Commentary
You’re Never Too Old to Accept Change — and That Can Change Your Life
I just saw this wonderful quote from Robert C. Gallagher, author of the definitive biography of Ernie Davis (who was the first African-American to...
New York Times Stokes Sympathy for Gaza Terrorists, ‘Devalues Israeli Lives’
A New York Times news article falsely depicts Gaza terrorist groups as “homegrown” and misleads readers about their goals by describing the groups as aimed at resisting “Israeli occupation.” The article appeared in the Times under...
A Report on Textbooks Gives a Mixed Message on Saudi Reforms
Saudi Arabia has removed antisemitic and anti-Israeli references from Islamic studies schoolbooks, according to an Israeli textbook watchdog. The watchdog, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se), said the deletions...
Vox Journalist Asks: Is It Really Antisemitic to Harass Jews at Prayer?
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism has been embraced by more than a thousand global organizations, governments, and institutions, including the US State Department. It has become the gold standard for identifying...
Is Israel on the Cusp of a Historic Soccer Milestone?
Israel is entering the quarter finals of the FIFA U20 World Cup. It feels like...
Why Are Israelis So Happy, and Why Isn’t It Newsworthy?
In 2017, when I first became aware of the World Happiness Report, I read that...
Water-ed Down: Media Miss Mark as Roger Waters Dons Nazi-Style Uniform, Defiles Memory of Anne Frank
A giant inflatable pig branded with a Star of David, a Jewish Holocaust victim’s name...
It’s All a Question of Context – and the UN Gives None
The United Nations “Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory”...
Portland Fox Affiliate Sanitizes Radical Anti-Israel Rally, Calls Nakba and ‘Destruction of Palestine’ a ‘Historic Event’
Under the sinister slogan “Resistance until reclamation, generation after generation, until total liberation,” crowds of students...
You’re Never Too Old to Accept Change — and That Can Change Your Life
I just saw this wonderful quote from Robert C. Gallagher, author of the definitive biography of Ernie Davis (who was the first African-American to win...
New York Times Stokes Sympathy for Gaza Terrorists, ‘Devalues Israeli Lives’
A New York Times news article falsely depicts Gaza terrorist groups as “homegrown” and misleads readers about their goals by describing the groups as aimed...
A Report on Textbooks Gives a Mixed Message on Saudi Reforms
Saudi Arabia has removed antisemitic and anti-Israeli references from Islamic studies schoolbooks, according to an Israeli textbook watchdog. The watchdog, the Institute for Monitoring Peace...
Vox Journalist Asks: Is It Really Antisemitic to Harass Jews at Prayer?
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism has been embraced by more than a thousand global organizations, governments, and institutions, including the...
Is Israel on the Cusp of a Historic Soccer Milestone?
Israel is entering the quarter finals of the FIFA U20 World Cup. It feels like a dream, if not a fairy tale. It was a big...
Why Are Israelis So Happy, and Why Isn’t It Newsworthy?
In 2017, when I first became aware of the World Happiness Report, I read that Israel was ranked the 11th happiest country in the world...
Water-ed Down: Media Miss Mark as Roger Waters Dons Nazi-Style Uniform, Defiles Memory of Anne Frank
A giant inflatable pig branded with a Star of David, a Jewish Holocaust victim’s name lit in giant neon lettering, and a musician wearing a...
It’s All a Question of Context – and the UN Gives None
The United Nations “Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory” (OCHA oPt) is one of the 22 different UN organizations...
Portland Fox Affiliate Sanitizes Radical Anti-Israel Rally, Calls Nakba and ‘Destruction of Palestine’ a ‘Historic Event’
Under the sinister slogan “Resistance until reclamation, generation after generation, until total liberation,” crowds of students gathered in downtown Portland, Oregon, on May 21, as they...
The Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Talks: Lessons from Israel and Egypt
On a recent visit to Azerbaijan to participate in an academic conference organized by Ada University in Baku, I heard echoes of Israeli-Egyptian history. Coincidentally,...
The Moral Clarity of Martin Luther King and His Support for Israel
Arab intentions were no secret by the Spring of 1967. Egyptian troops were massing near the Israeli border on May 15. By the 18th, Syrian...
Jewish Singer Lipa Schmeltzer’s Revelation of Being Abused Will Save Lives
Famed Hasidic singer Lipa Schmeltzer has brought joy to countless fans, with lively performances, wildly creative videos, and boundless energy. Having met him a few times,...
Murderers of Two Israeli Girls and Their Mother Are Palestinian Heroes
More than a month ago, Israeli-British citizen Lucy Dee and two of her daughters, Maia and Rina Dee, aged 48, 20, and 15 respectively, were...
Persecution of Christians in Syria Was Fueled by Iran-Supported War
Syria has one of the world's oldest Christian communities. It was the Christian community of Antioch that was the most dynamic in the early phases...
