Confronting Auschwitz and Birkenau
Hope is a vital part of visiting the death camps in Europe.
Will Sara Forgive Bennett? Will Yair Adopt Mofaz?
The problem at this relatively early stage of the game is that even the people at the top don't yet know where they’re headed.
The Truth About Benghazi Makes a Difference (Video)
It makes a difference that we have people in government who can show why and what happened in Benghazi, in Cairo and across the region.
Syria: The Main Middle East Crisis in 2013
Once the rebels start consolidating rule, as happened in Egypt, there will be increasing examples radical Islamist control which the West will ignore.
Interpreting the Signs in Northern Jerusalem
Amid an intense Israeli election campaign in which "keeping Jerusalem united" figured prominent as a key issue, the question continues to crop up: Is Jerusalem already being divided?
Pillar of Defense: Separating Appearance from Reality
When terrorists represent populations that enthusiastically support their attacks, responsibility for ensuing counter-terrorist harm must lie with the criminals.
Strangers in their Own Land
Israel’s forced Evacuation/Compensation law for Jews was considered to be legitimate, but when I propose that the same principle be applied for Arabs, it is derided as unrealistic.
When Bibi Did Teshuvah
I’m writing this on the day before Israelis vote for our Knesset, but one thing I can presume is that unless a cow is seen jumping over our ten-day-old new moon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be asked by Israel’s president, Shimon Peres, to form the next government.
From the US to Israel, Conservatives Stumble
Conservative movements and parties cannibalize themselves.
Sen. Schumer’s Unseemly Haste
We were dismayed by the sudden announcement last week by New York’s senior U.S. senator, Charles Schumer, that he would support President Obama’s nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense.
The Storm Brewing In Northern Africa
As it now appears, the recent terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi was not an anomaly but rather the tip of a growing iceberg.
Morsi’s Anti-Semitism Reveals More About Us Than Him
It’s a story that began with an eagle-eyed Jewish blogger who writes under the pseudonym “Challah Hu Akbar” and progressed all the way to the White House. In the process, it has reignited the debate as to whether Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohamed Morsi, is really the pragmatic moderate many believe him to be.
Rush To Judgment
This much we know: as soon as the story broke last month that a former teacher at a well-known Jewish educational institution stood accused of abusing students there decades ago, the teacher’s life changed forever. His employers saw it (he was immediately suspended from his current job), his friends, family and associates would soon learn of it, and anyone who searches the web could now forever find it. His fate was sealed.
A Tree Will Only Be As Strong As Its Roots
As a genetic counselor who advocates for pre-conception genetic testing, I take the roots-to-tree metaphor very seriously. I believe that in order to sustain a healthy community, the roots of the community have the responsibility of relaying just how important genetic testing is.
Video Violence And The Slaughter Of Children
Murderous violence has been with us since the generation after Adam and Eve first trudged, ashamed and burdened, east of Eden, banished from the Garden because of their disobedience. Few things through the ages have defined us so much as our ability to visit horrific cruelty upon our fellows.
Interviewing The Interviewer: A Conversation with Jewish Press Staff Reporter Elliot Resnick
Resnick has collected five dozen of his best interviews in book format. Called “Movers and Shakers: Sixty Prominent Personalities Speak Their Mind on Tape” (Brenn Books), the collection includes updates on nearly every interviewee plus several questions that never appeared in The Jewish Press.
Israel’s Election: A Preliminary Analysis
Attention now turns to the question of how Netanyahu can put together a coalition that will hold 61 seats, a majority needed to form a government.
Obama’s Anti-Zionism
Daniel Pipes: I predicted that 'Israel's troubles will really begin' should Obama win a second term. These have begun; Jerusalem, brace for a rough four years.
White House Response to Morsi’s Vitriol Reveals Its Policy Rationale
The US government will provide arms, money, and diplomatic support to a regime whose ruling forces openly evince hysterical antisemitism and call for genocide against Israel.
Why Bibi is Not Intimidated by Obama
What is better, a popular Israel riddled with dead Jews or an unpopular Israel filled with living ones?
Why I am Voting Likud
The Likud has achieved much over the last four years for settlements and the nation, and aside from his silly insistence on the two-state solution, Netanyahu has been a pretty good Prime Minister.
Who Am I Voting For, and How Should You Vote?
At JewishPress.com we’ve spent countless hours discussing the pros and cons of voting for each particular party. Now we'll share some of the discussions that have made this election decision such a difficult one.
Algerian Hostage Crisis Proves Al-Qaida is Not Dead
An organization that can seize about 1,000 hostages in the middle of Algeria, a country whose regime has been so tough on radical Islamists, is not dead.
The Next UN-Israel Showdown
If Israel fails to show up for UPR, this may force the HRC to end the stranglehold of abusive regimes over the institution and implement long overdue reforms.
Facebook’s ‘Accidental Mistake’
One can only hope that the same Facebook employee who "accidentally" removed the article will make the same mistake and close down accounts belonging to terrorist organizations and their leaders.
Bad Boy
"My engagement in medicine has taught me that in order to heal one must come in contact with the most repulsive things you can imagine."