Analysis & Opinion

Opinion: Why are Jews honoring journalist who says they ‘control White House’?

Giving an honor to somebody like Thomas Friedman, who slanders Israel and the American Jewish community, sends a message to all potential slanderers that Jews are fair game.

October 16, 2019

Opinion: Why do anti-Semites hate Jews? Don’t overthink it

The emphasis post-Halle mustn’t be more of the same skewed analysis that looks to attribute all evil to political opponents. What is needed is a concerted effort to root out anti-Semitism in its many guises.

October 11, 2019

Opinion: Kissinger’s record on Israel renders him unfit to speak at Jewish conference

‘If it were not for the accident of my birth, I would be anti-Semitic,’ Kissinger once quipped.

October 11, 2019

Analysis: The dark side of ‘America First’ should worry Israel

Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds to the Turks doesn’t mean that he will also abandon the region to Iran. But Netanyahu and the Arab states have to be alarmed.

October 10, 2019

Opinion: Zionism is national movement of repentance without precedent in history

The Zionism of the founders, and of believing Jews throughout history, was a Zionism of yearning for a biblical return, a national movement of repentance without precedent in the history of humanity.

October 8, 2019

Stealing the Holocaust away from its Jewish victims

Britain’s academic Left expunges Jews from the Holocaust.

October 7, 2019

Opinion: American Jewry must jettison progressivism to fight anti-Semitism

'The more strongly liberal Jews embrace progressivism, the less capable they become of defending their Judaism,' Caroline Glick writes.

October 7, 2019

Anti-Israel ‘Human Rights Watch’ links to BDS are overwhelming

Amicus briefs filed by Israeli watchdog groups (including NGO Monitor), includes overwhelming evidence of Shakir’s BDS activity.

September 28, 2019

Nadav Elhadad, a writer at the Mount Sinai Institute writes a Sefer Torah (Torah Scroll) in the Northern Israeli city of Tzfat, June 13, 2019.

Opinion: Why do Jews drift away from Judaism?

Jews have long had a tendency to fall in love with people who do not love them.

September 26, 2019

Anti-Semite Billoo lashes out after being dumped by Women’s March

Zahra Billoo, ejected from board of the Women's March, said she was the victim of 'an Islamophobic smear campaign.'

September 22, 2019

Analysis: What does Netanyahu’s annexation plan mean for the two-state solution?

What does a potential annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria mean for the internationally advocated two-state solution?

September 16, 2019

Islamist-inspired terrorism returns to Yemen

So long as terror groups are able to act with impunity in Yemen, the more remote are the prospects of ending this dreadful conflict anytime soon.

September 16, 2019

Opinion: Who on earth wants to break up the Netanyahu-Trump team?

In Trump, Israel never had such a friend, and Netanyahu never had such a partner. (Reposted with permission of Arutz7.)

September 15, 2019

Swedish Minister Of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallstrom

Analysis: What does FM Wallstrom’s departure mean for Swedish-Israeli relations?

It appears that Sweden may simply be replacing one anti-Israel foreign minister with another.

September 15, 2019

Analysis: What does Bolton’s exit mean for U.S. policy on Israel and Iran?

With Bolton ousted as national security advisor, what are the ramifications for the Trump administration's approach to Israel.

September 12, 2019

Opinion: Omar, Tlaib, and Israel’s non-existent anti-propaganda agency

Had an Israeli anti-propaganda agency existed, it would have started to prepare as soon as Omar and Tlaib announced their plans to visit.

September 10, 2019

Opinion: Millennial Jews can’t handle plain facts about Israeli-Arab conflict

Jews can assimilate, and they can disappear, and they can establish forms of religious practice as they wish. What they cannot do is claim that their Judaism is more appropriate and more correct.

September 9, 2019

Analysis: Christians massacred, media look the other way

'The persecution of Christians throughout the world is one of the great evils of our time,,' Fr. Benedict Kiely, the founder of Nasarean.org, recently wrote.

September 8, 2019

Opinion: The curious case of Israel’s invisible election

Israelis, once the most politically engaged citizens of any democracy on the planet, have settled into a low grade stupor just days before a national election.

September 5, 2019

Analysis: State of the Jewish world 1939 v. 2019

On the 80th anniversary of World War II, what is the position of the Jewish nation in 2019 compared to 1939?

September 4, 2019

Opinion: Israel must remain vigilant in its relations with Poland

Israel must remain vigilant regarding its relations with Poland in order to avoid any distortion of history.

September 2, 2019

Opinion: Do Western analysts ignore Iran’s apocalyptic vision?

The Islamist Shia doctrine embraced by the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran heralds the arrival of a messianic figure whose apocalyptic appearance will be preceded by violence, chaos and warfare.

September 1, 2019

Opinion: Rashida Tlaib Condemns Terror Attack — but Not Really

Congresswoman Tlaib can tell Palestinian Arabs that murdering Jews is immoral and that there can be no excuses for it. But she didn’t.

August 28, 2019

Opinion: The real scandal is Democrats’ refusal to call out anti-Jewish bigots

The real scandal is the Democratic Party’s refusal to take any action against Omar and Tlaib, despite their support for BDS and their anti-Jewish remarks.

August 22, 2019

Analysis: Democrats refuse to confront hate when it’s on their side

Liberals appear to operate according to a double standard when hate emanates from their side of the aisle.

August 19, 2019

Opinion: Tlaib and Omar’s motives were always false

"It was always intended to be a media event… a media circus." Reposted with permission of Arutz7.

August 18, 2019

Opinion: Why Israel is a headache for the New York Times

Thankfully Israel continues to be a terrible headache for The New York Times, and this is one headache that won’t go away. Amen.

