Even though the world didn’t mean them when it yelled about starvation in Gaza, the hostages – every one of them – were tortured, beaten and starved while Gazans had plenty to eat. Did you notice what Hersh’s mother said? He was 6”1 and weighed 116 pounds when he was found, held in a tunnel that was 5”2 tall . and 24 inches wide. We have to fight Hamas to the finish. Opinion.
Terrible things can happen when terror becomes background noise. When the world shrugs — and worse, when we shrug with it. Opinion.
"Unlike in the past, the IDF will remain in every area that is conquered in Gaza, to prevent the return of terrorism," a security source says. Opinion.
A different perspective on the Douglas Murray-Dave Smith discussion that took place on The Joe Rogan Experience and went viral several weeks ago, with people taking sides, each claiming to have won the debate.
One hundred days in, and the message is unmistakable: America is no longer managed by appeasers. It's led by a fighter. Israel is no longer isolated. It's backed by a lion. Opinion.
Just look at the shocking similarities between the terrorist forces who kidnapped the Syrian Druzes and the Hamas terrorists who kidnapped the Israeli Jews on October 7. Opinion.
Why is antisemitism the default position for so many of these nut cases? Opinion.
There are five major areas of our national stress, but there are unique national social resources that we are using and have used frequently in order to cope successfully with this stress. Analysis.
The Kurds of Syrian Kurdistan have the most promising democracy outside of Israel. Don't let it be destroyed. Opinion.
All in all, President Trump is making all of the right moves. The Left should learn to give credit where credit is due. Opinion.
We have been very lucky. It was just a matter of time before a Houthi or Iranian missile or drone would get through IDF defenses. We have to take the initiative. Opinion.
Those who today scream ‘disproportionate’ awaken their genetic hatred of us and seek to hide the true meaning of their words, which is that more Jews should die. Opinion.
The hostage dilemma we can’t keep avoiding. We are doing everything we can to bring them home — and we must continue to do so. But we cannot destroy Israel in the name of saving it. Opinion.
We had become what our ancestors were in the last days of the Temple: a people so embroiled in internal division that we left ourselves exposed. Opinion.
The passing of David Horowitz is an incalculable loss, but he lived long enough to see the movement he had helped recreate become an actual fighting force. Who is Israel's David Horowitz?A tribute.
The point is to corrupt, damage, spoil, and pervert the association the Jews have to their most important days. The fires that the Arab Muslims ignited all over Israel are simultaneously an attack on Jews, Judaism and Zionism. Op-ed.
The organized Jewish community had been staunch supporters and advocates for so many liberal causes and it was these liberal groups of people who were the most critical and silent in the face of the Oct 7th butchery. We now know that the solidarity was never truly reciprocal. What now? Opinion.
Their commitment to saving lives, even in the face of terrorism-driven arson, is an inspiration to those of us everywhere. Opinion.
Even after reinstating Israeli students, the International Federation of Medical Students Association fails to live up to its mission. Op-ed.
For clarity’s sake, will the media, military, and judicial elites soon rename our country the “People's Republic of Israel” or the “People's Democratic Republic of Israel” like China and North Korea? Sadly, the elements are all there. Opinion.
Far from protecting against rampant antisemitism, it has only fueled it. Op-ed.
In an outspoken talk, Dov Hikind decries what he called a growing trend of Jewish institutions “buckling under pressure from our anti-Semitic enemies."
The Russians tried to spread Communism in America, but the Chinese and Qatari are much more successful. It is easy to realize why. Opinion.
The Iranian opposition believes strongly that the current government is incapable of reform. Opinion.
This is the path to victory today - faith, not despair and sadness. Unity, not division. Strength, not weakness and a broken spirit. Confidence and determination, not despair and frailty.
Those who profoundly cherish something, such as the land of Israel, will protect it, often at any cost. The arsons in Israel starkly illustrate the dire repercussions of a lack of connection to the land.
In recent years, some people have begun to have doubts about the celebration of Yom Haatzmaut, asking such questions as "What is the point of this joy?!" This question is asked in pain, in view of the difficult reality, where we often act in a way that erodes and damages our independence. Should we really continue to celebrate Yom Haatzmaut?
You can cancel the concerts. You can smother the fireworks. But you will never cancel Israel. Not the land. Not the people. Not the dream we’ve rebuilt.
"Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the seed of Israel." Numbers 23:10.
Saudi Arabia wants credit for reforms while silencing the very voices that demanded them. Opinion.
A retreat for 400 bereaved parents held by the OneFamily organization provided tools and strength for those for whom every day is Memorial Day. We must care for them as we remember their sons.
At this particularly difficult time, it is exceptionally important that we elevate the awareness and engagement of American Jews in commemorating this day and highlight the powerful worldview, of the Religious Zionist community that has borne a disproportionate number of the losses in the past year and a half.
Two memorial days fall together each year, to remind us, beyond any doubt, how much it costs us to have our own state, and how much it costs us without.
In Israel fallen soldiers aren’t distant names etched on stone. They are classmates. Cousins. Neighbors. They are our kids’ friends. Our friends’ kids. No one is untouched. The silence of Yom HaZikaron is not symbolic—it is personal. It’s raw. It hurts.
Memorial Day and Independence Day are the times I thank God that instead of growing up being American kids who are Jewish, my offspring are Children of Israel, just as we are called in the Bible.
What would Israel’s fate have been on October 7, 2023, had it been confined to narrow borders hemmed in by a Palestinian Arab state? Opinion.
The Mandate for Palestine conferred the right of the Jews to settle anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. This entitlement has not been changed in international law. Opinion.
Heberts Cukurs was a principle figure in the mass murder of Jews in the forests of Riga. He does not deserve a hero's reburial.
President Trump's first 100 days are marked by a plethora of achievements. His flurry of success in such a short period of time distinguishes him as a rare man of action. Opinion.
Trump’s showdown with Ivy League schools and student agitators is the guide. Opinion.
Isolationism is not a solution. It is the problem. Opinion.
Washington must stop indulging fantasies about Turkey "coming back to the table." Erdogan’s government has made its choice. Opinion.
From where does the passion of some Jews to turn on their people come? Op-ed.
Raising the torch for Israel’s symbols of bravery and hope, Op-ed.
The importance of these artifacts transcends history or archaeology. Their captivity in gentile hands, if that is still the case, is a desecration, a mockery of Jewish sovereignty. Opinion.
Usually, when we write about the Holocaust, we end on a high note. We say…nothing like this can ever happen again....Op-ed.
Belief in Ahmed al-Sharaa’s promises is a mistake that could cost Israel dearly. What Sharaa has mastered is not moderation, but marketing. Opinion.
To Joe Lieberman, what is best for the country came before party loyalty. Not a common trait among politicians, to say the least. Review
Long, but necessary to understand what can be called The Deep State Plot to Topple Netanyahu and Protect Shabak intelligence Head Ronen Bar on the background of similar events in Israel's past.
As the Arab Muslim world moves forward, the West is going backwards. Opinion.
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.
