Opeds (Page 33)


Addressing Campus SJP Problems:

Part I: Some approaches

The various approaches to protests, riots, building takeovers, and encampments range from conciliatory to combative, from acquiescing to banning. Opinion.

Part I: Some approaches

Geopolitical aspecs of Netanyahu's recognizing Armenian genocide

Netanyahu’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the geopolitical calculations in Azerbaijan-Israel relations. Opinion.

Geopolitical aspecs of Netanyahu's recognizing Armenian genocide

Jack Engelhard:

No red carpet for Mahmoud Abbas

For Rubio and the Trump Administration, the blinders are off, and there shall be no hospitality for thugs and murderers. Opinion.

No red carpet for Mahmoud Abbas

All's fair in love, war, and Jew-hatred

The stain that cannot be removed.

All's fair in love, war, and Jew-hatred

Learning from Greek myth:

Israel and Sisyphus

“A man should never put himself in a place of danger, and say that a miracle will save him, lest there be no miracle…" - Yannai.

Israel and Sisyphus

France recognizes Hostagestine

Reecognizing Hostagestine - or should we call it Rapestine? After all, it is murder, rape and hostage taking that is being rewarded by this move. Opinion.

France recognizes Hostagestine

Melanie Phillips:

An alternative universe

Hamas’s war against civilization pivots on its war against the Western and Israeli mind. Hamas and its Iranian patron have understood that the West no longer has the intellectual wherewithal to recognize the lies in the anti-Israel psyop warfare. Opinion.

An alternative universe

A haredi Israeli weighs in:

On draft and didactics

The more we haredim protest the draft, the more we prove the necessity of taking action. Opinion.

On draft and didactics

Saliha Raïss, interim mayor of Molenbeek:

Dear Europeans, if you don't like Islamization, please leave

At the next municipal council, the veiled socialist interim mayoress may say: “This country is ours.” After all, 29 out of 46 Molenbeek municipal councilors are Muslim. Opinion.

Dear Europeans, if you don't like Islamization, please leave

The "Palestine" fantasy:

The key to rescuing Israel from Global Pariah

The catch? Bibi has been clutching the key for a decade.

The key to rescuing Israel from Global Pariah

The Middle East:

Better to be seen as the strong man

World propaganda aside, Israel resides in the Mideast, where it is safer to be feared than loved and crucial to be seen as militarily victorious. Opinion.

Better to be seen as the strong man

Recognizing Palestinian statehood - what will it achieve?

The announcements by Macron, Starmer, Albanese et al on reognizing a Palestinian Arab state have so far elated Hamas, which sees them as a reward for October 7, 2023. Opinion.

Recognizing Palestinian statehood - what will it achieve?

Khamenei’s greatest fear

Khamenei himself is the first enemy of the Iranian nation. Opinion.

Khamenei’s greatest fear

NYC Mayoral Elections:

Can Curtis Sliwa be NYC’s guardian angel?

In an exclusive interview in his midtown office, Sliwa speaks of the challenges New Yorkers face and how it would be a shandah to have a socialist in Gracie Mansion. Interview.

Can Curtis Sliwa be NYC’s guardian angel?

Newsmax’s Basile:

The opportunity to expand Christian support for Israel is now

Cindy Grosz talks with Tom Basile, who speaks about issues that unite, don’t ignite, and with common sense, but urges Bibi to connect more with Christian Zionists. Interview.

The opportunity to expand Christian support for Israel is now

We all want total victory

There is intense debate over how we can defeat Hamas and recover the hostages - but there should be complete consensus as to how not to do it.

We all want total victory

When Hamas gets it right, Israel must take note

Unless Hamas ends up humiliated and traumatized, they have not been defeated, even if half of them are dead and their lands have been reduced to rubble. The Hamas accusation that Israel is using psychological warfare exposes their desperation. Opinion..

When Hamas gets it right, Israel must take note

A look at the rabbis who are appeasing Hamas

Actual Orthodox Jews who look at the signators of the 'Moral Clarity' letter will always know better than to call most of those rabbis Orthodox. Opinion..

A look at the rabbis who are appeasing Hamas

The Houthi operation:

Israel executed a major decapitation strike on Houthi leadership

The recent IDF strike killed all but four Houthi ministers, joining iIsrael's successful targeted strikes on Hezbollah and Iranian leadership and benefitting all the countries who suffered Houthi terrorism. Opinion.

