Opeds (Page 39)


Regime overthrow in Iran?

The culture and aspiration for democracy must be deeply rooted in the culture of a people for this to occur. This is not the case in Iran. Opinion.

Regime overthrow in Iran?

Ceaseless fire

A cease fire that does not deal with the underlying causes of the conflict is bound to fail. Negotiations with Iran that do not begin with one question - do you repudiate your fantasy of destroying Israel? - are a waste of time. Opinion.

Ceaseless fire

'America First' does not mean 'Israel last'

Keep Amercan boys out of it but help Israel shoot down Iranian ballistic missiles and such. Opinion.

'America First' does not mean 'Israel last'

Analysis:

The ballistic missile threat persists

Iran’s vast missile arsenal, dispersed across underground bunkers, urban areas and remote regions, will not vanish overnight, although Israel has significantly degraded it. Analysis.

The ballistic missile threat persists

Iran is the new Gaza

As a ceasefire begins with deadly missile barrages and is broken within hours, Israelis can’t help but to be reminded of the rounds of fighting in Gaza. Opinion.

Iran is the new Gaza

The Sovereignty Movement:

And now, as the Middle East is being renewed…

A new front has been added to the military one — the political diplomatic front — and on this front, we can no longer rely on miracles, even after having witnessed so many. The renewed Middle East now emerging must include Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and the rejection of the idea of a Palestinian Arab state. Opinion.

And now, as the Middle East is being renewed…

First comes strength, then comes peace

How Israel gave the USA the perfect beta for testing its bunker buster bombs and for testing the new world order. Opinion.

First comes strength, then comes peace

An Iranian expatriate writes:

Iran in the shadow of war

No one knows which areas are safe anymore because the regime doesn't bother itself with its citizens' welfare. Regime officials hypocritically mourn the dead—less out of compassion, and more out of frustration that they were not the ones to orchestrate their deaths as they have done for decades. Opinion.

Iran in the shadow of war

Having peace talks after Trump’s bombing ultimatum was ludicrous

Of all murky lunacies, redoing two failed nuclear talks with a wicked regime is the most comic, the most idiotic, the most perilous. Opinion

Having peace talks after Trump’s bombing ultimatum was ludicrous

Regime change in Iran is a strategic necessity

Using past examples of badly planned and poorly executed attempts as irrefutable proof that regime change must never be attempted again is not analysis — it's paralysis. Opinion.

Regime change in Iran is a strategic necessity

European wimps want Israel to do the dirty work and then blame it

Israel acts because it must, and has become the moral beacon of the West. America acts because Trump wants to protect Western ideals and destroy evil. Europe doesn’t act because it no longer knows what it stands for. Opinion.

European wimps want Israel to do the dirty work and then blame it

Political Antisemitism exposed by Operation Rising Lion

There are two possible reasons for the persistence of shrill, reflexive denunciations of Israel by progressive politicians: naiveté or malice. Opinion.

Political Antisemitism exposed by Operation Rising Lion

Why are Jews running into a burning building?

Israel might be the only nation in history who in time of war arranged “rescue” flights to bring its citizens home instead of to help them leave. Opinion.

Why are Jews running into a burning building?

Regime Change in Iran is possible- here is how to do it and why

Two views on changing the regime: The path forward is neither naive appeasement nor reckless regime change. It is strategic democratic pressure combined with calculated covert support. Opinion.

Regime Change in Iran is possible- here is how to do it and why

Shani Louk's father:

Not everyone mourned on the anniversary of my daughter's burial

On the anniversary of my murdered daughter Shani’s burial, Rabbi Shmuley was attacked for honoring her memory.

Not everyone mourned on the anniversary of my daughter's burial

Report:

Before US strikes, Israeli attacks dealt Iran a ‘severe blow’

The IAF hit over 50% of Iranian missile launchers, has flown over 1,000 sorties, hitting nuclear sites, missile production and even Iranian fighter jets and refueling jets. Report.

Before US strikes, Israeli attacks dealt Iran a ‘severe blow’

Thank you, President Trump

The Jewish people’s long memory means we remember those who have been good to us for thousands of years and our ‘Hakarat Hatov,’ our gratitude, is eternal. Donald Trump has etched his name in history alongside Cyrus the Great. Opinion.

Thank you, President Trump

“Let us sing unto the Lord”:

The Fall of Fordow is a victory for the free world

From Fordow to freedom, from fear to faith, we continue to sing.