August 13, 2019

Analysis: Middle Eastern terror coming to the US through its Mexican border

The only question left is: How much more evidence and how many more attacks are needed before this problem is addressed?

August 5, 2019

Analysis: Will Iran take up America’s offer to negotiate?

Amid economic and military standoff, will Iran take up America’s offer to negotiate?

August 3, 2019

Opinion: Schadenfreude and the UNRWA scandal

Pierre Krähenbühl collected money for business-class trips with his mistress, whom he fast-tracked into a role he invented for her so that she could accompany him around the world in style.

August 1, 2019

Opinion: The tour that Israel should arrange for Tlaib and Omar

The visit of two anti-Israel members of Congress is an opportunity for them to see the real Israel, and perhaps learn a thing or two.

August 1, 2019

Hypocrisy? BDS champ Omar powers her website with Israeli company

People like Omar just keep expecting the West to bail them out while telling the hoi polloi that the West is so bad it must be rejected.

July 29, 2019

Opinion: The Squad – a new culture in town

These women represent a good portion of the new generation of Americans brought up with adistorted history of America, misguided values and lefitst indoctrination.

July 28, 2019

Radicalization of kids: a global threat

A program by human rights activists, concerned about the future of the next generation, is creating awareness about the way children are being abused and radicalized.

July 25, 2019

Oman's Sultan Qaboos, left, receives Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu. (Israeli Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Opinion: Spitting in the face of cooperation with Israel

Unlike Israel, which has an understanding with many of its Arab neighbors based on the Iranian threat, the Palestinians have been kissing up to Tehran.

July 24, 2019

New York Times Morgenthau obituary oddly omits his Jewish identity

The New York Times may, strangely, not wish to remember any of Morgenthau's history, but plenty of Jewish Americans and New Yorkers do

July 23, 2019

Opinion: Time for Europe to get over ‘worst deal ever’

Europe's insistence on sticking with the Iran nuclear deal rather than backing Washington could ultimately prove self-defeating.

July 22, 2019

Omar and Tlaib’s coming Israel visit underscores need for better tools to combat BDS

Opinion: Israel's current method of countering visits by BDS supporters is ineffective.

July 21, 2019

‘J’accuse — The New Yorker is trying to silence me,’ says Dershowitz

Since David Remnick took over as editor, left-wing politics have trumped non-partisan literature, Dershowitz writes.

July 21, 2019

Opinion: Should Minister Peretz’s remarks be a fireable offense?

The overwhelming uniformity of thought surrounding this kerfuffle brings to mind George Carlin’s line about the demise of individualism and rise of a stifling political correctness.

July 18, 2019

Analysis: How anti-Zionists legitimize anti-Semitism

Today, the State of Israel and its people and supporters are the stand-in for hateful Jewish stereotypes of the past.

July 16, 2019

As Hamas loses tunnel option, terror faction takes to air and sea

Gazan terror organizations are looking into armed drones and sea-based commando cells, while concentrating fire at Israel’s Iron Dome defense system to overwhelm it.

July 14, 2019

Opinion: Two things I like about Rashida Tlaib

While I am not a member of the Rashida Harbi Tlaib fan club, her twisted logic has actually scored two points in my book, without her even noticing.

July 10, 2019

Opinion: ‘Do whatever you want on the Temple Mount!’

'It is hardly any surprise that the Waqf hears the message loud and clear: Do whatever you want, because you will not be held accountable before the law.'

July 9, 2019

Analysis: US must reconsider deploying nukes in Turkey

As time passes, the question of the necessity of American nuclear weapons in Europe is increasingly raised, particularly with regard to Turkey.

July 9, 2019

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Analysis: The dark shadow Iran is casting on the world

The twin issues of Iran and North Korea illustrate how the isolationist right and the universalist left march hand in hand.

July 7, 2019

Analysis: Is Mossad chief right about a one-time shot at peace?

Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen says there's a unique opportunity for regional peace in the Middle East.

July 4, 2019

Analysis: US Ambassador’s pilgrimage didn’t ‘Judaize’ Jerusalem

The real problem is the Palestinian denial of Jewish history, not the presence of America’s ambassador at the unveiling of a biblical archeological site.

July 2, 2019

Tolerance museums: A failing franchise?

The goal of the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, to 'promote unity and respect among Jews and people of all faiths,' is noble. But how effective will it be in fighting anti-Semitism?

June 28, 2019

Opinion: Palestinians show disinterest in peace, rejecting ‘opportunity of the century’

Palestinians vilify the Bahrain economic summit, the first step in the Trump administration’s efforts to bring peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.

June 27, 2019

Analysis: How has Israel fared under Netanyahu’s leadership?

As Netanyahu reaches a new milestone, it's worth looking back over his leadership to ask how he's done.

June 26, 2019

Analysis: Israel could strike Iran first as tensions with Islamic Republic flare

If history is any guide, Israel may strike Iran while the world quietly watches.

June 21, 2019

Opinion: The appalling political exploitation of a 7-year-old’s rape

With three months to go before the 'do-over' Knesset elections, no issue is off-limits in the fray.

June 19, 2019

Opinion: Academic group stoops to new low by demanding US welcome Palestinian terror apologist

How low would the Middle East Studies Association go in advocating academic freedom for anti-Israel ideologues?

June 17, 2019

Analysis: Liberman’s campaign strategy may tear Israel’s social fabric

Liberman sees exploiting the religious-secular divide as a winning campaign strategy, but fanning the flames of the most divisive issue in Israeli society poses a risk.

June 6, 2019

Analysis: Can Israel be both Jewish and democratic?

While the Jewish nation’s history is unique, Israel is far from unique for being a nation-state that combines a democratic and specific religious nature.

June 4, 2019