“A sore evil under the sun.” King Solomon may well be foretelling the cock-and-bull morality play, ‘Recognising Palestine’ coming to Manhattan’s Turtle Bay theatre of the absurd. For the curtain raiser, a rousing brass band breaks into…
Category: 7. Opinion
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Rewarding terrorism with unilateral recognition
In recent months we’ve seen a growing number of Western countries, including Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia and Armenia, announce their recognition of a Palestinian state. Now, the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal and Australia have taken this…Continue Reading
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The deeper message of Rosh Hashanah
There is something powerful about beginnings. A blank page, a new job, the first day of school. We all know the feeling of excitement and possibility that comes when we get the chance to start fresh. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is the…
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The insidious plan to expel Jews from the West
Three Jews attacked at a vigil for Israeli hostages in Frankfurt.
Two Israeli tourists attacked in a park in the Netherlands and hospitalized.
In Essen, Germany, a knife attack outside a synagogue.
Jewish-owned cars defaced in Haute-Savoie, France.
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Who really killed Charlie Kirk?
Charlie Kirk did not fall to a lone assassin. He was struck down by an atmosphere of lies and hatred — a war of ideas and powers stretching from Moscow to Doha, from the lecture hall to the street. To understand his death, we must trace the…
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This year, Israel sways between two narratives
As families across Israel gather on Monday will around holiday tables laden with honey, pomegranates, apples, dates and delicacies from every tradition to celebrate Rosh Hashana, two contradictory emotions will be present. Some will sit down…Continue Reading
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Yes, Western leaders are rewarding terrorism by recognizing Palestinian state
Support for a two-state solution is not antisemitic. Even Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and many Israelis—once more than 50%, now fewer—backed that arrangement. It is worth remembering that it was the Arabs who rejected partition in 1937…Continue Reading
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How Hollywood Jews betray their own
Earlier this week, Hannah Einbinder took the stage at the Emmy Awards ceremony, and in that moment she revealed not glamour, not courage, not artistry — but the dangerous ignorance of a generation. Her performance was not just another…Continue Reading
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Peace cannot be built on terror
Today, Canada, Australia, and the UK announced their recognition of a Palestinian state. This is not a routine diplomatic gesture. It is a betrayal of Israel by some of its closest allies, and more importantly, it is a failure and mistake of the…
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How the UN’s genocide accusation against Israel twists justice
Eighty years after the Holocaust, when six million Jews were murdered while the world watched, including my sister and most of my mother’s family, the United Nations has released a report accusing the Jewish state of committing genocide, and…
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