The Fall of Fordow is a victory for the free world

Prof. Phyllis Chesler:

A moment in history that will never be forgotten

President Trump gave Iran a chance to negotiate, an option which they refused to exercise. Iran has now paid the price

A moment in history that will never be forgotten

Modern Muslim tyrannies always lose

The decline and fall of Islamic Regimes over the last 100 years.

Modern Muslim tyrannies always lose

Ignoring Europe and winning wars

Any European demand for de-escalation is really a call for Iran’s Islamic fascism to survive to kill Jews another day. Perhaps no one knows better than Benjamin Netanyahu how meaningless are the words and few deeds of the dying Europeans. Opinion.

Ignoring Europe and winning wars

The Iranian conflict belongs to the U.S. and the West

Israel has a strategy and the means to finish off Fordow buried deep under a mountain near Qom, but it would be nice to see America step in with its 30,000 pound bomb and help finish it off quickly. Opinion.

The Iranian conflict belongs to the U.S. and the West

Optimistic

There is a historic demographic process underway and Israel will be the better for it. Opinion.

Optimistic

Melanie Phillips

The return of the neocon canard

Israel’s war with Iran has given an ancient blood libel a new lease of life. Opinion.

The return of the neocon canard

The empty threat of Tehran’s Sewer Rat

As long as Khamenei breathes, peace will never return to the Middle East or the world. Any mercy shown to him is a betrayal of humanity. Opinion.

The empty threat of Tehran’s Sewer Rat

How to create national solidarity?

It is historically obvious that a national solidarity based on compromising fundamental truths in order to create a broad, but shallow and weak 'middle of the road' was not the type of solidarity that has sustained us in our existential struggle. There is another basis for that solidarity. Opinion.

How to create national solidarity?

An Open Letter to Truah's Jill Jacobs

While often appalled by your relentless extremist animus for our Israeli leadership and our loyal Zionist community here, I chose not to respond…until today. Letter.

An Open Letter to Truah's Jill Jacobs

Giulio Meotti:

Israel has led the fight and - maybe - opened our eyes

The Islamic Republic of Iran is the mirror of our Western weaknesses and cowardice. Those who oppose this war for reasons of ideology, interests or blindness, will end up in the dustbin of history. Opinion.

Israel has led the fight and - maybe - opened our eyes

Into the fray:

Emmanuel the Egregious

Macron is using the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the Iran-Israel standoff not out of genuine concern, but as tools to pander to the Muslim world and a way to preserve French trade with Iran. Op-ed.

Emmanuel the Egregious

In place of talk comes action

Although he has put off his decision on active US intervention, one thing is for certain, Donald Trump will not let himself be proclaimed the Neville Chamberlain of our century. Opinion.

In place of talk comes action

Merci Israel!

Thanks for being fully who you really are. You're a beautiful People. And above all, let's thank the God of Israel for helping his People. Op-ed.

Merci Israel!

It's good to be a nation that dwells alone

It will be more elegant if Trump drops two or three MOABs on Fordow, but that is not the only option.

It's good to be a nation that dwells alone

Israel-Iran War: Reckoning with reality is the major task ahead

A preliminary probe of the consequences of the current war for four major players - Iran, Israel, the Arabs and the Arab Palestinians. Opinion.

Israel-Iran War: Reckoning with reality is the major task ahead

The story of El Al's last commercial flight from Tehran in 1979

As we have seen over the past several days, Israeli aircraft now fly at will to Iran and return safely to Israel. But the story of the February 10, 1979 flight is a lesson in courage.

The story of El Al's last commercial flight from Tehran in 1979

This war's greatest gift: The independence of the Jewish State

Israel is no longer the dependent child of Western powers. We are a sovereign nation rising with moral clarity where others hesitate. Opinion.

This war's greatest gift: The independence of the Jewish State

Why am I posting about buying a home in Israel during a war?

Don’t just say “we stand with Israel.” Live it. Put down roots here. Op-ed.

Why am I posting about buying a home in Israel during a war?

The Mullahs and their isolationist friends

Antisemitism might be uniting isolationists with Islamist apologists and anti-Israel Democrats, in the same ad hoc way it did with Islamists and progressives although American intervention in Iran would pose little risk to American lives. American boots on the ground? No. Bunker buster bombs? Yes.

The Mullahs and their isolationist friends

Dissidents; Maximum pressure on Iran must continue

South Azerbaijani and other dissidents discuss the importance of applying maximum pressure on Iran in support of Israel's present Tehran campaign. Opinion.

