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The Crisis of the Obama-Israeli Alliance
When President Obama took office in January 2009, no secret was made of the fact that his guiding philosophy in foreign affairs was to...
Sandy’s Wrath Spurs Comprehensive Jewish Community Response
NEW YORK—Hurricane Sandy stormed into New York and New Jersey with unmitigated force, carrying death and destruction, disrupting lives, and devastating neighborhoods in America's most densely populated regions—which happen to be home to some of...
Presidential Campaign 2012: The Jewish Voters That Count
The strains in the relationship between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have resulted primarily from policy differences between the two leaders regarding boundaries, Iran, and "the Arab Spring". The rift between...
Why I Feel Like a Stranger When U.S. Presidential Elections Roll Around
It happens every four years, as U.S. presidential elections roll around: I feel like a stranger. That's because news reports blare out what's not of interest: trivial statistics (171,000 jobs added in October; jobless rate up...
Dems Tap Radical Islamists for Cash
The Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi headlined a Democratic...
Romney’s Jewish Surge: Jeff Ballabon Returns to Rallying Orthodox Jewish Republicans (INTERVIEW)
Mitt Romney is sweating. Polls show the election will be very close, and he must carry...
The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco (REVIEW)
The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco, trans. Richard Dixon (HoughtonMifflinHarcourt, 2011). The center of this...
The U.S. Presidential Election Will Have Major Implications for Israel
Tomorrow's U.S. presidential election will have major implications for the entire Western world, but particularly...
The Shameful Legacy of Rabbi Stephen Wise
From my early childhood, I remember my mother teaching me about the importance of supporting...
The Crisis of the Obama-Israeli Alliance
When President Obama took office in January 2009, no secret was made of the fact that his guiding philosophy in foreign affairs was to shift...
Sandy’s Wrath Spurs Comprehensive Jewish Community Response
NEW YORK—Hurricane Sandy stormed into New York and New Jersey with unmitigated force, carrying death and destruction, disrupting lives, and devastating neighborhoods in America's most...
Presidential Campaign 2012: The Jewish Voters That Count
The strains in the relationship between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have resulted primarily from policy differences between the two leaders...
Why I Feel Like a Stranger When U.S. Presidential Elections Roll Around
It happens every four years, as U.S. presidential elections roll around: I feel like a stranger. That's because news reports blare out what's not of interest:...
Dems Tap Radical Islamists for Cash
The Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi headlined a Democratic Party fundraiser with leaders of Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood front groups...
Romney’s Jewish Surge: Jeff Ballabon Returns to Rallying Orthodox Jewish Republicans (INTERVIEW)
Mitt Romney is sweating. Polls show the election will be very close, and he must carry either Ohio or Florida to rack up enough Electoral College...
The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco (REVIEW)
The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco, trans. Richard Dixon (HoughtonMifflinHarcourt, 2011). The center of this novel is The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a...
The U.S. Presidential Election Will Have Major Implications for Israel
Tomorrow's U.S. presidential election will have major implications for the entire Western world, but particularly for Israel. It is worth mentioning that Israel and the...
The Shameful Legacy of Rabbi Stephen Wise
From my early childhood, I remember my mother teaching me about the importance of supporting the Jewish people and the Jewish nation - and not...
Palestinian State 2.0
In 1948 Secretary General of the Arab League Azzam Pasha articulated the Arab recipe for long term success when he stated, "we have a secret...
The End of Israel Will Have to Wait: On the Patient Anti-Zionism of the Guardian Left
One of the more misunderstood dynamics of Israeli politics is the Jewish electorate's move to the right. The increasing popularity of center-right parties in recent...
The Curious Case of Asher Nesher
I first met him in a crowded, balmy northern Jerusalem pizza parlor called "Borough Park". He, Asher Nesher, was working behind the counter, gracefully fielding...
Hurricane Sandy Tested Us, And We Came Through
On Sunday, October 28, at 4:00 p.m., I joined the parishioners at St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn in honoring my friend and their fellow...
Finding Our Humanity: The Calm After the Storm
You know things are bad when a Hollywood production of the biblical story of Noah is shut down because of a flood! Having witnessed a...
