True Role Models (Part Ten)

Posted on: February 9th, 2005

It is often hard to understand the attitude of American Orthodox Jews to Israel.

On “Disengagement,” Civil Disobedience, And IDF Military Refusals (First of Two Parts)

Posted on: February 9th, 2005

A dear friend of mine in Israel, a hard-fighting veteran of all too many wars, was asked to summarize his view of the "disengagement." "What," I inquired, "do you think of the forcible deportation of Jews from Jewish lands in Gaza and parts of Samaria by the government in Jerusalem?"

Israeli Nuclear Deterrence

Posted on: February 2nd, 2005

Israel's nuclear capacity remains undeclared. For now, this is in Israel's overall best interest. In a world where the United States currently expresses serious concerns about nuclearization in Iran and North Korea, it would be inappropriate for Israel to embarrass its major ally by any form of nuclear disclosure.

True Role Models (Part Nine)

Posted on: February 2nd, 2005

Few countries in the world have the concern for its citizens that Israel has.

True Role Models (Part Eight)

Posted on: January 26th, 2005

Israel is center of the universe. What scientific evidence is there of this fact?

Resurrecting A Canard – Mahmoud Abbas And The ‘Cycle Of Violence’ In The Middle East

Posted on: January 26th, 2005

The new Palestinian Authority "President" hadn't even been sworn in before he criticized the "cycle of violence" in the Middle East. An inaccuracy, to be sure. Mahmoud Abbas knew exactly what he was saying.

True Role Models (Part Seven)

Posted on: January 19th, 2005

One of the unexpected dividends of our coming on aliya 20 and 30 years ago is the practically 0% rate of intermarriage of our grandchildren.

The Meaning Of ‘Palestine’ For Israeli Security And Regional Nuclear War

Posted on: January 12th, 2005

A new state of "Palestine" will very likely be carved out of the still-living body of Israel. Supported by the President of the United States, this 23rd Arab state will quickly try to extend, incrementally, even within the "Green Line" boundaries of Israel itself.

True Role Models (Part Six)

Posted on: January 12th, 2005

There seems to be a whole group of people who have little or no knowledge of early aliyah from America, but who insist on making ridiculous statements about us.

If You Liked Fallujah, You’ll Love ‘Palestine’

Posted on: January 5th, 2005

Today we think of Fallujah as the site of ongoing battles between courageous American forces and assorted enemy fighters. But back on the last day of March of this year, Fallujah was briefly known for the manifestly unheroic behavior of its Arab/Islamic combatants. Then it was the place where Islamic insurgents openly dramatized their long-cherished practice of desecrating the dead.

True Role Models (Part Five)

Posted on: January 5th, 2005

In the 1940's and 1950's, many young American Jews were brought up with the twin goals of living in Eretz Yisrael and replacing the lost Jews murdered in the Holocaust.

What Islamic ‘Sacrifice’ Means To Israel (Part Two of Two)

Posted on: December 29th, 2004

Ayatollah Khomeini, in the foreword to his book on Islamic government, offered remarks which are today still taken as the dominant and incontestable orthodoxy in Iran: "The Islamic Movement was afflicted by the Jews from its very beginnings, when they began their hostile activity...."

True Role Models (Part Four)

Posted on: December 29th, 2004

I remember my first visit to Israel in 1956. I was attending the first American Bnei Akiva Hachshara training program in Israel.

True Role Models (Part Three)

Posted on: December 22nd, 2004

It is hard for modern day visitors to Israel to imagine some of the situations that immigrants to Israel found 20 and 30 years ago.

What Islamic ‘Sacrifice’ Means To Israel (Part One of Two)

Posted on: December 22nd, 2004

Israel may learn from history. Volume III of Plutarch's "Sayings of Spartain Mothers" reveals the Spartan mother as one who rears her sons for sacrifice on the altar of civic necessity.

Avoiding The ‘Road Map’ After Arafat

Posted on: December 15th, 2004

Arafat is gone, but the "Road Map" remains. Indeed, regarding Israel's continuance in the Middle East, absolutely nothing has changed in the Palestinian Authority or in the Arab world generally. Notwithstanding President Bush's explicit plea for a "Two State Solution," the PA and its allies still see only one state. This State of Palestine would include all of Judea, Samaria and Gaza, and ALL of the rest of Israel.

True Role Models (Part Two)

Posted on: December 15th, 2004

Olim in those days left behind all their friends and much of their family, and, unlike today, found it expensive and difficult to be in contact with them.

After Arafat – Distinguishing Power From Weakness In The Middle East

Posted on: December 1st, 2004

Even now - after Arafat, after thousands of Israeli men, women and children have been systematically dismembered, burned and mutilated by the most barbaric terrorist movement in recent memory - much of the world remains willfully impervious to geopolitical truth.

The Orthodox Union In Israel

Posted on: December 1st, 2004

For the first time in its history, the Orthodox Union held its annual convention in Israel.

The Inauthenticity Of Our Presidential Politics

Posted on: November 24th, 2004

Every four years, it seems, we Americans must display infinite forbearance in the face of irrepressible foolishness. Transforming all serious meaning into manipulation and marketing, our presidential election process has now been reduced to an endless barrage of numbing cliches and empty witticisms.