Can It Happen In America?
The law is only as powerful as the will of the people to respect it, the ability of the police and justice system to enforce it, and the determination of leaders to uphold it.
Post-Coronavirus Societies: Where We Are Right Now
Societal change is occurring very rapidly as countries emerge from the height of the coronavirus crisis. In some locations, major protests are being mounted against government measures. If a second wave of the pandemic strikes, popular resistance to future measures could be great. In addition to protests, we are seeing the first of what could become a massive stream of court cases. The revival of the economy is a priority for every government, but mistakes can come at a heavy price.
A Brief History of Antifa: Part II Antifa in the United States
What Antifa is doing is they're basically hijacking the black community as their army. They instigate, they antagonize, they get these young black men and women to go out there and do stupid things, and then they disappear off into the sunset." — Bernard Kerik, former commissioner of the New York City Police Department.
US Jews Support Israeli Sovereignty and For Good Reasons
Applying sovereignty is the only rational, humane, security-minded choice – and it is legally and Biblically endorsed.
Abolishing the Police – A Terrorist’s Dream Come True
Calls for police reform are reasonable.
But to abolish the police would mean removing the very fabric of American society that protects us.
The Honeymoon is OVER!
The discord in Israel’s unity government is growing louder by the minute, and it seems no one is wary of publicly contemplating the possibility of elections
Netanyahu’s Complex Dilemma
The issue of applying sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and the West Bank’s Israeli communities puts PM Benjamin Netanyahu on the horns of a difficult strategic dilemma, one of the most important in Israel’s history. At critical strategic junctures, decisions are always complex, and Netanyahu’s is complex many times over. But full Israeli control over the West Bank’s main traffic arteries is absolutely essential.
Time to Stand against China
Many analysts have concluded that China has taken advantage of the pandemic in order to seize geopolitical gain, from their fiery rhetoric aimed at the US to their suppression of the people of Hong Kong to their aggression in the South China Sea.
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.
Yes, But Can They Blow Him Off Mount Rushmore? Teddy Roosevelt Persona Non Grata...
God save the declining United States of America.
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.)