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This is not written out of anger but out of urgency.

The recent train stabbing in the United Kingdom, which left nine people hospitalized, several in life-threatening condition, is not an isolated act of madness. It is part of a pattern the…

It is disheartening to say the least to read in this weekly Torah Va-Yera portion how Abraham acceded to Sara’s demand to “expel this handmaid and her son” [Hagar and Ishmael] lest Abraham’s first-born son inherit his father together…

B”H

Have you ever seen a world like this?

Have you ever seen a world, where so many bad guys were stunningly  and soundly defeated?

Where economic might is leveraged to bring about so many positive changes?

Where peace treaties between…

The “Garden of the Twenty” in Netiv HaAsara, nestles “peacefully” between two 10-meter high concrete walls, features 20 olive trees and a massive Israeli flag, purportedly the biggest in the country. Each tree memorializes one of the…

The Quiet from NASA: When Silence Becomes the Story.

Three weeks…

Today, on the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, I want to take a moment to honor someone who left a lasting impression on me: the American journalist, photographer, writer, humanitarian, and government official Ruth Gruber, born in…

If We Don’t Act Soon, The Once In A 1000 Lifetimes’ Chance For Everlasting Peace Can Slip Away

Every week that passes without an operational International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza tightens the grip of chaos. Diplomats keep…

Thirty years ago, on a Saturday night in early November 1995, I was a 14-year-old kid in the American Midwest. The TV was on in my bedroom — a boxy 19 inch Sharp brand television. The…

The “woke right” are the mirror image of their “woke left” counterparts; both extremist groups are comprised of dyed-in-the-wool Jew haters. Although those two radical groups despise each other, they do have a common enemy – the…