Yoram Ettinger
ARTICLES BY: Yoram Ettinger
Passover Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. According to Heinrich Heine, the 19th century German poet, "Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent." 2. Passover is the prime...
US-Israel Cooperation Defies Personal Clashes
Cooperation between the US and Israel in the fields of defense, science and commerce is surging in an unprecedented manner, in defiance of the...
Jewish-Arab Coexistence Against the Odds
The Israeli election shed some light on the increasingly local -- rather than national or regional -- priorities of the 1.7 million Israeli Arabs. It...
President Obama, Please Listen to Saudi Arabia
Contrary to US President Barack Obama's policy, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt are convinced, just as Israel is, that the transformation of Iran from a...
Purim Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Purim's Scroll of Esther represents the fundamental tenets of Judaism: *Faith in God, in contrast to idolatry and cynicism; *Faith in mankind's capabilities, as God reduces direct...
Taking the Long View
On June 7, 1981, on the eve of the June 30 Israeli election, Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the demolition of Iraq's nuclear reactor,...
Israel’s BDS: Bounce, Develop, Surge
In defiance of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, "Ždiplomatic pressure, regional and global geopolitical instability, continued global "Žeconomic uncertainties and the overall anti-Israel...
Consider Iran’s Track Record
Regardless of Israel's policies and even its existence, Iran's pursuit of mega-capability (nuclear) aims to remove the mega-obstacle (the US power projection) and enable...
The Myth of Palestinian Centrality
A myth of Palestinian centrality has dominated Western policy, but contrasts with reality, in the Middle East."Ž In 2015, following in the footsteps of Presidents Hosni...
Don’t Ignore the Writing on the Wall
In 539 B.C.E., Babylonian King Belshazzar ignored the writing on the wall -- as interpreted by the Prophet Daniel -- and was, therefore, annihilated by...
Israel’s Splendid Isolation
Despite the conventional claim that Israel is becoming increasingly isolated, the multinational accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers determined that 2014 was a record year of overseas...
The U.S. President is Not Omnipotent
White House and State Department officials contend that, irrespective of Congress, President Barack Obama can apply effective diplomatic, commercial and national security pressure and coerce...
A Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Chanukah (×—× ×•×›×”) is education (×—× ×•×›)-oriented. According to the first book of Maccabees, Judah the Maccabee instituted an eight day holiday on the 25th day of the Jewish month of...
The US-Hanukkah-Israel Connection
The legacy of Hanukkah has been an integral element of the American ethos; a cornerstone in the foundation of the covenant -- established by the...
