Duvi Honig

Living with uncertainty Is the Wake-Up Call of our generation

Everything people believed was stable suddenly appears temporary. That realization is deeply uncomfortable - but perhaps it is also necessary. Opinion.

Iran Ceasefire: Deadly delay or historic deal?

Without a permanent guarantor, we are merely subsidizing Iran’s "long game" until the next administration. Opinion.

Should we move UN headquarters to Tehran?

If Iran can be a member of the UN Human Rights committee, why not let it host the entire corrupt organization? Opinion.

Silence when Spain closed its airspace spawned French refusal

Let that sink in. An ally-protected by American power-shut its doors on the very country fighting to defend it. Opinion.

When POTUS demands NATO recognition, he should demand an apology

If there is one nation that has stood on the front lines of global security, often at great cost and with minimal support, it is Israel. But instead of being thanked, it is condemned. Op-ed.

Joe Rogan, stay in your lane

When Iran can build 11 nuclear bombs in days, National Security is not a podcast debate. Op-ed.

Will the UN hold a moment of silence for Khamenei?

Israel. The nation doing the hardest, most necessary work of keeping the free world safe - and the first nation the world lines up to boycott, sanction, and condemn for doing it. Opinion.

Iran Is playing for time - History will judge this moment

Every adversary calculating the limits of Western resolve is watching. Russia and China are watching for fractures. The Middle East is watching for deterrence. And Tehran is watching for the blink. Opinion.

Is there a doctor on call? Ye’s antisemitism Is not entertainment

Ye is free to speak irrationally, to contradict himself, and to buy as many ads as he wants. The question is whether the media is obligated to follow every turn of that spiral when it should ignore him. Opinion.

Trump doesn’t get played - he plays the players

There is a master plan behind Trump's behavior towards Iran and Hamas - and it gets results. Opinion.

To Prime Minister Albanese:

It's not the guns, it's the people aiming them

By calling for stronger gun control instead of owning up to his incitement and failure, Australia’s Prime Minister made a mockery of himself and exposed his disconnect on the global stage. Opinion.

NYC and Miami Send a Warning:

Trump’s Outreach Op. dysfunction Is costing Republicans elections

A whistleblower alert: President Trump must order a full review of outreach operations, liaison performance, communication failures, gatekeeping abuses, and community engagement strategy. Opinion.

Two-faced Ukraine

Ukraine compares itself to Israel, then votes against it at UN

Global solidarity? Kyiv cannot seek global compassion for its own suffering while consistently aligning with forces that undermine Israel’s right to defend itself. Opinion.

Is the Pro-Palestine banner the cover for modern antisemitism?

Dublin’s attempt to erase Jewish history shows the movement is no longer about 'justice'-but about hate. Opinion.

The world celebrates “peace” while Hamas plans Its next massacre

Let’s drop the pretense: Peace is not being built. Peace is being sabotaged by the decision to allow a genocidal terrorist organization to continue to exist in Gaza instead of disarming and dismantling it. Now. Opinion.

A not-so-hidden goal?

Why Mamdani calls for Starbucks boycott

The mayor-elect says it is to ‘Stand With Workers,’ but his real goal Is rewarding a union that backed Hamas, and that is a dangerous abuse of office. Opinion.

A Time to Dance, a Time to Refrain:

When Jewish success meets rising envy

As the Jewish people take center stage in the eyes of the world, King Solomon’s wisdom reminds us that even moments of joy demand humility, vigilance, and restraint. Opinion.

Trump’s smoke screen

Hamas fell into its own trap as President Trump used Global Optics to free hostages and expose Hamas for what it truly is. Opinion.

The Nobel Prize Committee proved it has lost its way

When politics replaces principle, even peace itself becomes a casualty.

The Hypocrisy of Greta Thunberg:

Flag-kissing is “torture” but Hamas burning babies alive is fine

Greta Thunberg has become a symbol of moral bankruptcy — of a generation that confuses emotion with ethics and noise with courage. Opinion

Tucker Carlson is promoting his own version of Mein Kampf

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.

America must wake up:

Charlie Kirk took the bullet for the President

The loss of Charlie Kirk must be recognized as one of the most brazen assaults on the U.S. Government in modern history - and the response must fit the crime. Opinion.

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.

Mike Huckabee recognized with Morris Katz Legacy Award

The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations presented US Ambassador Mike Huckabee with an award featuring portraits of US presidents by Holocaust survivor Morris Katz.

80 years after the Holocaust:

Poland must stop profiting from Jewish blood

Direct Auschwitz revenues to Holocaust survivors and Jewish causes. The Jewish people are not props in a state-run museum. Opinion.

Calling out President Macron:

It's really about ego, not diplomacy

The failed French president plays statesman on the world stage while undermining the very principles he claims to uphold. Opinion.

Haredi soldiers are dying for Israel-stop the smear campaign

We must stop vilifying a community that represents the soul of our people for political purposes. And yes, we must see to it that those who are not seriously learning gradually join the IDF.

An unnoticed moment of divine intervention at the United Nations

A small country they keep on condemning again and again simply for fighting for its existence was able to achieve in three days what world powers failed to accomplish in fifty years .

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.

Echoes of History:

Britain's Sanctions against Min. Smotrich and the Hebron Massacre

Déjà vu - history is full of instances where British actions and inactions failed to protect Jewish lives. Opinion.

