Why the “Palestinians” will never agree to Peace
Since the inception of the “Land for Peace” initiative following the Six-Day War, Israel has made two official offers (there have likely been a few dozen discrete attempts) to create a…
Liberal Jews: More Dangerous than Other Enemies
There’s a long list of problems facing Israel right now. By far the two biggest are Iran and the “Palestinians.” While both emanate from the outside, neither would apply were…
Black Lives Matter and BDS: Exploited and Blind
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement formally allying itself with the BDS Boycott Divestment and Sanctions campaign, there has been an attempt on the part of Zionist activist…
Avigdor Lieberman: the Putin Model Israel is in Dire Need Of
It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Putin. At the same time, there’s something to be said for his policy of disregarding world opinion in favor of the…
“Some of my Best Friends are Arabs”: Why Racism is Bad for the Nationalist Movement
The worst anti-Semites in history have been known to claim they had “Jewish friends.” Some really did. There are Jews today who claim that they’re not racist simply tagbecause they have “Arab friends.”
Is Catherine Ashton of the EU: A. Smoking some extra-potent herb OR B. an anti-Semite?
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said today that she supports the Palestinian unity government. She went on to make the claim that the peace process (which is actively dead) should continue. Catherine also reiterated her support for a two-state “solution.”
Haveil Havelim–Week of the J’lem Marathon ‘n a Whole Lot of Other Thangs
So here we are again, hosting yet another Haveil Havelim. We find ourselves bowing to American pressure to release murderers with Jewish blood on their hands, unable to do much about the continuous abuse of Jewish rights on the Temple Mt., desperately pleading with the American president
The IDF: Most Humane Army in the World
One evening while studying Torah at Yeshivat Ha’mivtar in Efrat, we had a guest speaker who explained to us why the IDF is–and must remain–the most humane army in the world.
Is Boycotting Israel the Ethically Correct Thing to Do?
As an Israeli Jew, it hurts me to think that there are people out there who want to “boycott” my country. It hurts because I know that my country treats all its citizens; be they Jews or Arabs, Muslims or Christians, heterosexuals, or gays as equals.
Boycotting Israel Hurts Arab Interests
You’ve seen them by now: those pesky BDS’ers going around asking people to “boycott” Israel. It doesn’t make too much sense to a mature human being just based on the simple fact that most likely you’re boycotting your own computer or your own veggies, or better yet (or worse perhaps) your own cancer treatment
Naftali Bennett Disconnected from Religious-Zionist Electorate
Naftali Bennett earned a whopping 12 mandates in the last Knesset elections. This didn’t surprise anyone. He led a populist campaign based on the Israeli version of “You’re my bro.” He talked about unity, unity and more unity as if unity was everything and I gotta hand it to him: unity isn’t the “most important” think for Israel–it’s the only thing that really matters. But Bennett and his Jewish Home party have proven far from equal to the task of bringing unity to Israel.
Some Thoughts Prior to Shabbat Va’etchanan
The man had apparently been in some far-off part of the world–Morocco, I guessed, when two young Arabs approached him and told him to follow them. He realized they were armed and wanted to kill him.
How Will the Forced Exit of Egyptian President Morsi Affect Israel?
An anti-Morsi poster. (WikiMedia Commons)
An anti-Morsi poster. (WikiMedia Commons)
The stunning developments in Egypt, the most populous Arab country and Israel’s largest neighbor, have many wondering how the Jewish state will be affected.
Interview with Anett Haskia: Proud Arab Muslim Zionist
I met Anett Haskia, a woman I hadn’t previously heard of, on a pro-Israel Facebook page run by Cliff Pinto, a guy I’ve come to respect for his deep understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict and love for the Jewish people.