What Does the Return of the “Two-State Solution” Mean?
The “solution” is impractical and impossible at this time and has no basis in diplomatic history
Can J Street Stoop any Lower?
The organization has become an anti-Israel mutant, lobbying to restrict US military aid to Israel and moving towards a “confederated state” to replace Israel.
TikTok-Inspired ‘Attack-a-Jew’ Posts Built on Everything that’s Come Before
We must recognize the phenomenon for what it is—not an evil born of of any social-media or other platform, nor a political protest of any kind—but anti-, plain and simple.
For Progressives, Netanyahu isn’t the problem, it’s ISRAEL
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the first U.S. political leader to openly call for the overthrow of the leader of a sister democracy.
Defensible Borders for Israel – What Does It Mean?
There have been various suggestions and creative ideas raised to establish a border along the 1967 lines with some local changes and to replace Israel’s military presence in some of the critical areas with foreign forces or to rely on electronic detection devices alone. However, this cannot provide Israel with adequate defense
Naftali, DON’T Abandon the Course
A letter to Naftali Bennett, leader of Israel’s Yamina Party.
Many Anti-Israel Falsehoods in Obama’s Memoir Must be Fixed
{Reposted from ZOA website}
Adhering to facts and historical truths is vital for any nonfiction writer, especially for high-profile writers with enormous power to shape...
Dark Diversity
Today’s diversity is designed to destroy that free will, as it identifies the students by race and assigns a victimhood that conditions toward societal conformity, known as Critical Race Theory.
Dershowitz on Chauvin Verdict: No Due Process When Jury Faces an Angry Mob
The ACLU, if the shoe were on the other foot, would be demanding a new trial — if the defendant were black, and white crowds were demanding a conviction or else.
Anti-Semitism is a Form of “Delirium,” Especially in France
Those in its grip believe that Jews possess diabolical powers, that they are a secret conspiracy to control global affairs in their own malign interests, that they are responsible for the ills in the world.
Can Sharing Shidduch Pictures Be Biblically Prohibited?
When social pressure enters the picture, tznius goes out the window, and she must be profaned for her own good; otherwise, she will not have a chance to marry a “catch.”
The Apogee of Social Media
The social media giants are still flush with cash, convinced they are righteous and enlightened, and, most of all, are exceedingly arrogant. They believe they will continue to define and influence society – and they may – but only half.
J Street Honors Jimmy Carter: Is More Proof Necessary?
If the American Jewish community thinks boycotting Israel is a Jewish value, then, by all means, it should welcome J Street and JVP into leadership roles in the Jewish establishment.
Dershowitz: Supreme Court MIGHT Reverse Chauvin Convictions because of Maxine Waters
Waters is not interested in neutral justice. She wants vengeance for what she and her followers justifiably see as the unjustified killing of George Floyd.... That is not the rule of law. That is the passion of the crowd.
JCRC/Boston: Criticizing Tlaib, Omar, and BLM Makes You a ‘Racist’ & White Supremacist
{Reposted from the ZOA website}
The Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), a coalition of Jewish organizations, is set to meet on April 27 to decide...
Biden Administration and Iran: Secret Deals and Appeasement Back on the Table?
Another concession, usually overlooked, is that Iran never even signed the JCPOA deal -- what sort of deal, then, is that?
4 Police-Related Deaths and the Importance of Context
Each case presents different facts, different legal considerations, different moral conclusions, and different lessons to be learned. Let us consider them each separately, as they deserve.
All Options on the Table for Iran
The hard ideological Left in the US and Israel is revving-up its engines in support of a soft nuclear deal with Iran, mainly by attacking Netanyahu.
Antisemitism Is Inseparable from Khomeinism
Khomeinism, the ideology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, encompasses the radical ideas of its founding father Ayatollah Khomeini. Antisemitism is a central tenet of this ideology and the regime has repeatedly threatened to exterminate the Jewish State. As recently as March 7, 2021, Iranian DM Amir Hatami claimed that Tehran has the capacity to “turn Tel Aviv and Haifa into ashes.”
The Fall that Saved A Life
Bert Smith’s fall didn’t kill him. It saved his life.
Israel has Made it, Now it Needs to Grow Up
Israel's transformation into the center of the Jewish world isn't just a question of demographics. Israel is the present of the Jewish people and its future, as well.
Threatening to Boycott the JNF Threatens American Jews
The organizations threatening to boycott the JNF deny that they favor dividing Jerusalem.
On Rosh Chodesh, a “rabbi” Went to the Western Wall
… And used his immunity as a Knesset member to smuggle a Torah scroll into a Reform gathering as a favor and an act of identification.
President Biden, Don’t Extradite Tounkara to Senegal!
Sending Ousmane Tounkara to the Senegalese government is paramount to having him tortured and even assassinated.
The Wonder that is Israel
Political chaos and social tensions aside, the project called the State of Israel is a resounding success.
The Media’s ‘Fake Jews’
I ask that both Jewish and non-Jewish publications please verify the stories of people who make ridiculous claims about frum Jews as if they represent us or have anything to do with us.
Modern Orthodox Boys: It’s Time To Become Men
There's nothing more beautiful than a true eshas chayil.
Israel: The NECESSARY Superpower
Its legendary military and security derring-do derives from its culture of risk-taking, creativity and thinking out of the box—characteristics shared by no other country.
The Palestinian Authority Tries to Bully Israel on the Jerusalem Issue
The PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas ordered the opening of an international campaign regarding the right of east Jerusalem residents to participate in Palestinian parliamentary elections despite the recommendation of senior Fatah figures to postpone the elections.
How Can Israel be “Measured”?
Those who consider history only in terms of national politics and international relations underestimate or misjudge Israel. They fail to appreciate the power of Jewish history animated by ancient faith.