Opeds (Page 5)


Our sycophantic MoU

A firm, not a flaccid document is needed, but that is not what we have. Opinion.

Our sycophantic MoU

Time for the US to open its eyes:

Iran and the Islamic “ecosystem"

It won’t look like a takeover; it will look like civic participation. But they are not ordinary citizens, they are not Jews who wanted to join the American Dream when they reached America, they are operatives executing a well-planned strategy. Op-ed

Iran and the Islamic “ecosystem"

The Haredi Draft Crisis Is only part of the story

The battles over the draft, national identity, Judea and Samaria, against terrorism, and against international pressure are all part of the struggle over whether the Jewish people will continue embracing their national revival or retreat from it. Opinion.

The Haredi Draft Crisis Is only part of the story

Rabbinic Congress for Peace:

A letter of support to PM Netanyahu from 400 rabbis

Mr. Prime Minister, you must stand before the global media today and declare with courage and Jewish pride: Israel will not withdraw from any territory where IDF soldiers are stationed to protect our people!

A letter of support to PM Netanyahu from 400 rabbis

Bested by a gang of murderous thugs:

Trump goes wobbly

This shameful fiasco is all to save a dollar a gallon in the price of oil?Did Trump seriously plan on fighting history’s first casualty-free war or think the MoU would grant him the chimera of retaining Republican control over Congress this autumn? Opinion.

Trump goes wobbly

The post-Khamenei war:

Inside Iran, a war has already begun and the US has no strategy

Increasingly, the institutions shaping Iran’s future are not seminaries, religious councils or traditional clerical networks. They are military organizations, intelligence structures and security elites. America is negotiating with the previous Iran. Opinion.

Inside Iran, a war has already begun and the US has no strategy

Anti-Christian harassment in Jerusalem defiles God's Name

Jewish power is supposed to be restrained by Jewish memory. The vulnerable and foreign person should not be humiliated. That this has been documented in Israel is reprehensible, even if minor compared to Christians persecuted and slaughtered in other parts of the world today. Opinion.

Anti-Christian harassment in Jerusalem defiles God's Name

Dear Mr. Vance:

This is exactly the situation you kill your way out of

When the situation is an armed, ideological movement whose founding charter, broadcasts, and decades of terror announce that its purpose is to cross your border and murder every Jew it can reach, then killing your way out is the only proposal that can work. Op-ed.

This is exactly the situation you kill your way out of

Amit Segal:

The one thing for which Trump did not forgive Netanyahu

Jerusalem was not surprised by the self-styled master negotiator’s capitulation itself, only by its scope. Opinion.

The one thing for which Trump did not forgive Netanyahu

Egypt’s Regional Shakedown:

Gaza reconstruction and the fragile facade of the Sisi Regime

Sisi has long played a double game with Hamas. When he needs to look vital to Washington and Jerusalem, he acts as the stern mediator. When he wants to pressure Israel, the borders mysteriously become porous. Opinion.

Gaza reconstruction and the fragile facade of the Sisi Regime

Marc Zell:

Trump hasn't abandoned Israel, here's why he signed the Iran MOU

Republicans Overseas Israel chairman Marc Zell argues Trump's Iran memorandum is driven by U.S. midterm politics, not a retreat from Israel.

Trump hasn't abandoned Israel, here's why he signed the Iran MOU

Melanie Phillips

Trump’s surrender

Something darker is at work here than just a concern over rising fuel prices. Opinion.

Trump’s surrender

Shabbat Shalom:

To those who had the courage to say no

Jerry Seinfeld, Iranian expatriats, Jews of Edgeware and the Court of Appeals - kudos for courage (in stark contrast to President Trump who has folded under pressure).

To those who had the courage to say no

Mark Levin:

The US-Iran MoU is a dangerous gamble

The proposed deal surrenders key leverage before Tehran dismantles its nuclear program, curbs terrorism or changes its behavior. Opinion.

The US-Iran MoU is a dangerous gamble

Giulio Meotti:

Without Israel, a Europe of Fools would be disarmed

The distinction between what can be condemned in words and what must be purchased in silence reveals, more than any statement, where ideologies end and where the calculus of survival begins. Opinion.

Without Israel, a Europe of Fools would be disarmed

The Lion and Sun returns:

How Iran’s national team match became a political referendum

For one evening in America, the most powerful symbol in the stadium was not the scoreboard. It was the reappearance of the Lion and Sun-and the message carried by thousands who raised it. Opinion.

How Iran’s national team match became a political referendum

The Uranium Is gone: The next October 7 may be nuclear.

Why did Iran destroy access to the nuclear stockpile? Why make access to the uranium more difficult? Opinion.

