The Middle East: Tribal Culture and Premodern States

There are two main forms of political organization in the Middle East: tribes and pre-modern states.

Today, Will The King Of Jordan Finally Be Challenged on Protecting Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi?

Pressure has been steadily building as Jordan's refusal has been covered in the media and members of Congress have begun asking questions.

No Going Wobbly Now, Bibi

Netanyahu’s vacillations are clearly a product of the immense pressure being exerted on him to turn his back on Trump’s Middle East peace plan. This is a shame. It is also absurd.

When Everyone Kneels, Who Will Stand Up for Western History and Culture?

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right". — George Orwell, 1984.

Is All We Are the Color of Our Skin?

Larfry Elder: "Reparations are the extraction of money from those who were never slave owners to be given to those who were never slaves."

Build Now; Talk Later

Whether sovereignty over some or all the settlements is declared or not, the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government should be building like crazy in all the critical zones. Netanyahu cannot blame anybody but himself for delays in moving forward.

Finding Clarity In A Foggy World

There is a line between permissible and forbidden. Between right and wrong. Between good and evil. Because Hashem knew that the blurring of lines would allow people to commit crimes and then justify them.

BLM and Black Nazis are Evil Like White Nazis

A rose is a rose... but in this case they both stink.

Annexation’ of Territory?

“Returning” is more accurate. It is, by history and under international law, Jewish land.

We Must Rethink Holocaust Education

Far too many Holocaust curricula... use the Holocaust as an example of cruelty and oppression that different from other events (if at all) only in degree, and liken it to whatever oppression occupies the front page.

The Glass Ceiling of Arab-Israeli Relations

Regardless of what Arab states say, it would be a mistake to assume that any single Israeli initiative will fundamentally alter the regional reality.

Nazi headstones, Confederate Statues: America’s Battle Over Memory

U.S. President Donald Trump’s vocal rejection of the removal of Southern memorials might seem patriotic, but in reality, it isn’t.

Watch Your Words: Annexation vs. Sovereignty

It is factually incorrect to assert that Israel intends to “annex” territory to which it has legitimate claim and that never has been part of a “state of Palestine.”

Time for Trump to be Trump, at Home and Abroad

Everything the president entered politics to oppose is returning and threatening to take over America for good. Now is his moment to act forthrightly and decisively

The Gaza They Do Not Want You to See

How can Hamas and its supporters around the world continue to complain about poverty and misery when new shopping malls and supermarkets filled with clothes, and various types of luxury goods are being opened every few weeks in the Gaza Strip?

Why the UAE’s Unprecedented Annexation Warning to Israel Matters

Annexation might put the Israel-Palestinian issue back in the center of regional politics.

Bibi’s Brilliant Bluff?

That window of opportunity has closed, and the international community’s fixation on Israel has predictably re-emerged.

Finally, a Good New Snap-Back Plan on Iran

With the new Republican Study Committee strategy, the US and its allies have a real shot at taking down the regime in Iran. That would indeed signal the success of economic "maximum pressure."

Open Letter to Mr. Jamaal Bowman, from Rabbi Avi Weiss

Mr. Bowman, you have said before that “this is not about singling out Israel and targeting Israel.” Yet it seems to me, at least in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, that this is exactly what you are doing.

Defunding Police is Detrimental to America’s Women, Minorities, and–to AMERICA

America needs a strong police force and law and order more than anything else right now. Re-establishing law and order is more important than anything else at this point. Without it, America as we know it will die.

Bridge Over Troubled (Roger) Waters

For Waters, normal is “rapid, neoliberal capitalism gone completely crazy.” (This from a man with an estimated wealth of $270 million, and homes in both the Hamptons and New York City.)

A Brief History of Antifa: Part I

Antifa's stated long-term objective, both in America and abroad, is to establish a communist world order. In the United States, Antifa's immediate aim is to bring about the demise of the Trump administration.

Sovereignty isn’t as Scary as Some Say

In extending our sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, we follow in Ben-Gurion’s footsteps.

History Lesson: J Street Wrong on Annexation

Why all the fear and anxiety? The threat of U.N. resolutions and condemnation didn’t stop Menachem Begin from doing what was needed to protect Israel and its future.

Exploiting the Floyd Protests to Demonize Israel

This “blame it on Israel” or “blame it on the Jews” bigotry is common throughout the world at demonstrations for legitimate causes, that are unrelated to the Mid-East.

Having Empathy For Black Americans Is A Torah Value

Systemic racism means that the unwritten rules of society provide less opportunity for black people than white people.

When You Take Down ‘Gone with the Wind’ You Usher in ‘Fahrenheit 451’

The inmates have taken over the institution and the first thing they did was burn down the library.

Never Again the Canary in the Coal Mine

Though a perfect storm of anti-Semitism is looming, we should not be seeking shelter. When it comes to Jew-hatred, we can’t afford to be passive any longer.

Jewish History won’t Forgive Those who Foil Sovereignty Bid .

With so many challenges facing the Israeli people, we need unity now more than ever, and criticizing the right from inside the coalition is a good way to be left with nothing

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