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The Palestinian Arab “Olive tree Litmus test”

Olive trees play a dominant role in Palestinian Arab society and culture and are a constant near any Palestinian Arab home. Op-ed.

The Palestinian Arab “Olive tree Litmus test”

Israel’s pilots have made themselves obsolete

A small vocal group of reserve and retired pilots created a situation that questions the role of IDF pilots. There are other options.Op-ed.

Israel’s pilots have made themselves obsolete

Thank you for your service

Who are the leaders willing to justify military insubordination, weaken Israel’s deterrence, and bring the Israeli government down? Op-ed.

Thank you for your service

Oedipal rage against “Bibi” and what he represents

The origins of anti-Bibi hatred can only be explained within the realm of Freudian psychoanalytic thinking.. Op-ed..

Oedipal rage against “Bibi” and what he represents

American Jewish comedians are trivializing anti-Semitism

Jewish humor will not deter, persuade, or diminish the ever growing Jew hatred that is sweeping the streets of Main St in America. Op-ed.

American Jewish comedians are trivializing antisemitism

The Gun Debate has reached Israel

Deterrence is the main mindset behind the idea of having more guns out there on Israeli streets, but there are other consequences. Op-ed.

The Gun Debate has reached Israel

The phenomenon of Israel’s Black Hebrew Community

In contrast to American's Black Hebrews, the Israeli community has built a non-Jewish society that is loyal to the Jewish State. Op-ed.

The phenomenon of Israel’s Black Hebrew Community

“Carrying the burden”, a personal perspective

In the IDF, carrying the burden means risking your life to defend others no matter what their views or what government is in charge. Op-ed.

“Carrying the burden”, a personal perspective

Some are more equal than others

All men are created equal, said the Founding Fathers, but...

Some are more equal than others

Israel’s current judicial tyranny perpetuates “White Privilege”

The protest against judicial reform is supported by Israel's media yet their goal is not democracy but the power of the ruling elite.Op-ed.

Israel’s current judicial tyranny perpetuates “White Privilege”

The Holocaust, and the flat earth society

Why, wrote the YU student, single out Holocaust denial as a crime? Why is that worse than the people who insist the world is flat? Op-ed.

The Holocaust, and the flat earth society

Applying the “Broken Windows” doctrine to fight Anti-Semitism

The theory, defined in 1982 by social scientists, used broken windows as a metaphor for disorder within neighborhoods. Op-ed.

Applying the “Broken Windows” doctrine to fight Anti-Semitism

Negotiating a Ukrainan-Russian agreement based on the Egyptian Model

Netanyahu has the ability to help the sides reach an accord and also keep 10 million Ukrainians from freezing to death this winter. Op-ed.

Negotiate a Ukrainian-Russian accord based on the Egyptian Model

Life in the “Jewish Twilight Zone”

The phrase “Jewish Twilight Zone” signifies that threats to Jewish life simultaneously represent a warning signal to society at large.Op-ed.

Life in the “Jewish Twilight Zone”

Denial as a way of life for American Jews

“Keep out of the subways, keep off Manhattan streets, be sure the guards at Shul are armed, and lets wait till it blows over”.Sure. Op-ed.

Denial as a way of life for American Jews

Making Israel Great Again

Enough of progressive Israeli and anti-Zionist Arab parties supported by a biased progressive media and a politicized judicial system.Op-ed.

Making Israel Great Again

Yair Lapid’s “fight vs flight” dilemma

Contradictory revelations on the IDF service of alternate PM Lapid give the feeling that he has been less than honest with the public.Op-ed.

Yair Lapid’s “fight vs flight” dilemma

The Progressive agenda is unsustainable

Before we find ourselves freezing in the winter and raising children in dysfunctional schools, let our voices be heard. Op-ed.

The Progressive agenda is unsustainable

Dissonance as a way of life

School boards see parents as a nuisance as they demand the right to mold children’s minds while = ignoring the wishes of the parents.Op-ed,

Dissonance as a way of life

Yair Lapid's obsessive hatred of Mizrachim

Israeli media made Lapid into Teflon despite his racist remarks about Mizrachim, leading him on to further fiascos. Putin is one. Op-ed.

Yair Lapid's obsessive hatred of Mizrachim

A knock on the door; memories from Israel’s first Lebanon War

Israel's families dread that knock on the door. The story of a family at whose door the IDF knocked twice in 48 hours.Op-ed.