European Rabbinical Org.:

25th anniversary celebration in Krakow with Israel's Chief Rabbis

European Rabbinical Organization celebrates 25th Anniversary in Krakow with Israel's Chief Rabbis; honors Duvi Honig for promoting religious freedom and economic growth globally, followed by 80th Auschwitz liberation ceremony.

Trump's Middle East strategy:

Building bridges or constructing a mirage?

Close scrutiny of President Trump's recent diplomatic endeavors in the Middle East raise several crucial questions about possible dangerous consequences. Does the US have a backup plan? Opinion.

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.

Zelenskyy’s contradictions on the global stage

Zelenskyy criticizes Israel's border security efforts while seeking similar guarantees from Trump for Ukraine. Opinion.

Ceasefire deal: An eye-opener on terrorism and the value of life

The deal offers the world a sobering reflection on how life is valued differently by each side. Opinion.

What Donald Trump gained from adversity

'You intended harm against me, [but] God designed it for good'- (Genesis Chapter 50 Verse 20)

The struggle for power in America

The mainstream voters in America are not stupid and can tell the difference between the candidate who knows how to run the country and the one who does not. The question is if they are the majority. Opinion.

Conservative and Jewish figures protest CBS' stance on Jerusalem

The heads of several politically conservative and Jewish groups sent a strongly worded letter to CBS News protesting its directive not to refer to Jerusalem as Israel.

A Nobel Peace Prize to UNRWA? Has the meaning of peace changed?

UNRWA nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize transforms ithe meaning of Terror and Peace, akin to how Pride contrasts with religious shame and Holocaust is degraded to an ordinary word.

Proud to be a Jew

Embracing Faith and Unity in challenging times.

A Kiddush Hashem

Miriam Adelson's Kiddush Hashem- Sanctification of G-d's Name - in quoting the Haggada to President Trump: 'Our devotion to you is strong, but Our Guardian is Hakadosh Baruch Hu.' Opinion.

Why is the US legitimizing negotiations with terrorists?

What we are witnessing today is akin to a global charade—the biggest free Broadway show on an international stage. And in negotiating iwth terorists, we are also teaching our youngsters to validate barbaric violence. Opinion.

Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce:

The aborted Histadrut strike was a move against Israeli workers

The Histadrut call for a strike was a serious misstep for the Israeli economy. It is disheartening to see unions, meant to be the bedrock of worker advocacy and economic stability, hijacked by their leadership to serve political agendas that jeopardize the very economy they are supposed to protect. Op-ed.

Funding haredi daycare is necessary for economic stability

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is committed to funding haredi daycare and he is right. Opinion.

Earthquake in Lebanon – A testament to Divine protection

Is this a Tisha B'Av miracle telling our enemies that on this day on which they hoped to attack us, the G-d of Israel is sending them a warning?

A 'Palestinian State': Admiring the emperor's new clothes

The world, like the crowds hailing the emperor's new clothes, is making a fool of itself. Op-ed.

Israel's population is 15 percent Russian. Where Is Putin?

Putin's manipulation of world attention towards Israel as a violator of human rights serves as a convenient distraction for Russia's own aggressive actions in Ukraine. Opinion.

Yom Hashoah 2024:

A day more important than ever before

It’s saddening to see how universities throughout the United States are turning out students as uneducated as peasants of the past. Op-ed.

Declare Columbia University a terror organization

Kristallnacht is the right name for what occurred at Columbia University, Op-ed.

Defund Torah Institutions Is like Defund The Police

Like the protests to topple the Israeli Government in the midst of a war, the Defund Haredi yeshivas ruling by Israel's Supreme Court Is harmful to the country. Op-ed.

Not every statement is retractable

Schumer releases a political nuclear bomb at the free world with ramifications way beyond Israel. Op-ed

Turning the victim into the aggressor

Jews around the globe watch the world team up against the Jewish victim, claiming the Jew is the aggressor. Just like in the Middle Ages, just like in Nazi Germany. Op-ed.

Israel is winning the fight but losing the PR war

Israel must not assume the world sees things as it does, because that is absolutely not the case. Op-ed.

The "Palestinians" are just an excuse

Why are America and the West the ones who give Palestinian Arabs millions annually while 25% of the world, 1.8 billion Muslims (as opposed to the Jews who are 0.2 of the world's population in a tiny land), ignore those they claim to care so much about? Op-ed.

A wake up call for Jewish liberal groups

Would Jewish Liberal Groups take a lead promoting anti-Israel rallies and advocating for a ceasefire? Except for some far left Reform clergy who went to the UN to demand a ceasefire, hopefully not! Op-ed.

Capitol Hill ןs playing with fire

By supporting Israel, the United States effectively avoids engaging in a conflict that it would otherwise have to face on its own. Sanders is endangering that. Opinion.

Let my people go!!

Does America care about the fate of US citizens in Gaza? American citizens have been held hostage for 102 days - where is the outcry? Op-ed.

Do not hold your breath: Red Cross and the hostages

The Red Cross indulged in Holocaust Denial while Jews were being gassed, so why should they care about Israeli hostages in Gaza? Op-ed.

Why we should thank Hashem for the UN and EU

The UN may be the alignment of all nations against Israel before the Redemption, calling for Its destruction without boots on the ground.

Call the Israel-Hamas war "Operation Never Again"

The Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce calls for naming the war against Hamas "Operation Never Again" so its root cause is.up front. Op-ed.