Don't attribute Sudden Jihad Syndrome to mental illness

Let's understand what really happened in New Orleans on New Year's Day. Opinion.

Don't attribute Sudden Jihad Syndrome to mental illness

Trump should not trust Qatar

The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Qatar has long been fraught with complexities and contradictions. Donald Trump and his administration should reassess their approach to Qatar and hold the nation accountable for its actions in a way that the Biden administration has failed to do. Opinion.

Trump should not trust Qatar

Another Knesset leader — so much hope, so unworthy to lead

I wish Ben-Gvir well. In many ways, I love the guy. But, after what he has done, almost bringing down the government, the only vote I can fathom for sensible and sane right-wingers is Smotrich. Op-ed.

Another Knesset leader — so much hope, so unworthy to lead

Why the Pope pretends that Israel commits genocide

He reacts to Israel as he would to a slap in the face. Why is that? Opinion.

Why the Pope pretends that Israel commits genocide

In whose image will we mold our state?

We stand in amazement as we watch history repeat itself today. The anti-religious elites are anything but complacent about their future hold on power and their ability to mold the state in their image. Opinion.

In whose image will we mold our state?

ANALYSIS:

Israel cannot again leave Gazan areas for any length of time

During the 8 months that the IDF left Jabaliya, Hamas and PIJ reestablished their terror infrastructure, including at Kamal Adwan Hospital.

Israel cannot again leave Gazan areas for any length of time

When did the Palestinian Arabs become the good guys?

Back then…once upon a time…Democrats were good guys. The Jews were the heroes. Opinion.

When did the Palestinian Arabs become the good guys?

The October 7 Massacre and the Israeli response

Seth J. Frantzman's book avoids casting blame and focuses on the processes that the Gazan terrorists used to accomplish the October 7 massacre, the processes of Israel's response and the resilience and heroism of ordinary Israelis. Review.

The October 7 Massacre and the Israeli response

He was a Jew, not a Palestinian

This season, social media were filled with the fabrication that Jesus was a Palestinian. Op-ed.

He was a Jew, not a Palestinian

Erdoğan’s dilemma

Their differing ambitions—revival of the Ottoman Empire vs. restoration of the Umayyad Caliphate—place them on a potential collision course. Op-ed.

Erdoğan’s dilemma

Annex Gaza, Judea and Samaria

Activists for a Greater Israel want the government to annex Gaza, Judea, and Samaria. Former ambassador David Friedman seems to agree in his recent book. Review.

Annex Gaza, Judea and Samaria

Biden continues covering up his son’s crimes by silencing Luft

Claims of false allegations about Biden-family crimes recently resulted in an indictment and guilty plea by Alexander Smirnov, but no comparable charge has ever been made against Luft who is imprisoned in Cyprus on a dubious US extradition charge. Opinion.

Biden continues covering up his son’s crimes by silencing Luft

For the last time, Progressivism is not Judaism

There is an inherent inconsistency between and Jewish values and radical progressivism, with its agenda of identity politics that falsely maligns Jews as oppressors, demonizes Israel, and elevates revisionist Palestinian Arab mythology over documented Jewish history. Opinion.

For the last time, Progressivism is not Judaism

The president who failed to understand Iran

The CIA failed to predict the 1979 upheaval or the disastrous rise of the mullahs in Iran, cementing Carter’s role as a key figure in the Iranian fiasco. How many have died as a result of that ignorance? Opinion.

The president who failed to understand Iran

On the passing of "Peace-Not Apartheid" author, Jimmy Carter

The tens of millions of dollars he privately received from Arabs for his library and other projects make his anti-Israel posture and policies even more foul.

On the passing of "Peace-Not Apartheid" author, Jimmy Carter

Where are all the brilliant Jewish legal minds?

If the barbaric acts of Hamas murderers, rapists, and kidnappers are emulated and glorified by pro-Hamas supporters, what prevents them from crossing the line into the acts of violence we have seen over the past year? Opinion

Where are all the brilliant Jewish legal minds?

Shouldn't we be saying "goodby" to the Houthis?

Who are the Houthis? How did they get to the point where they paralyze international waters and launch missiles against Israel? And why did the Houthis still have fighter jets for Israel to destroy this week?

Shouldn't we be saying "goodby" to the Houthis?

How the West could actually help prevent the next Gaza war

The West must stop infantilising the Palestinian Arabs and shielding them from the consequences of their actions. There should be no rebuilding of Gaza until the society there commits to peaceful coexistence. Australia can lead the way. Opinion.

