Explaining Obama’s Fixation with Israel

Posted on: March 20th, 2013

To understand Obama's visit to Israel, the next four years, and European Union diplomacy, keep this strange and contorted logic in mind

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At Any Price

Posted on: March 19th, 2013

We cannot and must not allow responsibility for our security to be in the hands of anyone else but ourselves. Not at any time.

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What About the Defamation of Pollard?

Posted on: March 18th, 2013

The defamation of the Jewish people must be called out and stopped at all times, not only when it is convenient and politically correct to do so.

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Of Course Hamas Killed the Baby

Posted on: March 17th, 2013

Hamas wants Palestinians civilians, especially babies, to be killed precisely so that they can display the kind of photographs that were shown around the world.

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Chavez and the Jews: a Sorry Tale

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

Before Chavez came to power there were 30,000 Jews in Venezuela. The community has now dwindled to fewer than 9,000.

The German Women Who Stood Up to the Nazis

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

In cases where the Nazi regime judged that protest could spark attention from the broader German public, the decision was made for tactical reasons to appease rather than quell with brute force.

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Equating Zionist Pioneers With Arab Terrorists

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

As a teenager growing up in Russia in the late 1800s, Trumpeldor was attracted to Zionism as well as the pacifism and communalism of the philosopher Leo Tolstoy.

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Pour the Concrete and Build the Houses

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

When I visited the Gush Katif Museum in Jerusalem a couple of years ago, it was a brutal reminder of what happens when politicians make decisions that don’t involve their brains.

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Lincoln As West Bank Settler

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

The Israeli left, along with most of the world's pseudo-intellectual classes, has suddenly discovered Abraham Lincoln, thanks to Steven Spielberg’s much-praised movie.

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Rabbi Menachem Froman: Not What You Thought

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

Remembering a great man whose love for his fellow human beings knew neither religious nor political bounds, and was happily reciprocated by all.

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Courage? The State Department?

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

If the U.S. is truly serious about honoring moderate Muslims, why is it not honoring those people who stick their necks out in stating their love for America and peace with Israel?

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A New Muslim Vision: Rebuilding Solomon’s Temple Together

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

To cast believers out is a heinous and cruel policy, an offense not only to men, but to Islam.

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Obama Limiting US-Israel Security Cooperation?

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

US-Israel security relations have undergone a subtle, negative change in the past four years.

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What if They Mean What They Say?

Posted on: March 11th, 2013

When Mein Kampf was published, many people thought it was just words. They were wrong.

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Lincoln as a Bleeding Heart Peacenik?

Posted on: March 11th, 2013

Honest Abe used exactly the same blockade tactic against the Confederacy over which the Israeli Left is now sobbing its eyes out.

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Holder Won’t Prosecute Palestinian Killers of 54 U.S. Civilians

Posted on: March 10th, 2013

While the U.S. touts the capture of Bin Laden-s son in law, it is doing nothing to capture the killer of U.S. civilians living in Amman, Jordan.

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Europe Rolls Over for Hizbollah Blackmail

Posted on: March 8th, 2013

Why does Europe so fear labeling Hizbollah a terrorist organization?

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Remembering Rabbi Dr. David Hartman

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

The Jewish world last month lost a master melamed with the passing of Rabbi Dr. David Hartman. I lost a trusted teacher and guide. Fortunate was I for the opportunity to study at his feet and be invited into his inner circle.

When Unity Reigned In A Diverse Orthodox Community

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

In 2007 my parents decided it was time to downsize and sell their home of more than thirty years. To help them pack up and move into their new apartment, I returned to Cleveland to offer my assistance.

A Holocaust Pageant that Was too ‘Political’ for FDR

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

Shattering the wall of silence surrounding the Holocaust was the first crucial step in the process of mobilizing the American public against the slaughter.

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