Amar’e Stoudemire: A Remarkable Convert
Despite his difficult upbringing, Stoudemire is a great example to others through his actions both on and off the court.
The Commandment To Admit You’re Wrong
A person's instinctive reaction upon realizing he's wrong about something is to become a "defense attorney" for it. The job of a lawyer is to argue doggedly for a position even if he knows deep down that it's false.
Israel Needs an Anti-Propaganda Agency-NOW!
Israel urgently needs a separate anti-propaganda agency, something the Strategic Affairs Ministry should have recommended long ago.
Cooperation between United Arab Emirates and Israeli Human Rights NGOs Begins
The winds of peace are blowin'
Unpleasant News for Thomas Friedman
Does the level of the Kinneret have anything to do with the prospects for peace in the Middle East? He’d like you to think that it does.
A Jewish Case For Joe Biden
Steny Hoyer, the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, addressed AIPAC and said, "There are 62 freshman Democrats in the House - 59 oppose BDS, 59 support Israel. How come you only know the names of the other three?"
Why the Erasure of History Matters
History and historiography matter. As Winston Churchill astutely said, “Everyone can recognize history when it happens. Everyone can recognize history after it has happened; but only the wise man knows at the moment what is vital and permanent, what is lasting and memorable.” Today, such sensitivity to the value of history is evaporating from the public consciousness. The willful blindness to the instructional value of the past is manifesting itself in attempts to erase history rather than reckon with it responsibly.
Viral Apathy in Israel
Gone is the refrain: “We’re all in this together.” In its place is: “Why are only some sectors allowed the privilege of congregating in close quarters?”
This is THE Time for a ‘Zionist Spring’
No wonder Israel-haters are unhappy. Their lie is crumbling. The Zionist state is turning into a source for solutions and hope rather than hatred.
How to Dismantle the Distorted Western Discourse on Israel
Western intellectual discourse regarding anything connected to Israel has been taken hostage by pseudo-intellectual, radical extremists who use distorted information, flawed facts, “progressive” language, and accepted buzzwords.
From Tripoli to Tripoli, Turkey’s Real Aim? EGYPT
The recent explosion at Beirut Port highlights both Turkey’s growing defense cooperation with Iran and its strategic interest in Lebanon, which facilitates Ankara’s provocative and worrisome agenda in the Eastern Mediterranean. However, Turkey’s unrestrained aggression in that region may be a diversionary tactic from its slow and patient pursuit of a complex strategy to surround Egypt with hostile forces on multiple fronts and undercut its powerful regional role.
The End of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Now that the UAE has broken the Arab taboo against normalization with Israel, other Arab states will be inclined to do so in ways consistent with their interests.
Defining Antisemitism as a Jewish Problem is a Lose-Lose Proposition
We will lose as Jews and as Americans if we continue accepting our prescribed role as the sacrificial canary in the coal mine
Israel-UAE Agreement’s Greatest Achievement: Little Arab Protest
The lack of protest against the Israel-UAE breakthrough is a sign of political maturity as Arab and Muslim populations clamor for reform at home rather than destructive ideological visions.
“We Will Never Give Up”: Charlie Hebdo Republishes Mohammed Cartoons
Western democracies have paid dearly for the right to freedom of expression and, if not protected and exercised, it can disappear overnight.
The Rat in Israeli Public Life
Israel finally has a prime minister willing to take the necessary action to put a stop to the Supreme Court's power grab and so defeat the gravest threat Israel faces as a Jewish and democratic state.
The Pride and Patriotism of the Jews
When Pres.Trump calls that pact the most important advance in a quarter-century he is being uncharacteristically understated. It’s already Israel’s warmest agreement with any Arab state. It is, in fact, the single greatest step ever taken towards normalizing Israel within the region
Hashem Wants To See You In Shul
Many of us have legitimate reasons for not wanting to run back to shul. But Hashem loves us and misses us and wants to see us come out for Him, especially when it's inconvenient.
A Note About an Unfortunate Article
How does the author know the details of these alleged conversations? Were they disclosed in the public memoirs of President Carter and Vice President Mondale?
A Great Step Forward for World Peace – and Who Seems Determined to Ignore...
Most Arab countries see common interests with Israel in the face of the mullahs in Tehran with their imperial aggression in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and beyond, coupled with insatiable nuclear ambition.
The Wages of Peaceful Violence
If order is not restored to American cities, communities will not grow, and people will start to think more and more as how to protect themselves from the violence
Was I Doing Kiruv All Wrong?
We all sense that we are living in momentous times and that the end may be near. So we need to pull together our brothers and sisters with ropes of love (as in the famous formulation of the Chazon Ish). Let’s find our fellow Jews and love them. Period.
Why Is Everyone Being Silent?
It was only when Billy Penn let it be known on July 24 that Rodney Muhammad had posted a particularly outrageous anti-Jewish meme that others in the Jewish community joined ZOA.
The Ruse of Spontaneous Rage
When the left, with all their conspiracies and hoaxes, could not unseat President Trump, another approach became necessary and it relied upon the tried-and-tested method of spontaneous rage.
F-35s To UAE: Bad Idea For US, Bad Idea for Israel
Israel could find itself one day fighting American F-35 aircraft just as it found itself fighting American Patton tanks.
Proud to be Emirati Jews
Just as we cannot forget our shared ancestry, we cannot lose sight of the future.
The Attempt to Overthrow America
The senior levels of government during the Obama Administration were colluding to prevent President Trump from winning the election, and then, after it, to frame him in an attempted coup d'état.
Dershowitz, the Me Too Movement and the Rule of Law
Dershowitz is now undergoing a Cavanaugh-type witch hunt and, without any evidence, is being accused
Netanyahu, Trump and Obama Doctrines on Display
While Israel’s prime minister clearly prefers working with a friendly Trump administration, he has demonstrated his ability to improve Israel’s diplomatic position regardless of which American political party is in power.
Watch for Election Meddling by Iran and Other Adversaries of America
A recent statement issued by William Evanina, director of the US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), warned the American public that other countries are using "covert and overt influence measures" to sway the vote. The Iranian regime is named one of three countries, alongside Russia and China, about which the NCSC is particularly concerned.