How one day of horror shattered my political world view forever, Trump agreement or not. Opinion.
I get up each morning and daven, raise my children, work, and try to go forward. But a part of me remains at Simchat Torah 5784.
We have learned much about the barbarism of our enemies, but we have also learned that contrary to the expectations of our enemies, Israel’s staying power is stronger and longer than theirs. Opinion.
A Western pathology has shown its face: passion and admiration for the barbarians, hidden under the flag of pity. Little do they know that the barbarians will soon turn on them. Opinion.
A new book says there were signs on the night of October 6th that something was wrong to the point that some of the higher-ups in the defense and intelligence establishment went to their offices late on the night of the 6th or early on the morning of the 7th. But they did nothing. Review.
The two heard of the invasion, drove to the Gaza envelope armed with handguns, jumped out of their car at Kibbutz Alumim, and rushed towards the fighting at 9:40 a.m. They prevented the terrorists, who had killed 20 Thai workers living in a house outside it, from entering the kibbutz. In memoriam.
Hamas ignored Trump's 72 hour ultimatum to free the hostages, but it took him only 72 seconds to get Israel to stop fighting. Sukkot is the perfect time to shed illusions, dump Trump’s 21-point “peace” plan, and grow out of our slave mentality. Opinion.
Shoham's experiences tell a great deal about the kind of people who make up Hamas or identify with it. Opinion.
Ibrahim Al-Arjani and corrupt Egyptian officers are behind a growing drone smuggling network threatening Israel's Negev region; there is an urgent need for a fortified anti-drone defense line along the Sinai border. Op-ed.
Sir Keir Starmer’s government has abandoned Britain’s Jewish community, not because they don’t believe they are endangered by antisemitism, but because they have skin in the game. Opinion.
Disunity among U.S. Jews has helped enable anti-Israel narratives to flourish globally. Opinion.
Leaders do not need to give orders; they need only create climates of permission. And that is exactly what Starmer has done by "recognizing" a Palestinian Arab state. Opinion.
The bell has fallen silent, absorbed into the undulation of the sirens. Perhaps there is no one left to listen. But the Rav said: "The Jew is obligated to inform the world that his blood is not cheap. Vengeance for its own sake is forbidden, but when it comes for the sake of deterrence and self-defense, it is the elementary right of man." Opinion.
Everything about the day was planned for maximum cruelty. No analogues in modern history exist. Call it simply October 7. Opinion.
Greta Thunberg has become a symbol of moral bankruptcy — of a generation that confuses emotion with ethics and noise with courage. Opinion
Who pays for all this? Chartering ships, crews, logistics, international media coordination — it doesn’t come cheap. Opinion.
Diaspora Affairs Minister defends decision to invite British activist Tommy Robinson for an official visit to Israel, despite objections by British Jewish establishment.
Some of us, those of us who do not live in Trump’s perfect world, remain far more skeptical overall. Opinion.
Israel is the barrier that has prevented—or slowed—the expansion of Islamic fundamentalism. Its terror warnings and technology protect Europe and the free world. And what does it get in return? Opinion.
Arranging meetings only with social media greats instead of real grassroots fighters for Israel's image was not a wise decision. Here is who the PM should have met in New York. Opinion.
We’re not replacing jihadists who want Israel destroyed. We’re rotating them. Opinion.
To Tehran’s authoritarian rulers, Erfan Fard's anti-mullah writings are unforgivable. If deported to iran, he will be in mortal danger. Opinion.
The role of Islamic teachings in Jihad Al-Shamie's terror attack cannot be ignored, Mohammed's massacre and enslavement of Jews is in the Quran.
Hamas intends to stay, and Hamas intends to fight. Israel’s bottom line is crystal clear. Trump' good name is on the line if he ignores Israel's demands and falls into Hamas's trap. Opinion.
Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy is a test of moral clarity for New York. It But it is part of a global struggle over the survival of democratic values and truth. Will the city reward a man whose political career is fueled by hostility toward Jews and their state? Opinion.
This situation just isn’t normal. This hysteria which has infected so many people who are apparently quite normal, decent people. This hysteria about Israel based on absolute lies and incitement isn’t normal. It’s a sick pathology to which Starmer and his Labour government have been totally silent. Opinion.
What should Israel do to slow down approaching chaos? How shall such potentially irremediable circumstances be averted? Opinion.
After that, it will be all non-Muslims. Time to do something, Europe. Opinion.
The Muslim world can choose to emulate the Jewish path—investing in education, in inquiry, in building—or continue on the path of destruction. Opinion.
