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.
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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.
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.
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..
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.
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 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.
“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.
Some are more equal than others
All men are created equal, said the Founding Fathers, but...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
Rebranding the Israeli Narrative
Factual refutability of Palestinian Arab libels is totally ineffective because propaganda is about imbuing emotions not facts.Op-ed.
"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.
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 End of History“?
Putin seems to have missed reading Fukuyana's false progressive bestseller and read Machiavelli’s “The Prince.” instead. Op-ed.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
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