Alberto Nisman and Sarah Halimi: The Shared Fate of 2 Very Different Jews

For all theie differences, they had 3 important things in common. They were proud Jews. They died because they were Jews. And in both of their cases, that latter fact has yet to be recognized, let alone acted upon, by the investigating authorities.

Jordan Intensifies Anti-Israel Rhetoric Despite Security Challenges

if King Abdullah views Israel as key to his regime's success, he has done so little to align public opinion with his strategic objectives permitting Israel to be vilified on the Jordan "street" and its media

The Six-Day War Never Ended

Only the 6 Day War has presented the paradox of a victorious nation annihilating its enemies so thoroughly and then almost instantly suing for peace rather than setting the terms for surrender.

The Myth Of Jerusalem’s Holiness To Muslims

Jerusalem meant so little to the Ottomans that, during World War I, they let it fall into British hands without a fight and even contemplated entirely destroying the city before pulling out.

Israeli Checkpoint Prevents Another Massacre

I, prefer inconvenienced Palestinians to dead Jews any day of the week. The would-be murderer tried to get through the checkpoint byt the metal detector detected that he was carrying two pipe bombs.

Will Britain Pass the Jeremy Corbyn Test?

The Corbyn test voters will sit on June 8: Do they want a prime minister who counts terrorists as friends and Jews as enemies?

Palestinians: Abbas Immediately Breaks Promises to Trump

The day after the Abbas-Trump meeting in Bethlehem when Abbas promised Trump to cease all forms of incitement against Israel, the Palestinian Authority resumed its vicious rhetorical attacks on Israel

Geopolitical Acupressure

Ties between Israel and Azerbaijan could become more significant as Trump attempts to bring about a possible Mid00000000 East peace deal, prevent Iranian nuclearization, and change the relationship between the US and Russia.

From Tsarist Russia To Democratic America: Reflections on a Family Machzor

This tefillah is especially astounding given that, historically, the Russian tsar was no friend to the Jewish people.

50 Years from What?

If Jerusalem was conquered by the Jordanians in 1948 and “liberated” or “reunified” in 1967 the Israeli claim becomes not only reasonable, but more more legitimate than the Palestinian claim.

Europe Fights Back with Candles and Teddy Bears

For Europe, Islamic terrorism is not real, but only a momentary disruption of its routine. We fight against global warming, malaria and hunger. But are we ready to fight for our civilization? Have we already given up?

Palestinian Hikers Shatter ‘Occupation’ Myth

In his summary of Israeli-Palestinian history Estrin didn't want to let inconvenient facts get in the way of a good anti-Israel story.

The Name Of Yerushalayim

Yerushalayim is the place where Hashem was served from the beginning of time, the place where Hashem caused His presence to rest, and the place for unifying all Yisrael and for strengthening the bonds between Hashem and man

It’s Time Jerusalem’s Arabs Joined In the Jerusalem Day Parade

The extremists are preventing Jerusalem's Arabs from integrating.

Why Millennials Love Shabbat

Shabbat is an opportunity to put life on hold just long enough to recharge our humanity, develop meaningful bonds through kinship and worship, and explore where we came from in order to decide where we are going

Every Grain Of Sand…

God commands Moshe: s’eu et rosh. Count. But don’t simply count. Lift the head! This is God telling Moshe that every individual matters. Every life is the entire universe. No individual is ever swallowed up by the many.

Hebron: Connecting to Our Roots

Hebron is a city of conflict. It is a place where we the Jewish people have struggled, fought, lost, and now have returned.

After Trump Visit, the Onus Rests On Us

Trump expressed friendship and support for Israel in a more positive manner than any of his predecessors and also, diverting from recent presidential norms, spoke directly to the Arab world in a blunt and forthright manner.

Anniversary of an Image

David Rubinger, the famed Israeli photographer, snapped the most famous photograph in Israel’s history: three soldiers standing reverently at the Wailing Wall soon after Jerusalem was reclaimed in the Six-Day War. What is the source of the image’s endurance?

How to Solve the Palestinian Problem

The indigenous Jewish population and the Muslim migrants who settled in Israel are inherently incompatible. The Palestinian problem might be solved somewhere in Jordan or Syria. History and experience tells us it will never be solved in Israel.

End Propaganda Myth That Jerusalem is Holy to Muslims

The Muslim fixation and clamor on Jerusalem is actually a very recent historical development, a product of political conflict, not historical truth.

The West Must Stop Pretending Palestinian Terrorism Against Israel Is Different From Other Muslim...

Abbas agreed as Trump ripped the terror attack in Manchester and Trump deemed Abbas a force for regional peace. This is thanks to the latent anti-Semitism implicit in the notion that Islamic terrorists who murder Jews in Israel are different

Terrorism Persists Because It Works

The world has rewarded terrorism while punishing those who try to fight it by reasonable means. It began with Yasser Arafat and Palestinian terrorist groups choosing to employ terrorism as a tactic.

The US, Churchill and the Middle East

By recognizing Israel's sovereign rights to Jerusalem -- despite the lies of UNESCO and other UN groups-- Trump could demonstrate a new force that would elevate him to the same stature as Churchill.

ZOA Concerned U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia Harms Israel’s Security

The huge 10-year $380 billion U.S.-Saudi agreement announced this past weekend raises serious concerns as to the how Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (“QME”) will...

Amid Airtight Security, Trump Visit Brings Hope of ‘Historic Gains’ in the Middle East

"Thank you and shalom (hello). It is wonderful to be here in Israel,” Trump said. Those simple words and the historic nature of Trump’s visit were not lost on anyone in Jerusalem on this day.

Bethlehem, the Capital of “Palestine”

Let the Palestinians call Bethlehem their capital. After all, they invest political capital in telling the world how much they care for Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus whom they call “a Palestinian messenger.”

If You Want To Know How Well Palestinian Terrorists Are Treated in Israeli Prisons...

The point of the original Hebrew article in Maariv, Decadent Meals and Free Internet: The Good Life of Terrorists in Prison,

Trump Can Break the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

Wars end definitively only when one side has no more hope of success (i.e. Germany and Japan after World War II). The Palestinians have not given up their fantasy of a Palestinian state "from the river to the sea"

Next Year in Jerusalem?

Time to reestablish Zionist momentum in Jerusalem. This means building many new homes, cracking down on Arab violence, and securing minimal Jewish rights on the Temple Mount.

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