A Message to American Jews: Don’t Run Away
I cannot stand with those people who are posting – all over social media – that Jews need to “leave America NOW, before it’s too late!”
The Emerging Arab Zionism
As Arabs increasingly turn towards Israel and survival, the West continues in the opposite direction.
The Ethics of Epidemic: 5 Practical Lessons from the Coronavirus Outbreak
We will make it through this. But the best way to prevent a future crisis is to learn from the last one. Aside from whatever medical safeguards we end up putting in place, we will serve our own best interests by learning the lessons of personal responsibility and discipline
New York Times Ignores Indoctrination Of Palestinian Youth
The New York Times’s Steven Erlanger had a lengthy feature in the paper’s March 12 edition about Palestinian youth, the “lost generation of Palestine: its most radical, most accepting of violence and most despairing.”
Quoting a dozen Palestinians, the article, entitled “Years of Strife and Lost Hope Scar Young Palestinian Lives” tells a story of disillusioned youngsters “stymied” by “stateless[ness]”, an economy that is “shutting down,” “Israeli checkpoints, barriers and closures” and interaction with “armed” Israelis – “soldiers and settlers.”
Four Things President Obama Should Tell Mahmoud Abbas
Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the SWC hopes President Obama will ask PA leader Mahmoud Abbas 4 important questions.
Is the Western Wall Judaism’s Holiest Site?
When did the Kotel become the holiest Jewish site? Historical evidence suggests that the Temple Mount was actually Judaism's "holy of holies," and that the Kotel's venerated position is a relatively late development with a more prosaic and even non-Jewish origin. Should these facts change the tenor of the debate about the Western Wall's future status?
Reborn Israel Has Settled the “Jewish Question”
Modern-day anti-Semites channel their Jew-hatred into the more politically correct avenue of so-called anti-Zionism. By conflating Zionism with racism and alleged human rights abuses, they attempt to delegitimize the very existence of the state of Israel.
From “Oz Tzion” to “Breaking the Silence”: Where is the Zionist Left?
The events in which Leftists choose to participate, just like those that have become a solo display of the Right, raise the question of where the Zionist Left is standing.
The National Security Implications of the Revolt Against Judicial Reform
Some of my fellow generals have crossed the red line.
ADL Chief’s Disingenuous Epiphany about Left-wing Antisemitism
Lest one was tempted by Jonathan Greenblatt’s recent op-ed to give him credit for doing his job, he made sure to let his leanings come out in the conclusion.
America Can Prosecute Terrorists Freed By Israel
On August 9, 2001, Ahlam Tamimi, a member of Hamas, drove a suicide bomber to the Sbarro restaurant in the heart of Jerusalem, where the bomber blew himself up, killing 15 people including Judy Greenbaum, an American citizen from New Jersey.
The Battle Of Beilingrad
If Israel is ever destroyed, Yossi Beilin will have more than his fair share of responsibilityfor it, second only to Shimon Peres himself.
We are ALL ‘Settlers’
Descendants of conquerors the world over should take a long look in the mirror.
Israel’s Government Must NOT Reward Bad Behavior
The coalition depends on the votes of the Ra’am Party, so it is about to pass a law that effectively rewards illegal Arab construction.
America’s ‘Silver Platter’
After Israel’s War of Independence, poet Nathan Alterman famously memorialized those who fell in that struggle in his poem “Magash Hakesef” – “The Silver Platter.” The reference was to a statement by the country’s first president that no one was going to hand the Jews a state “on a silver platter.” In other words, it would have to be earned by sweat and blood.
Reform of the Judicial System
In recent decades there has been a judicial change in Israel. The judiciary interpreted the laws according to the agendas and values they have adopted, often contrary to the position of the elected officials in the Knesset and the government
Neither Israel nor America is Perfect
Americans – including American Jews – and world leaders would be apt to refrain from giving Israel directions
Ben & Jerry’s Joins Long List of Failed Israel Boycotts
Boycott supporters don't really want to isolate just settlements; their goal is the erasure of Israel.
The “Two-State Solution” as Panacea Never Fades Away
Pres.t Biden showed strong support for Israel during his recent visit but never explained how the "two-state solution" would be possible without damaging Jordanian and Israeli security.
A Flight Guide to Middle East Politics
The flight schedules of the major airports in the states of the Middle East provide an excellent window into regional politics. The absence of air traffic between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to Iran reflects the tacit alliance of the three, while the abundance of connections between Istanbul and Qatar and Iranian destinations reflects the counter-Sunni alliance. Flight data also help us to gauge the extent to which Assad’s Syria has been restored.
Maybe One Side Really Doesn’t Want Peace
As I write this, U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is here in Israel again, and it's not stirring much excitement or even interest.
On Sunday he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with the latter saying Mitchell had "interesting ideas" on how to get Israeli-Palestinian talks going again but not saying what the ideas were.
Israel’s Independence Day: We Have a Lot to Celebrate
We have cause to celebrate the ingathering of our exiles, ranging from broken survivors of concentration camps to Ethiopian Jews – and the nation's extraordinary success
Hashomer Hachadash Mourning its Volunteer, Rina Dee (HYD)
The 15-year-old “had a special love for the land.”
Trump Immigration Rules – A Proposal
These illegals cannot be expected or trusted to integrate into our society as law abiding residents, and so should never be rewarded for their initial or subsequent unlawful behavior.
Biden Administration and the Two-State Delusion
This is not the first poll to show that a majority of Palestinians oppose the "two-state solution." That is because they are clamoring for a Palestinian state not alongside Israel, but instead of Israel.
Tony Judt And The Velvet Genocide
In the New York Review of Books back in 2003, Tony Judt published his view that the Jewish state should be deleted. This was the predicate of his proposal to reanimate the corpse of the one-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Steeped in academic authority and writing during the overlap of the second Intifada with Bush's invasion of Iraq, Judt argued that Israel was a harmful anachronism. He was not the first to express an abolitionist anti-Zionism, but his prestige and timing led him to become the celebrity spokesman for the internationalist case against Israel.
A Yarmulke-Wearing Professor Bids Farewell
I tried to impart to students the value of citizenship participation, hard work, and community.
The Cubs Will Win the Series before ObamaCare Enrolls Enough Members
The scary part is that the uninsured are not showing up.
Abbas and the Munich Massacre: Time to Face the Truth
“Black September” was a fiction—so says the U.S. State Department.
We’re #1: Israeli Baseball Finishes First
The win at the European Championship qualifiers in Stockholm qualifies team Israel for a place in next summer’s prestigious U18 European Championships.