Only in the Jewish tradition are arguments considered the safest path to peace, harmony, and holiness. Israel today is the proof of that tradition's longevity. Opinion.
The intensity of the frenzy is not proportional to Israel’s misdeeds; it is directly proportional to Israel’s success.Opinion.
Cultural DNA matters. You cannot allow or promote celebrating seventh-century conquests every Friday and then act shocked when some take the lesson literally. And Iran under the Ayatollahs is Nazi Germany redux. Opinion.
The altar and its fire offer not only a model of ritual practice, but also a framework for thinking about the inner life, the offerings a method for transformation.
Not argument as mere disagreement, still less as rhetorical combat, but as a disciplined, structured, and socially sanctioned process through which ideas are tested, refined, and, if necessary, dismantled. Opinion.
Europe's welfare states depend on American largesse, but Trump has his own ideas about what America should spend its money on. Opinion.
Misinformation and disinformation are among the most severe near-term global risks, and synthetic content accelerates the problem. Within hours, that tool was used against Ahmed al-Ahmed, the hero at Bondi Beach. Opinion.
Exposing the ultimate and overarching goal of anti-Zionism is essential if we wish to discredit and defeat its proponents. Opinion.
The real reason to worry about Mamdani’s victory is that surveys indicate that around 30% of New Yorkers self-identifying as Jewish cast their ballots for an avowed anti-Zionist and Hamas apologist. Opinion.
The core argument is simple: capital punishment would convert Arab terrorists into international heroes. Opinion.
Today’s antisemitism reflects a systemic malaise in American identity itself. What changed? Opinion.
Today’s left promotes precisely the kind of tawdry garbage that the left a hundred years ago wanted to emancipate the masses from. To them, butchering of black Christians by Arabized Muslims is a “legacy of European colonialism,” while rape and butchering of women and children in Nahal Oz becomes an "act of resistance". Opinion.
The benefits of absorbing Gazans into Western Sahara are considerable. Opinion.
Given the stakes, we still don't know why the IDF was not placed on high alert near Gaza and Lebanon to deter a possible disruption of the Saudi peace process. And there is more. Opinion.
The Muslim in Europe intuitively senses what the coming decades will probably confirm. Opinion.
The Trump Gaza plan, premised on the idea that Gaza's civilian population can be persuaded or incentivized to leave en masse, is a political nonstarter. So what to do? Opinion.
Only Judaism arouses true hatred. And this hatred is roused by non-Jews' very very deep fear/realization that Judaism and the Chosenness of Israel are true. A response to Rabbi YY Jacobson. Opinion.
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.
Ideological conflicts now run deeper than ever, and Israel may be the only country where these internal rifts intensify with each generation. Opinion.
The writer, a Noahide, decided to see how being an obviously observant Jew affects his everyday behavior and the responses to him in a gentile, non antisemitic environment. It is not so simple. Opinion.
If there is no Jewish state to hate, what happens to the rage? Opinion.
Netanyahu now faces a fateful choice: tolerate Iran’s sprint toward a nuclear bomb, or act unilaterally and risk sacrificing American military and diplomatic support. Opinion.
Every week we do not see the hostages released, we will see a one kilometer deep strip of Gaza territory annexed to Israel. Opinion.
"Bread and circuses" still works—just as it did two thousand years ago. Op-ed.
A strategy to deter future Kidnappings. Opinion.
Israel must act now! It cannot wait for Trump to do the job because he may not want to. Delaying action will place Israel in a precarious position, constrained by shifting American foreign policy priorities. Opinion.
Jewish power presents a theological and ideological dilemma for many Westerners. Opinion.
Many misguided Jews have helped legitimize and fuel gentile envy and resentment, which can have tragic consequences for millions of Jews. You need only look at "Bougie" Ya'alon, let along Jewish American progressives. Opinion.
Understanding antisemitism reveals a profound truth: antisemitism is not inherently tied to Jews, Judaism, or the Jewish State. Opinion.
Do different editorial biases lead to increased levels of viewer antisemitism? An empirical study would find out. Opinion.
A liberal worldview frames antisemitism as a temporary byproduct of ignorance and social injustice, a much more comforting way to look at this illogical and primeval hatred. Op-ed.
