Analysis
Tuesday, August 5th 2014
I accuse all those who exploit Israel's legitimate war of self defense against a murderous theocracy of creating an ecosystem of anti-Semitism not seen since the days of the Third Reich. I accuse all western leaders who blame the resurgence of anti Semitism in their countries on Israel's defensive war of displaying appalling judgment […]
Tuesday, August 5th 2014 / Tuesday, August 5th 2014
After an absence of 90 years, the ancient institution of the caliphate roared back into existence on the first day of Ramadan in the year 1435 of the Hegira, equivalent to June 29, 2014. This astonishing revival symbolically culminates the Islamist surge that began forty years ago. A Western analogy might be declaring the restoration […]
Monday, August 4th 2014
Much is being written and spoken about in the international media and by leaders in the international community regarding the recent violence between the Hamas terror entity in the Gaza Strip and Israel, especially given the graphic pictures displayed by the various media sources. But there are pertinent legal points that do not always figure […]
Friday, August 1st 2014 / Tuesday, August 5th 2014
As Operation Protective Edge enters its third week, we have now seen four incidents in the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas that have focused attention on UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency), the internationally funded welfare organization for Palestinian "refugees." The most recent saw three IDF soldiers killed in an […]
Friday, July 25th 2014
A soldier on the border writes: What's happening here in the staging area [area where soldiers prepare to enter Gaza] is beyond comprehension, not rationally, not emotionally and begs the imagination. Almost every hour a car shows up overflowing with food, snacks, cold drinks, socks, underwear, undershirts, hygiene supplies, wipes, cigarettes, backgammon and more. They're coming from […]
Thursday, July 24th 2014
The Palestinian refugee issue has been around since 1948. UNRWA, the United Nations institution dedicated to their preservation, has been in existence since 1950. With the recent re-approval of UNRWA's mandate for more than three years, it is worth asking: how long have Western policy makers understood that UNRWA was a tool for Palestinians and […]
Thursday, July 17th 2014 / Thursday, July 17th 2014
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN SHIELDS Erol Araf & Frederick Krantz July 17, 2014 The cacophony of voices accusing Israel of breaking "international law" and committing "war crimes" has reached a deafening decibel level. A classic example is Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who entertains serious doubts about Israel's military operation […]
Tuesday, July 15th 2014 / Tuesday, July 15th 2014
In Israel, Ephraim Kishon is considered one of the most humorous writers among our literati. It is a humor spiced with paprika, like that of his native Hungary. Some time after the Six Day War, when, after our sudden victory, the bulk of sympathy for Israel was transformed into acerbic criticism, he wrote an […]
Thursday, July 10th 2014 / Thursday, July 10th 2014
Twenty years after the Oslo peace process, and now with the collapse of the recent negotiations mediated by John Kerry, Jewish American leftists groups are still trying to figure out what “peace” means. But the problem is that they can’t agree on what the current reality is in the first place. The late Middle […]
Friday, July 4th 2014
Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave an important speech worthy of discussion when he addressed the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv on June 29. The following excerpts are from the official translation on the prime minister's office website: An historic change is taking place in our region, with major repercussions for […]
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 / Thursday, July 3rd 2014
The debate over the New York Metropolitan Opera’s performance of The Death of Klinghoffer raises serious questions about the functioning of American Jewish leadership. Over the past 40 years one of the most positive features of American Jewish leadership has been its uninhibited self-confidence, assertiveness and willingness to raise its voice with courage and dignity […]
Thursday, June 26th 2014 / Thursday, July 3rd 2014
Recent developments signal that the prospect of Europe sliding into a new Dark Age is now a horrifying reality. It is as though all the elements negating the open society have been blended into a witches’ brew to undermine Europe’s liberal cultural ethos. First in line to suffer are the Jews, attacked from all […]
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