Pompeo, AIPAC and Jewish American Priorities
For the Europeans and the American left, the term “settlement” is a password that opens Pandora’s Box of anti-Semitism. Pompeo took their buzzword away.
President Biden, Don’t Extradite Tounkara to Senegal!
Sending Ousmane Tounkara to the Senegalese government is paramount to having him tortured and even assassinated.
From Shame To Pride
The very fact that I now clearly see what we stand for. I saw it before, but for some reason, since October 7, rather than feel ashamed to be a Jew, I feel even prouder.
Changing the Battlefield
The unwillingness of the Obama administration to label the September occupation of American diplomatic facilities in Cairo and Benghazi, and the murder of an American diplomat "acts of war" make this an opportune moment to consider two lessons emanating from more than a decade of warfare in the Arab and Moslem world.
Abbas’s Empty, Worn-out Threats
The Palestinian president’s hollow rhetoric is hardly a reason to bury the government’s plan to apply Israeli law to the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and to the Jordan Valley.
Justice Ginsburg’s Yom Kippur Moment
We should not make that lawyer choose between observing his or her faith and appearing before the Court.
Does Biden’s Sojourn Signal Return to ‘Old’ Middle East?
'Free World Leader' described the JCPOA as “a nuclear deal that was working,” and bemoaned that America under Trump “found itself isolated and alone” for condemning Iranian nuclear activity. Let that sink in.
How Israeli Settlements Became ‘Illegal’
Adopted in 1945, the UN Charter (Article 80) states: "… nothing in this Chapter shall be construed in or of itself to alter in any manner the rights whatsoever of any states or any peoples or the terms of existing international instruments to which Members of the United Nations may respectively be parties."
Breaking News: Women’s March Dumps Zahra Billoo
Zahra Billoo's tenure as a board member for the national Women's March lasted three days. Three days too long.
Qatar, The EU, And Illegal Palestinian Settlements
And who is paying for this Arab attempt to strangle Jerusalem and illegally occupy large parts of the historic Jewish homeland? “It’s funded mainly by the EU and Qatar,”
Jews Must Fight For a Moral Country
When immorality is ensconced in law, a line is crossed.
Overhauling Orthodox Education To Make Better Jews
I am in shock.
A friend of mine was visiting the United States and his ride to the airport for his return flight to Israel fell through. At the last minute he needed to find a ride to a terminal that was 50 minutes away in order to catch a bus to New York City where he would then take a shuttle to the airport.
We Recognize Haman. Where Are Mordechai and Esther?
Today’s Persians running Iran’s Islamic revolutionary regime consistently declare their intention to annihilate Israel and are building the capacity for nuclear weapons to achieve that infernal aim. And then, there’s the Western media and academia …
Berlin: Capital of European Antisemitism
Berlin has surpassed Malmö as Europe’s antisemitism capital, with a wide variety of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel attitudes on display. They include dozens of cases of physical aggression against Jews, including rabbis. Jewish pupils have had to leave public schools. Thirty-five percent of Berliners view Israelis as analogous to Nazis. An Al-Quds Day march takes place annually that calls for the destruction of Israel. Both the municipality and the federal government are two-faced about the problem of antisemitism.
Satanic Stabbing of Salman Rushdie and the Dangerous Deal
Biden should consider the assault to be a metaphor for the dangers inherent in the West’s falling prey to the deadly machine that emboldened the terrorist from New J
The Debate About Secular Studies
The modern Orthodox world (Yeshiva University, Touro, Skokie and other institutions) has long ago made its peace with secular learning. Even Ner Yisrael offers a program with Loyola University. But most of the yeshivish veldt is still wrestling with this issue.
India must Follow Israel in Dismantling Terror Camps
Modi likened the Indian Army’s recent strikes against terrorism as “no less than the Israel Army.” He must therefore give India's defense forces the autonomy Israeli leadership gives to its own forces
Trump Had Right to Withhold Ukraine Funds: GAO is Wrong
If Congress and its GAO truly believe that President Trump violated the law, let them go to court and seek the civil remedy provided by the law.
Without This Amendment, Corker-Cardin Will Likely Do More Harm Than Good
“Congress Must Approve of Any Iran Deal”
Abuse Survivors: Please Don’t Suffer Alone
According to reports circulating in the media and on the Internet, the recent tragic passing of yet another young person in our community may have stemmed at least in part from the trauma of childhood abuse.
Israel’s Invisible Enemies
Radical sub-state actors are able to exercise full control of the territories they govern yet make themselves almost invisible when they choose to do so. As recent events in Gaza showed, this ability serves them not only on the military front but also in the arenas of diplomacy and public influence.
Why Won’t the British Left Pick on Someone Else?
Israel is the only Middle Eastern country to uphold all the rights the Labour Party claims to hold precious. Yet, Israel is the only country in the world that the Labour party reserves for its censure, while other countries are ignored, mildly rebuked or even cosied up to.
Ten Commandments That Must Be Broken
In passing Resolution 1850 on December 19, 2008, the United Nations Security Council solemnly noted that “lasting peace can only be based on an enduring commitment to mutual recognition, freedom from violence, incitement and terror and the two-State solution….”
How the ‘Settler Violence’ Campaign Works
One of the many distressing aspects of the campaign to criminalize Israeli civilians is that it’s apparently the first target. The next one? The IDF.
Chanukah Miracles: The Little Dreidel
Step into my library and you see countless reminders that miracles surround us, here, there, and everywhere. No matter where we look, our lives are touched by miracles. Our lives are miracles.
Misplaced Empathy Amidst Anti-Jewish Terror
NY Times correspondent Rudoren's persistent white-washing of pogroms by Palestinians is just obscene
Purim Drink and Diplomacy
Trump already has helped Israel regain a significant degree of defensive strength by rejecting ‘daylight’ as strategic policy, instead warmly embracing Netanyahu as an intimate ally. L'Chaim!
Hayut’s War: No Justice for Israeli Democracy.
The Supreme Court president has transformed the court into a super-legislator, empowered to dictate the terms of laws to the people’s elected representatives, based on the values of the justices
Israeli ‘Occupation’ and the ROLV Fallacy
There is a widespread misconception that the Middle East conflict is complicated. In fact, it is really rather simple.
Indeed, one can basically summarize and explain the entire conflict in the context of the words "occupation" or "occupied territories" and people’s beliefs about the effects of such "occupation."