The Uranium Is gone: The next October 7 may be nuclear.

America’s loss to Iran will unravel geopolitics

A signed agreement may bring a temporary pause in fighting, but it could also reshape how America's allies and adversaries view deterrence for years to come. Opinion.

America’s loss to Iran will unravel geopolitics

Israel must outgrow the aid argument

Israel should not apologize for receiving American military assistance. It was not a handout thrown into the wind. It helped produce one of America’s most capable allies. But Israel should also be confident enough to say that the relationship can mature. Opinion.

Israel must outgrow the aid argument

On best friends

President Trump stupidly said, among other inanities, that he does not understand why Israel had to destroy an entire building just to eliminate one person. Is that the end of a beutiful friendship or is there hope down the road? Opinion.

On best friends

Trump’s astonishing betrayal of Israel’s security imperatives

Perhaps the biggest betrayal of all is that the administration increasingly appears to view Israeli military actions not through the lens of Israeli security needs but through the lens of how those actions affect US negotiations with Tehran. Opinion.

Trump’s astonishing betrayal of Israel’s security imperatives

Jack Engelhard:

Has Trump gone wobbly, or is it me?

The advanced word appears quite catastrophic for the safety of Israel. The Israelis never asked Trump to serve as their negotiator. He has no right to take that on. Opinion.

Has Trump gone wobbly, or is it me?

Trump: History’s greatest choker

By agreeing to this farce of a deal, Trump has destroyed his legacy. American defeat and humiliation is now his legacy. Op-ed.

Trump: History’s greatest choker

The world ignored Somaliland for 35 years. Israel didn't.

A stable, Israel-friendly partner on that coastline does not merely represent a diplomatic trophy. It represents a security asset of genuine long-term importance. Op-ed.

The world ignored Somaliland for 35 years. Israel didn't.

Israel exposed the war inside Trump's White House

Three factions claim to define "America First." Israel exposed the fault lines between them - and showed which vision is winning. Opinion.

Israel exposed the war inside Trump's White House

When hyperbole is not just hyperbole

Listen carefully when the leaders in the region speak. Do not faint at every insult. Do not assume every threat is a battle plan. But do not make the opposite mistake either. Opinion.

When hyperbole is not just hyperbole

History repeating itself:

The book in Goebbels's library

The gravest moral hazard is not the man who knows he is doing wrong. It is the man who has constructed a story in which what he is doing is something else. Op-ed.

The book in Goebbels's library

A Bible lesson for boycotters:

Responding to the UK, Canada, France, Norway, and Australia

Every product purchased from Judea and Samaria, every order placed, every investment made, is a direct repudiation of a boycott built on the premise that Jews are trespassers in their own homeland.

Responding to the UK, Canada, France, Norway, and Australia

Giulio Meotti:

Will Europeans be a minority in lands built by their ancestors?

In Europe, political leaders - “leaders" here is a figure of speech - massively imported a foreign population with a culture that cannot assimilate and without asking themselves whether the graft would take. It didn't. Opinion.

Will Europeans be a minority in lands built by their ancestors?

The "deal":

Trump’s chaos and incoherence have led to failure on Iran

The damage that Israel and the United States did to the Islamist terror regime was undone by an agreement that rewards Tehran and vindicates former President Barack Obama. Opinion.

Trump’s chaos and incoherence have led to failure on Iran

The curse of the Useful Idiot

How a generation learned to mistake belonging for truth and why the price will be paid by everyone else, Opinion.

The curse of the Useful Idiot

Analysis:

Buying time for Tehran, not peace for the Middle East

If the same regime survives with the same ideology, pursuing the same long-term objectives, it is reasonable to ask whether the agreement solved a problem or merely postponed it for a time.

Buying time for Tehran, not peace for the Middle East

Ken's Thought of the Week:

Mr. President, we voted for victory

A short-term “deal" will leave 350 million Americans and the rest of the world fighting an endless war with radical Shiite Islamists. Opinion.

Mr. President,  we voted for victory

President Donald Hussein Obama

If Trump really believes that Iran will ever willingly divest itself of its nuclear program or materials, then he is now, officially, the most dangerous man in the free world, not its leader.

President Donald Hussein Obama

The Iran war's biggest loser is Russia

The Iran campaign handed the United States something it spent decades trying to achieve through other means: a globally witnessed proof of concept that Russian air defense is penetrable, brittle

The Iran war's biggest loser is Russia

The Iran deal is being called a victory. What exactly did we win?

A signed agreement may bring headlines, market rallies, and diplomatic applause, but a piece of paper does not change the nature of a regime that still threatens America, Israel, and the West. Op-ed.

