The Kid At The Back Of The Class
As I got older, those questions that I explored in Israel never went away, and I started researching and compiling answers.
The Orthodox Community Must Lead On Israel
It is also much easier to decry antisemitism than fight back against a pro-Palestinian movement that has become increasingly popular.
Anti-Zionism And The Critical Role Of The Gap Year In Israel
Incredibly, the Spies managed to convince the masses that they were incapable of conquering and settling in the Land.
For American Jews, the honeymoon is over
The anti-Semites are giving us a wake-up call: We can no longer afford to be complacent.
The Muddled Thinking of ‘Antiracism’
The goal of many on the left these days is not clarification but obfuscation, particularly on racial issues.
The Legal War: Hamas’ War Crimes and Israel’s Right to Self-Defense
The deliberate and cynical use by Hamas and Islamic Jihad of their own civilians as human shields, as well as their use of mosques, hospitals, schools, and private houses as weapons storage facilities and firing platforms, are severe war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law.
Why Israel NEEDS the Jerusalem Flag March
It’s true that Hamas views the march as a provocation, but then, Hamas sees the existence of a Jewish state as a provocation. Does that mean we should pack our bags?
The West’s Nauseating “Post-Truth” Over the Gaza War
In the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict in May, an American author was suspended by Twitter for comparing a Boston Globe cartoon to Nazi propaganda. NY Times writers who, in expressing their sorrow over the fact that “most of the children who died were Arabs,” are in fact admitting that they would be happier if most of the children who died were Israeli Jews.
Amid Questions About Abraham Accords, Israel’s Alliances In Europe Flourish (Daled Amos)
Far from being isolated, Israel has many allies and has formed alliances that have helped to prevent one-sided condemnation of Israel from the European Union.
The OLDEST Hatred Fulminates and Flourishes at 1600
How can Jews blind themselves to official antisemitism?
Fetters on Israel’s Political Passions
A straitjacket “change” coalition would be good for Israeli politics and society. National unity, however temporary and fragile, along with a change of leadership after 15 years, is necessary and worthwhile.
The Price of Friendship with Biden’s Washington
Leaders whose most important goal is maintaining friendly ties with the Biden administration will necessarily be less willing to approve operations that will anger it.
Why are SO many Israelis Angry with Naftali Bennett?
The head of Yamina has made himself an accomplice to what the right sees as the left’s take-down of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through illegitimate means.
When Scientists Support Hate, Racism and Antisemitism
Always employing the virtuous grandiloquence of “justice” and “rights,” Marxist ideas may be comforting to and mislead those who have not been exposed to them in their crystalline form.
Between Conflict and Containment: Jewish-Arab Relations in Israel
Both the Jewish discourse and the Arab discourse disregard the self-identification of many of Israel's Arab citizens as part of the Palestinian national collective.
Antisemitism Rages While Diaspora Jews Cling to their Bubble
While the scale and ferocity of the antisemitism now on display are indeed shocking, how can Jews possibly be surprised? The libelous demonization of Israel and the consequent rise in attacks on Diaspora Jews have been going on for decades.
On Farhud Day, Many Ask: Could It Happen Again?
Israel is fighting the same Hitler principles today as civilization was in the 1940s.
The President of World Jewry
A reflection on President Reuven ‘Ruby’ Rivlin, the world’s most popular Israeli president, as the nation prepares for his stepping down.
Left or Right, We Have no Other Country
Is there room for demonstrations, protests and debates? Absolutely. However, we need to maintain boundaries so the delicate fabric of Israeli society does not become unraveled in the name of politics.
Birkat Kohanim And The “Asajew” Jews
You cannot bless the people unless you love them, and that is not a feeling that can be summoned in just a moment.
When Hard News Hits Too Hard
Staying informed about current events, especially concerning Israel and the Jewish people, can feel like a very stressful full-time job.
When It’s Cool To Hate The Jews
For years, proportional to our population numbers, Jews have been the target of hate crimes far more than any other group, according to a study by the American Enterprise Institute based on the FBI’s hate crimes data.
Bring Hadar And Oron Home
The opportunity to redeem Jewish captives is extremely rare, but these days it has taken a macabre form.
Hamas Rains Rockets; NY Times Rains Rebuke of Israel
It was nothing less than a call to support the murder of Jews, published in the pages of the New York Times
The Deafening Silence of Biden’s Jews
The disappearance, possibly forever, of Democrat Jews who stand firmly for Israel
The Joy That Binds
No one says it’s too late when a man of any age has his first aliyah to the Torah after discovering, or rediscovering, his roots.
French Judiciary Frees Extremist Antisemitic Murderer
"[T]his affair... is also the illustration for those who might still need it, of the vital utility of Israel so that justice is done to the Jews all over the world.... due to the failure of French justice". — Raphaël Nisand French radio commentator, Tribune Juive, April 25, 2021.
What’s Worse Than Hamas Terror? Arabs Rioting in Arab-Israeli Communities
What is happening in Lod seems to be indicative of the larger problem happening in the Arab-Israeli communities, which affect Jewish communities and Israel as a whole.
Social Media Validates Antisemitism by Censoring EVERYTHING BUT Antisemitism
The current social media have the worst of both worlds: they censor material that is neither dangerous nor necessarily false; and then permit material which is both highly dangerous and demonstrably false.
Google, Amazon, and Israel in the NEW America
The tech giants’ organizational culture raises significant questions about the wisdom of granting them exclusive control over Israel’s government data for the next seven years.