Dissidents; Maximum pressure on Iran must continue

Jack Engelhard:

Thank G-d Bibi was in the right place at the right time

Trump and Netanyahu work well, perfectly, as a team. They’ve both been through hard times together, like staving off snotty lawyers and judges. Opinion.

Thank G-d Bibi was in the right place at the right time

Book review:

Extreme trauma: October 7 as an outlier

The massacre that took place on October 7, 2023 was met by the resilience of the Jewish people and their hope for the future of humanity. Review.

Extreme trauma: October 7 as an outlier

Israel's superheroes are saving the West - again

Israel has a rich but unappreciated history of enforcing nuclear non-proliferation. Read about it here. Opinion.

Israel's superheroes are saving the West - again

The wounded bear

What should be intolerable to the US, Israel, and Europe is the marriage of religious fanaticism with weapons of mass destruction. That is why we cannot let the wounded bear that is Iran recover. Opinion.

The wounded bear

Boulevard Khamenei

The Western left supports Iran. And have you found a human rights organization condemning the lethal Iranian missiles on civilian areas in Israel? Opinion.

Boulevard Khamenei

Rabbi Dov Lipman:

The USA should join the war against Iran

The Islamic Republic's first terrorist actions were against the US. The US should join the fight not because Israel needs it to, but because it is the right thing to do. Opinion

The USA should join the war against Iran

BBC News and the Israel-Iran war

Those unsympathetic towards Israel throughout the conflict with Hamas terrorists, were unsure whether they could bring themselves to support Iran, fighting for their right to develop nuclear weapons in order to annihilate Israel. This would be a step too far even for the BBC. Opinion.

BBC News and the Israel-Iran war

A wannabe Jew in a protected room in Jerusalem

This is the Final War. An existential war only ends when one side utterly destroys the other. The side that hankers for anything less than the utter destruction of its enemy will end up destroyed. Opinion.

A wannabe Jew in a protected room in Jerusalem

The Fall of Tehran

Khamenei is in hiding, and Mossad’s Intelligence supremacy is unrivalled. Israeli forces control the air and on the ground there are smoke, fire, explosions, blackouts, internet outages, and a broken state media apparatus. Opinion.

The Fall of Tehran

There's a plan for Fordow

Yes, there's a plan and Ii's not "Yihyeh Bseder (everthing will be fine)." Opinion.

There's a plan for Fordow

Thomas Friedman is not the oracle he thinks he is

Thomas Friedman should always be answered and replied to, but now that the Israeli government he denigrates is taking on the Ayatollah's regime, he seems even more off the mark. Opinion.

Thomas Friedman is not the oracle he thinks he is

Analysis:

Iran’s goal was an 8,000-missile arsenal to annihilate Israel

The IDF has established an open aerial corridor to Tehran, striking at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program, missile production and military leadership. And not a moment too soon. Analysis.

Iran’s goal was an 8,000-missile arsenal to annihilate Israel

Israel vs Iran: The battle for world peace

Israel’s strikes against Iran maintain US credibility on the world stage without bringing other powers into the fray, while preventing the threat of World War Three that would arise from a nuclear-armed Iran. Opinion.

Israel vs Iran: The battle for world peace

Giulio Meotti:

Israelis need Western help. One day the West will need theirs

Woe betide anyone who does not take an Islamic fanatic seriously. Double woe betide anyone who does not take an Islamic fanatic with nuclear weapons seriously. Opinion.

Israelis need Western help. One day the West will need theirs

Double standards and hypocrisy - more to come?

An expose of the ICC’s political agenda in pursuing Netanyahu for the war in Gaza can prepare us for what is to come after the war with Iran is over. Opinion.

Double standards and hypocrisy - more to come?

The Iranian people’s thunderous rebellion

This is not Israel against Iran; this is Israel and Iran’s true sons and daughters against a common enemy—the murderous Islamic Republic that has oppressed both nations. Opinion.

The Iranian people’s thunderous rebellion

Does winning the war depend on Fordow?

There is an additional, even more important, potentially long-term, and far more productive solution to ending the conflict with Iran once and for all. Opinion.

Does winning the war depend on Fordow?

Open letter from Israel:

Jews of America, demand Trump enter the war

Demand from the President of the United States and from the forces of good which still remain in America to immediately enter into a state of war against the global evil of Iran and its allies.

Jews of America, demand Trump enter the war