Moshe Phillips
ARTICLES BY: Moshe Phillips
Remembering Yitzhak Shamir
The public longs for the good old days, when our leaders saw politics as a calling or a mission, not merely another job -- one...
Another Anti-Israel Academic Coming to Campus Near You
Usually by the time we hear about an anti-Israel professor at some university, it’s too late -- she or he already has tenure, is chair...
Remembering Herman Wouk — and His Zionism
Herman Wouk, the famed novelist who first became a household name for his 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning The Caine Mutiny, died last week nearly 70 years after achieving fame. Besides his long career as a writer,...
The First Thing to Learn From the 700 Rockets Fired at Israel
Terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired approximately 700 rockets at Israel in a coordinated May offensive. Tragically, four Israelis were killed. But how is...
Aliyah as a Response to Poway?
The horrific shooting attack on the Chabad synagogue in Poway, California has generated a variety of responses and recommendations, from tolerance education and firearms instruction...
Places to Visit in Israel If You Really Want to Learn Its History
Are you or a family member traveling to Israel in 2019? Are you looking for something more than the average "Israel Experience"? Trips like Birthright Israel may...
The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, Hanukkah, and Jewish Unity
Below is an excerpt of a speech written for a memorial service held in Kokomo, Indiana for the victims of the attack on the Tree Of...
Ron Lauder and Ze’ev Jabotinsky
Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), following up his March 18 New York Times column against Israeli settlers and several other targets, doubled down...
Amy Schumer, Breaking the Wedding Glass, and Jerusalem
With the summer wedding season upon us, Jewish couples are preparing for marriage ceremonies that will conclude with the ancient ritual that many know simply...
Outrage on the Mount of Olives
The controversy over whether to bury the French terror victims on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is a reminder of the embarrassing failure to provide basic...
Don’t Let Vitriol Poision Debates on Israeli Policy
Israeli election campaigns are notorious for extreme accusations and nasty name-calling. But must such distasteful behavior spill over into the American Jewish community? Writing recently in...
Anti-Israel Forces Are Losing Ground
Critics of Israel periodically issue doomsday warnings about how the Jewish State will face international isolation if it does not quickly give in to Palestinian...
Why is Netanyahu in China for Yom Yerushalayim?
This year, Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, is observed on Tuesday evening, May 7th through Wednesday night, May 8th and celebrates the 46th anniversary of the...
Why Abe Foxman Was Wrong on Islamic Attack on the Boston Marathon
Abe Foxman, the ADL's longtime National Director, seemed to want to do everything possible to direct attention away from the possibility that the Boston Marathon...









