Unholy Hypocrisy At The Western Wall

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

Last Friday, the Western Wall underwent an unwelcome transformation from sacred site to media circus as the group known as the Women of the Wall sought to hold a decidedly non-traditional prayer service.

The Miracle Of Israel

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

The state of Israel this week turned 65, defying history and the odds to celebrate its continued existence in a very dangerous part of the world.

Stone Throwing Is also Terror

Posted on: March 22nd, 2013

As I write these words, a Jewish toddler injured in a Palestinian terror attack is lying in a hospital bed struggling for her life.

Europe’s Hizbullah Hypocrisy

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Only a unified and coherent E.U. stamp of disapproval can shut down Hizbullah's European lifeline.

With the Stroke of a Pen

Posted on: January 17th, 2013

Earlier this month, a man in uniform you probably never heard of signed a military order which conferred formal recognition upon Rehalim as the 32nd Jewish community in Samaria.

Jerusalem: Build, Baby, Build!

Posted on: December 19th, 2012

Israel this week took an important step toward strengthening Jerusalem and preventing any chance of its future division. Despite increasingly strident objections from the U.S., Europe and the Palestinians, the Jewish state is moving forward with plans to expand the capital’s Jewish population.

Five Reasons Jews Shouldn’t Vote For Obama

Posted on: September 20th, 2012

In six weeks, Americans will be going to the polls in what could prove to be one of the most fateful elections in decades.

When Israeli Journalists Cross The Line

Posted on: August 15th, 2012

Over the course of the past week, the Israeli media have been consumed by reports of an impending decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to launch a military strike against Iranian nuclear installations.

Cut U.S. Funding To The UN

Posted on: July 21st, 2012

In recent weeks the United Nations has gone on the warpath against Israel, defaming the Jewish state and providing aid and comfort to its enemies.

Take Back The Holy Sites

Posted on: June 13th, 2012

Displaying their customary respect for Jewish holy sites, Palestinian vandals struck again last month, desecrating an ancient synagogue in Naaran near Jericho. In addition to damaging priceless relics, the perpetrators spray-painted swastikas, Palestinian flags and political slogans, adding insult to injury in their hate-filled assault.

Stop Funding Tel Aviv University

Posted on: May 16th, 2012

One of Israel’s leading universities seems to have lost its way. In a move that is as incomprehensible as it is shameful, Tel Aviv University (TAU) agreed to allow a student group to hold a ceremony commemorating “Nakba Day,” when Palestinians bemoan the establishment of the state of Israel.

Yamit: The Original Sin Of Expulsion

Posted on: April 18th, 2012

It was thirty years ago, in April 1982, that uniformed soldiers pledged to defend Israel and its citizens were given the order to uproot and destroy the Jewish community of Yamit in northern Sinai. And while it may have brought us three decades of a cold peace with Egypt, conceding the Sinai will likely prove to have been a colossal mistake.

Does Hasbara Matter?

Posted on: March 22nd, 2012

As the U.S. election season enters into high gear, an important Gallup poll released earlier this month offers Israel and its supporters much reason to cheer.

A Farewell to Peace

Posted on: February 15th, 2012

With the stroke of his pen, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas sealed the fate of the peace process, effectively declaring an end to any chance of reaching an agreement with the Jewish state.

From Wannsee To Tehran

Posted on: January 20th, 2012

This week marks the seventieth anniversary of one of the most chilling events of the modern era.

The Invention Of Palestine

Posted on: December 14th, 2011

For the first time in recent memory, a prominent American politician has had the courage to speak some unvarnished truths about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

Open Microphones, Sealed Minds

Posted on: November 17th, 2011

For a brief moment last week, the world got to peek behind the diplomatic curtains and catch a glimpse of what the American and French presidents really think of Israel’s prime minister.

Saying No To ‘Palestine’

Posted on: October 18th, 2011

As the Palestinians press forward in international forums with their plans for statehood, a growing chorus of countries has expressed support for the move.

Three Questions For ‘Peace Process’ Supporters

Posted on: October 13th, 2010

Sometimes the truth can be found in the oddest of places, if one knows where to look. Even in poll results. A new study by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research bears this out. Released last week, it raises three difficult questions for all those who continue to believe that Israel must make concessions to win peace with the Palestinians.

A Time To Cancel

Posted on: September 15th, 2010

This year, one of America's leading newsmagazines decided to send a memorable Rosh Hashanah greeting to Jews all over the world. On the cover of its latest issue, Time magazine placed a large Star of David made of white Gerbera daisies, in the middle of which was superimposed large black text triumphantly declaring: "Why Israel Doesn't Care About Peace."