The Land without Muslims
The Japanese do not feel the need to apologize to Muslims for the negative way in which they relate to Islam.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid
The contractors received the land at a bargain basement price, moved the prices up to 1.8 million NIS and pocketed one million NIS per apartment.
We Should Have Heeded the Warning Signs of Islamist Antisemitism
We must confront Islamist groups with what Prime Minister David Cameron referred to as “muscular liberalism.”
When Real Life Intrudes On Baseball
Readers of my monthly Baseball Insider column may have noticed its absence last week (the column appears in the second issue of every month). The reason for that is I have something more serious and personal to share with you, something that didn’t seem appropriate for a baseball column.
Remembering Herb Romerstein
Herbert Romerstein died last week after a long illness. With Herb’s passing, we lose not only a good guy but a vast reservoir of knowledge that is not replaceable.
Freedom House’s Inexcusable Smear Of Israel
Freedom House recently released its annual report on press freedom throughout the world at an event sponsored by the Newseum in Washington. But along with the usual and appropriate condemnations of dictatorships and totalitarian states, the group decided to slam the one democracy in the Middle East as well as one of the few states in the region where press freedom actually exists: Israel.
Opportunities and Risks Ahead for Turkey
Now is the time for Ankara to take some corrective domestic and foreign policy measures consistent with what the country has and continues to aspire for but fails to realize.
A Prize for Murder
Embarrassingly, the terrorist was permitted to go free.
The Legacy of our Mothers
I explain that their cancer diagnosis might have resulted from something they could also have passed down to their children.
Bravo To The Real Jewish Housewives Of The World
Every week nearly three million viewers tune into the Bravo cable channel to watch the hit reality franchise “The Real Housewives” – several shows that follow the lives of affluent housewives and professional women residing in several American metropolitan areas (“The Real Housewives of New York,” “The Real Housewives of Los Angeles,” of Miami, of Atlanta, etc.).
The Heart and Soul of the Jewish People
Yom Yerushalayim, which we marked this week, is a monumental day in Jewish history. It is a celebration of the first time in 2,000 years that Jews regained sovereignty over the Kotel, the Western Wall, and the Temple Mount, which is Judaism’s holiest site. And it is a time to thank God for giving us the extraordinary gift that is Jerusalem.
ObamaCare: Don’t Believe Gov’t Projections
Predicting the future of huge laws is next to impossible, except, in this case, to say that it will either fail or cost taxpayers a lot of money, or both.
We’ll See You in Court
If Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh want to go to The Hague – we will be there to meet them.
The Next Round: Will Netanyahu Retain His Title?
For Lapid to successfully challenge Netanyahu, he will need to find the right time for a strategic exit from the government.
The European Revolt Against the EU
Europeans are rebelling against the unelected E.U. and its grandiose, self-regarding project of abolishing the national sovereignty.
Without Allies in the Fourth Great War
The fourth Great War is less 'Islam against the West' than it is Sunni expansionists vs. Shiite expansionists.
High Stakes in Iran for Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad keeps standing up to America and America keeps doing nothing to stop him.
From the Interrogation of the Murderer of Eviatar Borovsky
Terror victims have families that expect justice to be done, just as they were promised.
A Father’s Unending Love
No words can satisfactorily describe the joy and love which resonates in the heart of a father, as he looks upon his son.
School Choice, the Government, and You
As Jews, we assume a myriad of financial obligations in order to ensure that we live in accordance with the tenets of our faith. We give generously to our shuls and make charitable donations to various organizations that service the Jewish community. But one of the biggest investments we make is in our children’s future, as we enroll them in one of the many quality yeshivas our community boasts.
The Religious Significance of the Israeli Flag
A flag with the Star of David hung prominently in the synagogues of Prague since the mid-14th century, with the approval of their great rabbis.
‘That’s Just How It Is In The Knesset’
Last week, a few minutes after my stormy exchange with haredi members of Knesset, I went to what we in the Knesset call the "back cafeteria." It is not exactly a cafeteria but rather a lounge area behind the plenum where members of Knesset alone can enter.
Siyum: A Pivot Point In Time
The ticking of the clock is uniformly, maddeningly constant. Tick, tick, tick. In equal, perfectly differentiated, precise segments. One second after another. Tick, tick, tick. A minute. An hour. One day. Another. Then a week. A month. A year. A lifetime.
Love Song For A City
Jerusalem was never real to me. It was a name I came across in books of Bible stories as a child. If I’d ever tried to imagine it, it would have been like places in my books of fairy stories. I knew it was a city with crenellated walls, with domes and towers and minarets. In my mind, I saw it peopled with old men with long beards and flowing robes, and women with clay jugs precariously balanced on their heads.
Obama and the Red Line
With the Syrian government refusing to allow UN inspectors into the country it is difficult to see how indisputable proof of use of chemical weapons can be found