How the West could actually help prevent the next Gaza war

'America first', Jewish philosophy and the Law of Nations

A gathering of dust: Everything on this planet must depend upon the dignity, courage and "emancipation" of the individual human being. Absolutely everything. Opinion.

'America first', Jewish philosophy and the Law of Nations

Israelis, the Jews I never knew

October 7th and the fourteen months of war that followed it have shown us just how selfless everyday Israelis are. Opinion.

Israelis, the Jews I never knew

As Israel searches for Eli Cohen's remains...

Let's remember the legendary Eli Cohen's doctrine - and continue his legacy. Opinion.

As Israel searches for Eli Cohen's remains...

Khamenei: Iran’s warmonger leading Iran to ruin

There is no meaningful distinction between Khamenei, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Osama bin Laden, Hassan Nasrallah, Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and Qasem Soleimani—they all share the same doctrine of terrorism and oppression. Op-ed.

Khamenei: Iran’s warmonger leading Iran to ruin

What good is a law if the courts do not uphold it?

Who gets hurt by that?

What good is a law if the courts do not uphold it?

The ideological foundations of the Ba’ath

Despite its proclaimed allegiance to socialist principles, Arab Socialism in practice leaned heavily on populism, charismatic leadership, and militarism. With Assad’s fall, the Ba’ath ceased to exist as a governing body in the Arab world, but that may not be the last word. Op-ed.

The ideological foundations of the Ba’ath

INTO THE FRAY:

A sense of Déjà vu

All the current “mainstream” proposals for the “Day After” in Gaza represent the triumph of misguided hope—or at least, misconceived correctness—over bitter experience. Op-ed.

A sense of Déjà vu

A reexamination of the moral status of Jewish wartime hostages

In a war of national survival, the Torah teaches us that We ('home-front civilians', soldiers, hostages) ALL are equally combatants. Op-ed.

A reexamination of the moral status of Jewish wartime hostages

The battle for Jerusalem-and the RPGs in Jenin

Every single leader—from Yasser Arafat to Mahmoud Abbas to the last of the minor P.A. officials and terrorists—have said and continue to say that they are fighting for Jerusalem. Opinion.

The battle for Jerusalem-and the RPGs in Jenin

The real message of Hanukkah

To avoid both destruction and assimilation, Jews have to fight for who they are and what they stand for. Op-ed.

The real message of Hanukkah

Taqiya: the West should know better

Asking asylum seekers about their beliefs is a waste of time. Lying to deceive the enemy is allowed by their religion. The result is that the loss of border control is being followed by the loss of internal control. Opinion.

Taqiya: the West should know better

The Palestinian Arabs are fighting a “Lost Cause”

What the history of the Confederacy "Lost Cause" movement can teach us about the Palestinian Arabs' conflict - for example, that Hamas is nothing but a crueler version of the Klan with better public relations. Opinion.

The Palestinian Arabs are fighting a “Lost Cause”

PUBLICIZING A MIRACLE:

Hanukkah in Soviet prisons

Eight Jews stood in the Soviet Union's courtroom and declared their loyalty to the Jewish People, and to our past, present, and future. And it happened on Hanukkah.

Hanukkah in Soviet prisons

Caution, Rel. Zionists: They are exploiting your good-heartedness

The special characteristics of Religious Zionism are being exploited by powerful, influential, and wealthy forces to deepen an internal political rift within the camp of the religious-right. Opinion.

Caution, Rel. Zionists: They are exploiting your good-heartedness

Take note Turkish Pres. Erdogan - Jerusalem doesn’t belong to you

Jerusalem does not belong to Turkey. Aspirations to re-create a neo-Ottoman colonial empire are nothing more than a dystopian nightmare. Here is why. Opinion.

Take note Turkish Pres. Erdogan - Jerusalem doesn’t belong to you

A non-Jewish perspective on 'People Love Dead Jews'

Jewish power presents a theological and ideological dilemma for many Westerners. Opinion.

A non-Jewish perspective on 'People Love Dead Jews'

Hanukkah - When the New Morality is just the Old Immorality

Just like our ancestors, the mighty Maccabees, armed with a Torah in one hand and an Iron Dome missile interception battery in the other, the Israeli people are defending the only true morality. Op-ed.

Hanukkah - When the New Morality is just the Old Immorality

To Francesca Albanese, saving Kfir Bibas is destroying the planet

The argument that since more people have been killed since October 7 than on October 7, that makes the war automatically wrong, is rubbish. Opinion

To Francesca Albanese, saving Kfir Bibas is destroying the planet

Yonatan Brand Hy"d, the soldier who went to Mt. Herzl for advice

We do not know what answers Yonatan Brand Hy”d heard in his heart, but we know that that he sat facing the graves of IDF heroes trying to imagine what they would tell him to do about enlisting in the IDF. Now, a hero himself, he is buried near them.

