Israel Welcomes Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib
Israel realizes that tolerating criticism does not reflect vacillation, but open-mindedness and an opportunity to highlight critical data, as was the case in prior visits of US legislators known for their criticism of Israel.
Rosh Hashanah (New Year) Guide for the Perplexed, 2021
Wishing you a healthy, challenging and rewarding year
Israel-Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Issue
A deterring Israel is a cardinal national security asset for Saudi Arabia.
Who Were the 1948 Arab Refugees?
Most Arabs in British Mandate Palestine – and most of the 320,000 1948 Arab refugees - were migrant workers and descendants of the 1831-1947 Muslim immigrants from Arab countries
Guide for the Perplexed: Rosh Hashanah 2023
Shana Tova
Blinken Misreads Mid East
Blinken's misreading of the situation in the region undermines U.S. interests in general and regional peace and stability in particular.
The Deeper Meanings of Shavuot
Shavuot reflects the centrality of 'seven' in Judaism.
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Wishing all a healthy and festive Sukkot
Israel: Cybersecurity Powerhouse
Israel has become a cybersecurity powerhouse, creating more than 300 cybersecurity startups, exporting in 2016 $6.5BN in cybersecurity products
The Ninth Day of Av: Most Calamitous Jewish Day
The black hole of the Jewish year
Israel – Island of Success
Israel's economy had a robust 2017 and next year looks even brighter!
President Biden and the Muslim Brotherhood Trap
Will they persist in their attempt to subordinate the intrinsically perfidious, despotic, intolerant, violent and unpredictable Middle East to noble core Western values?
Shavou’ot (Pentecost) Guide for the Perplexed, 2020
Chag Sameach!
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Guide for the Perplexed, 2021
Yom Kippur is considered to be a Super Sabbath (Shabbat Shabbaton in Hebrew) – a soul-searching opportunity for pious and evil people alike.
Arab Migration Shaped Palestinian Sciety
The name “Palestine” is not related to Arab/Muslim culture. Arabs have not been in the Land of Israel (Palestine) from time immemorial.
Shavou’ot (Pentecost): Guide for the Perplexed, 2022
Wishing all a wonderful Holiday-
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
Some history, some fun facts, some Halacha and... Next Year in Jerusalem
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed
Wishing you a year top heavy on health, modesty, challenge and reward.
Israel Supported US Repeatedly Over the Years
The Jewish state has given the United States invaluable intelligence and military expertise, and protects American interests in the Middle East.
No Arab Demographic Time Bomb
Demographic reality defies conventional wisdom
Innovation Drives Israel’s Economy
Israel is growing through brain-power.
Surging: Israel’s Economy
Blue and White is in the black and the future is looking rosy
2021 Afghanistan is NOT 1975 Vietnam
Unlike in 1975, the U.S. now faces only the choice of whether to confront the enemy on their own territory or on American soil.
2022 Demographic Update – Solid Jewish Majority
Best News: Jews are Solid in Israel
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
Wishing all a Happy Passover!
Israel’s Economy Praised by the Economist Intelligence Unit
Continued strength of the Israeli economy
Tom Friedman – Mistaken or Disingenuous?
Maybe just malevolent?
1620-2020: the 400th Anniversary of the US-Israel Alliance
The Mayflower passengers were inspired by the Old Testament, referring to their departure from England as the “Modern Day Exodus;” the sailing across the Atlantic Ocean as the “Modern Day Parting of the Sea;” and the New World as the “Modern Day Promised Land” and the “New Israel.” They considered themselves the “Modern Day Chosen People.”
Passover Guide for the Perplexed 2024
11. Jerusalem is mentioned three times in the annual story of Passover (Haggadah), which is concluded by the vow: "Next Year in the reconstructed Jerusalem!"
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed
Yom Kippur aims at coalescing the entire Jewish public – not just observant Jews - around critical values
