The Optical Illusion of Israel’s Political Center
In other words, the Center is a mishmash of ideas with a little bit of everything, which is intended to appeal to everyone while satisfying no one. It is a clutter of clichés and nothing more.
Cut U.S. Funding To The UN
In recent weeks the United Nations has gone on the warpath against Israel, defaming the Jewish state and providing aid and comfort to its enemies.
Time to Rebuild Northern Samaria
It is now time for Israel to complete this mission and rebuild the ruins of the four former Jewish communities that were so unjustly dismantled. Let Homesh, Sa-Nur, Ganim and Kadim rise again from the rubble!
A Farewell to Peace
With the stroke of his pen, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas sealed the fate of the peace process, effectively declaring an end to any chance of reaching an agreement with the Jewish state.
Jerusalem: Build, Baby, Build!
Israel this week took an important step toward strengthening Jerusalem and preventing any chance of its future division. Despite increasingly strident objections from the U.S., Europe and the Palestinians, the Jewish state is moving forward with plans to expand the capital’s Jewish population.
A Tale Of Two Housing Tenders
For the second time in the past three months, Israel on Sunday declared its intention to build over 1,000 housing units in areas beyond the 1967 lines.
Unholy Hypocrisy At The Western Wall
Last Friday, the Western Wall underwent an unwelcome transformation from sacred site to media circus as the group known as the Women of the Wall sought to hold a decidedly non-traditional prayer service.
A Cautionary Tale of European anti-Semitism
We have come to assume that, like the weather, all we can do in the face of European hatred of Jews is to shrug and move on with our lives.
Yamit: The Original Sin Of Expulsion
It was thirty years ago, in April 1982, that uniformed soldiers pledged to defend Israel and its citizens were given the order to uproot and destroy the Jewish community of Yamit in northern Sinai. And while it may have brought us three decades of a cold peace with Egypt, conceding the Sinai will likely prove to have been a colossal mistake.
The Success and Failure of Orthodox Judaism
More Torah is being studied on the continent than at any time since the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus.
Europe’s Hizbullah Hypocrisy
Only a unified and coherent E.U. stamp of disapproval can shut down Hizbullah's European lifeline.
The Invention Of Palestine
For the first time in recent memory, a prominent American politician has had the courage to speak some unvarnished truths about the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
When Israeli Journalists Cross The Line
Over the course of the past week, the Israeli media have been consumed by reports of an impending decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to launch a military strike against Iranian nuclear installations.
Stop Calling it the ‘Old Testament’
Depicting the Hebrew Bible as "ferocious" or cruel is not only an act of iniquity toward the text itself, but a hurtful affront to those who cherish its teachings and seek to abide by its commands.
How to Double the Aliyah Rate to Israel
Clearly, Israel needs to do more to attract aliyah, especially when so many potential immigrants are increasingly considering the possibility of emigrating from the lands of their birth.
Recalling the Menace of May 1967
The Jewish state owes no one an apology for facing down its foes and taking the territory which those very same enemies used as a platform from which to seek our destruction.
Europe’s Holocaust Amnesia
Speaking in his native German, Schulz used the opportunity to blast Israel.
Three Questions For ‘Peace Process’ Supporters
Sometimes the truth can be found in the oddest of places, if one knows where to look. Even in poll results.
A new study by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research bears this out.
Released last week, it raises three difficult questions for all those who continue to believe that Israel must make concessions to win peace with the Palestinians.
From Wannsee To Tehran
This week marks the seventieth anniversary of one of the most chilling events of the modern era.
Matzah as a Symbol of Jewish Heroism
Matzah is also a symbol of Jewish resistance and faith, one that was sanctified down through the generations by the sacrifices made by countless Jews to observe the precept even at times of national calamity.
Israel’s Culture Wars
Anyone who thought Israel was immune to the kind of divisive "culture wars" that have beset America in recent years was in for a rude awakening this past week.
Fundamentally Freund: Why Can’t Jews Pray Freely in the Jewish State?
It is bad enough that the police prohibit Jews from praying on the Temple Mount, but what gives them the authority to extend that dubious ban to include praying near it?
Build an Aliyah Museum
These Aliyah stories and others like them, such as the Prisoners of Zion who stood up to the Soviet Union and demanded freedom, deserve more than just being commemorated in books, stamps or newspaper articles. A national museum of aliyah, rich in videos, personal stories and artifacts, could serve as an invaluable tool for strengthening the nation's commitment to encouraging and absorbing future immigrants.
Stone Throwing Is also Terror
As I write these words, a Jewish toddler injured in a Palestinian terror attack is lying in a hospital bed struggling for her life.
Stop Funding Tel Aviv University
One of Israel’s leading universities seems to have lost its way.
In a move that is as incomprehensible as it is shameful, Tel Aviv University (TAU) agreed to allow a student group to hold a ceremony commemorating “Nakba Day,” when Palestinians bemoan the establishment of the state of Israel.
Does Hasbara Matter?
As the U.S. election season enters into high gear, an important Gallup poll released earlier this month offers Israel and its supporters much reason to cheer.
Open Microphones, Sealed Minds
For a brief moment last week, the world got to peek behind the diplomatic curtains and catch a glimpse of what the American and French presidents really think of Israel’s prime minister.
Five Reasons Jews Shouldn’t Vote For Obama
In six weeks, Americans will be going to the polls in what could prove to be one of the most fateful elections in decades.
When Journalism Can Kill
Ever since he vanished, the American government had repeatedly asserted that Levinson was a private businessman -- his own safety.
Saying No To ‘Palestine’
As the Palestinians press forward in international forums with their plans for statehood, a growing chorus of countries has expressed support for the move.