Is Preemptive Action Permissible Under Torah Law?
The Talmud teaches: “If someone comes to kill you – kill him first!”
The Pollard-Shalit Hostage Negotiations
Obama's prisoner exchange proposal is reminiscent of the Gilad Shalit deal. The primary difference is where the hostage is being held.
Religious Divorce: Where Does Justice Lie?
There is never an excuse to withhold a Get from a woman. NEVER!
What You Need to Know About How Business is Changing
Learn how to navigate the new business paradigms so customers can find and purchase your products.
About That Poll of Palestinian Arabs Favoring Peaceful Solution
Polls relied on to "prove" Palestinian Arabs want peaceful solution were anomalous and incomplete.
Interactive Media: The Future of Medicine in the Israeli Army
A new IDF training program uses YouTube and computer games to teach advanced medicine to Israeli soldiers.
The Worrisome Future of Special Operations
Special Ops used to be about capturing or killing enemies; now it's about shaping public opinion.
Peace, Trust and Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas attacked and embraced the same Obama plan in 24 hours.
Responding to the ‘Israel Apartheid State’ Lie
Last year the British Jewish Students' Union gave Palestinian flags to all incoming Jewish students.
Why Do Some Banks Do Better Than Others?
Stable banking systems: by design or by default?
Gross Domestic Product: A Fair Measure of Economic Progress?
In the first part of this week's podcast, Diane Coyle, professor of economics at Manchester University and author of GDP: A Brief But Affectionate...
Will Good Fences Make Good Neighbors in Beit Shemesh?
The charedim and the Zionists in Beit Shemesh are contemplating a "divorce."
Angelina Jolie is Braver Than Netanyahu and his Government
Jolie decided she doesn't need her mammary glands and ovaries, we in Israel do not need the United States of America.
Perfect Purim Hamantashen – Baked in Israel (Video)
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This Year’s Esther-Award Goes To…
It is easy to spot Haman in today's world, but who is this year's Esther?
Of Course I’m Disappointed!
In the universal contest between the blues and the reds, one side will invariably win, the other lose.
The Insidiousness and Laziness of Guilt by Association
Adegbile was not making a moral statement by representing a man convicted of killing a cop.
Typical Libel Against Israel Gets Promoted, then Accepted
Haaretz always prints any story it can to discredit Israel.
Modern Orthodox Have No Business Voting for Moshe Abutbol for Mayor
Abutbol's city government does everything it can to avoid helping schools that are not the mainstream Haredi.
Taken to the Charedi Woodshed
So much for honest disagreement in the Charedi world.
Fight Over Summer Camp and the Conflict bet. Haredim and Everyone Else
They are arguing specifically about summer camps, but the arguments apply to all the differences between them.
Grover Must Go!
The Center for Security Policy has launched a petition demanding that the American Conservative Union (ACU) expel Grover Norquist.
Is Renouncing United States Citizenship Effective Protest?
I'm glad that we never had to choose between the country of our birth and the country of our choice!
So…What’s So Good about Charedim?
Just because I have a Hashkafa that differs from them, that does not mean I do not respect them.
Harriet Sherwood Completely Mischaracterizes Iran Sanctions Bill
The bill (by Senator Robert Menendez, along with 58 co-sponsors) has been accurately described by multiple media sources.
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