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From a legal and policy point of view, encouraging the FBI to misuse its legitimate authority to investigate past crimes, solely to create future crimes is both immoral and illegal.

Shalom in our bayis is up to us

The court’s decision not to invalidate the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government was about self-preservation, not protecting democracy or upholding the will of the electorate.

Some Palestinian Arab leaders today seem to prefer that their own people succumb to disease rather than cooperate with Israel. While Palestinians and Israelis on the ground pull together against Coronavirus.... articles in official Palestinian Authority publications assert that Israel is deliberately spreading the infection and trying to contaminate Palestinian prisoners, using Coronavirus as a biological weapon.

The WHO knows that "a lie gets half way around the world before truth has a chance to get its pants on."

A Jew who accepts the divine origin of the entire Torah except for a single letter is a blasphemer.

This is not the time to further politicize a great Israeli institution.

ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s move to charge Israel with war crimes, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic, is blight on her role and integrity.

Anti-Semitism has been a fundamental part of Islamic culture for more than a millennium.

The deal involved changes to Basic Laws that may have been necessary in these political circumstances. But any country tinkers with longstanding constitutional arrangements at its own peril.

The recent “backpacker deal,” the Crimean Peninsula annexation, and Russia’s Sochi Olympic Games are all examples of Vladimir Putin’s global “smart power” strategy, which combines soft and hard power. In winning Russian sovereignty over the Jerusalem complex near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, he scored a significant soft power win.

Biden blatantly biased against Israel.

Why do the Palestinians still need an organization called the Palestine Liberation Organization whose declared goal is the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle?

Criticism of the Israeli government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has focused on its “on the move” decision-making and lack of an “exit strategy.” But a consideration of David Ben-Gurion’s leadership during the War of Independence reveals personal perspective to be an essential element in decision-making and shows the necessity of learning in the midst of change.

Jewish pride is not something we should hide—I learned that a long time ago from an organization called the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society.

Strategically, Israel's fundamental military premise is defensive but its tactics are offensive—a result of its geography and absence of territorial depth. Israeli decision-making has always been driven by the active defense ethos, and this is reflected in Israeli filmmaking and TV-making.

The author’s photo on the novel’s dust-jacket shows a widely grinning Wouk with several Israeli flags fluttering behind him.

A Yom Haatzmaut weekend reflection on the meaning of home in grand historical perspective; on the modern Jewish, Zionist and democratic home in the State of Israel. The Jewish people indeed has come home, in every sense of the word.

The drinking of camel urine for salutary benefits is traced back to Muhammad.

Integrity is a lesson that must be learned and practiced at all ages. Teaching children to always tell the truth may lead to occasional disappointments, but they will walk away knowing in their hearts that being honest was the right thing to do.

The international reactions to the massacre were so predictable that you could guess what they were without reading the rest of this article.

It was no dream – there were angels, angels from all over the world, who took care of me. I discovered that when I was told what had been happening around me all that time.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on the world of religion. This can be seen in three major areas: attitudes of religious leaders, behavior and rituals of believers, and efforts to give a theological meaning to the pandemic. Spiritual leaders may have squandered an opportunity to reinforce their religions through their responses to the crisis.

By understanding the significance of the original Deal of the Century (San Remo Accords), we can better appreciate Trump’s Deal of the Century

Maybe we are being reminded that while shul is the center of communal practice, the epicenter of life is the home.

On Day 3 of the 6 Day War, just over three week later, all of Jerusalem was reunited under Israeli sovereignty. Just a few weeks earlier, the people of Israel were celebrating sovereignty over the 'New city of Jerusalem,' now the entire city was under Israeli control.

Today's findings send a strong and unmistakable message to all politicians, pundits, and policy makers that there is no room for politics in a COVID-19 era....

Given the world's diabolical double standards, Israeli soldiers stand accused of atrocities they did not commit, while Palestinian terrorists who torture, kidnap, hijack, use human shields, including children, are still viewed as innocent victims.

BDS proponents should spend less time on propaganda theatrics and more time urging Palestinians to improve Gazans’ access to health care, emulating Israel’s continued medical innovations that have saved lives across the globe.

The coronavirus pandemic has turned into a serious challenge for the Iran-backed Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah, placing the world’s most heavily equipped non-state armed group under strain. Nevertheless, recent reports indicate that these conditions have not stopped Hezbollah’s ongoing military and terrorist activity in the region.