Israel has no choice but to win the war and crush its enemies. In order to do these things, it needs to define and clearly communicate its goals. Opinion.
The best Israel can expect from the Muslim world is to be respected because it is wealthy, powerful, and fearsome. Anything else is the pipe dream of people who learned nonsense at workshops and conferences sponsored by European donors and the New Israel Fund. Opinion.
When one understands the real and corporal nature of evil in Christianity and Islam, one also understands the power and pervasiveness of antisemitism. Opinion.
The minorities you US Jews mobilized for, are showing how deeply they resented your help. They see you as part of America’s elites anyway, so be loyal to the values that allowed you to flourish in the Goldene Medina: fairplay, individualism, and meritocracy. Op-ed.
The Jewish State is at a crossroads for its survival: Either it is ruthless enough to crush the Ayatollahs before it’s too late or the future seems bleak. Op-ed.
While civilian casualties in Gaza are low, reports from Hamas lack veraccity. I couldn't shake off suspicions about the authenticity of an impeccably presented CNN report of a civilian killed there. Op-ed.
There are compelling reasons for the Jewish state to embrace this plan as it aligns with long-term strategic objectives and offers a sustainable approach to addressing the challenges of the Gaza Strip. Op-ed.
The genie of antisemitism in America has left the bottle, and has infected mainstream journalism, academia, and culture. There is only one thing that may work. Opinion.
Baptism and devotion provided no refuge for Roma and Sinti from the racial hatred and cruelty of fellow Christians. Opinion.
Jews and Judaism are antithetical to all pillars of contemporary progressive leftism and therefore hated people who should be destroyed. Opinion.
Israel is ignoring the tremendous toll of homegrown pro-enemy propaganda on Israel’s diplomatic and military position abroad and at home. Why is this allowed during a war? Op-ed.
Israel must use the window of opportunity that has opened after Islamists on October 7th proved their genocidal designs and before Islamists secure nuclear weapons and close this window, to act swiftly and decisively to save millions of lives. Op-ed.
Muslim societies do not just breed violence and poverty, but also a dogmatic sense of superiority grounded on nothing but wishful thinking. However, some Islamic virtues should set Israelis thinking. Op-ed.
Most Jews think the most valuable hasbara educates people, winning them over with facts and rational arguments. That is incorrect. Op-ed.
Why are progressive Jews upset when the sloppy logic condoning violence in America is used to legitimize violence against Israelis? Op-ed.
Observe how the Muslim masses mobilized more against Israel in America and Western Europe than in many Muslim countries.Opinion.
The reactions of BLM, Greta, the Squad, progressive academia et al show progressive Jews kumbaya universalism is morally bankrupt. Op-ed.
In this part of the world, it is not Tevya the milkman's gentle humor that wins the day, but the violence of Saladin the Great. Op-ed
The government's reaction to the terrorist murders of the Yaniv brothers and the reprisal by Israelis showed Israel as a paper tiger. Op-ed.
From a security, geostrategic and economic perspective the Israeli-Azerbaijani alliance is very important, but there are problems. Op-ed.
History will remember wokeness as the final and most grotesque manifestation of leftist hatred for Western civilization. Op-ed.
With hindsight it is clear that rightist European professions of love for Zionism and the Jewish people were always a sham, Op-ed.
Poland has to face its dark actions durng the Holocaust, but Israel must remember that this was not government policy, but individual.Op-ed
ChatGPT says that Mohammed was a champion of religious freedom. There is no semblance of scholarship regarding the Islamic world. Op-ed.
The judicial reform is a matter of sufficient political, institutional and historical weight to justify a plebiscite. Op-ed.
Generalizing about Jewish behavior, the writer criticizes Jewish speech and our generalizing about Arabs. But he has a point. Op-ed .
The Israeli left has two choices: It can move or it can advance a vision of Jewishness able to re-enchant leftist Israelis. Op-ed
The new government will enact its domestic changes. Re sovereignty, it has more constraints and may change facts on the ground first.Op-ed.
Jews should be more concerned about leftist antisemitism than rightist antisemitism. The two are not the same. Op-ed.
