Never forget: Never again? Opinion.
American radio host Sid Rosenberg spoke with US President Trump and presented a powerful suggestion for dealing with Iran. Opinion.
An excellent new approach to how Jews must deal with intractable, sworn enemies. Opinion.
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.
The Arab’s role today is the same as the Canaanite's. Opinion.
if forced to choose between being a Jew and commitment to Israel, which would it be? Opinion.
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.
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.
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.
First and foremost, the Ben Uliel case must be reopened to prevent a possible injustice stemming from continuing his incarceration. Opinion.
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.
The 1,000-year-old university has been awarding degrees in Latin since the 12th century, but now it’s time for deconstruction. Opinion.
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.
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.
It will stem the tide of the drugs on the street that have claimed the lives of children. Op-ed.
There’s nothing new about Jewish disunity, which makes our story even more miraculous. Opinion.
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.
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.
