Opeds (Page 4)


Interview:

Dov Hikind condemns Jewish leadership inaction on antisemitism

In an outspoken talk, Dov Hikind decries what he called a growing trend of Jewish institutions “buckling under pressure from our anti-Semitic enemies."

Dov Hikind condemns Jewish leadership inaction on antisemitism

China and Qatar have bought America's universities

The Russians tried to spread Communism in America, but the Chinese and Qatari are much more successful. It is easy to realize why. Opinion.

China and Qatar have bought America's universities

Prince Pahlavi and Iran Opposition reject nuclear deal legitimacy

The Iranian opposition believes strongly that the current government is incapable of reform. Opinion.

Prince Pahlavi and Iran Opposition reject nuclear deal legitimacy

Independence Day:

We will defeat them through joy!

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.

We will defeat them through joy!

King Solomon reveals Israel’s Heritage

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.

King Solomon reveals Israel’s Heritage

"La-zeman Hazeh":

Celebrating Independence Day is a Torah requirement

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?

Celebrating Independence Day is a Torah requirement

They tried to burn our joy — but we still have a country

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.

They tried to burn our joy — but we still have a country

Who can count the dust of Jacob?

"Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the seed of Israel." Numbers 23:10.

Who can count the dust of Jacob?

300 executions and rising:

Is Saudi Arabia pretending to reform but reverting to brutality?

Saudi Arabia wants credit for reforms while silencing the very voices that demanded them. Opinion.

Is Saudi Arabia pretending to reform but reverting to brutality?

Parents of fallen soldiers:

'Life goes on, but it has changed forever'

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.

'Life goes on, but it has changed forever'

From the OU

Message for Yom Hazikaron 5785

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.

Message for Yom Hazikaron 5785

Yom Hazikaron 5785

Thoughts during the siren

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.

Thoughts during the siren

From Grief to Glory: The Sacred Rhythm of the Jewish People

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.

From Grief to Glory: The Sacred Rhythm of the Jewish People

Memorial and Independence Day in Israel:

Thank you, Hashem!

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.

Thank you, Hashem!

Macron's Folly:

Focusing on the danger of a Palestinian State

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.

Focusing on the danger of a Palestinian State

The greatest Holocaust memorial is not a museum, it is Israel

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.

The greatest Holocaust memorial is not a museum, it is Israel

Open letter to President Trump:

Do not allow the whitewashing of the Nazi Butcher of Latvia

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.

Do  not allow the whitewashing of the Nazi Butcher of Latvia

Trump's first 100 days - a plethora of achievements

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 first 100 days - a plethora of achievements

A toolkit for punishing antisemitism

Trump’s showdown with Ivy League schools and student agitators is the guide. Opinion.

A toolkit for punishing antisemitism

"Egocentric' ideals and world politics - a lethal mix?

Isolationism is not a solution. It is the problem. Opinion.

"Egocentric' ideals and world politics - a lethal mix?

Turkey’s rise Is America’s loss: Saving the Eastern Med Alliance

Washington must stop indulging fantasies about Turkey "coming back to the table." Erdogan’s government has made its choice. Opinion.

Turkey’s rise Is America’s loss: Saving the Eastern Med Alliance

The Jewish proclivity for turning on their own

From where does the passion of some Jews to turn on their people come? Op-ed.

The  Jewish proclivity for turning on their own

Heroes without capes

Raising the torch for Israel’s symbols of bravery and hope, Op-ed.

Heroes without capes

Israel must campaign the Vatican to return Temple vessels

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.

Israel must campaign the Vatican to return Temple vessels

This year’s Holocaust Remembrance, without me

Usually, when we write about the Holocaust, we end on a high note. We say…nothing like this can ever happen again....Op-ed.

This year’s Holocaust Remembrance, without me

Amine Ayoub?

Syria’s 'new face': Don’t fall for Ahmed al-Sharaa’s 'peace' scam

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.

Syria’s 'new face': Don’t fall for Ahmed al-Sharaa’s 'peace' scam

Remembering Joe Lieberman:

'Centered,' a remarkable documentary

To Joe Lieberman, what is best for the country came before party loyalty. Not a common trait among politicians, to say the least. Review

'Centered,' a remarkable documentary

Must read:

The lowdown on the political and judicial turmoil in Israel

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.

