The Amazing Saga Of Two-Gun Cohen

Posted on: August 30th, 2012

In November 1947, the United Nations was considering the creation of a Jewish state in parts of Western Palestine and a new Arab state in the other parts.

Dershowitz: Obama Must Show Iran He Means Business on Military Option

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

Alan Dershowitz writes that President Obama must make it clear that he has rejected the view of those who are prepared to contain a nuclear Iran and that he will indeed employ military action if that is the only option other than a nuclear Iran.

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My Beef With Chick-fil-A

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

Many people have a problem with the Chick-fil-A chain of chicken restaurants. Universities have asked it to leave campus cafeterias and mayors have tried to ban it from their cities. The Jewish mayor of Chicago summed up his displeasure by saying “Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values.”

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Grasshoppers Of The Desert – Or Lions Of Judah?

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

The land of Canaan was only gained in stages by the Israelites, who had to overcome many internal divisions in order to progress. The same holds true in our day, as Jewry struggles to maintain internal unity while vacillating in its attitude toward the Land of Israel. Though the Jewish right to a sovereign state in its ancestral homeland is incontestable – biblically, historically, morally, and legally – too many Jews and Israelis are self-shackled in the chains of constraint, still mired mentally in the vulnerabilities and fears of the last two millennia, unable to discard the Diaspora.

My New Year’s Resolution – With Strings Attached

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

“Rabbi, is there any religious requirement for Jewish men to wear mezuzahs around their necks?” “Rabbi, if you yourself are clean-shaven, why does this inmate claim his Jewish religion prohibits him from using a razor on his face?”

The ‘Pro-Palestinians’ can go Home

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

Palestinian-Arab journalist and Judea-Samaria resident Hisham Jarallah says it is time that the "pro-Palestinian" activists leave the Palestinians alone and search for another cause to advance their messages of hate and violence.

Drama in the ‘Jewish Home’ Party

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

In less than three months time the Jewish Home Party, formerly known as the National Religious Party (NRP), will be holding its first ever internal primaries.

Everything is Fake Now: The Virtual Reality of Politics

Posted on: August 29th, 2012

When all the bubbles of rhetoric pop, there are still the hard unpleasant realities to deal with.

Put International Solidarity Movement on Trial for Rachel Corrie’s Death

Posted on: August 28th, 2012

It is shameful that ISM will never face serious critical scrutiny for their recklessness, despite of their well-documented record of terror-abetting extremism, which ultimately took the life of Rachel Corrie.

The Method to Iran’s Madness

Posted on: August 27th, 2012

By effectively making their nuclear program appear to be primarily a threat against Israel, Iran sends a message to the Europeans and the US that they are safe.

The Forgotten Rachels (Video)

Posted on: August 27th, 2012

A short video to remember all the other Rachels who were murdered by Palestinian Terrorists.

Romney Bad, Obama Good, for Israel

Posted on: August 26th, 2012

Ironically, the much maligned Obama administration has been the perfect antidote to Israeli capitulation to American whims. President Obama exudes an open hostility towards Israel, and real favoritism towards the Muslim Brotherhood and their ilk. The average Israeli can sense this new distance between the US and Israel and this has resulted in a an unusual feeling around here, a feeling that scares many - the feeling of independence.

Why Gush Katif Still Matters

Posted on: August 25th, 2012

The expulsion of 10,000 Jews from their homes five years ago was not a localized event in the Gaza Strip. It was a national implosion, a national disgrace. It caused enormous physical, psychological, social, cultural, military and strategic damage to the entire nation - and it still does. Like an ecological disaster, its foulness still seeps through our foundations, and continues to poison us.

Is ‘Gotcha!’ A Jewish Value?

Posted on: August 22nd, 2012

Earlier this month, a pricing error in El Al's reservations system resulted in tickets to Israel being sold online for prices as low as $325, all included.

Granting Tuition Reductions In Day Schools: A New Approach

Posted on: August 22nd, 2012

Many American parents are passionate about providing their children with opportunities to participate in sports and develop as great athletes. A recent article in the Financial Post posed the question “Are your kids’ athletic dreams worth breaking the bank for?” For parents of elite athletes, the costs can be astronomical. Such parents designate “tens of thousands of dollars of their household budget to help their child’s athletic career blossom, a sacrifice that impacts everything from daily spending to retirement.”

Don’t Be Fooled By BDS Campaign’s Failures

Posted on: August 22nd, 2012

For more than a decade, anti-Israel activists have sought to shoehorn Israel into the nomenclature of apartheid-era South Africa through the use of a tactic named BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions). Apartheid was a universally decried racist system. BDS activists argue that Israel is the second coming of apartheid South Africa and must be treated the same.

Incitement Underscores Palestinian Unwillingness To Make Peace

Posted on: August 22nd, 2012

When Barack Obama entered the White House, he promised to make Israeli/Palestinian peacemaking his priority from "day one." And, indeed, in his own way he did. He pressured Israel into freezing Jewish construction in the West Bank for ten months in a bid to entice the Palestinians to negotiate.

Can Obama Admit His Iran Diplomacy Failed?

Posted on: August 22nd, 2012

White House spokesman Jay Carney recently reiterated the administration’s mantra about Iran, saying there was still “time and space” for a diplomatic solution to be found to resolve the impasse over its nuclear threat.

A Compendium of Recent Iranian Foreign Policy Proposals

Posted on: August 21st, 2012

Yigal Palmor of the Israeli Foreign Ministry sent me a compilation of recent Iranian 'foreign policy proposals'. Useful to have them all in one place. I don't know about you, but to me, they just don't sound reasonable.

Whose SImcha Is It Really?

Posted on: August 21st, 2012

The focus of a wedding and its source of simcha changes as one ages.