Will Secular Conservatives Have Conservative Grandchildren?
Most Christians failed to explain Christianity to their children and most Jews failed to explain Judaism to theirs.
INTO THE FRAY: “Palestine”—Countervailing Hypotheses
Do the Palestinian-Arabs genuinely wish to establish a state for themselves? Or do they really wish to dismantle the state of the Jews?
Hanukkah Real Message Alien to Most American Jews
The festival of lights needs to be celebrated as a fight against the idols of woke popular culture, not a blue-tinsel version of Christmas.
The Apartheid Libel to Destroy Israel
If you are looking for real apartheid against Arabs, try Lebanon or Jordan.
Ascending the Temple Mount for the First Time
My first “aliyah” this week to “Har HaBayit” was scary, emotional, fascinating, and infuriating. And necessary.
U.S.-PA Upgrade Threatens Israeli Sovereignty In Jerusalem
The dangerous upgrade of Washington's relations with the PA, and the outrageous claims against Israeli law – present potentially great challenges to Israeli sovereignty in its united and historic capital.
Blinken Warns Jewish State Not to Allow Prayer
Secretary of State falsely equated “violence in the West Bank, perpetrated by both Palestinians and Israeli settlers.”
Ukraine’s Past Matters
Kyiv is right to ask that Stalin’s terror famine be recognized as genocide. But it should be equally honest about those who collaborated with Hitler.
Appeal of Antisemitism Among American Muslims
While there are some American Muslims who acknowledge that Israel isn’t going away, they are not willing to say so publicly. This silence, coupled with extremist anti-Israel activism, is contributing to a decline in Jewish safety in the U.S.
Making Sense of Mixed Messages
My week in Israel was replete with a range of often contradictory and paradoxical experiences.
Dicey Diplomacy with Israel’s Gulf Allies
I told interlocutors in the Arabian Gulf last weekend that Israel firmly will assert its sovereignty and governance in the face of Israeli Arab and Palestinian lawlessness. That is what most Israelis expect of their new government! At the same time, I assured Israel’s Emirati and Bahraini allies that Israel will do so without racist incitement and delegitimizing rhetoric, and without crude demonstrations of its power, but rather with finely calibrated tools and from an approach of maximum willingness to dialogue. (I hope that I am right….)
The Next Generation of Doctors: Diverse, Woke–and Incompetent
Instead of doctors being chosen for their ability to help patients, they're being chosen to make them feel represented.
Just For Once
I was stunned at this sudden change of topic and tone. The warm and cozy shop suddenly seemed cold and threatening.
Sacks, Carlebach, and Kahane
Remembering 3 Remarkable and Relevant Rabbis
How Do You Know Which Side Isn’t Telling The Truth?
Was there, for the first time in California history, some outbreak of doctors “misinforming” their patients about medical matters, thereby causing them harm?
A Direct and Open Appeal to Member of Knesset Bezalel Smotrich
Both you and Benjamin Netanyahu are under enormous pressure from the American administration and from the Left at the same time and the media who all are having difficulty internalizing the verdict of Israeli democracy...
Ukraine: Backing Antisemitism at UN While Pressuring Israel for Arms
Zelenskyy’s two-faced stand illustrates both his own hypocrisy and how the world body acts as a toxic cesspool of hate.
Why Does the Murder of 3 Jews in Israel Rate Less of a Response...
Condemnations from the organizational American Jewish establishment lacked the intensity of outrage over the recent wave of cultural antisemitism from black celebrities.
What the Palestinians Need Now
Sadly, it does not look as if the Palestinians are coming any closer to freedom of speech or freedom of assembly -- unless it is to denounce Israel.
Who Lost the Senate? Everyone.
The Democrats were united and they had a plan. Republicans were divided and didn't.
Don’t Apologize for Ben-Gvir or Anything Else about Israel
The claim that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will make life hard for Diaspora Jews ignores what motivates Zionism’s foes and other anti-Semites.
Radicals with “Ben-Gvir-Phobia” Committed to Crashing Israel’s Diplomatic Relations
I'm less concerned about the direction of the emerging direction of the new government than I am about the hysterical reactions to it from foreign governments and hard-left observers.
Enough of the American Bear Hug
After blatantly interfering in Israel's election campaign, despite priding itself as being the greatest democracy in the world, the American administration has found it difficult to internalize and accept the democratic choice of the people of Israel.
Biden’s Corrupt Green Subsidies May Lead to EU Trade War
This is like two mangy dogs fighting over a rotting sausage with taxpayer money.
Midterm Madness Marks America as Deeply Divided
Democrats won the expectations game as a red wave didn’t materialize. But the results mean divided government and a worsening political tribal culture war.
Silwan: A Zionist Success
The article is replete with phrases such as "the contested notion of King David’s presence in Jerusalem," "the dreams and aspirations of the Palestinian community: birds flying free, a blazing sun, flowers in the colours of the Palestinian flag," and "forced evictions, land grabs, demolitions…"
25% of Black Dems Say GOP Better on Crime
“80% of Black Democratic voters say violent crime is a ‘very important voting issue,'”
Palestinian Mayor Ponies Up $5 to Anyone Who Kills a Dog
US tax dollars don’t only subsidize the killing of Jews, but also the torturing and killing of dogs.
Biden’s Rhetoric Threatens the Republic
This isn't just pandering to the base