The lowdown  on the political and judicial turmoil in Israel

Melanie Phillips:

King Abdullah and the Islamists

As the Arab Muslim world moves forward, the West is going backwards. Opinion.

King Abdullah and the Islamists

“People of the Book” or “People of the anime”?

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.

“People of the Book” or “People of the anime”?

Watch:

Understanding psyops

Hamas tailors messages to pressure Israel’s government while stoking public fear, often amplifying protests or hostage videos to deepen divisions and emotional reactions.

Understanding psyops

Holy fire, Unholy lies

There is literally no respite from the lies of our enemies. Opinion.

Holy fire, Unholy lies

Holocaust Survivor:

'Lest we forget' - a letter to the soldiers who liberated Dachau

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.'

'Lest we forget' - a letter to the soldiers who liberated Dachau

The word from Dubai:

Confronting the extremist threat on American campuses

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.

Confronting the extremist threat on American campuses

Iran: A Western challenge, not solely Israel’s

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.

Iran: A Western challenge, not solely Israel’s

From the Ashes to Sovereignty:

The Jewish Miracle the world still doesn’t understand

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.

The Jewish Miracle the world still doesn’t understand

Holocaust Memorial Day:

Hamas supporters may commemorate the Holocaust in good faith

Antisemites desire the butchery of Jews. And are ready to revere those who were butchered. Opinion.

Hamas supporters may commemorate the Holocaust in good faith

Holocaust Memorial Day:

Never say that this is your last path...

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.

Never say that this is your last path...

Yom HaShoah thoughts

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.

Yom HaShoah thoughts

Hamas’s ‘all-or-nothing’ strategy: Why it rejected a partial deal

The terrorist organization seeks regime survival in Gaza via a full deal. Four former defense officials present their view of Hamas strategy.. Opinion.

Hamas’s ‘all-or-nothing’ strategy: Why it rejected a partial deal

We need a new book "Reading Lolita in America"-not just in Tehran

Great books teach great lessons, and that’s something Palestinian Arabs can not allow. Opinion.

We need a new book "Reading Lolita in America"-not just in Tehran

Giulio Meotti:

The Pope who did not love the West (or the Jews)

Pope Francis expressed distrust of the West and support for Israel’s declared enemies. Opinion.

The Pope who did not love the West (or the Jews)

The Reform Movement has betrayed the Jewish People

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.

The Reform Movement has betrayed the Jewish People

Trump Is doing what we begged Biden to do

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.

Trump Is doing what we begged Biden to do

For Holocaust Remembrance Day:

The Shoah: “An Event of Overbearing Magnitude”

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.

The Shoah: “An Event of Overbearing Magnitude”

For Holocaust Remembrance Day:

We remember — and we wake up

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.

We remember — and we wake up

The significance of Netanyahu’s address to the nation

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.

The significance of Netanyahu’s address to the nation

Ten facts about Pope Francis’s troubled relations with Jews.

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.

Ten facts about Pope Francis’s troubled relations with Jews.

France is at a crossroads:

Islamism, secularism, and the criminalization of warning bells

Political Islam—especially the Muslim Brotherhood—is not a religion, but a calculated ideological project. Opinion.

Islamism, secularism, and the criminalization of warning bells

It won’t be easy deporting 15 million illegal migrants

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.

It won’t be easy deporting 15 million illegal migrants

The Jews: An Indigenous People

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 Jews: An Indigenous People

Rutgers University's anti-Israel bunch

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.

Rutgers University's anti-Israel bunch

Why Israel’s war against Hamas is necessary

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.

Why Israel’s war against Hamas is necessary

Trump is wrong. Iran is becoming nuclear

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.

Trump is wrong. Iran is becoming nuclear

Israel''s healthcare at the forefront using AI

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.

Israel''s healthcare at the forefront using AI

Hezbollah Is here:

Europe and North Africa can no longer afford to look away

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.

Europe and North Africa can no longer afford to look away




























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