Celebrating Shabbat in Armenia
No Jew fears walking the streets with a kippah and Christians played an active role in providing a community center and synagogue. Op-ed.
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News and updates about Rafael Castro
Reflections on Jews and money
Jews have historically had far better reasons to value money than most non-Jews, but those who have money are great philanthropists. Op-ed
Pitfalls of Jewish-Muslim dialogue
Islamic antisemitism reached Christian proportions when Zionism proved Jews were better than Muslims at fighting and ruling. Op-ed.
We haven't humiliated Russia enough
The country that needs denazification is not Ukraine, but Russia. Op-ed.
Political correctness and halakha
Being politically correct in its non-coercive aspects is very close to halakhic requirements for speech. Op-ed.
A rational redefinition of racism
Since racism is morally opprobrious, it is urgent to define racism in a way that does not include reasonable, rational actions. Op-ed.
A conservative marketplace – a timely response to corporate wokeness
America’s corporations lavish funds on organizations promoting CRT, identity politics and woke censorship that will destroy her. Op-ed;
Hasbara and its discontents
Israel's hasbara, allthough well meant, falls far below the level of the psychologically savvy content of Palestinian Arab sites. Opinion.
Difference is the genesis of bigotry
The more homogeneous a society is, the less likely its citizens are to welcome foreigners..Op-ed.
The case for engaging with anti-Semitic ideas
The conventional approach of Jewish organizations to tackling antisemitism has created a counter-cultural movement.Op-ed
Is anti-Zionism necessarily anti-Semitic?
That question can be answered by anti-Zionists after they complete the questionnaire in the article below. Op-ed.
Gentiles, Jews and good manners
Shouting and shoving is no evidence of bad morals and lack of scruples, nor are good manners evidence of ethical behavior. Still...Op-ed.
Progressive politicians and Afghan refugees
Germany inviting Afghan refugees spells disaster for Europe. Op-ed.
Open letter to Pope Bergoglio
You gave the rabbis in Italy your word that you would not denigrate “Pharisees” in your sermons but you are doiing it again. Op-ed.
Opening my eyes to Racism
The Racism of Low Expectations leads white progressives to laud a book that is pure drivel, only because it was written by a Black. Op-ed.
Critical Race Theory and its discontents
In CRT, a Jew who arrived penniless in America after the Holocaust is just as responsible for black slavery as plantation owners. Op-ed.
Reflections on Racism
The world is not racially stratified because whites plundered and enslaved other races, as our schools and media repeatedly suggest. Op-ed.
Reflections on privilege in America
Hard-working,educated people succeed in America more than anywhere in the world, making.rhetoric about white privilege irrational. Op-ed
Sinai is real
Arguing that non-Jews are inherently different to Jews is not a popular thesis, but intellectual rigor has led me to posit that view. Op-ed.
Why Zionism is losing the PR war
Truth is more complicated than slogans. It is easier to believe simple slogans even if they are false. Op-ed.
On the role of intermediaries between Mohammed and believers
The Islamic world will emerge from its current nadir when it realizes that the less undiluted Mohammed, the better. Op-ed.
Woke racism
Wokeness is not a plan to bridge social and racial differences. It is a racist mob. Op-ed.
The Lebanonization of America
Comparing trends in the USA to the story of Lebanon may serve to show Americans the cost of not correcting their country’s course.Op-ed.
An Open Letter to Peter Beinart
The one-state solution in your new book is as plausible as a democratic state shared by Upper West Side Jews and KKK members. Op-ed.
Reagan and Thatcher in the 1980s and Trump today
Reagan and Thatcher were loathed by the left, but history has vindicated them. Op-ed.
Jews and Gentile politics
History shows how Jewish political and intellectual movements are systematically corrupted when hijacked by general society. Op-ed.
A critique of Biden’s inauguration speech
Given the current climate in America, any presidential appeal to unity would be celebrated, if the president-elect was not named Trump.Op-ed
The psychopathology of Liberalism
When it comes to secular liberals and progressives, we must realize that we are facing religious zealots and rationality won't help. Op-ed.
The religious realpolitik of the Iranian nuclear threat
If Iran delivered a victory over Zionism for the Ummah, millions of Sunni Muslims would feel drawn to the teachings of the Ayatollahs.Op-ed.
Gentiles yearn for love from the God of Israel
The reverse scenario is unimaginable: No devout Jew would feel the need of approval from the Gospels, the Quran or the Baghavad Gita!
When Celts, Romans and Judeans collided
A Celtic maiden, of a tribe decimated by the Romans, meets Jewish teachings on her journey through the Empire. Book Review.
The myth of a Social-Democratic America - it won't work
Given the multiracial and multiethnic character of America, the end-result of applying a Scandinavian model would be toxic. Opinion.
Reflections of a Noahide on Jewish self-hatred
The Almighty must be really looking after the Jews if they survive despite being few, persecuted and sabotaged by a fifth column.Op-ed.
Message to a progressive friend
Conservatives like me see no Mahatma Gandhi, no Martin Luther King, Lech Walesa or Václav Havel in your camp. Just demagogues. Op-ed.
What Jews can learn from black America
Jewish history compared with Black history proves that psychological pain can be ultimately more destructive than physical pain.Opinion.
America’s “Nights of Rage”
The November elections are not a referendum about Trump. They are a referendum about America. Opinion.
How can foreign journalists be helped to understand Israel?
Journalistic prejudice is not always anti-Israelism. It is often based on ignorance and urgently needs to be challenged creatively. Op-ed.
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