Yonatan Brand Hy"d, the soldier who went to Mt. Herzl for advice

Hanukkah’s Warning: Do not repeat History!

The other Arab countries are watching us closely and we can change this region for decades to come if we play our cards right. We must not repeat the fatal errors of the Hasmonean kings who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

Hanukkah’s Warning: Do not repeat History!

Why do Syria's Druze communities want to join Israel?

As jihadist forces march through the region, minority communities know that aligning with Israel is their only chance for survival. Opinion.

Why do Syria's Druze communities want to join Israel?

Why I don't go to rallies to free the hostages

The best thing that can be done for the hostages is not to give Hamas any means of pressure and not let them see our pain.

Why I don't go to rallies to free the hostages

Yair Lapid’s Orwellian idiocy

The Israeli opposition leader’s hysterical rant about representing “the majority” gives new meaning to stupid ideas. Opinion.

Yair Lapid’s Orwellian idiocy

The war of resurrection

By defying the Biden administration to secure Israeli victory, Israel showed the American people that the “plucky little Israel” they had long admired was back in business. Opinion,

The war of resurrection

Ignoring Islamist assaults on Christians, the Pope targets Israel

Perhaps he believes that pointing a finger at the Jews will divert Muslim rage from the Vatican. Opinion.

Ignoring Islamist assaults on Christians, the Pope targets Israel

No Admittance for Turkish Ottomans (NATO)

Are Western nations aligning with global Islamic ambitions? Can a nation pursuing Islamist revivalism remain a credible member of NATO? Opinion.

No Admittance for Turkish Ottomans (NATO)

Fair and balanced?

In three sections of the same pre-Xmas New York Times, there are 32 pro-Palestinian Arab photos and one puzzling photo of an Israeli family in mourning. Opinion.

Fair and balanced?

Europe murdered one set of Semites and is surrendering to another

The European continent is soaked in Jewish blood but the EU has still not learned that pursuing their shortsighted interests at the cost of the Jews will end up being at their own expense.

Europe murdered one set of Semites and is surrendering to another

The most dangerous, costliest cover-up in US Presidential History

Biden's acute mental decline - even before his Presidential run in 2020 - never made it into any media format, nor into the long-arm reach of social media. Verboten. Opinion.

The most dangerous, costliest cover-up in US Presidential History

Heroism under fire: The Battle of Kfar Aza

The story of a barbaric massacre overcome by supreme bravery, infinite sacrifice, painful loss, and hope born from darkness. Op-ed.

Heroism under fire: The Battle of Kfar Aza

Contrary to complaints, Israel is not displacing anyone in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces's actions during the war are in alignment with international humanitarian law. Population removals are valid “evacuations,” not displacements, a difference with enormous legal and moral significance. Opinion.

Contrary to complaints, Israel is not displacing anyone in Gaza

The year in review by Joseph Frager

2024 will go down in history as the year Israel re-asserted itself and proved that it is the most powerful nation in the Middle East, but the biggest story was Donald Trump's re-election.

The year in review by Joseph Frager

From Syria with hate

If you’re a clever Islamist, you’ll assume a moderate, even ‘progressive’ vocabulary. You’ll talk about bringing back peace and social justice. You might even force yourself to pronounce the name ‘Israel’ and declare that the Jews have nothing to fear. Opinion.

From Syria with hate

Comparing hostages, 1981 and now

One of the greatest differences between the coverage of the hostages held in Iran 45 years ago for 444 days and of the hostages in Gaza today is that no one was on Iran's side then, while many are on Hamas's side today. Tomorrow marks day 444 for hostages in Gaza.

Comparing hostages,  1981 and now

The Al Aqsa Flood and the Olive Branch

When Hamas named their godless day of live-streamed murder “Temple Mount Flood,” the name they chose accidentally contains a whole essay on why, and how profoundly, they are going to lose. Op-ed.

The Al Aqsa Flood and the Olive Branch

Who in the US can stand strong against Iran's regime?

I believe that Tulsi Gabbard for DNI is the right person for the daunting job. Opinion.

Who in the US can stand strong against Iran's regime?

ANALYSIS:

The Sunnis can smell blood

Middle East scholar Mordechai Kedar lays out the opportunities developing in Syria and the potential Sunni wave that may topple Iran—with Israeli help.

The Sunnis can smell blood

Palestinine trafficking (Parts 2 and 3)

Palestinine is a powerful hallucinogen available on the web. A primer in three parts.

Palestinine trafficking (Parts 2 and 3)




























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