A knock on the door; memories from Israel’s first Lebanon War

Naftali Bennett, a new chapter in Barbara Tuchman's “March of Folly”

To comprehend the level of distrust that the Israeli public harbors against Bennett, two examples suffice. It did not have to happen.Op-ed.

Naftali Bennett, a new chapter in Tuchman's “March of Folly”

Rebranding the Israeli Narrative

​​​​​​​Factual refutability of Palestinian Arab libels is totally ineffective because propaganda is about imbuing emotions not facts.Op-ed.

Rebranding the Israeli Narrative

"Redemptive antisemitism" aims to rid the world of Israel and the Jews

We are seeing the rebirth of Nazi "redemptive anti-Semitism” where all the world's problems are solved by exterminating the Jews. Op-ed.

"Redemptive antisemitism"  aims to rid  the world of Jews

The problem with expressing empathy for the Ukraine

The Ukrainian people played a willing and major role in the destruction of European Jewry before, during, and after the Holocaust. Op-ed.

The problem with expressing empathy for the Ukraine

“The End of History“?

Putin seems to have missed reading Fukuyana's false progressive bestseller and read Machiavelli’s “The Prince.” instead. Op-ed.

“The End of History“?

Rebranding the Holocaust as just another historical event

Every Jew must look inside themselves and consider: Hitler tried to exterminate my people and the world stood by in silence Do I? Op-ed..

Rebranding the Holocaust as just another historical event

Transforming Israel into just another failing Arab state

The Islamic Brotherhood's Israeli version Ra’am has created political and judicial havoc as it did in orher failed Arab nations. Op-ed.

Transforming Israel into just another failing Arab state

Dr. Strangelove or how I stopped worrying about Covid-19

The American public seems to have turned a deaf ear to recognized authorities on Covid-19, whether political, medical, or scientific. Op-ed.

Dr. Strangelove or how I stopped worrying about Covid-19

The “Soup Nazi” Syndrome

When we trivialize the Holocaust and use it as a source of humorous allusions, we trivialize attacking Jews as a by product. Opinion.

The “Soup Nazi” Syndrome

Israel’s government's denial of "Jewish privilege" in the Jewish State

The ideas taking root in the coalition and motivating its agenda are a denial of the founding principles of the State of Israel. Op-ed.

Israel’s government's denial of "Jewish privilege"

Danny Lewin H'yd: The very first victim of 9/11

His impact on people was so strong that, even today, battle-hardened CEOs and IDF sharpshooters get choked up when talking about him. Op-ed.

Danny Lewin H'yd: The very first victim of 9/11

“Let them eat cake” vs the sanctity of life

The sanctity of life was at the forefront of our value system and made Israel different from her neighbors. Till now. Op-ed.

“Let them eat cake” vs the sanctity of life

The “End of history” according to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

The "End of history" idea that all nations would adopt liberal democracy seems to have been largely overlooked by today Jew-haters. Op-ed.

The “End of history” according to Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

Diminishing our capability to distinguish and differentiate

Progressives blur the distinction between criminals and victim, police officers and offenders, innocents and street criminals.Op-ed

Diminishing our capability to distinguish and differentiate

The price of always holding Jews to a higher standard

On June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg became the only Americans ever sentenced to death in peace time for espionage. Op-ed.

The price of always holding Jews to a higher standard

Today's “Redemptive Anti-Semitism” - the "Gentlemen's Agreement" is no more

We are seeing Nazi "redemptive anti-Semitism” where all problems are solved by exterminating and purifying humanity of the Jews. Op-ed.

The rebirth of “Redemptive Anti-Semitism”

Co-existence 2.0, what was will no longer be

In the past years 'coexistence' was a hot commodity, highly popular among liberal, progressive NGO’s and donors. It was a chimera. Op-ed..

Co-existence 2.0, what was will no longer be

The Palestinian Arabs will lose Jerusalem too

The Palestinian Arabs will eventually lose all Arab rights in Jerusalem just as they lost lands in the previous wars they instigated. Op-ed.

The Palestinian Arabs will lose Jerusalem too

Holocaust Remembrance Day back-to-back with Independence Day in Israel

We are unable to escape the modern day interconnectedness between Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron, and Yom Haatzmaut. Op-ed.

Holocaust Remembrance Day is back-to-back with Independence Day