Distorting the Declaration
Israel's Dec. of Independence focuses om Jewish sovereignty and independence in the ancestral Jewish homeland, not liberal democratcy. Op-ed
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Dr. Martin Sherman
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D-Y-S-T-O-P-I-A!!
The opponents of the proposed judicial reform are not defending liberal democracy, but promoting Orwellian dystopia. Op-ed.
A Constitution -The "excuse du jour"
A constitution as a way out of the political impasse over Israel's legal system is a red herring by opponents of judicial reform. Op-ed.
Yair Lapid -Thinking the unthinkable
As the official reasons given for the 2022 gas deal with Lebanon unravel, who can be blamed for "heretical" alternative explanations? Op-ed
Mika - Malicious, mendacious, and misleading
Israel and its democracy are indeed facing an unprecedented and unimaginable threat. One of those threatening it is Mika Almog. Op-ed.
Obviating elections
If the protests succeed in obstructing the judicial reforms, democratic rule will be replaced by mob rule - in an Orwellian dystopia. Op-ed.
Au Contraire
"It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change" – Alice in Wonderland.
Conspicuous by their…presence
Palestinian flags, on unabashed and unhindered display at demonstrations against Israel's judicial reform, reveal their real motive. Op-ed.
Death—Courtesy of the Israel Supreme Court
The initiative by the new government to enact a far-reaching judicial reform is an inevitable result of the erosion of public trust. Op-ed.
Peace - A dictatorial and deceptive word
By not engaging in a decisive offensive against its adversaries, Israel backs away from conflicts it can win, risking one that it cannot.
Palestine: The perverse—and perplexing—paradox
Why do professed liberals persist in support for an entity that would comprise the negation of all the values they allegedly cherish? Op-ed.
"Palestine"—Two countervailing hypotheses
Do the Palestinian-Arabs genuinely wish to establish a state of their own? Or do they really wish to dismantle the state of the Jews?.Op-ed
A tale of two narratives
The Zionist narrative has demonstrable validity over the irreconcilable counter-narrative of the Palestinian-Arabs, so it must prevail.Op-ed
The perils of Palestine: A multi-dimensional menace to Israel
A Palestinian state will be a multi-dimensional existential threat to Israel whether one considers height, width, length, or depth. Op-ed.
Israel's paradox: Tactical brilliance vs strategic imbecility
Israel must forgo Arab amitié. for different goals. The most it can get is to be barely accepted; the least is to be greatly feared.Op-ed
No one will come
International agreements involving abdication of strategic assets in exchange for vague 'assurances' of future support are worthless.Op-ed.
The fatal flaw in Israeli strategic thinking
Israel has failed to conceptualize the conflict with the Palestinian Arabs correctly. Failed comprehension has brought failed policy. Op-ed.
2020 election results in retrospect: Not entirely impossible, but extremely implausible
Any fair-minded person must feel increasingly compelled to question the authenticity of the 2020 US election results. Op-ed.
You couldn't make this up!!
There may be things more depraved than an Israeli minister soliciting funds for a self-declared mortal foe, but none come to mind. Op-ed.
An Israeli tragedy
It will take a long time, maybe decades, to repair the damage caused by the machinations used to ensconce the current coalition. Op-ed.
Netanyahu vs Olmert—Comparing chalk & cheese
Perhaps someone under criminal indictment should not be prime minister, but abuse of the legal system to prevent it is far worse. Op-ed.
Arab violence – Root causes and red herrings
Difficult socioeconomic conditions in haredi society have not caused the crime afflicting Arab society. Why assume that is the cause? Op-ed.
Tyrants, tax-havens and territory
Israel may soon face a huge expanse of territory controlled by radical Islamists, stretching from Greater Tel Aviv to Iraq and beyond.Op-ed.
Lapid on Gaza - Stupid is as stupid does
Lapid’s Gaza policy proposal is one more display in an appalling catalogue of his ignorance and a grave indictment of Israeli voters. Op-ed.
Naftali Goldfarb or Gonen Bennett?
In a single act of duplicity and deceit, Bennett provided the left with broad access to positions of government control and influence.Op-ed.
Escalating antisemitism - the blame Israel bears
There is a symbiotic link between the abysmal conduct of Israel’s public diplomacy and the crescendo of Judeophobic frenzy worldwide.Op-ed.
Gaza - Déjà vu…all over again?
The Gaza problem was created by the belief that the Palestinian Arabs could have self-governance.Op-ed.
Et tu, Ahmad—The illusion of Arab loyalty
The situation can not be seen as one centering on the question of individual rights but of collective survival—and must be treated as such.
Something to worry about…
The deadlock in which Israel’s political system is mired is in large measure the result of judicial disregard—or distortion—of the law.Op-ed
When generals stray into politics…
Despite the resounding failure of the idea, 3 former IDF generals urged Biden to “keep open a path to an eventual two-state solution.”Op-ed.
Jordan’s “House of Cards”–The implications for Israel
Israel could find, along its lengthiest border, no longer a pro-Western monarchy, but an extreme, hostile Muslim regime. Op-ed.
Because of Biden…Bibi
Few, if any, countries face the truly daunting array of challenges that Israel does. There is no time for on the job training. Op-ed.
Biden—The first frightful month
The apparent inability of its electorate to separate policy from personality may drive the US to the cusp of 3rd world status. Op-ed.
Has the Democrats’ push to depose Biden begun?
An approaching scenario in which Biden, exposed as both frail and mendacious, concedes the presidency to his radical Vice President. Op-ed.
Targeted killings: The legality vs. the morality
The most galling reaction to the targeted killing of Iranian scientist Fakhrizadeh came from John Brennan, Obama's CIA Director. Op-ed.
US and Israeli Jews are deeply divided on life and death issues
Our kinfolk in the U.S.are either indifferent or bent on support for a candidate committed to policies helping Israel's enemies. Op-ed.
Indicting Netanyahu—The unintended consequences
The release of taped phone conversations shows that the political initiative to indict the PM on contrived charges will rebound on plotters.
Replacing RBG – Delinquent Democrats deserve no quarter
There is infuriating irony in the fact that the Democrats committed the transgressions they attribute to their Republican adversaries.Op-ed
Oslo as political Kryptonite
Labor's fall from the heights of political hegemony to the depth of political oblivion is a fitting fate for pushing the Oslo Accords.Op-ed
Israel’s national imperative: “Keep your powder dry.”
Normalization with the UAE has significant benefits for Israel, but it is premature to talk of amity rather than enmity in the region.Op-ed.
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