מאמרים

Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?

Did the strikes in Qatar move the country closer toward ending the war and bringing the hostages home, or did it push both goals further away?
Will the IDF strike in Doha kickstart a hostage deal?
President Donald Trump, along with the emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is in the background on a computer screen. Photo by Shutterstock
Identity

Israel-Hamas war isn’t just about security, it’s about Jewish peoplehood

This war has shown us that no matter where a Jew lives, their identity and feeling of safety is connected to the State of Israel. That brings with it a responsibility that Israel cannot ignore.
Identity
Swords of Iron

October 7 was awful, but this is not a second Holocaust

While six million Jews were led to the slaughter without the ability to defend themselves, Israel is still a regional power  in pain but very much alive and vibrant.
Swords of Iron
Middle East

Why won’t the world provide the help Gazans need?

The international community is paying close attention to events in Gaza. UN resolutions, mass demonstrations, innumerable speeches and statements from politicians of all stripes. Yet one response is curiously absent. There have been almost no offers to take in refugees from Gaza.
Middle East
Middle East

The Nine Big Lies Against Israel and What They Really Mean

learly, the Palestinians and their propagandists have developed a whole lexicon, a series of talking points and slogans that distorts words, negates history, and obscures Palestinian intentions. Israel went along with these lies for too long
Middle East
Antisemitism

Harvard must fight educational malpractice, not just antisemitism

If Harvard’s motto is to remain “veritas,” then it must purge the illiberal, totalitarian poison in its midst.
Antisemitism
Democracy

Attacks on Israel are only the beginning. All democracies are at risk

Western denialism is similar to isolationism before Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Democracy
Swords of Iron

Even After the War in Gaza, Israel Will Have to Hunt Down Hamas’ Leaders

In mid-September 1972, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir convened a secret meeting of cabinet ministers and security officials. Days earlier, 11 Israeli athletes had been murdered on the sidelines of the Olympic games in Munich by Black September, a notorious Palestinian terrorist group.
Swords of Iron
Middle East

Iran is no mere adversary, it is America’s mortal enemy

Todays democratic softness toward Iran began in 2007, when Barack Obama claimed his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was imprisoned by “Washington Groupthink.”
Middle East
Swords of Iron

Hamas massacre was not a struggle for liberation

 These international crimes undermine the foundations and security of the international community and violate universal moral values and humanitarian principles.
Swords of Iron