Israel executed a major decapitation strike on Houthi leadership

Antisemitism is the deadly plague of the Western mind

The blood of Jews dissolves in their great and gloomy woke dialectic. It takes a certain genius to turn reality inside out like a blood-soaked glove. Radical Islam has this genius and the West eats it up.Opinion.

Antisemitism is the deadly plague of the Western mind

Western Sahara: The future homeland for Gaza’s dispossessed?

The benefits of absorbing Gazans into Western Sahara are considerable. Opinion.

Western Sahara: The future homeland for Gaza’s dispossessed?

Ignoring Europe's threats:

History proves that Israel must stand strong

Sanctions will not weaken Israel. They will only remind Jews everywhere why Israel’s strength is not optional, but essential. Opinion.

History proves that Israel must stand strong

Dr. Mordechai Nisan:

The War against Netanyahu

We now know from Congressional investigation that under Biden, many millions of US dollars helped finance the anti-Netanyahu protest movement. Opinion.

The War against Netanyahu

Qatar:

Cash and consequences

Qatar openly supports America’s enemies, funds them, and provides quarter to some of the most malevolent men on the planet. Opinion.

Cash and consequences

INTO THE FRAY:

Malevolent Macron has no claim to the moral high ground

Given France’s gruesome post-WW II colonial history—from North Africa through East Asia to Oceania—it has a feeble claim to any moral superiority and is hardly in a position to pontificate to Israel over Gaza. Opinion.

Malevolent Macron has no claim to the moral high ground

Finally first at something:

Ireland crowned top Israel-hater in Europe

Ireland produces little, their schools and health care are second rate, they cannot raise an army, and their population is largely inebriated. But in the one area they excel at, Ireland has proudly become the number one Israel-hating country in Europe. Op-ed.

Ireland crowned top Israel-hater in Europe

Living up to its notorious past:

Argentina, once the safe haven for Nazis, circa 2025

The progressive human rights lawyers that petitioned for Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest should he set foot in Argentina, have brought to light Argentina’s anti-Semitic past and its love affair with Nazis fleeing Germany after the war - among other antisemitic acts. Opinion.

Argentina, once the safe haven for Nazis, circa 2025

A response to the 'Open Orthodox' critics:

When 'Open Orthodox' rabbis betrayed Israel

That a group calling themselves rabbis— ordained to be defenders of Torah, of truth, and of Jewish destiny — would lend their names to statements condemning Israel in this hour of trial is beyond scandalous. it is ignorant and contradicted by every fact on the ground.

When 'Open Orthodox' rabbis betrayed Israel

Analysis:

10 Myths & Facts about Israel post October 7, 2023

A must read: Learn the difference between lies spouted by the media and antisemites - and most important, learn the difference between us and them. Op-ed.

10 Myths & Facts about Israel post October 7, 2023

The Legal Forum for Israel:

The State of Israel is at war - so is its Supreme Court

At a time when Israel is fighting to defeat Hamas and bring its hostages home, it must simultaneously contend with a judiciary that prioritizes terrorists over citizens. Opinion.

The State of Israel is at war - so is its Supreme Court

The 8th front:

It’s only words...but...

Words are all we have...even if they are malevolently twisted to demonize Jews and glorify jihadists. But we have to try. Some suggestions to put the anti-Israel interviewers on the defensive. Opinion.

It’s only words...but...

Modernity:

The Islamic World vs. the Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman Worlds

An ongoing religious, cultural, historical, military struggle and rivalry- Part II.

The Islamic World vs. the Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman Worlds

Jack Engelhard:

Make it funny

When I try to write something uplifting but turn the page to find Zohran Mamdani staring me in the face, it is hard to be hopeful, let alone funny. Opinion.

Make it funny

Why I prayed on Temple Mount this morning

The day we take the Temple Mount back, the day we free our oldest hostage, that’s the day we’ll also free all the others. Op-ed.

Why I prayed on Temple Mount this morning

The UN is silent:

Israeli "war crimes" are real Hamas war crimes

Hamas war crimes are ongoing to the utter shame of the United Nations and the utter shame of the world. Opinion.

Israeli "war crimes" are real Hamas war crimes

Unity is a myth — Organization Is our strength

“United we stand, divided we fall” sounds logical— but is it practical or even possible? Opinion.

