Dicey Diplomacy with Israel’s Gulf Allies

I told interlocutors in the Arabian Gulf last weekend that Israel firmly will assert its sovereignty and governance in the face of Israeli Arab and Palestinian lawlessness. That is what most Israelis expect of their new government! At the same time, I assured Israel’s Emirati and Bahraini allies that Israel will do so without racist incitement and delegitimizing rhetoric, and without crude demonstrations of its power, but rather with finely calibrated tools and from an approach of maximum willingness to dialogue. (I hope that I am right….)

Time for Israel to Untie from American Apron Strings

Deep changes in American society are a security risk for Israel.

Why this NON-Orthodox Jew is sticking with his Orthodox Siddur

If we want to create a new liturgy that stands a chance of becoming a lasting, vital contribution to Jewish spiritual life, we will not achieve this by going through the siddur with a red pen.

The Next Generation of Doctors: Diverse, Woke–and Incompetent

Instead of doctors being chosen for their ability to help patients, they're being chosen to make them feel represented.

The Forgotten Friendship: Israel and the Soviet Bloc: Part II: Soviet Rational For Supporting...

Without Soviet approval, there would have been no Czech arms sales to the Israelis for the War of Independence

‘No Problem with Having a Halachic State’

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Like Freud, are we in Denial about Danger of Antisemitism?

The great man failed to flee the Nazis until it was almost too late; we shouldn’t make the same mistake.

Just For Once

I was stunned at this sudden change of topic and tone. The warm and cozy shop suddenly seemed cold and threatening.

I Became a Jew in Jerusalem and Hebron

To be there is to return to the source of Jewish history in the promised land.

The Day My Car Was Hijacked – Very Slowly

"Just take me down the road!" A total stranger. An elderly man. It wasn't a question; it was a statement, an instruction.

Does Judaism=Zionism?

When we start Zionism’s clock with Abraham, we risk overgeneralizing the term.

Giving Thanks

Reaffirming 4 Centuries of the US-Israel Connection

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Remembering 3 Remarkable and Relevant Rabbis

Keeping our Sense of Humor While Fighting Antisemitism

Because Dave Chappelle plays in the very Jewish playground of comedy, it makes it that much harder to calibrate our response.

Governor Hochul Should Clear The Obstacles To The Mayor’s Crime-Fighting Plans

It is revealing that the mayor’s stress on crime is cited as a reason Rep. Zeldin came so close to defeating Gov. Hochul in overwhelmingly Democratic New York.

The ‘Two-State Solution’ Danger

Since the two-state solution has no practical relevance, why do people support it?

Will Shaked Get a 2nd Chance?

For a decade Shaked was the darling of the Right-even thought to have PM potential--but after a series of mistakes?

The Modern Orthodox Conundrum: Part Two – Why Is This Happening?

The shift, for many of those leaving Modern Orthodoxy, is not necessarily based on anger but rather on a general disconnect.

Reining In The Israeli High Court?

Significantly, the court invalidated major policy initiatives of the largely right-wing and religious Netanyahu-led governments from 2001 to 2021, triggering calls to rein in a court seen as encroaching on the powers of the legislature and the will of the electorate.

The Big Lie of Jewish Power

Recent events have proven that antisemitism is the only form of hate many Americans are willing to tolerate.

Mike Pompeo: Anti-Zionist Bias in Biden WH

In an interview with JNS, the former secretary of state chides Biden for policies on Israel, calls the FBI probe of Shireen Abu Akleh’s death “political” and says Netanyahu has the right to choose his cabinet ministers “full stop.”

TikTok: Time Is Running Out

The danger of this approach is obvious – that the app and all the collected data remain under the ownership of a Chinese company which, according to Chinese law, is required to provide this data to the Communist government upon request, at any time.

Fake News: What’s with Tucker Carlson, Kanye West, Harley Pasternak and Jew hatred?

Carlson told his audience Ye is “worth listening to.” Really?

The Russian-Turkish Bond to Harm the West

The Erdogan-Putin bond has two main pillars. One is pragmatism: They both strategically, politically and economically benefit. The other is ideological: They both hate Western civilization.

Can a New Coalition Return Our Religious Rights to the Temple Mount?

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