Asking the Wrong Questions about Extremist Violence

The misleading claim that Trump refused to condemn white supremacists helps obscure the truth about divisive racial issues, rather than clarify them.

Azerbaijani Jewish Community in Fear

Arafat said, :We and the Armenians are one people.”

Democrats and the Politics of Projection

The left’s embrace of anti-Semitism demonstrates that its hysterical claims that Trump loves Nazis is nothing more than projection.

Black Lives Matter Leaders Support Violent Riots, Biden Won’t Condemn Them

Biden has said meaningless things like "we condemn the violence", and "I condemn this violence unequivocally" as if violence were an independent entity. Condemning violence, like condemning war, is either pacifism or evasion. Since Biden isn’t a pacifist, he’s evading.

De Blasio And Cuomo Have Declared War On Us

Cuomo, de Blasio, & co. are nothing less than modern-day Greeks and Romans. Do as they say, and they will be nice. Stand by the Torah, and they will destroy you.

A Few Global Concerns that Affect Us All

The International Criminal Court is no longer a legal body. It is now a political body. It has turned itself into something it was never intended to be.

Black Appraisals of Black Lives Matter – Part II

. Ask yourself, has BLM ever condemned the action of Barack Obama in April 2009 to cancel the DC school voucher program?" — Allen West, former U.S. Congressman for Florida and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.

How To Create A Shidduch Crisis In 15 Easy Steps

Encourage women to look down on men, to laugh at them, and be horrified by them, while simultaneously encouraging them to search for a husband they can look up to and whose helpmate they can become.

The Renewed Azerbaijan-Armenia War: Another Blow to Iran?

In the past, foreign conflicts have helped the regime in Tehran distract the public. But could this conflict provoke in Iranian Azeris a feeling of solidarity with their Azeri co-ethnics across the border in Independent Azerbaijan?

No, It’s Not Hopeless – Far From It

Come. Step out of your home, your stress and anxious moments. Take a seat under the stars. Feel the kanfei haShechinah. Treasure your blessings. Cherish every day.

The EU’s Discrimination Against Israel Continues: Housing Demolitions

The skewed reporting of housing demolitions in the West Bank is yet another tool with which the EU engages in blatant discrimination against Israel. But does it help the Palestinians? Readily available information on such demolitions suggests that the EU’s bias hurts them more than it benefits them.

History Proves John Kerry Wrong … Again

"There will be no separate peace between Israel and the Arab world," Kerry predicted.

Amy Coney Barrett, Jewish Liberals and the US Constitution

For Jews who worship at the altar of abortion and gun control, RBG was practically a religious figure, and filling her seat with a Catholic who rejects judicial activism is blasphemous.

The Long Roots of the Yom Kippur War Debacle

The IDF’s difficulties at the outset of the 1973 Yom Kippur War stemmed from an inherent command flaw rather than an intelligence failure as is commonly believed. The roots of this flaw date back to 1957, when Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan decided on an early retirement age for IDF personnel so as to enable them to embark on a second career. Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion, who saw the dangers of the decision, opposed it but did not use his authority to revoke it.

The Yom Kippur War: Much More than an Intelligence Failure

Two messages continue to ring out on the eve of the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. One concerns the severity of the intelligence failure at the time, and the other promises that the right lessons have been learned and the IDF is now prepared for any scenario. When the failure is portrayed as essentially the lack of an intelligence warning, it is easy to promise that it has been diagnosed and remedied in a way that prevent its future recurrence. But an in-depth look at the war shows that the reasons for the fiasco went far beyond the intelligence failure.

Tell Moslem Tourists The Truth

We can soon expect a flood of Moslem tourists to Israel. These tourists will certainly want to visit Jerusalem and some of its iconic Islamic symbols, such as the Al Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock. The question is: What will they be told about them?

Questioning Supreme Court Nominees about Religion: A Delicate Task

One's religion is a private matter, but one's judicial philosophy is highly relevant in the confirmation process... Let us hope the Senate handles this nomination better than they have handled other recent nominations.

NY Times: Blame Coronavirus on Trump or Jews? — Blames Both

the woke are notoriously immune to the virus, which is only spread by Trump supporters and Orthodox Jews.

Justice Ginsburg’s Yom Kippur Moment

We should not make that lawyer choose between observing his or her faith and appearing before the Court.

We Should Believe What Arab Dictators Say

If “moderate” Arab leaders have to make extremist statements to “appease the radicals,” it means the masses of Arabs continue to hold radical anti-Israel views.

Days of Awe–and Loopholes

With fear of the virus at an all-time low, Israelis have been acting as though the only thing they have to worry about is coming up with convincing lies about why they’re not at home.

The Strategic Benefits to the US and Israel of Offering F-35s to the UAE

The official normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rare victory for the United States’ overall political and military strategy in the Middle East and has significant global implications. Should Israel elect to accept a measure of risk by supporting the sale of F-35 fighters to the UAE, both parties could see immediate as well as longer-term benefits.

Is THIS Lockdown Really Necessary?

Is there anything more Israel can do to focus efforts on the most vulnerable populations, rather than on the entire country?

A Case For Trump: Showing Appreciation Is A Torah Value

President Trump has called out anti-Semitism voiced by members of Congress such as Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, while Biden has welcomed their support and pledged at the virtual Million Muslim Vote Summit to invite “Muslim American voices as part of [his] administration."

A View From A Recovering Democrat

I have clear memories of walking to shul with my father and feeling confused and uncomfortable watching black people step off of the sidewalk on Wickham Avenue as we walked by, seemingly in deference to our superior position as “white folk.”

Zoom CANCELS Terrorist

The Lawfare Project warned that by permitting a documented terrorist to use its platform to communicate directly to U.S. college students, Zoom could possibly violate federal law.

Arab Muslims are People of Color, Arab Christians are White

What the New York Times’ racial list says about the persecution of Christians.

Now Is the Time for Peace

A warm peace that permeates the public in the Arab countries with which we have just signed, an impressive and opening gift for a good and blessed year of peace and regional stability, right as we celebrate the Jewish High Holidays.

No doesn’t Mean Rejectionism Jewish Behavior Does Not ‘Enable’ Palestinian Rejectionism

If the Jewish far left is critical of the UAE/Bahrain agreement, and I am also critical of the agreement, does that somehow make us bedfellows? Isn’t all criticism of Israeli policy bad and harmful?

The Fundamental Fracture the Abraham Accords may begin to Heal

Hitherto suppressed truths are now being told in the Arab world in a way that was previously unthinkable.

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