Unity is a myth — Organization Is our strength

The Damascus Affair's legacy

The 1840 blood libel - a throwback to the antisemitism of the Dark Ages - was initially accepted as fact by almost the entire European press, shocking world Jewry into action. Sound familiar? Op-ed.

The Damascus Affair's legacy

Will we eat the rotten fish - and also be expelled from the city?

A call to the Prime Minister: Apply Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria before the UN recognizes a Palestinian Arab state. Opinion.

Will we eat the rotten fish - and also be expelled from the city?

The NYC Mayoral race:

Mamaloshen for Mamdani

Mamdani trying to convert New York City is a "shonda" - there is no other apt word, so it will have to be said in Yiddish. Opinion.

Mamaloshen for Mamdani

Higher indoctrination instead of education

Dealing with the Professor Bazian ilk in Academia again.

Higher indoctrination instead of education

Analysis: The Houthis

Strike on military leaders ‘reflects intelligence infiltration’

Dramatic decapitation attack in Yemen comes days after Israel struck a fuel depot that appears to be tied to the Houthi missile industry. Analysis:

Strike on military leaders ‘reflects intelligence infiltration’

21 Foreign Ministers parrot false United Nations propaganda

Continuing to ignore article 80 of the UN Charter and acting in flagrant breach of its provisions has proved to be a recipe for total disaster for both the Security Council and General Assembly. Opinion.

21 Foreign Ministers parrot false United Nations propaganda

Melanie Phillips

Australia: One eye and four blindfolds

Australia’s sudden realism concerning a malign Iran cannot repair the harm it is doing to Israel and the West. Opinion.

Australia: One eye and four blindfolds

Israel’s rise is as swift as its detractors’ decline

Israel today is far more powerful than it was on October 7, 2023, in both absolute and relative terms. Opinion.

Israel’s rise is as swift as its detractors’ decline

Even real journalists are not a protected species in war

It is a lie that Israel is targeting journalists in Gaza - unless they are terrorists - but it is also not true that reporters enjoy some unique protections under the laws of war. Opinion.

Even real journalists are not a protected species in war

A flag does not make a country

Unless the West accepts that a flag does not make a country, regains and develops its pride, culture and history, and finds its long-missing courage, it will suffer the slings and arrows Israel has had to contend with for over 100 years. Opinion.

A flag does not make a country

Feminist Jew-Hatred, feminist Jew-haters

My once treasured feminist sisters, gave priority to the alleged "occupation" of a country that has never existed and jettisoned all interest in Islamist occupation of women's bodies in that very same region. Opinion.

Feminist Jew-Hatred, feminist Jew-haters

Memo to France: There is no Palestinian Right of Return to Israel

UN Resolution 242 does not expressly reference any "right of return" at all, let alone an absolute one. Indeed, 242 did not even mention so-called "Palestinians" or use the term "West Bank". Opinion.

Memo to France: There is no Palestinian Right of Return to Israel

Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood Problem:

Why Israel must remain on guard

Al-Shara has disavowed the Syrian Brotherhood, but ominously, has refused to force its dissolution. Opinion.

Why Israel must remain on guard

Alma Research Center:

Hezbollah’s infiltration into Lebanese Intelligence

Why the IDF cannot treat the Lebanese Army as independent. It is important to read the last sentence of this article.

Hezbollah’s infiltration into Lebanese Intelligence

The Eternal Palestinian Refugees:

An endless list that must come to an end!

If we want a resolution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs then the first step must be to take the so-called "right of return" off the table. Opinion.

An endless list that must come to an end!

An open letter about Israel:

To my friend, Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich

You are the Jewish leader in Poland, where the Jewish people know better than anywhere else what happens when the world turns on the Jews. And as rabbis, we have to stand firmly with our people.

To my friend, Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich

Now is the time to fight fire with fire.

Jews are hated- the world has made that clear - so let them hate us even more, if that’s possible. Opinion.

Now is the time to fight fire with fire.

Why Europe pretends the Two-State Solution still exists

Europe prolongs the very conflict it claims to oppose. Opinion.

Why Europe pretends the Two-State Solution still exists

Why live in Israel?

Fifty reasons to move to the Holy Land - and there are many more. Opinion.

Why live in Israel?

Hamas criminality under international law

Under international law, terrorists are hostes humani generis or "common enemies of humankind." This category of criminals invites punishment wherever the wrongdoers can be found. Opinion.

Hamas criminality under international law