We Must Expand Outreach To Evangelicals, Despite The Risks
If more Jews, especially frum Jews who believe in the Torah, boldly reach out to our Evangelical friends, we can transform Israel from the most hated country in the world into the most beloved.
Israel’s Unique Public Diplomacy Dilemma
The reason sympathy for Israel metamorphizes to hostility
Kicking the Can Down the Road Again
Bennett must beware Biden’s bearhug as the president tries to bunt the Iran nuclear problem to somebody else’s “watch.”
Something is Sinking, and It’s Not Just the Dead Sea
Fake News and Jew-Hate in Europe and the Media
If Critical Race Theory is Correct, is America Worth Defending?
If CRT becomes the new orthodoxy at West Point and other educational institutions, in federal bureaucracies and corporate America, increased racial division, animosity and conflict will inevitably result.
How Biden Funds Palestinian Terrorists
The pro-Palestinian wing of the Democratic Party will make sure that the money flows to Gaza, come hell or high water.
Ex ISIS Brides Further Link IHH Aid Organization to Terrorists
But if the Mavi Marmara incident is the best-known, it is far from the only attack that IHH members have engaged in
How Many Gaza Arabs Were Killed by Hamas Rockets?
The death and destruction caused is, of course, usually blamed on Israel. The question addressed here is how many Palestinians are likely to have been killed by these errant Palestinian rockets in May
Supreme Court Cheerleads for First Amendment
[The decision] sends a powerful message that the Supreme Court is still in the business of protecting offensive speech, even as big tech, universities and many progressives have tried to justify pervasive censorship of speech with which they disagree.
The Muslim Brotherhood Inside the Israeli Government
In an attempt to justify breaking his repeated promises not to form a government with the support of the United Arab List (Ra’am) because of its opposition to Israel’s existence and backing of Palestinian terror organizations, new PM Naftali Bennett is portraying Ra’am as a pragmatic Islamic party seeking to advance the interests of the Israeli Arab sector. But pragmatism must not be confused with moderation.
Movement Against Critical Race Theory is Deeply Necessary
The grassroots pushback against critical race theory is rooted in the best of the American tradition.
American Antisemitism; Israeli Paralysis
All signs indicate that the new Lapid-Bennett government is constitutionally incapable of contending with the problem of Jew hatred in America.
Challenges to Gaza Ceasefire Are Arising Quickly
Hamas will always prioritize its radical ideological and political objectives over pragmatic considerations whenever those two factors come into conflict. As Israeli decision makers monitor Hamas’s renewed efforts at force build-up following Operation Guardian of the Walls, they face dilemmas as they look for “least-worst” options.
The Irrational Faith in Reason of the Liberal Intellectual
As enemies of the West ratchet up their aggression, the more determined the Biden administration becomes to appease them.
The ‘Right’ Way to be Antisemitic, According to Human Rights Watch
The assailants in Los Angeles were referred to merely as “a group,” while the attackers in New York City were simply “assailants.” No more detail was provided.
All Eyes On Us
My son had put into words a phenomenon I’d noticed since stepping into the Orthodox world 15 years ago: appearance as the measure of Jewishness.
Concessions to Hamas Lead to Violence; Holding Firm Leads to Calm
Israeli concessions in Jerusalem led to the recent outbreak of serious fighting, but insisting on the flag parade led to relative calm. Will the new leadership of Bennett and Lapid take this to heart, or will Israelis pay the costs of a misguided belief in concessions?
A Year Of Covid Precautions In Some Of Our Shuls
This was not my office where we controlled who came in and out and everyone was masked. This was the wild West, uncharted territory.
The Case For Psychology And Torah Together
He seems to conflate different subfields of psychology, assuming that a critique of one would automatically spill over to others.
‘The Golden Age of American Jewry is OVER’
The unprecedented uptick in antisemitism in the United States is forcing even the most ardent American Jews to reconsider whether the future that awaits them is as prosperous and safe as they thought it would be.
Endangered Species
Much of Jewish leadership is failing its people, as the infiltration of the Marxist doctrine in our public and private schools may be the far stronger influence. Although this essay is specific, the failure extends to American churches.
US Jews Know Anti-Semitism When We See It
The Jerusalem Declaration’s extremely narrow wording effectively excuses most anti-Israel vitriol as being just “criticism of Israeli policies.”
Pursuing A Two State Solution Will Not Bring Peace
In any other context this very question would stand out for its fundamental absurdity.
Historically, Jews Always Have To Give Up Something To Be Accepted — This Time...
Hate is hate.
Except when that hate targets Jews.
Then it's legitimate complaint.
Facing Up To The Festering Iran Crisis
Led by the United States, the Western powers then called for a halt to Iran’s production of the essential components of nuclear weapon development.
The Recent Gaza War: 10 Lessons Learned
Only time will tell whether Israel has successfully bought itself some time before it needs to “mow the grass” in Gaza again. In the meantime, it must learn from what transpired in “Operation Guardian of the Walls.”
Saying Goodbye To Politics
Is every political issue I want to fight for worth sacrificing my mental health?
Palestinianism is Opening up a Posthumous Nazi Front Against Jews
In the United Kingdom, a strategy of cultural manipulation and intimidation threatens to push politicians into hostility towards Israel, and it is actively imperiling the security of British Jews.
Imagining a World Without US Primacy
The shrinking of the American presence in Eurasia will accelerate the creation of new spheres of influence. The US will still be a prominent player, but its power will be significantly curtailed and the global institutions it has built will decay—the inevitable result of illiberal states ganging up on the last remnants of the liberal order remaining in the heart of Eurasia.
Israel’s New Government Is Among the Most Diverse in the History of Democracies
Stay tuned to see how the now government manages to survive the challenges of diversity. In the meantime, however, stop singling out Israel for demonization by mislabeling it as apartheid or undemocratic.