Antisemitic violence does not stay in history books. It finds its way into our houses of worship, our streets, our lives. A call to action. Opinion.
Arafat and the PLO delivered them on July 17, 1968. Opinion.
One thing is obvious: If we want to have a better future for all, evil must be identified, exposed, marginalized and eventually eliminated. Opinion.
The Jewish body is still in existence, it is still functioning and present with all of its different parts, but tragically on a psychological level we are so lost. We no longer remember what our life was like when we functioned as a healthy, complete and united entity. Opinion.
Did Trump knowingly force the Israeli Prime Minister to eat crow in the White House? Opinion.
How Hamas weaponized progressive discourse to generate the highest wave of Jew-Hatred since the Holocaust and What Needs to Be Done to Fight It Effectively.
Like Sharon's belief in the Disengagement's power to bring peace, Jared Kushner - and Trump - think that a piece of paper with “Plan” written on it is going to make any difference whatsoever in the brutal Middle East. Opinion.
Arutz Sheva deeply mourns the passing of Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer, an outstanding rabbi, lecturer and writer whose superb articles enriched our opinion section for many years. In memoriam.
The truth has been turned on its head. Hamas, a genocidal terrorist organization whose charter calls for the murder of all Jews on the planet, this genocidal organization is given a pass.
How Hamas weaponized progressive discourse to generate the highest wave of Jew-Hatred since the Holocaust and What Needs to Be Done to Fight It Effectively.
Today, Jewish safety depends on strength. Jewish survival depends on sovereignty. And Jewish dignity depends on the refusal to be defined by others. The reborn State of Israel is the embodiment of that principle. Charlie Kirk knew that.The ADL does not. Opinion.
Cascading declarations of recognition by a majority of existing states have no legal bearing on the creation of a state. These declarations directly undermine the authority of law-based international relations.
It was not humiliation when villains and dictators boycotted Netanyahu's speech. It was an honor. They stayed to hear Idi Amin, Yasser Arafat, Muammar Gaddafi and Robert Mugabe. Opinion.
The threat Netanyahu needed to emphasize is way beyond Israel's borders. Opinion.
Recognition of Palestinian Arab statehood under current conditions is not a bold peace initiative, it is a geopolitical farce. Opinion.
Should Israel defy Trump? It does set a terrible precedent for Israel to acquiesce in the grandiose edict of any US president - even a friend like Trump - that he “will not allow” what is essentially a unilateral decision on Israel’s part. Opinion.
Finance Minister Smotrich presents six boundaries ahead of the White House meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.
Jabotnisky's heirs are not in hiding anymore and there is no British Mandate the left can sell them out to. The right won democratic elections, and the left has to accept that fact without resorting to anti-democratic violent protests where they carry signs about "saving democracy". Opinion.
If the pro-Islamist globalists can successfully create enough divisiveness between Christians and Jews worldwide to collapse the Judeo-Christian infrastructure of the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and Israel, then the foundation of Western civilization will collapse. Opinion.
A message of Pride, Faith, and Survival for our children and our people.
There is a troubling pattern in Trump's policy towards Israel, especially when juxtaposed with his relations with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. Opinion.
Archeology at the City of David reaffirms the ancient connection between the Jewish People, Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. Review.
From the first known blood libel in Egypt in the year 38 to those shouted in today’s western universities, the guaranteed outcome will be the death of Jews. It has always been so. Except that today, there is another choice. Opinion.
Times don’t change when it comes to Israel, a people destined to dwell alone among the nations… as Bilam prophesied in the Book of Numbers. Opinion.
At Charlie Kirk's funeral, Tucker Carlson injected antisemitism and scapegoating into mainstream mourning. If there are no consequences, we will all pay the price. Opinion.
Diplomacy toward a dictatorship is a form of appeasement that ignores the suffering of its citizen. Opinion.
Addressing the world’s most sophisticated anti-Israel organization—the United Nations—the Israeli prime minister fought back against calls for Palestinian Arab statehood, saying “Israel will not allow you to shove a terror state down our throats.”
The president’s instincts on the United Nations and “Palestine” are correct. But his Gaza plan, cooked up by Jared Kushner and Tony Blair, is as misguided as other schemes. Opinion.
It’s time for the United States and the Jewish world to start holding their supposed champions’ feet to the fire. Recognition of "Palestine" constitutes the British and French governments' rejection of civilization for barbarism. Opinion.
There is more to it than meets the eye. Opinion.