The Iran deal is being called a victory. What exactly did we win?

Trump and Sharon-Family before Country:

I honestly don't know how we are going to get out of this

I honestly don't know what combination of technologies and alliances can meet the timeline which takes Iran, after this deal is signed, to possess such a massive number of long range ballistic missiles and launchers that we can no longer defend ourselves. Op-ed.

I honestly don't know how we are going to get out of this

Iran's greatest nuclear deception

What if the repeated delays in the negotiations were never primarily about the negotiations? What if they were about time?

Iran's greatest nuclear deception

Does Israel have the right to defend itself?

The first duty of any government is to ensure security for its citizens and borders. This is never questioned anywhere except when it involves Israel. Op-ed.

Does Israel have the right to defend itself?

Loyalty is not negotiable

America has a pattern. And allies are paying attention. A deal with Iran that weakens Israel’s position may appear to be a tactical convenience, but it is a strategic debt that the West will pay. Op-ed.

Loyalty is not negotiable

What doesn’t kill the Jewish State makes it stronger

The EU, comprised of many countries that have tolerated and even encouraged antisemitism on their city streets, has become Israel’s largest overall trading partner. There is no new hypocrisy under the sun. Op-ed.

What doesn’t kill the Jewish State makes it stronger

Into the fray:

Trump, TRIPP, and conflict resolution

There does seem to be one region of increasingly strategic importance where Trump policy initiatives seemed to have resonated and could yield far-reaching results. Op-ed.

Trump, TRIPP, and conflict resolution

Trump didn't end the game. He just sent us to a commercial break.

I do not believe the story is over. Quite the opposite. Trump may have simply decided to postpone collection day. Opinion.

Trump didn't end the game. He just sent us to a commercial break.

The Case for Israel

"We stand with Israel because her cause is our cause, her values are our values, and her fight is our fight."

The Case for Israel

Jack Engelhard:

How the media feasts on hatred against Trump

Trump negotiates for the safety of the West, the mullahs play for Islamic intolerance. And the media continues to torment him. Opinion.

How the media feasts on hatred against Trump

Epic Fury or confusing delay for diplomacy?

The West imagines that painful compromise is a sign of a mature civilization. The rejectionist imagination sees compromise as shameful surrender. Opinion.

Epic Fury or confusing delay for diplomacy?

The West's vulnerability

Accountability constricts western actions, but is completely absent in Iran. Like other theocratic adversaries, it has become adept at exploiting Western accountability by appealing to westerners who are opposed to their leaders while it mows down opposition at home. Opinion.

The West's vulnerability

The Gaza Strip:

Muslim discoveries

A Muslim blogger exposes the hypocrisy of Hamas in the Gaza Strip in a series of tweets.

Muslim discoveries

How hate travels

From 'All Eyes on Rafah' to riots on British streets, amplification has become a substitute for understanding. Opinion.

How hate travels

Kamtza, Bar Kamtza, and the generation before Redemption

A society reaches danger not merely when enemies gather outside its walls, but when its own tribes cease seeing one another as indispensable parts of a shared destiny.

Kamtza, Bar Kamtza, and the generation before Redemption

Hamas's new roadmap:

Infiltrating the EU to target Israelis

How Greece thwarted a Hamas terrorist cell bent on Israeli targets. Opinion.

Infiltrating the EU to target Israelis

Melanie Phillips

Trump’s civilizational moment

The Iranian regime remains a threat not because it’s strong, but because America is weak. Opinion.

Trump’s civilizational moment

Israel can destroy Hamas and Hezbollah. Will it be allowed to?

What the critics who warn against "escalation" consistently fail to account for is that the alternative they are defending is not peace. It is a repeat performance.

Israel can destroy Hamas and Hezbollah. Will it be allowed to?

Multiculturalism:

Europe’s cities have turned into suburbs of the Horn of Africa

Permission to remain is granted by bureaucrats who have never walked at night on Kinnaird Avenue, nor in Molenbeek, nor in Rinkeby, nor in Saint-Denis. Opinion.

Europe’s cities have turned into suburbs of the Horn of Africa

The Fontainebleau Case:

Why Israelis are concerned about the case against Rabbi Shmuley

Israelis know Rabbi Shmuley not because he is famous. They know him because he has spent decades standing up for them. Op-ed.

Why Israelis are concerned about the case against Rabbi Shmuley

The Epicenter of Conflict in northeast Syria

Northeast Syria, known as “Rojava", is populated by Kurds and other ethnic and religious minorities including Chaldean Christians. The upheaval they suffered in the recent period as the West abandoned them should make us pause - and cause Israel to beware. Op-ed.

The Epicenter of Conflict in northeast Syria




























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