Global Ramifications of the Anti-Muslim Brotherhood Campaign in Egypt
Should the crackdown succeed in isolating, weakening, and destroying the Islamists, then others will replicate it elsewhere.
Legalizing Pot
I strongly believe in legalizing drugs, soft and hard, but I am wary of drugs of any kind.
Britain: ‘A World Capital for Islamic Finance’
"I want London to stand alongside Dubai and Kuala Lumpur as one of the great capitals of Islamic finance anywhere in the world." — David Cameron, Prime Minister, Great Britain.
Preparing for a Primal Struggle
Within Israel's decisional boundaries, diplomatic processes that are premised on assumptions of reason and rationality may soon need to be reconsidered.
‘Because It Says So in the Tow-raw!’
Mrs. Cohen displayed that simple, unquestioning, adamant adherence to Torah-true Judaism that typifies many of our German-Jewish brethren.
Nothing Legitimate about Antisemitic Slur
As frustrating as it may be for Israel’s critics, support for Zionism is baked into the DNA of American politics.
‘Every Day without Israeli Sovereignty Advances the Palestinian State’
Israel Prize Laureate Geula Cohen calls for accelerated and frequent action in the Knesset and outside of it until the “historical crack” is found, through which the application of Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria can be advanced.
On Turkey with Latkes and Metzitza B’Peh
The Jewish calendar is very slowly getting out of sync with the solar calendar, at a rate of 4 days per 1,000 years.
When Bush Recast U.S. Mideast Policy
George W. Bush has been getting some positive media coverage lately, with recent polls showing him at least as popular as his successor, Barack Obama, and a big new book about the Bush presidency by New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker (Days of Fire, Doubleday) portraying Bush as a much more hands-on chief executive than his detractors ever imagined.
Paul (Moshe) Reichmann, A”H
The Jewish Press joins Klal Yisrael in mourning the passing of Paul (Moshe) Reichmann, who emerged in the 1980s as the era’s foremost patron of yeshivas and Orthodox organizations in Israel, Canada and the United States.
Jewish Press Endorsements
We urge every eligible voter to go to the polls on November 5. Elected officials tend to pay attention to those who take the time to vote.
The Wyman Institute: A Decade Of Making A Difference
When Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in September to make the case for U.S. intervention in Syria, he offered a historical analogy.
Is Hanukkah a Minor Holiday?
If one has only enough money to afford either a cup of wine for Shabbat kiddush or oil for his Hanukkah lamp, the mitzvah of Hanukkah takes precedence.
The Growing Extremism of Reform Leader Eric Yoffie
None of this is a criticism of Reform Jews who are my brothers in every way.
Iran’s Terror Entity in Lebanon
One out of every ten homes in Lebanon now has a rocket launcher or Hezbollah weapons stored in it, according to Gilad Erdan, Israel's Home Front Defense Minister.
UNRWA’s Violations of Children’s Human Rights
UNRWA’s screening practices for beneficiaries and broader financial practices put them in potential violation of two U.S. laws.
A House Divided: the GOP Dialogue Continues
We are in uncharted territory today. The answers for the GOP going forward may not be found in the events of the past.
WSJ, Facebook, Intel, Amazed by Israel’s High Tech
Straight from the Jerusalem Boardroom #185, October 28, 2013
Abbas, Hamas, Flirting With Syria’s Assad
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's gestures toward President Bashar Assad will only bring him closer to Iran, Hizbollah and radical Palestinian groups that oppose any peace with Israel.
Consent Forms For Metzitzah B’Peh – Empowering Parents Or Interfering In Religious Practice?
In a recent Jewish Press op-ed article (“In Defense of Parental Consent for Metzizah B’Peh,” Oct. 18), the reader was asked to “imagine” (emphasis ours) what the author described as a “commonplace scenario" where parents who are ignorant about MBP have a child die as a result of this procedure.
US Losing Middle East Coalition
Lately, the pro-Western coalition has begun to crumble, and two key countries - Saudi Arabia and Egypt - are searching for a new political crutch.
The Saudi-American Rupture
Mustafa Alani, a Saudi foreign policy analyst, said: "We are learning from our enemies now how to treat the United States.”
Adelson ‘Bomb Iran’ Comment Exposes Double Standard (Full Video)
The reaction to his statement has been illuminating as to the double standards that are often employed on matters relating to Israel.
Saudi Arabia, the UN and the OIC
Saudi Arabia's rejection of a term on the UN Security Council likely reflects its view of itself as helping to establish an alternate international order based on Sharia law.
Cannabis and Liberty
This Sunday, my legislative proposal on medical marijuana will be brought to a vote in the Ministerial Legislative Committee.
Havdalah at Ari’s
I had heard singing from across the street several times at the end of Shabbos but hadn't realized the singing was a prelude to Havdalah.
