Bannon’s Israel Blind Spot: The Alliance He Misunderstands
Bannon claims that Bibi pushed for the attack on Iran for the most crass political motives, and in the process destabilized the region and brought the US into the mess.
Debating The Undebatable
Having devoted so much time myself to defending Israel since Oct 7, I’m beginning to question the value of these debates.
Gaza: The Palestinian Authority Is Not the Answer
The fact that the Israelis are still capturing terrorists decades after the PA agreed to fight Arab terrorism exposes the truth: the PA’s so-called anti-terror stance is a fraud.
A Year Combating Campus Antisemitism
These visits were not merely symbolic; they were listening tours. I sat down one-on-one with students, hosted roundtable discussions, and bore witness to their personal stories.
Towards Jihadist Pogroms in Europe?
Will people who criticize Islam be dragged through the courts by a desperate regime, while those who outspokenly fantasize about murdering Jews are granted a blank check?
Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire
Mamdani’s voters either are unaware or choose to ignore the failure of socialism around the globe for over a century. Worse, they ignore how socialism and communism always morph into the very fascism they decry.
A doozy of an anti-Netanyahu/Trump two-fer
The claim that the Israeli prime minister crafted the U.S. president’s Truth Social post is as laughable as it is a lie.
The ONLY thing that matters: Jewish Survival
That doesn’t mean we stop caring about other causes. It does mean we stop sacrificing ourselves at the altar of movements that see us as expendable.
No, You Don’t Understand
An Open Letter to Jews in the Diaspora
Parshat Korach: The Weight of War and the Strength to Stand
My father didn’t strut his rank; he carried it. Quietly, firmly, and with gravity. His leadership taught me that being a leader wasn’t about elevation, but rather it was about bearing the weight of others.
Strengthening the Flickering Flame of Life and Morality
Data shows that physical pain is not the primary motivator for choosing death. Rather, it is loss of autonomy, fear of being a burden, or the inability to engage in enjoyable activities.
Choosing Life in the Shelters in Israel
It's an act of heroism to go out to essential services, like a doctor's office, the pharmacy, the supermarket. You never know where you will be when the next alert goes off.
President Trump’s Decision: A Historic Turning Point for World Peace
Trump's decision to use military force to destroy Iran's nuclear weapons program is a historic turning point for world peace and the legacy of a president who has used
Faith’s Role in a Breakthrough Moment
This past week feels like more than just a miracle. It feels like a breakthrough moment in Jewish history. It seems as if Hashem hasn’t merely intervened but is actively relandscaping history and redrawing geopolitical realities.
Iran Is an Enemy of the United States
These extremists at both ends of the spectrum ignore that the Iranian regime has been attacking Americans for close to half a century. As Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared in November 2023, the chant Death to America! it is not just a slogan – it is a policy.
Is it so surprising that the US took action against Iran?
Decades in the making
‘When the Judges Ruled, There Was Famine’: Bible
Judges look harder to find procedural objections to policies and actions of which they disapprove.
Eliminating Iran’s Nuclear Sites Means No One Can Use Them Later
Trump's Churchillian Decision:
The Mullahs and Their Friends
Politics makes strange bedfellows. Israel makes stranger ones
Mocking Anti-Israel Protesters: A Critique
Mockery is not merely humor, harsh criticism or even a personal insult. It represents a cynical form of denigration that attempts to render its target devoid of value.
Mocking Anti-Israel Protesters: A Defense
Miss Thunberg, in the eyes of many, carries moral authority, without any need to actually articulate a moral argument. The mistaken assumption of gravitas and moral wisdom is very dangerous and has real-world consequences.
In the Miklat
For buildings like ours, built in the early 1970s, there are no mamad, no individual reinforced safe rooms in each apartment. There is instead a communal bomb shelter in the back of the building on the first floor, a miklat, a place of refuge.
Sterner Days
Calling what we have in our basement a safe room is frankly more than a bit generous, and not nearly large enough for all of the residents even of our small building. But we pile in.
War in Israel: Faith Written in the Heavens
We rely upon emunah to carry us forward, to walk us across the bridge of fear and uncertainty.
Iran Saw What Looked Like Weakness – Then Time Ran Out
The U.S. appeared afraid of escalation. The U.S. seemed to want a deal more than Iran did.
From bomb shelters to Tehran’s skies: Israel’s ancient struggle to survive
Israel’s enemies still believe it can be broken with rockets or rhetoric. They are wrong.
Getting Gazans Wrong: Understanding support for Hamas and 7 Oct. attacks
Policies concerning refugees, foreign aid and ceasefires must be informed by the reality that a large segment of Gaza’s population supports a terror group.
A revolution that targets Jews on American streets
Legacy media is complicit, featuring news stories that impugn Israel and whitewash anti-Jewish attacks by radical leftists and Islamists.
Praying for Miraculous Healing
Others categorically assert that you can’t pray for any healing that goes against nature. Why not?
Hatred from the Left: Raw, Racialized, and Relentless
It is well past time to drop the pretense that antisemitism only comes from those stomping in jackboots.