New Strategic National Park in Eastern Jerusalem
National park status is, unfortunately, not an ironclad guarantee against Arab encroachment.
Israel’s Strategic Options at the Eleventh Hour
Still facing an effectively unhindered nuclear threat from Iran, Israel will soon need to choose between two strategic options.
Twisting Truth for the Sake of Peace
God decided to cast Truth down to earth and went on to create the world.
Neshama Carlebach and the Politics of God
The late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach did not belong to any religious movement, but his daughter Neshama now belongs.
The Persistent Mr. Kerry
Apparently there has been no let-up in Secretary of State Kerry’s drive to bring about a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians within the nine-month period he prescribed last year, which ends in April 2014.
Reconsidering Iran Policy
Much attention has properly been paid to the problems inherent in the provisions of the Geneva agreement struck with Iran. There are substantial loopholes that allow Iran to run trucks through its commitments and Iran seems to have been able to blunt the full court press that had been mounted against it in the form of economic sanctions and threats of military force.
What To Do When 150 Million Europeans Hate Israel: An Interview with Dr. Manfred...
All these polls asked either “Do you agree that Israel is conducting a war of extermination against the Palestinians?” or, alternatively, “Do you agree Israel behaves toward the Palestinians like the Nazis do?”
You’re Jewish – But Do You Believe In God?
Of course, believing in God doesn’t make one Jewish. Many people identify themselves as Jews for a host of reasons other than believing in the God of Israel, and they are just as Jewish as the most pious Jew. Being Jewish is a birthright, not a belief right. According to halacha, anyone born of a Jewish mother is Jewish. Period.
J Street’s Blindness, Mohammed’s Dream and Israel’s Nightmare
We live in a world where a people returning to it’s ancestral home is accused of occupation, and redemption has become colonialism.
Oxytocin’s Effect on the Shidduch Crisis
In mainstream America, people believe in instant romance and not physically keeping to oneself prior to marriage.
The Ferocious Fight for Israel
I have heard many Rabbis tell me that they don’t wish to dirty their hands by getting involved in political matters.
How to Read or Watch TV about the Real Middle East
Does anyone think the Palestinian Authority will resist daily attacks from Hamas and Fatah radicals?
The Tale of the Brave Soldier from Auschwitz
“Arise, Reb Yechiel—honored with the firing of one bomb!”
Do You Think the Wrong Thing?!
Larger and larger swaths of people in the West keep coming back with the wrong opinion.
Behind the South African Translator Scandal
Secret Service security arrangements were overruled.
God Bless You, Mr. Dershowitz
I was touched by his words on the struggle to stand up for Israel.
Iran’s S-300 Missile’s 1,240 Mile Range War Dance
A key component of the Geneva Accords between the 5+1 and Tehran is limiting the latter' striking range to Middle Eastern targets.
Snowy Shabbat in Bat Ayin
Shortly before the afternoon service began, the lights and heat went on in the synagogue.
The Palestinian Refugees: a Reality Check
The birth of the Palestinian refugee phenomenon, in the form of a massive Arab flight, occurred during the Arab riots of 1936-39.
The Neo-Mandate Solution to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Obama Administration plan is very simple, assuming that everything goes smoothly–which of course it will not.
My Big Black Hole
You don't see my kind of loss in America as much as you do here, in Israel.
Haaretz and the Rules of Good Journalism: the Saga Continues
Gideon Levy ignores the fact that Germany, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S. were by far the biggest traders with the apartheid regime, choosing instead to focus on Israel.
Wake Up and Smell the Iranian Coffee
The more severe scenario of a nuclear Iran is that the Iranians will not even need to go to war.
Irony and Intuition: Understanding Israel’s Best Philosophy of Survival
For states, as for individuals, fear and reality go together naturally.
How Mandela Eased Doubts Among Jewish Leaders
I first met Mandela in Geneva in 1990 as part of a delegation of American Jewish leaders.
A Blueprint for More Affordable Jewish Day School Education
How much wealth exists in the American Orthodox community?