Gush Katif Memories

Posted on: September 22nd, 2004

Gush Katif is the name of the set of Jewish settlements at the western end of the Gaza Strip.

The Cantonists: The Jewish Children's Army

Posted on: August 25th, 2004

On August 26, 1827, Tsar Nicholas I published the Recruitment Decree calling for conscription of Jewish boys between the ages of twelve and twenty-five.

My Heart Unhinged

Posted on: August 11th, 2004

I've been a screenwriter in Hollywood for over twenty years. But the focus of my life is my family: my radiant wife, Karen, whom I have been in love with since I was ten years old, and my two daughters, who, thankfully, look like Karen.

Ronald Reagan and the Jews

Posted on: July 7th, 2004

"Reagan I could trust." - Yitzhak Shamir"He was unshakable; a staunch supporter." - Shimon Peres

Rav Avigdor Miller: His Years as Mashgiach

Posted on: June 30th, 2004

What follows below should be read in light of what Orthodoxy in the United States was during the forties, fifties and sixties.

Rav Avigdor Miller: His Early Years

Posted on: May 26th, 2004

The third yahrzeit of HaRav Avigdor Miller, zt"l, occurred a few weeks ago.

Kerry, Carter And Israel

Posted on: May 5th, 2004

Faced with running against the most pro-Israel president since Harry Truman, John Kerry started in February to modify his position on Israel.

Back To Basics In Fighting Terror

Posted on: April 7th, 2004

It has become vogue in many circles to represent Middle East savagery as part of some sort of "war of civilizations."

The Girl From Transylvania

Posted on: March 17th, 2004

"You will never see your land of Israel, your precious Jerusalem, your Carmel, your Galilee. It will never happen. You will never leave Romania."

Israeli Left’s Amazing Security-Wall Turnabout

Posted on: February 13th, 2004

Growing up, I always found one of the most bizarre things in history to be the dramaticturnabout of the communist movement the day Germany invaded Stalinist Russia.

Understanding The Sharon Plan

Posted on: February 4th, 2004

Since he was elected three years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has expressed skepticism that a permanent settlement with the Palestinians is possible, and has instead sought an interim agreement.

Defending Israel’s Right To Secure Borders

Posted on: January 9th, 2004

Following the Six Day War, UN Resolution 242 called on Israel to withdraw ''from territories occupied in the recent conflict,'' while affirming Israel's ''right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries.''

Ten Years After: The Metamorphosis Of Israel's Left

Posted on: January 2nd, 2004

In a recent opinion piece in the Jerusalem Post, Sarah Honig, one of the paper's bettercolumnists, raised the question of whether Israel's Left should be regarded as stupid orcrazy.

Second Thoughts? An Interview With Shlomo Ben Ami

Posted on: December 12th, 2003

Shlomo Ben Ami was Israel's foreign minister under Ehud Barak and served as the lead Israeli negotiator at the Camp David summit in 2000.

The Secret of Belmonte

Posted on: November 7th, 2003

Most Jewish prayer books show the 23rd psalm on a page just before the finish of Friday evening prayers, which is to say just before the Sabbath meal.

Our Own Worst Enemy

Posted on: October 10th, 2003

Israel has a checkered record when it comes to official commissions of inquiry.

American Jews and School Choice

Posted on: October 3rd, 2003

The arguments in favor of school choice and voucher systems have by now become quite familiar.

Academics Against Israel

Posted on: September 12th, 2003

Many are under the impression that individuals in academia are by definition people who judge events from an unbiased, rational viewpoint.

Lebanon 1982: The War That Drove Israel's Left Insane

Posted on: May 30th, 2003

It is not well understood to what a great extent the Israeli Left was radicalized by Israel's 'Peace for Galilee' invasion of Lebanon in 1982. This radicalization was very similar to the radicalization of the American Left over Vietnam.

Candles On The Carmel

Posted on: April 11th, 2003

''We are three blocks away; you will be home in a minute.''
The taxi driver nudges me rudely into semi-consciousness. I try
to shake the fog from my head. I am still half asleep, staring
through the window at the Christmas lights. As consciousness
slowly seeps through, something here is out of place. Why is there
a giant Christmas tree on display in Budapest when it is months
after Christmas? I shake my head some more. No, it is not
Budapest. I left Budapest six hours ago and have been flying all
night. I must have succumbed to exhaustion on the ride up to
Haifa in the taxi from the airport.